Photos: eXp Realty of California, MLS listing 41009533
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1145 Portland Ave
Sold for $1,165,000 in October 2022 against an $895,000 ask — $270,000 and 30.2% over asking, in 12 days. The MLS description names it a MacGregor outright, one of the few houses in this collection where the listing itself makes the attribution rather than it being inferred from style. The county's value roll drifts at roughly 2% a year unbroken from 1992 to 2022 despite six ownership transfers over that span, none of which carried a recorded price — the signature of trust or family conveyances — so the 2022 sale is very likely the first arm's-length trade in the modern record.
At a glance
Beds
2
Baths
1
Square feet
917 sq ft
Lot size
2,500 sq ft
Year built
1940
Stories
1.5
Garage
Attached 1-car
County
Alameda County
APN
67-2815-18
MLS #
41009533
Neighborhood
Garfield
Annual tax
$18,077
Assessed value
$1,100,000
Listings elsewhere
Redfin
Homes.comPrice history
| Date | Event | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2022 | Sold | $1,165,000 | Public record |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Pending | — | bridgeMLS |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Listed | $895,000 | bridgeMLS |
Construction and systems
Style
Bungalow
Levels
Split level
Rooms
5
Construction
Stucco
Heating
Forced air
Cooling
None
Flooring
Hardwood, tile
Windows
Dual pane
Kitchen
Updated kitchen, breakfast nook, stone counters, gas range, dishwasher, garbage disposal, refrigerator
Laundry
Laundry room, washer and dryer
Appliances
Dishwasher, disposal, gas range, refrigerator, dryer, washer, gas water heater
Interior
No additional rooms, breakfast nook, stone counters, updated kitchen
Floor plan
Street level 1 bedroom and 1 bath; upper level 1 bedroom
Lot
Regular, fenced
Yard
Back yard, front yard, fruit trees
Utilities
Public sewer, gas water heater
HOA
None
Subdivision
Albany
Days on market
12
House notes
- Named as a MacGregor in the listing copy itself — "Bright and sunny MacGregor in ultra convenient Central Albany location"
- Sold for $270,000 over asking, 30.2% above the list price, after 12 days on the market
- The attached garage carries seismic upgrades, called out as a selling point in the MLS description
- Split level on a 917 sq ft footprint — one bedroom and the only bath at street level, the second bedroom up a half flight
- Six ownership transfers were recorded between 1996 and 2018 without a single reassessment; the county value roll drifts at the Prop 13 statutory ~2% a year straight through all of them, and none carried a recorded sale price
- The 2022 sale reset the Prop 13 basis from $75,501 to $1,165,000 — about 15-fold — and the tax bill rose 647.6% the following year, from $2,513 to $18,787
- The county cut the 2026 assessment to $1,100,000 from $1,212,065, a Prop 8 decline-in-value reduction and by far the largest drop in the 35-year roll
- A 2,500 sq ft lot with a productive back garden — the listing photos show a mature apple tree in fruit
Insights
Last sold
$1,165,000 (2022)
First recorded sale
$1,165,000 (2022)
Appreciation
—
Price per sq ft
$1,270 (at last sale)
