Los Altos
594 Benvenue Avenue, Rochman Family Trust to L. & L. Gao for $3,605,000
1650 Crestview Drive, Wang Family Trust to J. & U. Har for $5,500,000
Business & Real Estate
Frequently asked question: What's my house worth?
The most frequently asked question I get after “So, how’s the market?” is “How much is my house worth?” Unfortunately, as much as we would all like to think there is some intrinsic value as to what something is worth, it just isn’t true – especially in real estate.
Following are answers to a few questions that will help you determine the value of your house.
Village Stationers owner announces shop closures after 50-plus years
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Owner Kerry Hoctor and his daughter, Shannon Klein, pictured in the Los Altos branch of Village Stationers Monday, plan to close the business this summer.
Owner Kerry Hoctor and his daughter, Shannon Klein, pictured in the Los Altos branch of Village Stationers Monday, plan to close the business this summer.
Kerry Hoctor, who took over his parents’ Village Stationers business after their retirement in 1981, last week revealed plans to close the Los Altos and Menlo Park locations this summer.
Hoctor sent a statement to local media outlets – “with a heavy heart,” he said – stating that after five decades serving customers, Village Stationers will shutter when he settles into his own retirement. Hoctor recounted the history of his beloved business, adding that he was 12 years old when his parents bought a “little stationery store” at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto in 1966.
Dream team buys Palo Alto's My Gym site, fulfills long-awaited business ambition
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Juakila “Kiki” McConnell, left, and Los Altos resident Helen Vallaeys are the new owners of the My Gym franchise in Palo Alto in the Midtown Shopping Center on Middlefield Road. They acquired the business last month upon former owner Bob Yanofsky’s retirement.
It’s My Gym and it’s your gym, but now it’s also Helen’s gym and Kiki’s gym.
Los Altos mom Helen Vallaeys and her friend and longtime activities instructor Juakila “Kiki” McConnell are now the owners of the My Gym in the Midtown Shopping Center in Palo Alto after realizing their dream of keeping the children’s play center a growing space for families.
Transactions for the week of April 17
Los Altos
1436 Brookmill Road, Federici Trust to S. & C. Kim for $2,840,000
1161 Lammy Place, Wilson-Chang Trust to Marshall Trust for $3,500,000
Reflecting on equal access during Fair Housing Month
April is National Fair Housing Month, and housing advocates aim to remind Americans that all persons have equal access to housing and that fair housing is not an option but the law.
The Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, protects people from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability and family status.
