What $217K gets you in Palo Alto: A condo where an 1840s adobe once stood

A Palo Alto condo sold for $270,000 on the site of an adobe that dates to the 1840s and once served as a social hub for the area. Find out what else recently changed hands across the Midpeninsula. Each week, Embarcadero Media takes a look at home sales in Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside. Here’s a look at sales from July 13-31 that were made public the week of Aug. 24.