Menlo Park

 

Nestled between Atherton to its northwest and Palo Alto and Stanford to its southeast, lies Menlo Park, a lush and sunny quilt of neighborhoods, shopping and dining opportunities, and business centers that spans from the San Francisco Bay to the rolling edge of the coast range foothills. Its variety of topography, neighborhoods and home styles provide homebuyers with a wonderful selection of lifestyles and prices. At its northeast end is the 160 acre Bedwell Bayfront Park with miles of hiking trails, Facebook’s HQ and newly-developed offices and research centers along the Bayfront Expressway, and the wonderfully accessible Belle Haven neighborhood, and at its southwest end is the lush and luxurious Sharon Park neighborhood with an expansive elegance complimented by its well-kept green spaces, the Sharon Park Golf & Country Club, Sharon Park Shopping Center, a near absence of traffic lights, underground utilities, and Sand Hill Road - the de facto main street of the local venture capital industry. In between are many other distinct neighborhoods that have their own feel and identities, augmented by neighborhood stores and restaurants, parks and open spaces, and vibrant commercial developments. The Santa Cruz Avenue downtown offers an enticing shopping and dining experience that features a welcoming collection of boutiques, local retailing institutions, casual coffee shops, and top-rated restaurants. More shopping is available at the adjacent Stanford Shopping Center and Palo Alto University Avenue downtown. Prototypical of the Mid-Peninsula experience, Menlo Park provides a wonderful Mediterranean climate, beautiful topography and flora, well-designed and managed public spaces, great shopping and dining, fantastic employment opportunities, and a generous variety of neighborhoods and lifestyles to choose from. Menlo Park’s public schools are operated by the Menlo Park City Elementary, Las Lomitas Elementary, Ravenswood City Elementary, and Sequoia Union High School Districts.