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listing_id: ML82024047
status: Closed
price: 4500000
beds: 3
baths_full: 2
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 1716
sqft_lot: 6420
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1941
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "1301 Forest Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.45301
lng: -122.144947
days_on_market: 199
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 1
list_agent: "Carol,Nicole & James"
list_office: "Compass"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 740-7954"
list_agent_license: 07000304
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-03-30
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 1301 Forest Ave

1301 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML82024047 | Status: Sold | Price: $4,500,000
Beds/Baths: 3 / 2
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
3 2 1,716 6,420 1941

Remarks

Classic Crescent Park cottage style home with updated interiors and preserved period details. Exterior brick cladding accented with Boston ivy, freshly painted interiors, gleaming hardwood floors, and original metal-framed casement windows. The spacious living room, wrapped in windows and a glass-paned door to the rear yard, features a fluted-mantel fireplace as the focal point. The formal dining room is highlighted by a modern five-light globe chandelier. The bright kitchen has space for a breakfast table and features newly painted taupe cabinetry with white tile countertops and full-height backsplashes, plus all-white appliances including a gas range, dishwasher, and refrigerator. 3 bedrooms and 2 updated dual-entry baths include one with tub and one with frameless-glass shower. The private rear yard with living wall provides raised garden beds, Japanese maples, and expansive brick patios that wrap around to one side of the home. Separate laundry room with washer/dryer, detached one-car garage, abundant off-street parking, and security alarm. Exceptional location just 2 blocks from Eleanor Pardee Park, 1 mile to University Avenue shops and restaurants, and access to acclaimed Palo Alto schools.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML82024047
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Bedrooms Walk-in Closet
Bathrooms Stall Shower, Tub
Kitchen Countertop - Tile
Appliances Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Oven Range - Gas, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer
Dining Room Eat in Kitchen, Formal Dining Room
Family Room No Family Room
Fireplace Living Room, Wood Burning
Flooring Wood
Laundry Inside
Cooling None
Heating Central Forced Air - Gas

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Wood
Foundation Concrete Perimeter
Style Cottage

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Detached, Garage: 1 Car(s)
Elementary District Palo Alto Unified
High School District Palo Alto Unified
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Zoning R1

Contact Information

Carol,Nicole & James
Compass
License #: 00952657,01872027,00946687
Phone: (650) 740-7954

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.58 mi 9
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 0.66 mi 9
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 0.70 mi 9
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 1.00 mi 4
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 1.14 mi 9
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 1.28 mi 10
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 1.33 mi N/A
Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle public 6-8 1.42 mi 4
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 1.52 mi 10
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 1.73 mi 8
Laurel Elementary School public K-5 1.80 mi 10
Costano Elementary School public K-5 1.80 mi 3
Belle Haven Elementary School public K-5 1.86 mi 1
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.97 mi N/A
El Carmelo Elementary School public K-5 2.06 mi 9
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 2.27 mi 10
Palo Verde Elementary School public K-5 2.31 mi 8
Encinal Elementary School public K-5 2.39 mi 9
Tide Academy public 9-12 2.57 mi 9
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School public 6-8 2.59 mi 10

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This listing information is up-to-date as of March 30, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Carol,Nicole & James, (650) 740-7954.