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OPEN HOME GUIDE 50 Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email cblitzer@paweekly. com. Deadline is one week before publication. Home Front Home & Real Estate T he first thing Nicolette Chun thought of when she read the flyer was her spot halogen lights on her kitchen counter. “Every few months, the wiring came loose, and the little hooks hold- ing them up just looked so terrible,” she said. “I’ve replaced them with LEDs in nice, clean lines, and it looks much better now.” The flyer was for the City of Palo Alto Utilities’ “Ugly Lighting” con- test, which invited residents to send in pictures of their nightmare light- ing. The winners earned rebates for EnergyStar™-certified LED lighting. Chun was the runner-up who re- ceived a $100 rebate. “The city utilities department has had different kinds of rebates for energy and water conservation for a long time now,” said Joyce Kinnear, manager of City of Palo Alto Utili- ties marketing services. “The LED was a new one, and we held this event to call attention to it. Around 15 people sent in applications.” The department reached out to residents through a citywide mail- ing for this contest. Applicants were required to send in a photo of their current lighting situation, as well PALO ALTO CHALLENGES RESIDENTS WITH FIRST “UGLY LIGHTING” CONTEST MAKE VENEER PANEL ... Marcus Miller will teach a new class on mak- ing a “Simple Marquetry Panel” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, in the Palo Alto High School Wood- shop, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. The class will cover single-bevel knife-cutting techniques, making decorative stringing (filetti) and miter- ing the border. Cost is $60 plus a $10 project fee. Information: 650-329- 3752 or www.paadultschool.org SHARING EVENT ... Bring old art supplies, fabric, yarn, beads, what- ever, to swap at the next sharing event at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at Deborah’s Palm, 555 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto. Information: 650-473-0664, www.deborahspalm.org, www.transi- tionpaloalto.org POP UP PLANT STARS, ... an associ- ation of four owner-operated nurseries — Carman’s Nursery (bonsai), Cole Canyon Farms (organic edible plants), Gold Rush Nursery (water-wise, in- sect-friendly) and Terra Sole Nurseries (climate appropriate) — will be the fo- cus of the Garden Club of Los Altos at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26. The group meets at 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos. Guests pay $5. Information: www.gardencluboflosaltos.org GOOD BUGS ... UCCE Master Gar- deners will offer a free class, “No Such Thing as a Bad Bug - Integrated Pest Management Tips,” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, at the Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. The class focuses on using the least toxic pest control methods first. Information: Master Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or http://mastergar- deners.org ECOHOME OPEN HOUSE ... Kevin Carley, of City of Palo Alto Utilities marketing services, will showcase the city’s new EcoHome from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, next to the Girl Scout House at 1120 Hop- kins Ave., Palo Alto (behind the Lucie Stern Community Center). The home shows samples of sustainable build- ing materials, including recycled-glass countertops, permeable paving, blue-jean insulation, clover-leaf solar electric panels and energy-efficient appliances. Information: 650-329- 2241 or www.cityofpaloalto, search “EcoHome” LIGHTER BRIGHTER and Veronica Weber Veronica Weber Veronica Weber BEFORE by Junesung Lee (continued on page 35) Clockwise from left: Brian Lewis’ track lights (before) earned him a rebate, due to their inefficient energy use and poor lighting quality; Nicolette Chun earned a $100 rebate when she replaced the spot halogens with low-energy-use LED lighting under her kitchen cabinets. Courtesy of Brian Lewis Page 33

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Page 1: Palo Alto Weekly 06.22.2012 - section 2

OPEN HOME GUIDE 50Also online at PaloAltoOnline.com

Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email [email protected]. Deadline is one week before publication.

Home FrontHome & Real Estate

The first thing Nicolette Chun thought of when she read the flyer was her spot halogen lights on her

kitchen counter. “Every few months, the wiring

came loose, and the little hooks hold-ing them up just looked so terrible,” she said. “I’ve replaced them with LEDs

in nice, clean lines, and it looks much better now.”

