Hero photo: Google Street View (March 2025). Archive photo: bridgeMLS listing 28645151 (©1998 EBRD).
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653 28th St
Sold for $133,000 in September 1998 after 27 days on market, $3,050 over the $129,950 asking price, and has not traded since. The 1998 listing is the only one on record, which makes it the primary source for nearly every interior detail here. Year built is contested — the county and every retail site's public record say 1940, while the MLS says 1950 — so 1950 is carried here as the year renovated.
At a glance
Beds
2
Baths
1
Square feet
947 sq ft
Lot size
2,700 sq ft
Year built
1940
Stories
1
Garage
Attached 1-car
County
Contra Costa County
APN
515-080-012
Zoning
R1
MLS #
28645151
Neighborhood
North and East
Renovated
1950
Annual tax
$4,353
Assessed value
$212,647
Listings elsewhere
Redfin
Zillow
Compass
Homes.comPrice history
| Date | Event | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1998 | Sold | $133,000 | Public record |
| Sep 3, 1998 | Withdrawn | — | bridgeMLS |
| Aug 7, 1998 | Listed | $129,950 | bridgeMLS |
| Dec 9, 1986 | Sold | $89,000 | Public record |
| Aug 5, 1983 | Sold | $63,000 | Public record |
Construction and systems
Style
MacGregor
Builder
MC GREGOR
Levels
Split level
Rooms
6
Exterior
Stucco
Roof
Shingle
Heating
Natural gas
Flooring
Vinyl, carpet; hardwood in the dining room
Interior
Formal dining room, utility room
Kitchen
Dishwasher, free-standing range, refrigerator, disposal
Laundry
Laundry room with washer and dryer
Yard
Covered patio
Utilities
Public water, public sewer
School district
West Contra Costa Unified
Subdivision
NICH MAC AVE CIV CEN, lot 61, block 29 (county legal description)
Financing
4 mortgages recorded since the 1998 purchase; the most recent, $72,000 in February 2022, is still open
House notes
- The 1998 MLS record names the builder outright in its Builder Name field: "MC GREGOR"
- Compass lists the architectural style as "MacGregor" — the same designation Contra Costa listings use for 604 24th St
- The 1998 listing description opens "NICE SPLIT LVL MCGREGOR" and puts hardwood floors in the dining room, though the structured MLS record lists only vinyl and carpet
- Sold in August 1983 for $63,000 — a week before the 1983 sale of 604 24th St
- Has not changed hands since September 1998, but was refinanced four times along the way — mortgages recorded in 2001, 2003, 2013 and 2022
- Proposition 13 has left the assessed value at $212,647: no reassessment since the 1998 purchase, just the 2%-a-year inflation factor creeping up from $133,000
Insights
Last sold
$133,000 (1998)
First recorded sale
$63,000 (1983)
Appreciation
+111% (5.1%/yr)
Price per sq ft
$140 (at last sale)
