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listing_id: ML81994992
status: Closed
price: 3000000
beds: 2
baths_full: 1
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 1018
sqft_lot: 5229
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1937
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "938 Boyce Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.45207
lng: -122.150449
days_on_market: 400
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 1
list_agent: "Carrie Davis"
list_office: "Coldwell Banker Realty"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 269-4768"
list_agent_license: 01983911
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-01-30
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 938 Boyce Ave

938 Boyce Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML81994992 | Status: Sold | Price: $3,000,000
Beds/Baths: 2 / 1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Bath Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
2 1 1,018 5,229 1937

Remarks

Welcome to this gem of a home in Palo Altos highly desirable Community Center neighborhood. Set back from the street with a front yard that is lightly shaded by Japanese maple trees and camellia hedges, the house is afforded excellent privacy. Additionally, the rear patio provides expansive space for entertaining or to unwind and enjoy the outdoors. Large windows fill the rooms with sunlight and create inviting interior space. While currently offering 2 large bedrooms, beautiful hardwood floors, and an updated kitchen and bathroom with luxurious radiant heat flooring, architectural plans are available that expand what is existing to create a 2000 square foot open concept 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home. A detached one-car garage also provides opportunity for use as an office, gym, or simply ample storage and off-street parking. Don't miss this opportunity to own a piece of one of the Bay Areas most coveted neighborhoods and enjoy the exceptional accessibility to downtown Palo Alto, Stanford University, Rinconada Pool & Park, Town & Country and Stanford shopping centers, plus top ranked schools.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81994992
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Appliances Washer/Dryer
Dining Room Dining Area
Family Room No Family Room
Fireplace Wood Burning
Flooring Tile, Wood
Cooling None
Heating Central Forced Air, Radiant Floors

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Composition
Foundation Concrete Perimeter and Slab

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

Carrie Davis
Coldwell Banker Realty
License #: 01983911
Phone: (650) 269-4768

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.42 mi 8
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 0.74 mi 9
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 0.92 mi 9
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 1.09 mi 10
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 1.15 mi N/A
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 1.27 mi 9
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 1.28 mi 4
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 1.48 mi 8
Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle public 6-8 1.51 mi 4
Laurel Elementary School public K-5 1.60 mi 10
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.69 mi N/A
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 1.73 mi 10
Belle Haven Elementary School public K-5 1.79 mi 1
Costano Elementary School public K-5 1.94 mi 3
Encinal Elementary School public K-5 2.13 mi 9
El Carmelo Elementary School public K-5 2.14 mi 9
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 2.15 mi 10
Tide Academy public 9-12 2.45 mi 9
Palo Verde Elementary School public K-5 2.50 mi 8
Hillview Middle School public 6-8 2.61 mi 8

Disclosures

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This listing information is up-to-date as of January 30, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Carrie Davis, (650) 269-4768.