The flyer was for the City of Palo Alto Utilities’ “Ugly Lighting” con-test, which invited residents to send in pictures of their nightmare light-ing. The winners earned rebates for EnergyStar™-certified LED lighting.

Chun was the runner-up who re-ceived a $100 rebate.

“The city utilities department has had different kinds of rebates for energy and water conservation for a long time now,” said Joyce Kinnear, manager of City of Palo Alto Utili-ties marketing services. “The LED was a new one, and we held this

event to call attention to it. Around 15 people sent in applications.”

The department reached out to residents through a citywide mail-ing for this contest. Applicants were required to send in a photo of their current lighting situation, as well

PALO ALTO CHALLENGES RESIDENTS WITH FIRST “UGLY LIGHTING” CONTEST

MAKE VENEER PANEL ... Marcus

Miller will teach a new class on mak-

ing a “Simple Marquetry Panel” from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 23,

in the Palo Alto High School Wood-

shop, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo

Alto. The class will cover single-bevel

knife-cutting techniques, making

decorative stringing (filetti) and miter-

ing the border. Cost is $60 plus a $10

project fee. Information: 650-329-

3752 or www.paadultschool.org

SHARING EVENT ... Bring old art

supplies, fabric, yarn, beads, what-

ever, to swap at the next sharing

event at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 23,

at Deborah’s Palm, 555 Lytton Ave.,

Palo Alto. Information: 650-473-0664,

www.deborahspalm.org, www.transi-

tionpaloalto.org

POP UP PLANT STARS, ... an associ-

ation of four owner-operated nurseries

— Carman’s Nursery (bonsai), Cole

Canyon Farms (organic edible plants),

Gold Rush Nursery (water-wise, in-

sect-friendly) and Terra Sole Nurseries

(climate appropriate) — will be the fo-

cus of the Garden Club of Los Altos at

1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26. The

group meets at 460 S. El Monte Ave.,

Los Altos. Guests pay $5. Information:

www.gardencluboflosaltos.org

GOOD BUGS ... UCCE Master Gar-

deners will offer a free class, “No

Such Thing as a Bad Bug - Integrated

Pest Management Tips,” from 7:30 to

8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, at the

Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio

Road, Los Altos. The class focuses

on using the least toxic pest control

methods first. Information: Master

Gardeners at 408-282-3105, between

9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday or http://mastergar-

deners.org

ECOHOME OPEN HOUSE ... Kevin

Carley, of City of Palo Alto Utilities

marketing services, will showcase

the city’s new EcoHome from 3 to 5

p.m. on Thursday, June 28, next to

the Girl Scout House at 1120 Hop-

kins Ave., Palo Alto (behind the Lucie

Stern Community Center). The home

shows samples of sustainable build-

ing materials, including recycled-glass

countertops, permeable paving,

blue-jean insulation, clover-leaf solar

electric panels and energy-efficient

appliances. Information: 650-329-

2241 or www.cityofpaloalto, search

“EcoHome”

LIGHTERBRIGHTER

and

Veronica Weber

Veronica Weber

Veronica Weber

BEFORE

by Junesung Lee

(continued on page 35)

Clockwise from left: Brian Lewis’ track lights (before) earned him a rebate, due to their inefficient energy use and poor lighting quality; Nicolette Chun earned a $100 rebate when she replaced the spot halogens with low-energy-use LED lighting under her kitchen cabinets.

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Home & Real Estate

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as write a letter explaining why it would be an improvement to upgrade. The idea was to offer incentives to discontinue the usage of inefficient incandescent or halogen lighting by Palo Alto residents.

“By offering a rebate like this, we were much more likely to pique people’s excitement and interest in the matter,” Kinnear said. “They are much more likely to get higher quality with LED lights, and they will save money on their electric bill by replacing their incandescent bulbs.”

