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listing_id: ML82017965
status: Closed
price: 4750000
beds: 0
baths_full: 0
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 6442
sqft_lot: 12500
lot_acres: 0.287
year_built: 1958
property_type: Residential Income
property_subtype: 
address: "500 Palo Alto Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.452125
lng: -122.164777
days_on_market: 259
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 8
list_agent: "Matthew Thomson"
list_office: "Compass"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 515-6555"
list_agent_license: 01471708
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-01-30
transaction_type: recentlySold
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Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 500 Palo Alto Ave

500 Palo Alto Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML82017965 | Status: | Price: $4,750,000
Beds/Baths: – / –
Property Type: Residential Income

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Acres Lot Yr Built
6,442 0.287 1958

Remarks

True trophy asset in irreplacable downtown Palo Alto location. Excellent Unit Mix: (6) Two-Bedroom / One-Bath & (2) One-Bedroom / One-Bath Units. Numerous recent upgrades including interior updates to at least half of the units with updated kitchen countertops and bathrooms. Beautiful pool and courtyard area. Solid in-place rents with plenty of upside potential through additional unit renovations. Forced Air Heating in every unit, many furnaces replaced in the past few years. Recent replacement of water heaters (2023+2025). All copper plumbing. New composition shingle roof installed in 2010. Garage parking for all tenants. Laundry facility on-site. Add 2 ADUs. Convert the garage parking into two new ADU units to add income and value. Incredible location in one of the most prestigious and supply-constrained submarkets of Silicon Valley walking distance to all the shopping, dining & entertainment amenities on University Avenue. The property benefits from its proximity to downtown Palo Alto, Stanford University, and top employers such as Google, Meta, and Palantir, making it highly attractive to both residents and investors. Demand for quality housing in this submarket remains consistently strong due to limited new development and exceptionally high barriers to entry.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML82017965
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Cooling None
Heating Forced Air

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Composition
Foundation Concrete Perimeter

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Attached Garage, Tandem Parking, Garage: 8 Car(s)
Elementary District Palo Alto Unified
High School District Palo Alto Unified
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Zoning R1

Contact Information

Listing Agent Co-Listing Agent
Matthew Thomson Bryan Danforth
Compass
License #: 01471708 License #: 01789680
Phone: (650) 515-6555 Phone: (650) 274-5227

Property Units

# Buildings # Leased Units # Total Units
1 8 8

Unit Details

Type Sq Ft Beds Baths Min Rent Max Rent Units Like This
1 926 2 1/0 $2,700 $3,230 6
2 768 1 1/0 $2,400 $2,750 2

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 0.84 mi 8
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.88 mi 9
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 1.08 mi 10
Laurel Elementary School public K-5 1.14 mi 10
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 1.16 mi N/A
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.22 mi N/A
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 1.34 mi 9
Encinal Elementary School public K-5 1.45 mi 9
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 1.70 mi 9
Belle Haven Elementary School public K-5 1.70 mi 1
Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle public 6-8 1.82 mi 4
Hillview Middle School public 6-8 1.88 mi 9
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 1.89 mi 9
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 1.98 mi 4
Oak Knoll Elementary School public K-5 2.13 mi 10
Tide Academy public 9-12 2.14 mi 9
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 2.19 mi 10
Costano Elementary School public K-5 2.32 mi 3
Garfield Elementary School public K-8 2.41 mi 6
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 2.44 mi 10

Disclosures

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This listing information is up-to-date as of January 30, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Matthew Thomson, (650) 515-6555.