Menlo Park & Atherton Broker Tour Report

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 

This was it. 4 new properties and one that has been re-listed from last year. I am in a bit of amazement at how little is coming to market. All of this just makes the buyers that much more impatient and ready to jump for any property that has any promise. I toured a house in Mountain View over the weekend (on Sunday morning, not an official open house, and 3 other families were there!), which has been owned by the same family since 1970, great neighborhood, functional as it is now but will need updates, and left thinking there is going to be an all out war for this house as so few have come to market. For many buyers, as they say, the search will continue!

 

MENLO PARK 302 – County / Alameda Area

Listing Agent Broker: Deleon Team, Deleon Realty 

Address: 2134 Clayton Dr

Bedrooms: 4 – Bathrooms: 4 Full

Sqft: 3980

Lot Sqft: 18432

Price: $7,988,000

 

Listing Agent remarks:  Privacy and proximity in Menlo Park. 

 

My takeaways: Admittedly, I was less than thrilled with the pull up to this house, as there is an easement / driveway to get back to it as it sits behind other houses on a cul-de-sac with one other house – the space feels tight. But once you are on the property which is slightly sunk down from the properties in front, it is so quiet and private. I loved that the upstairs could be accessed by 2 different staircases on either side of the house. The backyard was lovely. The primary is on the first floor which is a no go for some families. The house can feel a bit dated at times, especially the kitchen but overall this is a wonderful house with a very cool grill pit!

 

MENLO PARK 304 – Allied Arts Downtown

Listing Agent / Broker: Anita Gat, Keller Williams Thrive

Address: 831 University Dr (Duplex)

Front Unit: 3 – Bathrooms: 2 Full, 1 Half

Back Unit: 3 – Bathrooms: 2 Full, 1 Half

Sqft: 3440

Lot Sqft: 8557

Price: $3,000,000

 

Listing Agent remarks: Great opportunity!  Great potential!

 

My takeaways: This was cool to step back in time! The units each offer the same bed and bath count but have completely different layouts. These have incredible potential to be much in demand rentals once they are fixed up in my humble opinion!

 

Listing Agent / Broker: Nathalie D.S.A. Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno 

Address: 1015 Mallet Ct

Bedrooms: 2 – Bathrooms: 1 Full, 1 Half

Sqft: 1410

Lot Sqft: 8363 

Price: $2,650,000

 

Listing Agent remarks: Bring clients, tenant occupied, split lot

 

My takeaways: This property offered a ton of light, and room to expand to the back of the property if needed. I wasn’t in love with the 2nd bedroom being right off the front door, but the main sitting area is spacious with a huge window that looks out onto a very private backyard. The one detail I found funny is that it is attached to the house next door. The shared wall is the garage for 1015 Mallet, not sure how big of a deal this is, as you really don’t notice from inside the house or the backyard. A wonderful quiet street in excellent proximity to downtown Menlo Park.

 

MENLO PARK 308 – Willows / O’Connor area

Listing Agent / Broker: Darcy Gamble, Coldwell Banker Realty 

Address: 413 Gilbert Ave

Bedrooms: 4 – Bathrooms: 3 Full

Sqft: 1675

Lot Sqft: 7167

Price: $2,998,000

 

Listing Agent remarks: Warm yet modern with ADU, eco-upgrades, and 100% CA native gardens. A beauty.

 

My takeaways: This one is so well done, on the small side but with the back of the house essentially a folding door that steps out until a beautiful backyard it feels a lot larger than the square footage indicated. The kitchen is on the small side, but it offers a very groovy farm house door that steps right out to a cafe table and chairs, and with a California’s warm weather this would make for a perfect breakfast nook.

 

ATHERTON 293 – Lindenwood Area

Listing Agent / Broker: Billy McNair, Coldwell Banker Realty 

Address:  55 Irving Ave

Bedrooms: 8 – Bathrooms: 9 Full, 2 Half

Sqft: 10557

Lot Sqft: 42073

Price: $15,498,000 

Original List in 2025: $16,980,000

 

Listing Agent remarks: Spectacular Atherton estate looks/feels brand new. 3 levels + full guest house

 

My takeaways: The below are notes from my first visit. But today, I had in mind what a stately address this is. Feels like it could be the name of a high drama TV show… “Stay tuned for the next episode of 55 Irving.” Ha!

 

Written Sept 2025: This one was swoon worthy. Really well done. You can feel the quality of the construction and I like a house that has a back staircase for better living flow. The downside to this property is the backyard isn’t as deep as you’d expect for a house this size, and it backs right onto Marsh Rd which is a main thoroughfare so as you lounge by the pool (by the way, the wood decking in amongst the stonework for the lounge chairs is a wonderful touch) expect to hear the hum of traffic.