Roger Carpenter won a $400 rebate through the contest, and has been switching out his old canned lighting for LEDs.

“I’ve been wanting to replace a lot of the light-ing in my house, and I’ve slowly been doing it,” he said. “Even though the LED lumens is lower, it feels brighter. It uses much less wattage too.”

Replacing outdated incandescent lights will reduce wattage and make a difference in the monthly electric bill, Kinnear said.

New regulations have banned the manufac-turing of 100-watt incandescent bulbs since January 2012. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that compliance with the new regula-tions will save consumers nationwide about $6 billion in energy costs by 2015.

The contest was judged by four members of the Palo Alto Utilities Services staff.

“The criteria was that they were replacing incandescent bulbs, the wattage of those bulbs, how old the bulbs were and how many of them were replaced,” Kinnear said.

Palo Alto utilities often sends out suggestions for additional ways citizens can cut down on their energy use, beginning with reducing time spent in the shower to conserve water.

Rebates of varying amounts are also available for the purchase of EnergyStar™-approved ap-pliances, which can use up to 50 percent less

water and energy than industry-standard mod-els.

After replacing an old appliance, the city then offers $35 rebates for those who recycle their old refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers — as well as reductions in their utility bill.

Adding insulation around the home can cut costs related to heating or cooling systems as well.

Pool pumps can be replaced with more ef-ficient models that will utilize less energy.

“People have definitely been cutting down the amount of electricity they use on a per customer basis,” Kinnear said. “Despite the increase in population and business use, the aggregate use in the city has not increased.”

Palo Alto Utilities set goals of reducing elec-tricity usage by 7 percent and natural-gas us-age by 5.5 percent over a 10-year period. They are currently on target to achieving both these goals, Kinnear said.

The department continues to have third-party companies evaluate and verify savings from the rebate programs. The actual savings rate found in these evaluations continues to be close to the savings rates estimated by Palo Alto utilities, she said.

The city constantly encourages residents to transition towards a more sustainable envi-ronment through dozens of these rebates and educational programs. A full list of rebates can be found at: www.cityofpaloalto.org/ smartenergy.

Editorial Intern Junesung Lee can be emailed at [email protected].

For more Home and Real Estate news, visit www.paloaltoonline.com/real_estate.

READ MORE ONLINEwww.PaloAltoOnline.com

AthertonTotal sales reported: 2Lowest sales price: $1,115,000Highest sales price: $3,500,000

East Palo AltoTotal sales reported: 3Lowest sales price: $242,000Highest sales price: $332,000

Los AltosTotal sales reported: 4Lowest sales price: $1,240,000Highest sales price: $1,770,000

Los Altos HillsTotal sales reported: 1Lowest sales price: $2,430,000Highest sales price: $2,430,000

Mountain ViewTotal sales reported: 8Lowest sales price: $275,000Highest sales price: $1,365,000

Palo AltoTotal sales reported: 13Lowest sales price: $187,000Highest sales price: $2,751,000

Redwood CityTotal sales reported: 10Lowest sales price: $137,500Highest sales price: $1,600,000

Source: California REsource

SALES AT A GLANCE

HOME SALESHome sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

Atherton298 Alameda de las Pulgas Dimarco Trust to K. Wu for $1,115,000 on 5/14/12180 Greenoaks Drive Rosen-berg Trust to Orciuoli Trust for $3,500,000 on 5/15/12; previous sale 3/10, $3,200,000

East Palo Alto1007 Bradley Way A. Bazan to A. Mendoza for $295,000 on 5/16/12; previous sale 6/06, $765,0001131 Camellia Drive I. Rios to W. Xiao for $242,000 on 5/15/12; pre-vious sale 12/97, $191,000

