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Kavanaugh & Newbridge, East Palo Alto Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
The East Palo Alto blocks north of Bay Road and west of University Avenue, from Newbridge Street at the Willow Road edge to the Kavanaugh Drive courts: mostly detached houses, many from the 1950s.
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the story
How Kavanaugh & Newbridge came to be
Kavanaugh & Newbridge is named for the two streets at its ends: Newbridge Street, which comes in from Belle Haven across Willow Road, and Kavanaugh Drive, which runs along the north edge to University Avenue. Two of its four sides are city lines. Willow Road separates it from Menlo Park's Belle Haven, and the Menlo Park line wraps the north side just behind the houses on Alberni Street and Kavanaugh Drive.
The city's history page notes that Menlo Park and Palo Alto annexed large tracts from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, while these blocks stayed unincorporated San Mateo County until East Palo Alto incorporated in 1983.
Listing records still file sales here under three names: Bayshore Park for the Newbridge side (Newbridge Street, Jervis and Saratoga Avenues, and the north ends of Ralmar, Laurel and Menalto Avenues), Flood Park Estates for the Kavanaugh side (Kavanaugh Drive, Clarence Court and Hazelwood, Ursula, Farrington and Emmett Ways) and Santa Susanna for Grace Avenue. Census estimates suggest the two halves grew at slightly different times: the Kavanaugh-side block group is about two-thirds 1950s houses, while the Newbridge side spreads from the 1940s into the 1970s.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
On the Newbridge side, Saratoga, Westminster and Jervis Avenues and the north ends of Laurel, Menalto, Poplar and Ralmar Avenues run up from Bay Road toward Alberni Street, which closes the grid along the north edge. Newbridge Street cuts diagonally across them from Willow Road down to Bay Road at Ralmar Avenue, and little Mello Street links Bay Road to Laurel Avenue.
On the Kavanaugh side, Kavanaugh Drive runs east along the north edge to University Avenue, with Kirkwood, Clarence and Gertrude Courts off its south side. Hazelwood, Gloria, Ursula, Farrington and Emmett Ways and Grace Avenue fill the blocks down toward Bay Road. Between the two halves sits the Ravenswood Middle School campus at 2450 Ralmar Avenue, and the southeast corner at Bay Road and University Avenue holds City Hall.
The housing is mostly detached houses: about 690 housing units in the 2020 Census, with Census estimates of about nine in ten detached on the Newbridge side and about four in five on the Kavanaugh side. Two 2020 Census blocks near Bay Road count about 100 units each, so a few apartment buildings sit among the houses. Expect original houses from the 1940s to the 1970s alongside additions and newer rebuilds.
streets in kavanaugh & newbridge
- Newbridge St
- Saratoga Ave
- Westminster Ave
- Jervis Ave
- Mello St
- Alberni St
- Laurel Ave
- Menalto Ave
- Poplar Ave
- Ralmar Ave
- Kavanaugh Dr
- Kirkwood Ct
- Clarence Ct
- Gertrude Ct
- Hazelwood Way
- Gloria Way
- Ursula Way
- Farrington Way
- Emmett Way
- Grace Ave
- Bay Rd
- University Ave
- Willow Rd
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Kavanaugh & Newbridge
- park
Pocket Park at Newbridge
A small city pocket park on Bay Road at the Newbridge end (city park list; no features listed).
- landmark
City Hall at Four Corners
City Hall is at 2415 University Avenue, at the Bay Road corner of the neighborhood; public maps show the county library branch at the same address.
- landmark
Gloria Way Well
The city's water projects include the Gloria Way Well, a groundwater well with a capacity of 300 gallons per minute meant to help meet the city's water needs (city project page).
- park
Bell Street Park
About 0.6 mile straight-line south at 2159 University Avenue: a jump-house area, a large lawn and a skate park, with no restrooms (city park list).
- park
Flood Park (San Mateo County)
A 21-acre county park at 215 Bay Road in Menlo Park, about 1.3 miles straight-line west. Phase 1 of its renovation opened June 7, 2025 with picnic sites, sports courts and a bike pump track; the playground was still under construction in the county's latest update.
- shopping
University Avenue and US 101
A shopping center sits on the east side of the University Avenue interchange with US 101, about a mile straight-line from the middle of the neighborhood (public maps).
