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ActiveSingle Family

$4,999,999

10 Joaquin Rd, Portola Valley 94028

Beds5
Baths3.5
Sqft5,040
DOM11
No Photos Available

AddressIntel AI Briefing

The optimal play is a teardown-and-mansionize project to design an ultra-luxury compound on over three acres of land. Site planning must proactively incorporate mitigation strategies for landslide zones and high fire hazards that affect this hillside parcel.

Property Permit History

No permit history found directly associated with this property's address.

Recent Neighborhood Remodeling (Portola Valley)

Parcel & Zoning Info

APN080130220
Official Lot Sqft136,148
Zoning CodeR-E, S-11
SB 9 StatusLikely · up to 4 units
SB 9 Block Reasons No SB 9 disqualifiers found
Development Blockers
High Fire Zone Landslide
Unlock Pathways
Ministerial ADU Ministerial SB 9 Density Bonus
Entitlement RiskLow (6/100)

ADU Potential

Feasibility Score88/100
Max ADU Units2 (ADU + JADU)
Est. ADU Size1,200 sqft
Existing Coverage3.7%

Flag / irregular · ~484 ft frontage × 669 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

Motivation Score15/100
Low motivation
Needs updating

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.

Hazard Snapshot

Flood Zone

X
Area of minimal flood hazard.

Fire Severity

High
Elevated fire risk; impacts insurance cost and building materials.

Liquefaction

No
Not in a mapped liquefaction zone.

Fault Zone

No
Not in a mapped Alquist-Priolo 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

Elementary School

Ormondale Elementary

Portola Valley Elementary

2.7 miles away
Middle School

Corte Madera

Portola Valley Elementary

1.8 miles away
High School

Palo Alto Middle College High

Palo Alto Unified

4.2 miles away

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

11/100

Based on recent sales velocity and local demand in 94028.

Flippability Score

65/100

Measures neighborhood renovation density vs. recent permits on this property.

Bidding War Prob.

1%

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.

Median of 10 recent single-family sales in Portola Valley (94028): $1,794/sqft, plus 5% because new houses sold at a median 1.07x their comps across 239 real rebuilds. Sized within 25% of the 7,600 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.

Hard Costs$4,180,000
New Build7,600 sqft
Total Capital Required$9,354,999
Estimated Resale (ARV)$14,318,400
Cost of Sale (5%)-$715,920
Carry (33mo @ 7%)-$1,381,669
Net Proceeds$12,220,811

Projected Profit

$2,865,812
30.6% ROI

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