2568 Farrington Way Post Apple Limited to R. Hernandez for $332,000 on 5/17/12; previous sale 1/11, $270,000

Los Altos124 2nd St. #11 P. & J. Schireson to R. Jewell for $1,240,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 4/11, $1,089,0002080 Huntington Lane Carey Trust to C. Bigger for $1,770,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 1/04, $1,300,0001858 Juarez Ave. Sorenson Trust to R. Raj for $1,350,000 on 5/25/12881 Santa Rita Ave. A. Vorrath to Brouwer Trust for $1,250,000 on 5/29/12

Los Altos Hills28333 Christopher Lane Frias Trust to C. Pan for $2,430,000 on 5/25/12

Mountain View201 Ada Ave. #45 Clifton Trust to

S. Weber for $615,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 2/05, $615,0001721 California St. #27 M. Blasko to D. Dawson for $285,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 4/08, $418,000629 Charmain Circle W. & T. Melohn to C. & K. Neyman for $1,092,500 on 5/25/12; previous sale 7/93, $412,000329 Cypress Point Drive H. Schultz to C. You for $530,000 on 5/29/121630 Gretel Lane Kelso Trust to M. Granot for $1,166,000 on 5/25/12765 N. Rengstorff Ave. #11 Bank of New York to X. Lin for $275,000 on 5/29/12; previous sale 8/05, $435,00049 Showers Drive #W208 M. Kurland to W. Zhou for $500,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 7/06,

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$530,000809 Sonia Way F. & C. Isla to C. Huang for $1,365,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 7/05, $815,000

Palo Alto886 Chimalus Drive Alger Drive Limited to A. Nguyen for $2,751,000 on 5/25/124151 El Camino Way #G B. Lev-itsky to M. & J. Laris for $187,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 8/95, $110,000770 Garland Drive Broker Trust to G. Huang for $1,550,000 on 5/29/1250 Jordan Place Davis Trust to M. Ma for $1,998,000 on 5/29/123309 Kenneth Drive U. Greenberg to Y. Luo for $1,600,000 on 5/25/12332 Kipling St. Symon Trust to Bruich Trust for $1,715,000 on 5/25/123895 La Donna Ave. Stjohn Trust to R. Schlub for $1,350,000 on 5/25/123395 Louis Road Real Estate Solu-tions to M. & U. Bhattacharya for $1,495,000 on 5/25/12711 Maplewood Ave. C. Carter to A. & Z. Nasser for $1,379,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 3/99, $571,000

1550 Mariposa Ave. Hartwell-Darke Trust to S. Lada for $1,408,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 7/98, $432,0003370 Park Blvd. T. Kumano to L. & J. Zhang for $760,000 on 5/25/122170 Princeton St. A. & S. Sas-try to K. Johnsson for $850,000 on 5/25/12; previous sale 6/04, $660,0001514 Walnut Drive Dinkins Trust to J. & J. Dixon for $1,650,000 on 5/25/12

Redwood City698 3rd Ave. Jinagira Limited to J. Castillo-Rodriguez for $465,000 on 5/17/12; previous sale 11/03, $499,000914 6th Ave. D. Rosenbledt to J. Smith for $595,000 on 5/14/12; previous sale 6/03, $540,000414 Carlos Ave. J. & K. Lagrange to A. & M. Letley for $920,000 on 5/15/12; previous sale 6/08, $809,0001614 Connecticut Drive DMG As-set Management Group to T. Mc-Cann for $751,000 on 5/14/12510 Madison Ave. Federal Nation-al Mortgage to Calmetro Service for $294,000 on 5/15/123604 Mcnulty Way Scheck Trust to D. & M. Lewis for $1,600,000 on 5/17/12

5 Riviera Circle D. Kalamaras to Goldberg Trust for $930,000 on 5/17/12; previous sale 4/07, $1,000,0001663 Virginia Ave. K. Murdock to Murdock Trust for $137,500 on 5/16/12335 West Oakwood Blvd. May-Feger Trust to Chen Trust for $870,000 on 5/15/12818 Whipple Ave. D. Dang to M. Haar for $490,000 on 5/16/12; pre-vious sale 10/03, $516,500

FORECLOSURESForeclosures are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. The date is the recorded date of the deed when the lender took title to the property. The price is what the lender paid for it (usually the mortgage balance plus foreclosure fees). Each prop-erty is now owned by the lender and is for sale, or will be for sale soon, individually or through public auction. Individuals should contact a Realtor for further information.

