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 #
ML82024047
MLS Source
MLSListings, Inc.
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
Roof
Wood
Foundation
Concrete Perimeter
Style
Cottage
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
1301 Forest Ave is a Single Family Residence in Palo Alto, CA 94301. This 1,716 square foot property sits on a 6,420 Sq Ft Lot and features 3 bedrooms & 2 full bathrooms. It is currently priced at $3,650,000 and was built in 1941. This address can also be written as 1301 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
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