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Each week, Embarcadero Media takes a look at home sales activity along the Midpeninsula in the communities of Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside. Home sales are provided by California Resource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from counties’ recorder’s offices. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks. Here’s a look at home sales activity between Sept. 16 and Oct. 11 that was made public the week of Nov. 4.
Of particular interest this week … A 6,400-square-foot home surrounded by mature gardens, towering redwoods, a waterfall and koi pond, and sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay, sold for $7.85 million on Sept. 20. Located near Woodside’s Menlo Country Club, the custom-built house once served as the home of Atherton’s first female councilmember and mayor, Nanette Chapman, who was elected in 1980 and served on the council for 20 years before moving to the Woodside property. The home, according to the sales listing, was “built for comfort and entertaining on a regular basis.” It features an elevator to lower guest quarters, a formal entrance foyer, a formal library and a great room with vaulted ceilings, an octagonal skylight, a fireplace, wet bar and a deck overlooking the mountains, the bay and the property’s gardens and private nature path.