East Palo Alto1027 Bradley Way Real Estate Green, 5/14/12, $231,548, 910 sf, 2 bd

Mountain View2115 Windrose Place TPM Prop-erties, 5/29/12, $564,000, 1,606 sf, 3 bd

BUILDING PERMITSMenlo Park

1310 Hillview Drive M. Sheik, re-roof single-family residence, $9,500945 Monte Rosa Drive J. Peter-son, install two skylights, $4,677639 Santa Cruz Ave. J. Koenig, commercial re-roof, $28,2423000 Sand Hill Road Sharon Land

(continued from previous page) Company, commercial tenant im-provement to building 2, $78,43052 Willow Road J. Rose, interior demolition including roof structure, $6,500116 Chester St. J. Phillips, chim-ney retrofit, $3,1001118 Hollyburne Ave. S. Emrani, repair failing concrete retaining wall, $7,500915 Florence Lane D. Conrad, in-stall new tankless water heater and change gas line to water heater, $4,3954100 Bohannon Drive WSC Menlo Oaks Investors LLC, replace boiler on roof, $41,0001045 Santa Cruz Ave. F. & B. Stockdale, multi-residential re-roof, $7,880327 Central Ave. M. Beachler, remodel kitchen and bathroom, $30,00012 Anderson Way T. Brackney, ad-dition to a guest bedroom, $54,6001133 Carlton Ave. D. Martinez, service upgrade, $n/a825 Santa Cruz Ave. L. Zaro, new sign, $n/a108 Clover Lane N. Liu, alteration to kitchen, bathrooms, windows, $65,000900 Windsor Drive R. Fruin, kitchen remodel, no structural wall alterations, $20,000323 Ivy Drive A. Cerritos, remove/replace furnace, $1,200445 Burgess Drive P. Pearson, restripe parking lot, $7,500

Palo Alto1901 Embarcadero Road Roy AERO Enterprise, new electrical in office area, install drywall, vent shop area, $25,0003395 Louis Road F. Benaderet, re-model kitchen, bathroom, $24,000180 El Camino Real Simon Prop-erties, construction trailer for Apple store construction, $12,000515 Homer Drive N. Fritz, refresh garage, includes bedrock and elec-trical work, $5,0001423 Hamilton Ave. Munger, re-place furnace, ductwork, $n/a1101 Welch Road, Suite A1 Stan-ford Hospital & Clinics, infill of door and countertop opening, addition of van accessible parking, $16,0004009 Miranda, Suite 200 Equity Office Properties, divide exist-ing tenant space into two suites, minor electrical/lighting relocation, $24,000566 Lincoln Ave. S. & S. Kim, re-model kitchen and two bathrooms, add one bathroom, $68,000; , re-model cottage bathroom, $14,000