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Kavanaugh & Newbridge is in the Ravenswood City School District, which runs the elementary and middle grades, and the Sequoia Union High School District (Census school-district maps). Ravenswood Middle School (grades 6-8) is inside the neighborhood at 2450 Ralmar Avenue. Two other district campuses are close by: Costaño School of the Arts just across University Avenue, and Belle Haven Elementary across Willow Road in Menlo Park, about 0.4 mile straight-line from the Willow Road edge. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Getting around
- Willow Road (State Route 114) runs along the west edge to the US 101 interchange at the neighborhood's southwest corner.
- University Avenue runs along the east edge, north to Bayfront Expressway and State Route 84 at the Dumbarton Bridge approach and south to US 101 (Census road data).
- Bay Road runs along the south edge to Four Corners and on across the city.
- SamTrans Route 281 runs between the Belle Haven Community Campus and Stanford; routes 280, 296 and the EPX express to San Bruno BART and San Francisco also serve the city (check samtrans.com for stops).
- Caltrain: Palo Alto and Menlo Park stations are each about 2.3 miles straight-line from the middle of the neighborhood.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Kavanaugh & Newbridge: what we check
Buying here
- Flood: on FEMA's current map the Newbridge side (Newbridge, Jervis, Westminster, Laurel, Menalto, Alberni and Mello, plus much of Saratoga and Poplar) is in zone AE, a special flood hazard area; most of the Kavanaugh side is zone X, with parts of Kavanaugh Drive in the shaded 0.2-percent-chance zone. Check the exact address, ask your lender about flood insurance, and ask for an elevation certificate. The creek authority approved its SAFER Bay levee for the city's bay edge on May 28, 2026, but it is not built yet; today's map is the one that counts.
- Seismic: the whole neighborhood is inside a state-mapped liquefaction zone (California Geological Survey, Palo Alto quadrangle, released 2006). Expect it on the natural hazard disclosure; a rebuild or major addition may need a geotechnical report.
- Older houses: Census estimates put much of the stock in the 1940s to 1970s. Check the permit history for additions and conversions, the electrical panel, the sewer lateral and the foundation.
- Water: confirm the provider for the address (the city system serves about 80 percent of the city's connections, two small water companies the rest), and ask the city about water supply and connection requirements before planning an ADU.
- Rented house, duplex or ADU: the city's rent stabilization program covers many rental units; check whether a property is covered with the city's Rent Stabilization Program before you buy.
Selling here
- On the Newbridge side, have an elevation certificate and any flood insurance history ready; on the Kavanaugh side, a print of the zone X map answers the question early.
- Use the listing-record name that fits the street (Bayshore Park, Flood Park Estates or Santa Susanna) so comparable sales line up.
- Pull the permit history for additions, ADUs or garage conversions before listing.
- Spell out the access: Willow Road and University Avenue to US 101, University Avenue to the Dumbarton Bridge approach, and Bay Road to the Four Corners civic center.
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faq
Kavanaugh & Newbridge questions, answered
Is Kavanaugh & Newbridge part of Menlo Park?
No, it is in East Palo Alto. Menlo Park's Belle Haven starts across Willow Road, and the Menlo Park line runs just behind the north side of Alberni Street and Kavanaugh Drive. Newbridge Street continues into Belle Haven, so check the city named on the tax bill for any address near Willow Road.
Why do listings say Bayshore Park or Flood Park Estates?
Those are the names listing records use here: Bayshore Park for the Newbridge side north of Bay Road, Flood Park Estates for Kavanaugh Drive and the Ways south of it, and Santa Susanna for Grace Avenue.
Is it in a flood zone?
About half of it. FEMA's current map puts the Newbridge side in zone AE and most of the Kavanaugh side in zone X, with some shaded X on Kavanaugh Drive. Check the exact address on the FEMA map.
Which public schools are physically nearby?
Ravenswood Middle School is inside the neighborhood on Ralmar Avenue; Costaño School of the Arts is across University Avenue and Belle Haven Elementary is across Willow Road. All three are Ravenswood City School District campuses. Assignments depend on the address, so check with the district.
How old are the houses?
Census estimates put about two-thirds of homes on the Kavanaugh side in the 1950s, while the Newbridge side spreads from the 1940s into the 1970s. Additions and rebuilds are mixed in, so check each property's records.
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