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Sharon Heights, Menlo Park Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
Menlo Park's foothill corner by I-280 and Sand Hill Road: 1950s-60s streets on the old Sharon estate around a 1962 country club, with a park lake, a shopping center and large multi-unit complexes.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Sharon Heights
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Sharon Heights from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Sharon Heights came to be
Sharon Heights takes its name from the Sharon family. In the 1960s, the former 600-acre estate of Frederick W. Sharon, son of U.S. Senator William Sharon, and his wife Louise Tevis Breckinridge Sharon, daughter of Lloyd Tevis, was developed and named Sharon Heights. The Almanac's neighborhood profile describes the land being subdivided into ranch-style homes through the 1950s and 1960s.
The golf course came with the subdivision. The Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, a private club at 2900 Sand Hill Road, says it has operated since 1962, and its fairways fill much of the neighborhood's southwest side along Sand Hill Road. On the other side of that road, the Sand Hill corridor turned into a business address: Kleiner Perkins became the first venture capital firm with an office on Sand Hill Road in 1972, and the road is still shorthand for the industry.
Sharon Heights is a full part of the City of Menlo Park, even though unincorporated West Menlo Park nearly cuts it off from the rest of the city. On a map, the two pieces of the city touch only along Sand Hill Road near Santa Cruz Avenue, where the road was widened in 2006 behind a 16-foot faux rock wall. Sand Hill Road was finally completed east to El Camino Real in 2001 after three decades of debate.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Streets here follow the hills rather than a grid. Sharon Park Drive loops through the middle, with Monte Rosa Drive, Sharon Road and Altschul Avenue as the main connectors. Many of the side streets are named for western mountains and passes: Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, Klamath, Tioga, Whitney, Cascade, Sierra, Olympic, Warner Range and Loma Prieta, so a walk here doubles as a geography quiz. Courts and circles such as Hallmark Circle and Sand Hill Circle branch off near I-280.
The single-family streets started as 1950s and 1960s ranch houses, and many originals have been replaced by larger new houses, according to the Almanac's profile. The same profile points to the foothill topography, which puts many houses on sloping lots, so grade, drainage and retaining walls matter more here than on Menlo Park's flat east side.
Sharon Heights also has a lot of multi-unit housing. The 2020 Census counted about 2,000 housing units inside this outline, and roughly two-thirds of them are in a few large blocks, the biggest with more than 400 units, near Sharon Park Drive and Sand Hill Road and near I-280. Across Sand Hill Road, Stanford Hills is a separate 78-house enclave on Branner Drive, Anderson Way and Campbell Lane with one road in and out.
streets in sharon heights
- Sharon Park Drive
- Monte Rosa Drive
- Sharon Road
- Altschul Avenue
- Avy Avenue
- Valparaiso Avenue
- Trinity Drive
- Lassen Drive
- Shasta Lane
- Siskiyou Drive
- Klamath Drive
- Tioga Drive
- Whitney Drive
- Cascade Drive
- Sierra Drive
- Olympic Avenue
- Warner Range Avenue
- Loma Prieta Lane
- Blueridge Avenue
- Eastridge Avenue
- Continental Drive
- Hallmark Circle
- Sand Hill Circle
- Crest Lane
- Deanna Drive
- La Loma Drive
- Sharon Oaks Drive
- Campo Bello Lane
- Oak Hollow Way
- Branner Drive
- Anderson Way
- Campbell Lane
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Sharon Heights
- park
Sharon Park
A 9.83-acre city park at 1100 Monte Rosa Drive with a small lake, a gazebo, a walking path, a playground, picnic tables and wooded slopes.
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Sharon Hills Park
A 12.5-acre hillside park at Altschul and Valparaiso avenues with paved paths and trails, picnic areas and views toward the bay.
- club
Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club
A private member club at 2900 Sand Hill Road, in operation since 1962. Membership is separate from home ownership; ask the club directly about terms.
