Set back off the street, down a long cultivated drive, this elegant Mediterranean home offers your own private sanctuary. The gated front courtyard, sunlit and secluded with a tiled wall fountain, provides an inviting entryway. A stunning artistic frieze defines the impressive living room with its beamed ceiling and central fireplace. Formal and informal spaces flow naturally with every room on the main floor opening to the beautiful outdoors including the living and dining rooms, chefs kitchen, adjacent family room and guest suite. The luxurious primary suite, two additional bedrooms, plus an office complete the upper level. Exquisite gardens provide a divine setting for this special home located in prestigious Professorville, which is in close proximity to downtown Palo Alto, Community Center, top rated public schools, Stanford University. Dont miss it!
Sold for $6,731,500
Tax assessed value
$6,731,500
556 Kingsley Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
4beds
3,195sqft
Single Family Residence, Residential
Built in 1988
0.27 Acres Lot
$7,002,300 Zestimate®
$2,107/sqft
$6,870 Estimated rent
Home value
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$6.44M - $7.70M
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Listed by:
Carolyn Keddington 01490400 650-946-8122,
Compass 650-462-1111,
Colleen Foraker 01349099 650-380-0085,
Compass
Bought with:
Joan Laguatan, 01379835
Canvass Properties
Source: MLSListings Inc,MLS#: ML81976502
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 5
- Full bathrooms: 4
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Bonus Room
Bedroom
- Features: GroundFloorBedroom, PrimarySuiteRetreat, WalkinCloset
Bathroom
- Features: DoubleSinks, Granite, PrimaryStallShowers, ShoweroverTub1, StallShower2plus, Tile, FullonGroundFloor, PrimaryOversizedTub, HalfonGroundFloor
Dining room
- Features: BreakfastNook, FormalDiningRoom
Family room
- Features: SeparateFamilyRoom
Kitchen
- Features: Countertop_Granite, IslandwithSink
Heating
- Central Forced Air
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Gas Cooktop, Dishwasher, Microwave, Built In Oven, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer
- Laundry: Upper Floor
Features
- High Ceilings, One Or More Skylights
- Flooring: Wood
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Fireplace features: Family Room, Living Room
Interior area
- Total structure area: 3,195
- Total interior livable area: 3,195 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 3
- Parking features: Attached, Covered
- Attached garage spaces: 1
- Carport spaces: 2
- Covered spaces: 3
Features
- Stories: 2
- Exterior features: Back Yard, Fenced, Courtyard
- Spa features: Other, Cover
- Fencing: Back Yard
Lot
- Size: 0.27 Acres
- Features: Flag Lot
Details
- Additional structures: Garage
- Parcel number: 12007100
- Zoning: R1
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Mediterranean
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence, Residential
Materials
- Foundation: Concrete Perimeter and Slab
- Roof: Tile
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1988
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Water Public
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Palo Alto
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $2,107/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $6,731,500
- Annual tax amount: $124,994
- Date on market: 8/13/2024
- Listing agreement: ExclusiveRightToSell
- Listing terms: CashorConventionalLoan
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2024 | Sold | $6,731,500-3.1%$2,107/sqft |
Source:  MLSListings Inc #ML81976502 Report a problem | ||
| 8/13/2024 | Listed for sale | $6,950,000$2,175/sqft |
Source: MLSListings Inc #ML81976502 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $124,994 +454.6% | $6,731,500 +266% |
| 2024 | $22,537 +1.1% | $1,839,425 +2% |
| 2023 | $22,285 +1.2% | $1,803,359 +2% |
| 2022 | $22,025 +2% | $1,768,000 +2% |
| 2021 | $21,591 +2.1% | $1,733,335 +1% |
| 2020 | $21,151 | $1,715,562 +2% |
| 2019 | $21,151 +4.4% | $1,681,925 +2% |
| 2018 | $20,266 | $1,648,947 +2% |
| 2017 | $20,266 +1.8% | $1,616,616 +2% |
| 2016 | $19,909 +3.7% | $1,584,919 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $19,192 +2.2% | $1,561,113 +2% |
| 2014 | $18,777 | $1,530,534 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $1,523,618 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $1,493,744 +2% |
| 2011 | -- | $1,464,456 +0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $1,453,512 -0.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $1,456,966 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $1,428,399 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $1,400,392 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $1,372,935 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $1,346,016 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $1,319,624 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $1,295,439 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $1,270,040 +2% |
| 2001 | -- | $1,245,138 |
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Neighborhood: Professorville
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GreatSchools rating
- 9/10Walter Hays Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.4 mi
- 9/10Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddleGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.9 mi
- 10/10Palo Alto High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.6 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: AddisonElementary
- 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
- Professorville
- 556 Kingsley Ave
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