A classic Old Palo Alto home ready for you to make your own! This inviting Colonial-style home has spacious rooms and beautiful hardwood floors throughout. The large living room and the dining room open to a glassed-in sunroom which, in turn, opens to the very generous garden. Off the sunroom, an ensuite bedroom has French doors to the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room completes the ground floor. Upstairs is an over-sized primary bedroom with en-suite bath plus two additional spacious bedrooms, served by a hall bath. The laundry is also upstairs. The beautiful garden is anchored by a magnificent maple and mature border planting. An enlarged 2-car garage at the back corner of the property would make a terrific ADU conversion. Easy accessibility to California Avenue, downtown Palo Alto, Stanford and terrific schools!
Sold for $5,500,000
$5,500,000
453 N California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
4beds
2,454sqft
Single Family Residence, Residential
Built in 1938
7,740 Square Feet Lot
$5,326,100 Zestimate®
$2,241/sqft
$7,864 Estimated rent
Home value
$5,326,100
$4.85M - $5.86M
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Glassed-in sunroomEn-suite bathMature border plantingOver-sized primary bedroomGenerous gardenBeautiful gardenDining room
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Lucy Berman 01413627 650-208-8824,
Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty 650-847-1141
Bought with:
Cici Wang, 02039658
Coldwell Banker Realty
Source: MLSListings Inc,MLS#: ML82005971
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 4
- Full bathrooms: 3
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Basement
Bedroom
- Features: GroundFloorBedroom
Bathroom
- Features: FullonGroundFloor, HalfonGroundFloor
Dining room
- Features: BreakfastNook, DiningL
Family room
- Features: NoFamilyRoom
Heating
- Central Forced Air Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Laundry: Upper Floor
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood
- Basement: Unfinished
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Gas Starter, Living Room
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,454
- Total interior livable area: 2,454 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Detached
- Garage spaces: 2
Features
- Stories: 2
- Patio & porch: Balcony/Patio
- Exterior features: Back Yard, Fenced
Lot
- Size: 7,740 Square Feet
- Features: Mostly Level
Details
- Additional structures: Garage
- Parcel number: 12410010
- Zoning: R1929
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence, Residential
Materials
- Foundation: Concrete Perimeter, Raised
- Roof: Wood
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1938
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: $2,241/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $4,896,000
- Annual tax amount: $62,208
- Date on market: 5/8/2025
- Listing agreement: ExclusiveRightToSell
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6/9/2025 | Sold | $5,500,000+17.1%$2,241/sqft |
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| 5/19/2025 | Pending sale | $4,698,000$1,914/sqft |
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| 5/8/2025 | Listed for sale | $4,698,000$1,914/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $62,208 +2503.9% | $4,896,000 +2357.4% |
| 2024 | $2,389 +1.6% | $199,232 +2% |
| 2023 | $2,353 +1.3% | $195,327 +2% |
| 2022 | $2,322 +2.1% | $191,498 +2% |
| 2021 | $2,273 +2.2% | $187,744 +1% |
| 2020 | $2,225 | $185,820 +2% |
| 2019 | $2,225 +3.4% | $182,178 +2% |
| 2018 | $2,152 | $178,606 +2% |
| 2017 | $2,152 +1.8% | $175,105 +2% |
| 2016 | $2,113 +4.4% | $171,673 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $2,024 +1.6% | $169,095 +2% |
| 2014 | $1,993 | $165,784 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $165,035 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $161,800 +2% |
| 2011 | -- | $158,628 +0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $157,444 -0.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $157,819 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $154,726 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $151,693 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $148,720 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $145,804 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $142,946 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $140,327 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $137,576 +2% |
| 2001 | -- | $134,880 |
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Neighborhood: Old Palo Alto
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GreatSchools rating
- 9/10Walter Hays Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.6 mi
- 9/10Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddleGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.3 mi
- 10/10Palo Alto High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.1 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- 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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- 453 N California Ave
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