- shopping
Sharon Heights Shopping Center
The neighborhood center at 325 Sharon Park Drive, on the north side of Sand Hill Road, with a Safeway supermarket, a CVS pharmacy, banks, cafes and restaurants.
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Sand Hill Road and SLAC
Venture capital offices line Sand Hill Road east of I-280, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory sits across the road at 2575 Sand Hill Road.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Sharon Heights is in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District for kindergarten through eighth grade and the Sequoia Union High School District for high school; the Census Bureau's district map places the whole outline in Las Lomitas. The district runs two schools: Las Lomitas Elementary (transitional kindergarten through third grade) at 299 Alameda de las Pulgas in Atherton, and La Entrada (grades 4 through 8) at 2200 Sharon Road, inside the neighborhood, next to the district office at 1011 Altschul Avenue. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Las Lomitas guide · Sequoia Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- Interstate 280 runs along the west edge, with an interchange at Sand Hill Road and another at Alpine Road to the south.
- Sand Hill Road leads east past Stanford to Stanford Shopping Center (about 2.5 miles straight line) and El Camino Real.
- Santa Cruz Avenue leads northeast to downtown Menlo Park; the Menlo Park Caltrain station on Merrill Street is about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, roughly a 10- to 15-minute drive (approximate).
- Alameda de las Pulgas runs north through West Menlo Park toward Atherton and Redwood City.
- The Menlo Park Fire Protection District station nearest the neighborhood is at 3322 Alameda de las Pulgas, just across the West Menlo Park line.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Sharon Heights: what we check
Buying here
- For condominiums and townhomes, read the HOA package closely: CC&Rs, budget, reserve study, recent and planned special assessments, the master insurance policy and any litigation.
- On hillside lots, ask for drainage, retaining-wall and geotechnical history, and read the natural hazard disclosure for seismic, landslide and fire-zone mapping on the specific parcel.
- On original 1950s and 1960s houses, compare permits with the house and check the electrical panel, plumbing, foundation and sewer lateral.
- If you plan to rebuild or add a second story, ask the Menlo Park planning division what the parcel's zoning allows and what permits are needed to remove large trees before you make an offer.
- Lots that back onto I-280, Sand Hill Road or the golf course trade differently from interior lots, so visit at commute hours and check sight lines.
Selling here
- Condo and townhome sellers should order the HOA resale documents early; buyers and lenders ask for them in the first days of escrow.
- Gather permits and final inspections for every remodel, addition and retaining wall.
- Document lot size, slope and any view with a survey or plot plan; on hillside lots that is a big part of the value story.
- Lead with measured location facts: the walk to Sharon Park and the shopping center, and the drive to I-280, Stanford and downtown Menlo Park.
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faq
Sharon Heights questions, answered
Is Sharon Heights in the City of Menlo Park?
Yes. Sharon Heights is inside the city limit, so building permits, planning and police service come from the City of Menlo Park. Its neighbor to the northeast, West Menlo Park, is unincorporated San Mateo County, and the two areas are easy to confuse because they share Menlo Park mailing addresses.
When was Sharon Heights built?
The old Sharon estate was subdivided through the 1950s and 1960s, and the golf club has operated since 1962. Many of the original ranch houses have since been replaced by newer homes.
Which school districts serve Sharon Heights?
Las Lomitas Elementary School District (La Entrada, grades 4-8, is at 2200 Sharon Road) and Sequoia Union High School District. Boundaries change, so check the exact address with the districts.
Is the Sharon Heights golf course public?
No. Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club is a private member club at 2900 Sand Hill Road. Membership is handled by the club, separately from buying a home.
What kinds of homes are in Sharon Heights?
Single-family houses on curving hillside streets, from original ranch houses to newer rebuilds, plus several large multi-unit complexes. In the 2020 Census, about two-thirds of the roughly 2,000 housing units inside our outline were in a handful of large blocks.
Who supplies water in Sharon Heights?
Menlo Park Municipal Water, the city's utility. Sharon Heights gets San Francisco Regional Water System water through its own connection off Sharon Park Drive at Lassen Drive.
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