NEW PRICE! PLEASANT HILL SCHOOLS! Recently renovated with $150K in improvements, this beautiful home on a quiet, dead-end street on the Martinez-Pleasant Hill border is the one for you. Come home to this bright and spacious house, and experience the upgrades in every room: new counters, new flooring, new heat pump, new upstairs windows, new front door and garage door, and even a new roof. Top it off with freshly painted interior and exterior. Enjoy evenings on the massive back deck, surrounded by mature landscaping with redwoods, fruit trees, and your own hillside as a backdrop. Relax in the hot-tub, in its own separate space off the family room, where you are protected from the outside elements. This neighborhood is super friendly, with lots of young families, kids playing, festive holiday parties, and very little traffic. You'll have plenty of room for cars, trucks and toys with a two-car garage, carport, and separate RV parking.
Sold for $1,288,500
$1,288,500
261 Benham Dr, Martinez, CA 94553
3beds
2,608sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1984
0.78 Acres Lot
$1,253,700 Zestimate®
$494/sqft
$4,308 Estimated rent
Home value
$1,253,700
$1.13M - $1.39M
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Fruit treesMature landscapingNew roofNew heat pumpNew upstairs windowsFreshly painted interiorNew flooring
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Listed by:
Kevin McCaffrey DRE #02054744 510-455-0725,
District Homes
Bought with:
Stephanie Rodgers, DRE #01431783
Intero Real Estate Services
Source: bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR,MLS#: 41112072
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 3
Kitchen
- Features: Breakfast Nook, Counter - Solid Surface, Stone Counters, Dishwasher, Eat-in Kitchen, Disposal, Gas Range/Cooktop, Microwave, Oven Built-in, Pantry, Refrigerator, Skylight(s), Updated Kitchen
Heating
- Forced Air, Heat Pump
Cooling
- Heat Pump
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Gas Range, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer, Gas Water Heater
- Laundry: Dryer, Laundry Room, Washer
Features
- Atrium, Breakfast Nook, Counter - Solid Surface, Pantry, Updated Kitchen, Central Vacuum
- Flooring: Tile, Vinyl, Carpet
- Windows: Double Pane Windows, Skylight(s)
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Living Room
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,608
- Total interior livable area: 2,608 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 6
- Parking features: Attached, Carport, RV/Boat Parking, Garage Faces Front, RV Access/Parking, Garage Door Opener
- Garage spaces: 2
- Has carport: Yes
Features
- Levels: Multi/Split
- Exterior features: Back Yard, Front Yard, Sprinklers Automatic
- Pool features: None
Lot
- Size: 0.78 Acres
- Features: Landscaped
Details
- Parcel number: 1644610063
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Custom
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Wood Siding, Wood, Frame
- Roof: Shingle
Condition
- Existing
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1984
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: No Solar
- Utilities for property: Cable Available, Internet Available, Natural Gas Available, Natural Gas Connected, Individual Electric Meter, Individual Gas Meter
Community & HOA
Community
- Security: Carbon Monoxide Detector(s), Double Strapped Water Heater, Smoke Detector(s), Closed Circuit Camera(s)
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Martinez
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $494/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $1,249,500
- Annual tax amount: $14,979
- Date on market: 9/18/2025
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional,1031 Exchange,FHA
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2025 | Sold | $1,288,500-0.8%$494/sqft |
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| 11/17/2025 | Pending sale | $1,299,000$498/sqft |
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| 11/14/2025 | Price change | $1,299,000-1.4%$498/sqft |
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| 10/24/2025 | Price change | $1,318,000-2.3%$505/sqft |
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| 10/1/2025 | Price change | $1,349,000+4.9%$517/sqft |
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| 9/19/2025 | Listed for sale | $1,286,000+5%$493/sqft |
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| 8/3/2023 | Sold | $1,225,000-1.9%$470/sqft |
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| 7/14/2023 | Pending sale | $1,249,000$479/sqft |
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| 7/10/2023 | Listed for sale | $1,249,000$479/sqft |
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| 6/29/2023 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 6/13/2023 | Pending sale | $1,249,000$479/sqft |
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| 6/6/2023 | Listed for sale | $1,249,000$479/sqft |
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| 6/4/2023 | Pending sale | $1,249,000$479/sqft |
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| 5/18/2023 | Listed for sale | $1,249,000$479/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,979 +2.2% | $1,249,500 +2% |
| 2024 | $14,658 +200% | $1,225,000 +241.3% |
| 2023 | $4,886 +0.8% | $358,926 +2% |
| 2022 | $4,845 +3.5% | $351,889 +2% |
| 2021 | $4,681 +2.3% | $344,990 +1% |
| 2020 | $4,578 +1% | $341,453 +2% |
| 2019 | $4,531 +2.5% | $334,758 +2% |
| 2018 | $4,419 +3.5% | $328,195 +2% |
| 2017 | $4,270 +2.8% | $321,761 +2% |
| 2016 | $4,156 +2.8% | $315,453 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $4,042 | $310,716 +2% |
| 2014 | $4,042 | $304,631 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $303,255 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $297,309 +2% |
| 2011 | -- | $291,481 +0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $289,304 -0.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $289,992 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $284,307 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $278,733 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $273,268 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $267,910 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $262,658 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $257,845 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $252,790 +2% |
| 2001 | -- | $247,835 |
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Neighborhood: 94553
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