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638 27th St

Built 1940·Richmond, CA 94804

Listed at $349,000 in late 2015 and sold as-is for $350,500 that January despite a disclosed $25,000 pest report — then reappeared in January 2022 asking $749,999, more than double, and never sold. One of just two houses in this collection with a second full bath: the primary suite sits at street level while a lone bedroom occupies the upstairs gable.

At a glance

Beds

Baths

Square feet

1,284 sq ft

Lot size

2,500 sq ft

Year built

1940

Stories

Garage

Attached 1-car

County

Contra Costa County

APN

515-080-003

Zoning

RL2

MLS #

40723395

Neighborhood

North and East

Annual tax

$7,418

Assessed value

$423,212

Listings elsewhere

Redfin

Realtor.com

Price history

Date	Event	Price	Source
Jan 4, 2022	Listed	$749,999	BAREIS
Jan 25, 2016	Sold	$350,500	Public record
Dec 21, 2015	Pending	—	bridgeMLS
Nov 30, 2015	Listed	$349,000	bridgeMLS
May 4, 2001	Sold	$170,000	Public record
Mar 1, 1977	Sold	$40,000	Public record

Construction and systems

Builder

MacGregor

Levels

Split level

Rooms

Layout

One bedroom upstairs; primary suite, second bedroom, both baths and the laundry room at street level

Foundation

Slab (the same MLS record also lists a crawl space)

Exterior

Stucco, composition shingles

Roof

Shingle

Heating

Forced air, natural gas

Cooling

None

Flooring

Hardwood, laminate, tile

Interior

Formal dining room, breakfast nook

Kitchen

Breakfast nook, stone counters, gas range, refrigerator, self-cleaning oven, disposal

Bathrooms

Primary with tiled stall shower; hall bath with shower over tub

Laundry

Laundry room with washer and dryer

Lot

Level, regular

Yard

Front, back and side yards, fenced

Utilities

Public water, public sewer; sewer lateral compliant at the 2016 sale

School district

West Contra Costa Unified

Subdivision

NICH MAC AVE CIV CEN, lot 15, block 29 (county legal description)

House notes

The 2016 MLS record names the builder in its Builder Name field — "MacGregor" — and the listing description opens "Charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath MacGregor split level"
One of only two houses in this collection with two full baths, alongside 5920 Orchard Ave
Relisted in January 2022 at $749,999 — more than double its 2016 sale price — through BAREIS, the North Bay MLS, but no sale ever followed
Sold as-is in 2016 with a disclosed $25,000 pest report, and still went $1,500 over asking
The 2016 sale reset the assessed value from $216,376 to $357,510, a 47.7% property-tax jump the following year
Same subdivision block as 653 28th St: the Nicholl MacDonald Avenue Civic Center tract, block 29
Has traded only three times in five decades — $40,000 in 1977, $170,000 in 2001, $350,500 in 2016