Located in Palo Alto's highly desirable Community Center neighborhood, this home combines comfort, convenience, and a light-filled layout. With its prime location, generous lot, and versatile spaces, it presents an excellent opportunity to create your vision in the heart of Palo Alto. The main level features an open floor plan with hardwood floors and a welcoming living room centered around a brick fireplace. The upgraded kitchen, appointed with granite countertops, seamlessly connects to the dining and living areas, ideal for everyday living and entertaining. A flexible unfinished basement with its own fireplace adds valuable extra space, perfect for a family room, gym, or storage. Outdoors, the yard is framed by mature, native landscaping, fruit trees, and a cutting garden, with a chicken coop adding charm. A private parking spot is conveniently accessed via a quiet alleyway. This home is near Rinconada Park, the Palo Alto Art Center, Rinconada Library, pool, and tennis courts, as well as the Lucie Stern Community Center, Children's Theatre, and Junior Museum and Zoo. Families will appreciate the access to top-rated public schools.
Sold for $5,250,000
Tax assessed value
$5,250,000
1409 Parkinson Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
3beds
1,522sqft
Single Family Residence, Residential
Built in 1949
8,820 Square Feet Lot
$5,260,700 Zestimate®
$3,449/sqft
$7,951 Estimated rent
Home value
$5,260,700
$4.79M - $5.73M
$7,951/mo
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Fruit treesBrick fireplaceFlexible unfinished basementChicken coopMature native landscapingCutting gardenOpen floor plan
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Listed by:
The Dreyfus Group 70010094 650-485-3476,
Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty 650-847-1141
Bought with:
Nicholas French, 01350085
Christie's International Real Estate Sereno
Source: MLSListings Inc,MLS#: ML82020360
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Rooms
- Room types: Basement
Bedroom
- Features: BedroomonGroundFloor2plus
Bathroom
- Features: Granite, ShoweroverTub1, StallShower, Tile, FullonGroundFloor
Dining room
- Features: DiningAreainLivingRoom
Family room
- Features: NoFamilyRoom
Heating
- Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Electric Oven, Gas Oven/Range, Washer/Dryer
Features
- Basement: Unfinished
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Fireplace features: Wood Burning
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,522
- Total interior livable area: 1,522 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: No Garage, Off Street, On Street
Features
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Balcony/Patio
- Exterior features: Back Yard, Fenced, Storage Shed Structure, Drought Tolerant Plants
- Fencing: Back Yard
Lot
- Size: 8,820 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 00345036
- Zoning: R1
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence, Residential
Materials
- Foundation: Slab
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1949
Utilities & green energy
- Gas: PublicUtilities
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Public Utilities, Water Public
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Palo Alto
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $3,449/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $5,250,000
- Date on market: 9/18/2025
- Listing agreement: ExclusiveRightToSell
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2025 | Sold | $5,250,000+8.2%$3,449/sqft |
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| 9/27/2025 | Pending sale | $4,850,000$3,187/sqft |
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| 9/18/2025 | Listed for sale | $4,850,000+427.2%$3,187/sqft |
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| 7/10/2025 | Listing removed | $7,000$5/sqft |
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| 7/3/2025 | Listed for rent | $7,000+7.7%$5/sqft |
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| 6/11/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 6/1/2021 | Listed for rent | $6,500$4/sqft |
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| 3/10/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 1/26/2020 | Listing removed | $6,500-3.7%$4/sqft |
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| 12/21/2019 | Price change | $6,750-10%$4/sqft |
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| 12/5/2019 | Price change | $7,500-3.2%$5/sqft |
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| 11/18/2019 | Price change | $7,750-3.1%$5/sqft |
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| 9/21/2019 | Listed for rent | $8,000$5/sqft |
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| 3/20/2002 | Sold | $920,000$604/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -- | $5,250,000 +286.3% |
| 2025 | $16,297 +4.3% | $1,359,101 +2% |
| 2024 | $15,618 +1.5% | $1,332,453 +2% |
| 2023 | $15,390 +1.1% | $1,306,328 +2% |
| 2022 | $15,216 +2% | $1,280,715 +2% |
| 2021 | $14,916 +2.2% | $1,255,604 +1% |
| 2020 | $14,599 | $1,242,730 +2% |
| 2019 | $14,599 -2.1% | $1,218,363 +2% |
| 2018 | $14,916 | $1,194,475 +2% |
| 2017 | $14,916 +1.8% | $1,171,055 +2% |
| 2016 | $14,652 +3.8% | $1,148,095 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $14,120 +2.4% | $1,130,850 +2% |
| 2014 | $13,786 | $1,108,699 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $1,103,689 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $1,082,049 +2% |
| 2011 | -- | $1,060,833 +0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $1,052,905 -0.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $1,055,408 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $1,034,714 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $1,014,426 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $994,536 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $975,036 +8.9% |
| 2004 | -- | $895,100 +6% |
| 2003 | -- | $844,500 +1056.7% |
| 2002 | -- | $73,008 +2% |
| 2001 | -- | $71,578 |
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Neighborhood: Community Center
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Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 9/10Walter Hays Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.2 mi
- 9/10Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddleGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.6 mi
- 10/10Palo Alto High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.1 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: WalterHaysElementary
- Middle: DavidStarrJordanMiddle_1
- High: PaloAltoHigh
- District: PaloAltoUnified
Source: MLSListings Inc. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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- Santa Clara County
- Palo Alto
- 94301
- Community Center
- 1409 Parkinson Ave
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