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643 Emerson St
Palo Alto, CA 94301

$25,994 USD/MO

Restaurant For Lease  •  5,590 SF

Property Details

  • Property Type Restaurant
  • Year Built 1947
  • Total Building Size 5,590 SF
  • Tenancy Single
  • Building Class C
  • Zoning CD-C(GF)(P)
56 Transit Score
98 Walk Score

1 Space Available

Name Space Use Size Rent Details
1st Floor Ste Retail 5,590 SF $55.80 USD/SF/YR
Please contact exclusive listing broker, Alex Kent, with any questions. 650-793-0541. Please do not disturb existing tenant or employees with any questions about the property or the listing.
 
4,000 sf of ground floor space and 1,590 sf on the 2nd floor, (5,590 sf total building) - on 4,000 sf of land parcel.

  • Date available: Jul 2026
  • Lease term: 10 Years
  • Service type: Triple Net
  • Built out as: Restaurants And Cafes
  • Space Type: New

Description

Please contact exclusive listing broker, Alex Kent, with any questions. 650-793-0541. Please do not disturb existing tenant or employees with any questions about the property or the listing.

A sale will require the seller coordinating a 1031 exchange into a real estate partnership with a group of investors.

5,590 sf not divisible. Existing restaurant tenant would like to extend their lease, we need to consider our options first.

No parking on-site. Easy 2 hour street parking, plus City parking for employees is only $75/month in the University Ave area.  https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Transportation/Parking/Employees

Current asking sale price = $6,500,000
$311,882.99 Annually / $25,990.25 Monthly / 5,600 sf = $4.65/sf NNN.                          
Current cams  = $2,400 / month / 5,600 sf = $0.43/sf/month.

CD-C(GF)(P):
Retail, Restaurant, Liquor store. Personal service, trade school, church, studio, classes, school, day care, adult day care/nursing home, kennel, financial service office, business office*, medical office*, club, day care.  CUP required: commercial recreation. Development: Hotel, multi-family residential. *public facing office might be permitted on the 1st floor depending on the use, otherwise as part of multi-story development.

Zoning Details:
CD-C(GF)(P)

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-78321#JD_Chapter18.18
PAMC 18.18 - See Table 1 for “CD Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses”

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-79270#JD_Chapter18.30B
PAMC 18.30(B) - See “Use Limitations and Site Development Regulations”

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-79295
PAMC 18.30(C) – See “Permitted Uses” & “Conditional Uses”

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-76370
PAMC 18.04 Definitions of various use categories

Highlights

Located in Downtown Palo Alto
Surrounded by Numerous, Prominent Restaurants and Nobu Hotel
Walking Distance to Palo Alto Caltrain Station
400 amps.

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Public Transportation

Commuter RailDriveWalkDistance
Palo Alto (Caltrain - Caltrain (Caltrain)) 1 min 6 min 0.3 mi
Menlo Park (Caltrain - Caltrain (Caltrain)) 5 min - 1.8 mi
AirportDriveWalkDistance
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International 24 min - 15.9 mi
San Francisco International 30 min - 20.8 mi
Metro Oakland International 42 min - 29.0 mi

Parking Details

Parking Available: Yes
Reserved: No
Type: Surface
Included in Rent: Yes
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