Welcome home to charming Midtown Palo Alto! Classic ranch home that's been lovingly refreshed and is ready for its next chapter of everyday memories. This single-level home is made for easy living, with a living room that flows naturally into the dining area, perfect for cozy dinners or catching up with family and friends. The updated eat-in kitchen offers a second dining spot for casual mornings, finished with quartz counters, updated hardware, and warm, refinished hardwood floors that run throughout the home. The family room opens onto the backyard, making it easy to move between cooking and relaxing outside, or gather for an evening at home. Three comfortable bedrooms each have plenty of closet space and natural light. The hall bath has updated counters and hardware, plus a beautifully retiled primary bath with a new vanity. Go outside to your own private, shaded backyard with mature trees, a fenced artificial turf side yard and fruit trees line the front yard. Nearby great schools, neighborhood parks, local shops and restaurants make this Midtown home and location all the more special.
For sale
$3,180,000
994 Colonial Ln, Palo Alto, CA 94303
3beds
1,490sqft
:
Get pre-qualified$21,586/mo
Single Family Residence, Residential
Built in 1960
6,546 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$2,134/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
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Zillow last checked:
Listing updated:
Listed by:
Bruce Kuwano 02036450 650-387-4230,
Morgan Lashley Distinctive Properties 650-387-5224
Source: MLSListings Inc,MLS#: ML82057574
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Bedroom
- Features: GroundFloorBedroom, PrimaryBedroomonGroundFloor, BedroomonGroundFloor2plus
Bathroom
- Features: ShowerandTub, StallShower, Stone
Dining room
- Features: DiningAreainLivingRoom, EatinKitchen
Family room
- Features: SeparateFamilyRoom
Heating
- Central Forced Air Gas
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Laundry: In Garage
Features
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Living Room, Wood Burning
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,490
- Total interior livable area: 1,490 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Attached
- Attached garage spaces: 2
Features
- Stories: 1
- Fencing: Back Yard
Lot
- Size: 6,546 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 12760044
- Zoning: R1
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence, Residential
Materials
- Foundation: Concrete Perimeter
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1960
Utilities & green energy
- Gas: PublicUtilities
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Public Utilities, Water Public
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Palo Alto
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $2,134/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $1,809,291
- Date on market: 8/13/2026
- Listing agreement: ExclusiveRightToSell
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
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Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/13/2026 | Listed for sale | $3,180,000+202.9%$2,134/sqft |
Source:  MLSListings Inc #ML82057574 Report a problem | ||
| 7/30/2024 | Listing removed | -- |
Source: Zillow Rentals Report a problem | ||
| 7/23/2024 | Price change | $6,800-2.9%$5/sqft |
Source: Zillow Rentals Report a problem | ||
| 7/4/2024 | Listed for rent | $7,000$5/sqft |
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| 5/26/2006 | Sold | $1,050,000$705/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -- | $1,809,291 +2% |
| 2025 | $22,348 +4.2% | $1,773,815 +2% |
| 2024 | $21,440 +1.5% | $1,739,035 +2% |
| 2023 | $21,124 +1.2% | $1,704,937 +2% |
| 2022 | $20,877 +24.7% | $1,671,507 +26.1% |
| 2021 | $16,738 +2.1% | $1,325,626 +1% |
| 2020 | $16,401 | $1,312,035 +2% |
| 2019 | $16,401 +3.9% | $1,286,309 +2% |
| 2018 | $15,782 | $1,261,088 +2% |
| 2017 | $15,782 +1.8% | $1,236,362 +2% |
| 2016 | $15,504 +3.7% | $1,212,120 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $14,946 +2.4% | $1,193,914 +2% |
| 2014 | $14,600 | $1,170,528 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $1,165,239 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $1,142,393 +13.4% |
| 2011 | -- | $1,007,000 -8.1% |
| 2010 | -- | $1,096,000 -1.6% |
| 2009 | -- | $1,114,268 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $1,092,420 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $1,071,000 +1228.6% |
| 2006 | -- | $80,613 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $79,033 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $77,485 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $76,066 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $74,576 +2% |
| 2001 | -- | $73,115 |
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Neighborhood: Midtown
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 8/10Palo Verde Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.9 mi
- 10/10Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.4 mi
- 10/10Palo Alto High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.9 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: PaloAltoUnified
Source: MLSListings Inc. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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