Photos 1–19: Ethos Real Estate, MLS listing 41024032. Photos 20–36: 2020 rental listing at $2,700/mo, via Apartments.com. Final image from MLS listing 29009063 (1999).
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555 26th St
Sold 5 May 2023 for $565,000 against a $499,000 ask — $66,000 over, after 8 days on market. The 1997 MLS remark already called it a "CHARMING MACGREGOR ... SPLIT LEVEL"; it sold that year for $115,000, then again in 1999 for $127,500.
At a glance
Beds
2
Baths
1.5
Square feet
954 sq ft
Lot size
2,500 sq ft
Year built
1942
Stories
1
Garage
Attached 1-car
County
Contra Costa County
APN
515-140-002
MLS #
41024032
Neighborhood
North and East
Annual tax
$9,857
Assessed value
$599,581
Listings elsewhere
Redfin
Zillow
Compass
Realtor.com
Homes.comPrice history
| Date | Event | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2023 | Sold | $565,000 | Public record |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Pending | — | bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Listed | $499,000 | bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR |
| Jun 14, 1999 | Sold | $127,500 | Public record |
| May 1, 1999 | Delisted | — | bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR |
| Apr 14, 1999 | Listed | $132,980 | bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR |
| Aug 29, 1997 | Sold | $115,000 | Public record |
| Jul 3, 1997 | Delisted | — | bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR |
| Mar 9, 1997 | Listed | $99,950 | bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR |
Construction and systems
Levels
Split level
Rooms
6
Exterior
Cement siding
Roof
Composition shingle, flat
Heating
Floor furnace
Cooling
None
Flooring
Hardwood throughout, laminate
Windows
Double pane
Interior
Bonus/plus room, built-ins
Kitchen
Stone counters, free-standing range, garbage disposal
Appliances
Washer, dryer, gas water heater
Laundry
In laundry room
Lot
Level
Yard
Back yard, deck, detached utility shed
Utilities
Public water, public sewer
Safety
Carbon monoxide detectors
Cross street
Barrett
Permits
2 recorded since 2023 — sewer lateral encroachment (May 2023) and wastewater (Jun 2023)
House notes
- Carried in the MLS architectural-style field as "MacGregor" — rendered "Mac Gregor" on Realtor.com
- Matchstick hardwood floors and original built-ins
- Bonus room off the kitchen with its own half bath — already there by 1999, when the listing advertised an "added room off kitchen"
- Detached utility shed in the back yard
- Painted pink in 1999; grey with a red front door by 2023
- Floor furnace heat, no cooling
- Rented out in 2020 — asked $2,800/mo, dropped to $2,700, then pulled after three months; the $2,700 listing still lingers on Apartments.com and supplied 17 photos of the post-TLC interior
- A change of owner recorded in November 1995 with no disclosed price — the earliest transfer in the county record for this parcel
- Assessment tripled after the 2023 sale, from $191,646 to $576,300, and the tax bill went from $4,103 to $9,857
Insights
Last sold
$565,000 (2023)
First recorded sale
$115,000 (1997)
Appreciation
+391% (6.4%/yr)
Price per sq ft
$592 (at last sale)
