Crescent Park Neighborhood —Eclectic architecture and a strong sense of community
Bounded by San Francisquito Creek, Channing Avenue, Middlefield Road, and Newell Road, Crescent Park is one of the hottest Palo Alto real estate markets. With a wide range of house styles and a community brought closer by mutual interests and concerns, Crescent Park is an excellent place for new families and young professional couples.
Crescent Park Neighborhood Real Estate Insider
With roughly 1,800 households, real estate prices range as widely as the architectural styles in Crescent Park, Palo Alto with the median home in 2006 selling for $1.8 million and otherwise ranging from $767,000 to $3.6 million. Unlike most of Palo Alto, California, there are many two-story houses in Crescent Park, with the majority being built on 20,000 square foot lots. On any given street, one can see a mix of Mediterranean, Victorian, Early Californian and Monterey Colonial homes Renovators should note, however, that the city of Palo Alto enforces strict maximum floor area ratios in order to retain the architectural character of the neighborhoods.
Living in Crescent Park is made pleasant by proximity to schools and downtown Palo Alto, tree-lined streets, a balance of old and new homes, low traffic and little noise. Nearby shopping is available at the Edgewood Shopping Center and Eleanor Pardee Park and Hopkins Creekside Park are also within walking distance.
The neighborhood often comes together for block parties, potlucks, and Fourth of July celebrations as well as to simply to walk kids to the nearby Duveneck Elementary School.
The Crescent Park Neighborhood Association brings the community together to address issues and concerns, such as the flooding of San Francisquito Creek. The association has been lobbying the city for years to take action on the infrequent, though costly flooding.
Other concerns have been raised about the increasing traffic, which has been met with mixed success. Speed bumps and islands have been placed on Channing Avenue as well as some supplemental stop signs at notably dangerous intersections. Recently, six-foot walls have built along homes on University Avenue, in order to provide a noise buffer from traffic.
Crescent Park Neighborhood School Information
Students in Crescent Park attend Duveneck Elementary School, Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High School, which are part of the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). PAUSD is an outstanding district amongst other Santa Clara County schools and consistently scores very high on the API. Also, all PAUSD schools are required to submit accountability reports to the community, which can be viewed on the Internet.
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