$2,398,000
570 Kenwood Dr, Menlo Park 94025
Size check
The listing's square footage against the county assessor's record and the permits on file.
The listing and the county record agree within 10%.
What can explain a difference
- Space built without a permit.
- Permitted work the assessor has not recorded yet.
- An ADU, a finished basement or a converted garage counted in one figure and not the other.
- Different measuring. Listing agents and the assessor often measure the same house differently.
Our Menlo Park permit record starts in 2017. Work permitted before then will not appear above.
AddressIntel AI Briefing
A tiny, updated 1945 home sits on a premium Menlo Park lot, but the high asking price heavily compresses the margin for a full redevelopment. High-income neighborhood metrics are highly attractive, but the lack of an ARV premium makes a cosmetic hold-and-rent strategy safer than a scrape.
Property Permit History
| Date | Project Type | Status | Valuation | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-12 | Building Permit | Finaled | $15,000 | JOEY BUILDERS INC |
| 2024-10-28 | Building Pre-Application | Converted | -- | JOEY BUILDERS INC |
| 2023-05-03 | Residential HVAC | Expired | -- | BELLOWS PLUMBING HEATING & AIR INC |
| 2023-03-08 | Residential Electrical Service Upgrade | Finaled | -- | SNELL ELECTRIC INC |
| 2023-03-06 | Building Pre-Application | Void | -- | Unknown |
Recent Neighborhood Remodeling (Menlo Park)
Parcel & Zoning Info
ADU Potential
Flag / irregular · ~96 ft frontage × 111 ft deep, a tucked-away rear unit is very private; access is typically via the pole driveway.
Screening heuristic based on lot size, existing coverage, lot orientation, and hazard overlays. CA ADU law is ministerial statewide; verify max size, setbacks, and JADU owner-occupancy with the local planning dept.
Seller Motivation
Inferred from days on market and listing-description language (e.g. "as-is", "estate sale", "motivated seller"). A screening heuristic for likely negotiability, not a statement about the seller's circumstances.
Redevelopment Potential
Small, older home using a low share of the allowable building envelope on a sizable lot, a scrape-and-rebuild or major-expansion play. Zoning allows roughly 2,800 sqft of gross floor area on this lot.
Screening estimate comparing existing living area to the city's single-family floor-area limit. FAR rule curated from current municipal code. Source: Menlo Park Muni Code 16.16.030 (R-1-U) (as of 2026-08-24). Verify FAR, coverage, setbacks, and height with the local planning dept.
Hazard Snapshot
Flood Zone
Fire Severity
Liquefaction
Fault Zone
Not a substitute for a Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) report. Zones reflect available GIS data and may not cover all localities. Liquefaction and fault flags: modified from California Geological Survey, Web Service of Official Maps of Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones and Web Service of Official Maps of Seismic Hazard Zones (2025).
Nearby Public Schools
Encinal Elementary
Menlo Park City Elementary
Hillview Middle
Menlo Park City Elementary
Menlo-Atherton High
Sequoia Union High
School boundaries are subject to change. Nearest school distance does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Check with the local district. Data provided by CDE.
Proprietary Intelligence
Market Heat Index
88/100
Based on recent sales velocity and local demand in 94025.
Flippability Score
42/100
Measures neighborhood renovation density vs. recent permits on this property.
Bidding War Prob.
38%
Likelihood of multiple offers based on local list-to-sale ratios and DOM.
Proforma ROI Calculator
Back-of-the-napkin deal analysis across development strategies.
Zoning allows roughly 2,800 sqft on this lot, and the default builds to that envelope. The FAR figure is a discretionary-review trigger, not a hard cap.
Median of 12 recent single-family sales in Menlo Park (94025): $2,055/sqft, plus 5% because new houses sold at a median 1.07x their comps across 239 real rebuilds. Sized within 25% of the 2,800 sqft build, because smaller houses sell for more per foot and pricing a rebuild off them overstates resale.
Commission, transfer tax and closing. Deducted from resale before profit, so the ROI below is net of the exit rather than gross.
Interest on the purchase price for the whole project plus half the build budget, since construction draws ramp up. The default is 7% over 33 months, the median purchase-to-sale time of 239 real Peninsula and South Bay rebuilds. Set the rate to 0 for a cash purchase, or use your own lender's terms.
Projected Profit
Recent Comparables (Menlo Park 94025)
Sized to the modelled 2,800 sqft build: sales within 25% of it. Smaller houses sell for more per foot, so pricing a rebuild off them overstates resale.