101 Alma St., Unit 603 L. Gray-Moin, addition of storm doors and windows, $14,062849 E. Charleston Road replace old HVAC unit with new five ton gas/electric unit, $n/a3160 Maddux Drive J. Hager, re-place 70,000 BTU Furnace in attic, $11,6803120 Louis Road A. Baker, water line meter to entire house, copper re-pipe, new water heater, $6,9171930 Waverley St. C. Wong, remodel bathroom, laundry room, half bathroom, $18,000723 San Jude L. Landers, remodel bathroom, $2,5004108 Willmar J. & J. Jaros, re-place windows, $8,000785 Gailen Ave. A. Kotwal & B. Krisnamachari, remodel bathroom, $6,000330 Ventura Ave., #13 Whitney Property Management, remodel bathroom and kitchen, 100 sq. ft., $15,000515 Homer Ave. N. Fritz, replace two electric main panels and one subpanel, $n/a3803 E. Bayshore Road Google, remove and replace roofing, land-scape upgrade, new trash enclo-sure, $1.1 million3120 Hansen Way Varian Medical Systems, seismic upgrade exteri-ors walls, $75,000291 Alma St. Melcaor Corpora-tion, interior demolition non-struc-tural, $n/a855 El Camino Real, Ste. 20B Toss Designs, build one 15-foot by 8-foot drywall partition, $15,000528 Lincoln Ave. M. Schink, bath-room remodel, $10,000729 E. Charleston Road G. & P. Schlesinger, kitchen and bathroom remodel, $36,0001145 Middlefield Road M. & N. Homnack, kitchen remodel, 195 sq. ft., $20,000109 California St. D. London & N. Weintraub, tenant development for optical sales floor, $30,000658 High St. Carrasco & Assoc., new non-structural partitions, light-ing, electrical, HVAC and finishes, $1.2 million3160 Porter Drive Stanford Uni-versity, install electric vehicle ser-vice equipment, $n/a825 Cowper St. N. Matityahu, replace 40 windows and six patio doors, $22,520539 Seale Ave. J. & D. Mewes, bathroom remodel, $7,0003075 Hansen Way Equity Office Management, add wall with a door,

$40,000258 High St. 275 Alma LLC, install two flood illuminated wall signs to read “Sereno Group,” $n/a1050 Hamilton Ave. B. Pehrson, replace upper floor windows, $10,0003431 Hillview Ave. Stanford, site improvements for phase 2 build-ings, $1,005,0003127 El Camino Real Silva Prop-erties c/o Tarlton Properties, new underground electrical, water main and meter, fire sprinkler, sewer, $n/a3431 Hillview Ave. Stanford Real Estate, tenant improvement and exterior renovation, 26,720 sq. ft., $6.5 million755 Hamilton Ave. A. Werry, bathroom remodel, new heater, AC unit and 11 ducts, replace kitchen counters, $5,500180 El Camino Real garage park-ing shoring, $31,000855 El Camino Real, Ste. 105 Ellis Partners LLC, new interior finishes, demolition of non-load bearing walls, new walls, storefront and reflected ceiling, $85,000723 San Jude St. J. & L. Landees, chimney replacement, $9,0002060 Amherst H. Vinton, bath-room and half bath remodel, $17,0002101 Middlefield Road B. & L. Faust, house remodel and new ga-rage, 2,854 sq. ft., $250,0002053 Park Blvd. M. Pansare, re-place second-story deck, $975236 Scripps Court M. Frei, bath-room renovation, 55 sq. ft., $7,000340 California Ave. T. Foy, interior improvement of ground floor and mezzanine for a cafe, 1,733 sq. ft., $200,000329 Fulton St. B. Aalami, new two-story house with basement, $737,000; single-car garage, $15,0002455 Faber, Ste. 200 Arden Re-alty, interior demolition, 5,200 sq. ft., $15,000534 Center Drive R. Pawson, win-dow and door replacement, interior remodeling, $70,0003885 El Camino Real Starbucks, interior demolition, 1,577 sq. ft., $13,000695 Colorado Ave. S. Okazaki, kitchen and bathroom remodel, replace 20 windows, 2,162 sq. ft., $48,380590 Forest Ave. Bay Area Indus-trial Corp., commercial tenant improvement, new partitions, elec-trical, finishes, demolition interior walls, $350,000290 Ventura Ave. Palo Alto Hous-ing, window replacement, $22,250310 Ventura Ave. Palo Alto Hous-ing, window replacement, $22,2501125 University Ave. A. & H. Frahon, interior remodel, including bathroom, skylights, new French doors with stairs and landing, $89,0003445 Alma St., Lot 1 Trestle Alma Plaza, new single-family detached residence, 2,397 sq. ft., $412,413; Lot 2, 2,254 sq. ft., $392,969; Lot 3, 2,264 sq. ft., $392,170; Lot 37, 1,770 sq. ft., $312,2903431 Hillview Ave. VMWare, sin-gle office addition to existing open office area, $8,500

