Affordable house in Palo Alto for a student
2216 AMHERST St, Palo Alto, CA 94306 | MLS# 80942010
2216 AMHERST St Palo Alto, CA 94306
Price: $885,000
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Sq. Ft.: 684
$/Sq. Ft.: $1,294
Lot Size: 4,680 Sq. Ft.
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Style: Cottage/Bungalow
Stories: Bi/Split Level
View: Neighborhood
Year Built: 1934
Community: College
County: Santa Clara
MLS#: 80942010
Source: MLSListings
Status: Active
On Redfin: 6 days
Redwood and oak cottage style hideaway. Redwood walls and cabinets and ceilings. Oak floors. Charming house and location. This oldie but goodie is a delight to see. Bring imagination and remodeling ideas for the kitchen. Good roof and updated bathroom. Friendly neighborhood with lots of trees near Stanford, shopping, etc.
$885,000. Yep, Palo Alto is now affordable.
At 684 sqft, this house is perfect for a student who has just moved here from China, with bags full of money. Nothing says “Americana” quite like this house – and let’s face it, it certainly does have a rustic charm to it.
At $1294 per square foot, you can brag about this to all your classmates – “Did you know that each square foot of my house is equivalent to 2 contract free iPhones?” Booyah that’ll score the ladies.
And, it’s easy to clean.
So buy it today for your soon-to-be Stanford student. It’s a better investment than a dorm, which is throwing money away. And, besides, if you don’t buy it soon, someone will.
[Thanks to Burbed reader Herve who also found this.]
September 30th, 2009 at 7:10 am
It looks like one those kit cabins you get at Home Depot to store lawn mowers and rakes in.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:35 am
LOL, good one bob!
Redwood walls and cabinets and ceilings. Oak floors.
It’s like living in a tree!
Bring imagination and remodeling ideas for the kitchen.
In addition to bags of money, I have to bring my imagination too? For $1,294/sf you have to be brain-dead.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Wow! Jack London’s cabin right here in Palo Alto.
September 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am
“It looks like one those kit cabins you get at Home Depot to store lawn mowers and rakes in.”
Sounds like someone’s got a bad case of angry renter syndrome!!!!
September 30th, 2009 at 11:03 am
So my buddy and I are betting on the sale of this house. I say it will sell above 675 and he says below. How do we check the final sale price? It’s Palo Alto. It may even sell for a higher price than this.
September 30th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Check Redfin about a month after it goes off the market. Just bookmark it and keep checking back.
September 30th, 2009 at 11:23 am
I think my parent’s shed back in Michigan is bigger than that place!
September 30th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I’m surprised Burbed didn’t mention it, but this house is also walking distance to Facebook, you can even make money by charging for parking.
Seriously I don’t think it would sell for that much, the lot is rather small, usually the houses that sell for a lot per square foot have lots above 6000sqft.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
let’s look at the competition
1385 COLLEGE Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Price: $900,000
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Palo-Alto/1385-College-Ave-94306/home/2123002
2 / 1.5 / 3049 lot
* * LAST PRICE REDUCTION- * *
Aug 12, 2005 Sold $950,000
2250 BOWDOIN St
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Price: $775,000
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Palo-Alto/2250-Bowdoin-St-94306/home/1523186
2 / 1 / 3750 lot
Charming home nestled in desirable upper college terrace
Nov 24, 2004 Sold $731,000
and the recent comps
2326 Hanover St
Palo Alto, CA 94306
LAST SALE: $900,000 (02/10/2009)
BEDS: 2
BATHS: 1
SQ.FT.: 870
YEAR BUILT: 1928
2360 Harvard St
Palo Alto, CA 94306
LAST SALE: $892,000 (03/02/2009)
BEDS: 2
BATHS: 1
SQ.FT.: 1,091
YEAR BUILT: 1949
I say this one closes at 850 but I don’t have any strong feelings. Clearly this is a scrape with an eye towards a sale like this:
2100 Amherst St
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Sold For: $2,135,000 (12/03/2008)
Amherst is a nice street.
September 30th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Can we talk about cars instead?
September 30th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Can we talk about cars instead?
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Only if the car can deliver “aircraft quality feel”.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
> Amherst is a nice street.
Too bad it isn’t safe.
Now can we please talk about cars?
October 20th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Suicide, robbery and now homicide. What’s happening to Palo Alto?
October 20th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Can we talk about cars instead?
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Only if the car can deliver “aircraft quality feel”.
Well, my car was “born from planes” or some such nonsense.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I’m gonna trade it in for my new car:
http://tiny.cc/aw7DK
December 14th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Reduced to $799K.
December 14th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
The 9s show their greed.
December 14th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Here one more with SIX 9s. Price history is more interesting.
December 14th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Priced right no doubt.
I wonder why they didn’t add the 99 cents? Every penny counts in this economy when you’re a broke homeowner.
December 15th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Anon,
You are full of negativity. It’s important for you to take a step back and assess the situation from a neutral perspective. In last six months this owner made lot of money in stock market run-up. That’s why he does not need that 99 cents anymore.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:01 am
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