The five highest-priced home sales reported in San Mateo Peninsula, California for the week ending November 8, 2026, totaled $74.221 million. The two largest homes each have more than 10,000 square feet, and one of them is new construction. The rest of the list runs to older homes on generous land: a 1950s Atherton home on close to an acre, a single-level ranch with a detached studio, and a Menlo Park home with a garden of roses and lemon trees.
Four of the five sales were in Atherton and one was in Menlo Park, all in San Mateo County. Compass agents listed four of the five homes.
No. 1 — $28,398,000 · 2 Carolina Ln, Atherton, California
The top sale of the week was a French-style estate at 2 Carolina Lane in Atherton, which sold for $28.398 million. Built in 2003, the home is the largest of the five, with 11,300 square feet of living space, seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, six full and three half. It sits on 1.27 level acres behind a security gate, with an electric gate at the parking and a five-car garage.
Inside, the rooms have high ceilings and floors of hardwood, stone and tile, and an elevator connects the floors. Fireplaces warm the living room, the family room and the primary bedroom. The finished lower level is given over to leisure, with a theater, a wine cellar, a recreation room and a fitness center.
The grounds are where the property becomes a private resort. Beside the pool and spa there is a guest house, and a tennis court doubles for pickleball. There is also a putting green, a batting cage and a trampoline set into the ground. An outdoor kitchen and a covered terrace with heaters, along with an outdoor fireplace, make the yard usable well into the evening. The property last sold for $10.36 million in 2011.
The home went under contract 15 days after it was listed. Brent & Mary Gullixson of Compass were the listing agents, and Steve Lessard of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $26,200,000 · 97 Santiago Ave, Atherton, California
At 97 Santiago Avenue in Atherton, a newly completed home sold for $26.2 million, the only new construction among the five. Built in 2026 by Benchmark Builders in the West Atherton Circus Club area, it has six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, seven full and three half, the most bathrooms of any home on the list. The home has 10,595 square feet of living space on three stories and sits on 0.86 acres.
The great room is the center of the main floor, with a fireplace and a series of glass doors that open to the pool and the yard. Formal living and dining rooms sit apart from it. The open kitchen has honed marble countertops, a large island with seating and high-end appliances, and a second kitchen serves caterers or a private chef. Ceilings throughout include vaulted and open-beam treatments, and there are four fireplaces in all.
The primary suite has a bath with a steam shower, and three more bedroom suites are upstairs. On the lower level, a bedroom suite is set apart from a recreation room, a full bar and a large wine cellar, along with a fitness room whose bath includes a steam room and a sauna. Out back, the fenced yard has a pool, a spa, a barbecue center, a fire pit and a cabana with its own fireplace. The home is close to downtown Menlo Park, the Menlo Circus Club and the Sacred Heart and Menlo schools. The property last sold for $9.3 million in 2022, before the current home was built.
Zach Trailer of Compass was the listing agent, and Jimmy Gu of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $7,100,000 · 172 Encinal Ave, Atherton, California
At 172 Encinal Avenue in Atherton, a 1952 home went under contract five days after it was listed and sold for $7.1 million, $1.1 million above its $6 million asking price. The single-story home is the smallest of the five, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,780 square feet, and it sits on 0.94 acres in an established Atherton neighborhood.
Much of the appeal is the land. Mature landscaping and fruit trees give the lot privacy, and the property includes a greenhouse, sheds and a detached three-car garage behind a security gate. The home is close to Menlo Park schools, parks and the downtown area. The property last sold for $2.475 million in 2007.
Lori Buecheler of Compass was the listing agent, and Stephanie Elkins of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $6,300,000 · 59 Nora Way, Atherton, California
Every bedroom has its own bath in the ranch-style home at 59 Nora Way in Atherton, which sold for $6.3 million. Built in 1952 and freshly updated, the single-level home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, four full and one half, and 3,155 square feet of living space on 0.52 level acres. The primary suite opens directly to the outdoors.
Formal living and dining rooms join a large kitchen and an adjoining family room, with refinished hardwood floors, high ceilings, a wet bar and a gas fireplace in the living room. A detached studio can serve as an office or a fitness room, with a kitchenette, a bath, a sauna and a large walk-in closet. Redwoods line the edge of the private rear yard, which also has fruit trees, a built-in barbecue center and a three-hole putting green. Downtown Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Stanford University are a few minutes away. The property last sold for $3.3 million in 2015.
The home went under contract 28 days after it was listed. Brent & Mary Gullixson of Compass, who also listed 2 Carolina Lane, were the listing agents, and Elizabeth Thompson of The Agency represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $6,223,000 · 600 Wallea Dr, Menlo Park, California
The only sale outside Atherton was 600 Wallea Drive in Menlo Park, which sold for $6.223 million. The home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,180 square feet of living space, plus an office. All of the bedrooms are on the ground floor, and they have walk-in closets.
Skylights, bay windows and a garden window bring light into rooms with hardwood floors. The kitchen has quartz countertops, custom cabinetry, double ovens, a gas cooktop and a peninsula for casual meals, and it opens to a family room lined with built-in cabinets. A separate formal dining room is set apart for entertaining, and the primary bath has a custom stall shower under its own skylight. Outside, roses, crepe myrtles and lemon trees surround the home, with a lawn in back. The home lies within the Menlo Park City Elementary School District, and downtown restaurants and shops are a short distance away. The property last sold for $1.853 million in 2002.
The record for this sale does not identify a listing agent or a buyer’s agent who can be credited.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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