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Property profile & analytics
OFF-MARKET
Estimated value
$560,000
Retail space
705 Cowper St Palo Alto, CA 94301-2603
Individually Owned
1-yr Hold
Free & Clear
Property ID
US09-0015728
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Retail space
Use group
RETAIL STORES (PERSONAL SERVICES)
Year built
1906
Construction
WOOD
Total area
2,159 SF
Lot
0.17 ac (7,500 SF)
Zoning code
RM3
APN
120-04-037
UPID
US09-0015728
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Current use
Occupant on record · Public records
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Cowper Inn Bed & Breakfast Restaurant
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Tashi Lhunpo Sangha Alternative Medicine Practice Spiritual Center
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Yoga Loft Cowper Inn Gym & Fitness Center
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
$440k
CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
$339k
Blend (final)
Blend
$560k
Owner & transaction history
Hugo Santos · 1 yrs held
Hugo Santos
since 2024
7 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
RM3 · Palo Alto, CA
Permitted uses
Permitted uses
Allowed · conditional · prohibited
Cap rate
Implied · in-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Implied Cap rate
#1
Implied · in-place · NOI ÷ last sale
In-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Implied cap rate vs Palo Alto submarket · NOI estimate · Typical band, median & reading
Implied cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Cap vs Palo Alto submarket · NOI estimate · typical band, median & reading
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1.
Property current status — Going-In vs Stabilized
2.
Price for denominator — asking / offer / market
3.
Leasing status & lease structure (NNN / Gross)
4.
Tenant risk profile & vacancy assumption
5.
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T12 upload · Submarket benchmarks · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price · 3 cap rate anchors
Income approach @ 5% / 7% / 9% — aggressive / typical / conservative
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · Implied $/SF per anchor · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · implied $/SF · sensitivity
Value
AI, CAP & Alternative Use estimations · Realmo proprietary blendValue Estimations
Based on Realmo’s proprietary methodology
AI Approach
Method
Estimation
Statistic approach
by Request
ML approach
$440,000
CAP Approach
CAP Return
Estimation
6%
by Request
6.5%
by Request
7%
by Request
Blend value · Realmo final
$560k
Range $504k – $616k · ±10%
Realmo estimate · informational only.
These numbers are calculated by our models from public records and may not reflect actual market value.
Not an appraisal.
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Full estimation methodology
Every method · every assumption · confidence drivers
Price per SF
Sale + rent benchmarks
Subject property
$259 / SF
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · Asking & closed rent · Submarket vacancy
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · asking & closed rent · submarket vacancy
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2024Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2024
Tax billed
$39,693
Tax year 2024
Assessed value
$3,283,789
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$3,283,789
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
1.21%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$1,970,275
Assessed improvement
$1,313,514
Applied tax rate
6.0000
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & $/SF · sale date & distance · adjustments
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Retail space
Use group
RETAIL STORES (PERSONAL SERVICES)
Status
Off-Market
Year built
1906
Construction
WOOD
Heating
NONE
Cooling
NONE
Stories
2
Units
3
Total area
2,159 SF
Lot
0.17 ac (7,500 SF)
Zoning code
RM3
APN
120-04-037
UPID
US09-0015728
Jurisdiction
SANTA CLARA
Zoning & alternative use
RM3 · Palo Alto, CA
Zoning RM3 · permitted uses
RM3 · Palo Alto, CA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed · special-permit conditions · prohibited
Palo Alto. Always verify with local authorities before improvements.
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1906
Construction
WOOD
Heating
NONE
Cooling
Yes
Stories
2
Units
3
Lot
0.17 ac
Current owner
From public records · entity-resolved
Hugo Santos
Individual
Free & Clear · 1 yrs held
Mailing address
705 COWPER ST, PALO ALTO, CA 94301-2603
Mailing matches property
Yes
Owner-occupied
Yes
Ownership since
2024
Owner contacts — direct phone, email, and related entities
Decision-maker phone · Verified email · Related entities & filings
Owner contacts
Email · phone · related entities
Sales History
7 recorded events · public records
Date
Price
Buyer
Seller
Deed Type
Mortgage
Sep 13, 2024
—
Hugo Santos
Hugo Santos
Intrafamily Transfer
related
—
Sep 14, 2021
—
Hugo Santos
—
Deed
related
$2,000,000 · Rocket Mortgage LLC
Apr 26, 2007
—
Hugo Santos
Woodworth Charitable Trust
Grant Deed
$2,000,000 · Countrywide Home Loans INC
Mar 16, 2007
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Woodworth Trust
Woodworth Family Trust
Quit Claim Deed
—
May 1, 2003
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Woodworth,tr
Woodworth,john B & Margaret C
Quit Claim Deed
related
—
—
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Jp Dev Co
—
Deed Of Trust
related
$512,000 · Liberty National Bank
—
—
Development C Jp
—
Deed Of Trust
related
$30,000 · Individual
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Costs & Benchmarks
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Risks
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