Hero image owner photo, July 2026; gallery image Google Street View
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2821 Roosevelt Ave
Last sold July 22, 1988 for $98,500 and never listed since — the fifth-longest quiet stretch in this collection, behind 919 33rd St, 643 38th St, 412 Stannage Ave, and 650 27th St. The house has never been on the MLS at all: its market history is two public-record sales nine years apart, and no listing photo of it exists on any site. The 1988 Prop 13 basis keeps the assessment at $188,496, roughly $300,000 below what the July 2026 valuation models estimate.
At a glance
Beds
2
Baths
1
Square feet
977 sq ft
Lot size
2,500 sq ft
Year built
1939
Stories
1
Garage
Attached 1-car
County
Contra Costa County
APN
515-100-010
Zoning
RL2
Neighborhood
North and East
Annual tax
$4,897
Assessed value
$188,496
Listings elsewhere
Redfin
Zillow
Realtor.com
Trulia
CompassPrice history
| Date | Event | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1988 | Sold | $98,500 | Public record |
| Apr 17, 1979 | Sold | $61,000 | Public record |
Construction and systems
Rooms
5
Parking
Attached garage, 176 sqft
House notes
- Has never appeared on the MLS — its entire recorded market history is two public-record sales, $61,000 in April 1979 and $98,500 in July 1988
- The July 22, 1988 sale is the fifth-oldest last-sale date in this collection, behind 919 33rd St (April 1977), 643 38th St (April 1978), 412 Stannage Ave (January 1982), and 650 27th St (January 1987)
- The deed on file with the assessor is still the one recorded on sale day, document 14468606 of July 22, 1988 — thirty-eight years of continuous ownership
- Because no listing ever ran, no listing photos exist anywhere — Redfin, Zillow, and Compass all illustrate the house with Street View imagery
- Assessed at $188,496 on the 1988 Prop 13 basis, roughly $300,000 under the July 2026 valuation models ($491,900 on Zillow, $507,342 on Redfin)
- The 2008 crash barely registered in the assessment — a dip from $137,500 to $129,000 and back, about 6%, because the 1988 tax basis was already far below market
- Carries the county's $7,000 homeowner exemption, the owner-occupancy marker, on the 2025 roll
- Sits in the same Nicholl MacDonald Avenue Civic Center tract as 638 27th St and 653 28th St — Lot 38 in Block 28 here, both of those in Block 29
Insights
Last sold
$98,500 (1988)
First recorded sale
$61,000 (1979)
Appreciation
+61% (5.3%/yr)
Price per sq ft
$101 (at last sale)
