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listing_id: ML81996632
status: Closed
price: 8000000
beds: 5
baths_full: 3
baths_half: 1
sqft_living: 4645
sqft_lot: 54962
lot_acres: 1.261
year_built: 1955
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "45 Bear Gulch Drive"
city: Portola Valley
state: CA
zip: 94028
county: "San Mateo County"
lat: 37.3788234
lng: -122.1987251
days_on_market: 403
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 3
list_agent: "Peter Cowperthwaite"
list_office: "Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 207-4101"
list_agent_license: 01012887
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-01-30
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | San Mateo County | Portola Valley | 94028 | 45 Bear Gulch Drive

45 Bear Gulch Drive, Portola Valley, CA 94028

MLS: ML81996632 | Status: Sold | Price: $8,000,000
Beds/Baths: 5 / 3 /1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Acres Lot Yr Built
5 3 /1 4,645 1.261 1955

Remarks

Extensively remodeled and move in ready. This home has 3-levels with 5 bed, 3.5 baths, a great room with chefs kitchen, large dining room & cozy sitting room...all opening to yard & pool. Need a home office, bookshelf lined library complete with desk, large family room, and a lower-level with space for a gym/game or media room/separate craft or homework center, large office with custom built-ins, (the lower-level has a private stairway & entrance). In addition there is a guest cottage with a full kitchen, living/dining area, 2 bedrooms, and full bath (separately accessible for pool area). The 1.25+/- ac. lot has been landscaped to perfection. It is a private, restorative environment that provides seasonal color, nourishment, room to play, & entertain. The home is embraced by the venue in a way that blurs the line between indoors and out. Every window frames lush vistas, the solar-heated pool, majestic redwoods, & level lawn The home has 2 entrances, ample extra parking, a 2-car garage, separate 1-car garage, plus a storage shed. The central Portola Valley location convenient to local shopping, Alpine Hills Swim & Tennis club, The Alpine Inn, excellent PV schools, & just 4 min. to Hwy. 280.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81996632
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Dining Room Dining Area in Living Room
Family Room Separate Family Room
Fireplace Family Room, Living Room
Cooling Other
Heating Central Forced Air - Gas, Heat Pump

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Composition
Foundation Concrete Perimeter
Pool Cover, In Ground
Style Ranch

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Attached Garage, Detached, Electric Car Hookup, Garage: 3 Car(s)
Elementary District Portola Valley Elementary
High School District Sequoia Union High
E.V. Hookup Electric Vehicle Hookup Level 2 (240 volts)
Water Public
Zoning r1

Contact Information

Peter Cowperthwaite
Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty
License #: 01012887
Phone: (650) 207-4101

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Corte Madera School public 4-8 0.99 mi 10
Ormondale Elementary School public K-3 1.04 mi 10
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School public K-5 3.36 mi 10
La Entrada Middle School public 4-8 3.39 mi 10
Oak Knoll Elementary School public K-5 3.57 mi 10
Gardner Bullis Elementary School public K-6 3.77 mi 10
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 3.78 mi 10
Henry M. Gunn High School public 9-12 3.99 mi 10
Barron Park Elementary School public K-5 4.12 mi 9
Las Lomitas Elementary School public K-3 4.15 mi 10
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 4.22 mi N/A
Hillview Middle School public 6-8 4.24 mi 9
Ellen Fletcher Middle public 6-8 4.27 mi 9
Santa Rita Elementary School public K-6 4.28 mi 10
Juana Briones Elementary School public K-5 4.32 mi 10
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 4.58 mi N/A
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 4.60 mi 10
Ardis G. Egan Junior High School public 7-8 4.65 mi 9
Woodside Elementary School public K-8 4.72 mi 10
Los Altos High School public 9-12 4.90 mi 10

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This listing information is up-to-date as of January 30, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Peter Cowperthwaite, (650) 207-4101.