838 University Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301-2131
Trust Owned
26-yr Hold
~
Est. High Equity
Estimated value (blended)
$245k
Range $221k – $270k (±10%)
Property ID
US09-2664682
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Year built
1957
Construction
WOOD
Total area
6,402 SF
Lot
0.23 ac (10,000 SF)
Zoning code
RM3
APN
003-03-042
UPID
US09-2664682
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
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CAP Approach
CAP
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Comparable Approach
Comparable
by Request
Blend (final)
Blend
$245k
Owner & transaction history
since 2000
5 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
RM3 · Palo Alto, CA
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
Value estimation
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Sensitivity value band
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Summary
1
Valuation conclusion
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Estimated market value
$245k
Value range
$221k – $270k
±10% around blend
Estimated value / SF
$38 / SF
Confidence
High
48 county-verified comps
Property data
75
Market benchmarks
67
Comparable evidence
100
$221k
blend $245k
$270k
Market-derived valuation under stabilized market assumptions. Desktop analysis. No physical inspection performed.
2
Subject property
Included free
GBA
6,402 SF
Lot area
0.23 ac
Year built
1957
Stories
2
APN
003-03-042
Assessed value
$324,976
3
Income approach: direct capitalization
Partial preview
Not enough income data on file for a CAP-approach estimation.
4
Sales comparison
Partial preview
Sales approach indication
$3.16M
Weighted, 20 comps · high confidence
Evidence
48 found · 6 selected
County-verified recorded sales
Comparable
Sale dateSale price$ / SF
4.6 mi away · 6,850 SF
8.6 mi away · 7,344 SF
9.9 mi away · 4,666 SF
10.1 mi away · 6,595 SF
10.4 mi away · 6,335 SF
5
Sensitivity & risk
Partial preview
Downside
−10%
Base
$245k
Upside
+10%
Bounds of the ±10% band vs the blend — never simulated scenarios.
6
Current market position
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Benchmark
Observed band ($/SF)AverageSubject delta
Submarket 53 sales
$521
-93%
County 711 sales
$418
-91%
Band = middle half (Q1–Q3) of recorded sale $/SF for this use type per geography; the diamond marks the subject at $38/SF. Delta below average reads as headroom. Source: Realmo CRE sales derivatives (county records).
7
Data & methodology
Included free
Building area
County record
Property tax
Not available
Assessed value
County record
Zoning designation
Not available
Operating expenses
Not available
Market rent
Not available
Actual rent roll
Not available
Tenant leases
Not available
Physical condition
Not inspected
Conversion costs
Not available
Not analyzed due to unavailable source data: tenant leases, physical condition and capital
requirements were not available for this desktop analysis. Cost Approach excluded due to
availability of income evidence.
Automated valuation analysis, not a licensed appraisal. Figures are derived from public
records and proprietary models. Desktop analysis: no physical inspection, tenant leases or reported
property income. Verify with a licensed appraiser before transacting.
Cap rate
Cap rate calculated from real income and expense signals, benchmarked against sales of similar assets nearby.
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9-scenario matrix
Comparable evidence · 48 sales
Market rates by use type
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Overview
No cap rate is computable for this property yet: no recorded sale, income signal or market-rate row for its use type.
Price sensitivity
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Implied value$325k
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Value / SF
$51
Vs. selected
Base
Derivation
NOI ÷ cap
Arithmetic over the derived NOI * — not market scenario modeling.
NOI × cap matrix
Preview
Preview of 9 modeled outcomes.
NOI
5.00%7.00%9.00%
$20k
$409k
$292k
$227k
$23k
$455k
$325k
$253k
$25k
$500k
$357k
$278k
NOI sensitivity ±10% across the 5 / 7 / 9% anchors — derivation of the NOI above.
Comparable evidence
Partial preview
Recorded sales nearby
48 found
High confidence · county-verified
Closest comparable
$4.75M
0.6 mi · Dec 2025 · $737/SF
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2022Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2022
Assessed value
$324,976
Assessed 2023
Previous assessed
$319,483
+1.7% YoY
Assessed land
$94,124
Assessed improvement
$230,852
Applied tax rate
6.0000
Automated cap rate analysis. Based on public records, market benchmarks and proprietary
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Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Status
Off-Market
Year built
1957
Construction
WOOD
Heating
CENTRAL
Cooling
NONE
Stories
2
Units
6
Total area
6,402 SF
Lot
0.23 ac (10,000 SF)
Zoning code
RM3
APN
003-03-042
UPID
US09-2664682
Jurisdiction
SANTA CLARA
Zoning & alternative use
RM3 · Palo Alto, CAZoning RM3 · permitted uses
RM3 · Palo Alto, CA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1957
Construction
WOOD
Heating
CENTRAL
Cooling
Yes
Stories
2
Units
6
Lot
0.23 ac
Zoning
The recorded zoning designation, what the district officially allows, and the municipal source it comes from.
Zoning designation
County-recorded code
RM3
Jurisdiction
Palo Alto, CA
Recorded code
RM3
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