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Welcome to this enchanting 4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath custom contemporary home located on a secluded lot with sweeping views of Windy Hill. The house has been impeccably

updated using the highest quality materials. The property is beautifully landscaped with an expansive lawn, flagstone patios and sunny decks that overlook the sparkling pool. Every room looks out to the charming surroundings, and most rooms open directly to the garden. The attached fully-finished two car garage and separate storage room complete the home.

Spacious living room and adjoining window framed formal dining room

Updated kitchen with limestone counters and top-quality appliances

Family room with built-in bookshelves and wet bar; adjoins kitchen

Master suite with two walk-in closets and luxurious full bath

One bedroom with private half-bath (bath is possible third full bath)

Home office with built-in bookshelves and desk, and laundry closet

Fully fenced with automatic gates

Award-winning Portola Valley Schools

Offered for $4,150,000

NEW LISTING

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650.400.8076 GINNY [email protected]

650.566.5353 HUGH [email protected]

WWW.THE KAVANAUGHS.COM & WWW.HUGHCORNISH.COM

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1 7 0 0 C r e s p i L a n e , P e b b l e B e a c h

AT A G L A N C E

Information deemed rel iable, but not guaranteed.

DRE# 00456815

650.400.0502 [email protected]

CO-LISTED WITH

CHRIS PRYOR831.229.1124

[email protected]

www.chrispryorproperties.com

DRE# 01750627

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AT A G L A N C E

Information deemed rel iable, but not guaranteed.

DRE# 00456815

650.400.0502 [email protected]

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eannah Hunt

aurel Hunt Robinson

LEANNAH HUNT AND LAUREL HUNT ROBINSON ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT ...

PALO ALTO LOS ALTOS LOS ALTOS HILLS MENLO PARK ATHERTON PORTOLA VALLEY WOODSIDE MT. VIEW REDWOOD CITY ... AND THE ENTIRE MID-PENINSULA

PROVEN PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. UNMATCHED KNOWLEDGE OF MID-PENINSULA NEIGHBORHOODS. EXCEPTIONAL PERSONAL SERVICE. A TRACK RECORD OF OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

LEANNAH HUNT & LAUREL HUNT ROBINSON

(650) 475.2030 www.LeannahandLaurel.com

[email protected] [email protected]# 01009791 DRE# 01747147

Prestigious Old Palo Alto521 Lowell Avenue, Palo Alto

Offered at $4,498,000

Open House Sat & Sun

1:30-4:30pm

This elegant residence located on one of Old Palo Alto’s most desirable streets features 4 bedrooms plus a detached guest quarters and artist studio, situated on a lot of 9,000 sq ft. An entry foyer welcomes the visitor to this fi ne home with hardwood fl oors throughout the living room, spacious formal dining room and family room. The fl oor plan is highlighted by 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms upstairs and an open kitchen family room on the ground fl oor. Custom designer details throughout. A gorgeous landscaped private garden completes this lovely traditional home.

www.521Lowell.com

Summary Features Include:

5 Bedrooms + offi ce nook 4.5 Bathrooms Detached cottage

with bath & kitchenette Elegant Living Room with exquisite moldings and fi replace

Formal Dining Room featuring leaded glass corner cabinets Living area: 3,782 sq

ft per architects plans Lot Size: 9,000 sq ft per county records Excellent Palo Alto

Schools (Walter Hays Elementary, Jordan Middle, Palo Alto High- buyer to verify enrollment)

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