Exterior of 608 43rd St, a 1942 Charles MacGregor house in Richmond, CA

Photo: Red Oak Realty, MLS listing 41140764

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608 43rd St

Built 1942·Richmond, CA 94805·$599,000 for sale

Listed by the MLS under the style 'MacGregor' — the designation is used as an architectural style in Contra Costa listings. Currently asking less than it sold for in 2021. Kitchen and bath remodeled; dual-pane windows, indoor laundry, roof replaced 2023. Listed by Cecilia Orozco of Red Oak Realty. The county records 883 sq ft of living area on a 2,900 sq ft lot, and the MLS description flags a bonus space beyond that figure as buyer-verify. As of July 2026, Redfin estimated the home at $651,680, above the $599,000 asking price.

At a glance

Beds

2

Baths

1

Square feet

883 sq ft

Lot size

2,900 sq ft

Year built

1942

Stories

1

Garage

Attached 1-car (converted)

County

Contra Costa County

APN

518-370-016

Zoning

SFR3

MLS #

41140764

Neighborhood

North and East

Renovated

1975

Annual tax

$9,840

Assessed value

$598,000

Listings elsewhere

Price history

DateEventPriceSource
Jul 7, 2026Listed$599,000bridgeMLS
Jun 7, 2021Sold$671,000Public record
May 13, 2021PendingEBRD
May 4, 2021Listed$529,000EBRD
Mar 12, 2002Sold$245,000EBRD
Feb 10, 2002PendingEBRD
Jan 28, 2002Listed$239,950EBRD
Aug 26, 2001Withdrawn$250,000RESFAR
Jul 22, 2001Listed$249,950RESFAR
May 29, 2001Listed$225,000RESFAR
May 22, 1992Sold$123,000Public record
May 7, 1986Sold$75,000Public record

Construction and systems

Levels

Split level

Rooms

6

Foundation

Crawl space

Exterior

Stucco

Roof

Composition shingle / tar and gravel

Heating

Floor furnace

Cooling

Ceiling fans

Flooring

Hardwood, tile

Fireplaces

None

Laundry

Indoor laundry room, 220V

Kitchen

Breakfast nook, updated

Appliances

Dishwasher, disposal, free-standing gas range, refrigerator

Utilities

Public water, public sewer, gas water heater

Lot

Rectangular

Yard

Back yard, patio, shed, automatic sprinklers

House notes

  • Signature MacGregor entryway
  • Coved ceilings
  • Original built-in cabinetry
  • Narrow-plank oak hardwood floors
  • Attached garage was converted to living space, reached by a door from the living room leading down into it — the only house in the collection with that arrangement. A separate office/storage space remains
  • Recorded as Lot 27, Block 34 of the Spaulding/Richmond Pullman townsite
  • Backyard planted as a pollinator garden with passionfruit vines and mature lemon and plum trees
  • Assessed value jumped from $334,357 in 2020 to $684,420 in 2021 after the June 2021 sale, then was cut back to $576,000 in 2022

Insights

Last sold

$671,000 (2021)

First recorded sale

$75,000 (1986)

Appreciation

+795% (6.4%/yr)

Price per sq ft

$760 (at last sale)

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