The Mayers acquired the property for $2.7 million in Aug. 2007 . The 2,510-square-foot house was built in 2003 in Allied Arts/Standford Park. It is part of the Stanford Park subdivision.
Dr. Kong is a general partner at Sofinnova Ventures, Inc., a venture capital firm established in 1972. He previously served as a general partner at Intersouth Partners, also a venture capital firm. He became a founding investor of Cellective Therapeutics, chair of Serenex and Novamin Technologies, and lead investor for Alimera Sciences. He also became part of GlaxoWellcome, McKinsey & Company, and TherOx.
He earned his bachelor's n chemical engineering and biological sciences from Stanford University. He obtained his M.D., Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, and master's from Duke University.
According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 386 home sales in Menlo Park during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $1.025 million.
Address: 712 College Avenue
Buyer(s): Garheng Kong and Melissa Kong
Seller(s): Timothy Mayer (Trustee), Christa Mayer, Timothy Mayer and Trust Christa
Sale date: May. 13, 2011