Calling all beach lovers! This classic Westside 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on Columbia St. is brimming with opportunity. Steps from the ocean and downtown's amenities, this prime location is your canvas. Whether you are looking for a move-in ready home, or something more of a blank canvas to update and modernize to your specifications, this home is for you. Columbia Street is all about location. Just steps to West Cliff Drive, Lighthouse Field and Steamers Lane. A short trek over to restaurants, wineries, breweries and New Leaf Market near Swift Street. And just a short drive or bike ride down to the shopping and restaurants of Downtown Santa Cruz. This West Side home is move-in ready just in time for enjoying the Santa Cruz summer!
Sold for $1,530,000
$1,530,000
526 Columbia St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
3beds
1,334sqft
Single Family Residence, Residential
Built in 1963
5,009 Square Feet Lot
$1,642,000 Zestimate®
$1,147/sqft
$5,570 Estimated rent
Home value
$1,642,000
$1.51M - $1.79M
$5,570/mo
Zestimate® history
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Downtown santa cruzLighthouse fieldWest side homeNew leaf market
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Listed by:
Erick Fernandez 01856066 831-247-0477,
KW Thrive Santa Cruz 831-457-5500
Bought with:
Michael Kenyon, 01942685
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Source: MLSListings Inc,MLS#: ML81955574
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Bathroom
- Features: PrimaryStallShowers, ShoweroverTub1
Dining room
- Features: EatinKitchen
Family room
- Features: SeparateFamilyRoom
Heating
- Central Forced Air Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Washer/Dryer
- Laundry: In Garage
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood, Laminate, Tile
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,334
- Total interior livable area: 1,334 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Attached
- Attached garage spaces: 2
Features
- Fencing: Wood
Lot
- Size: 5,009 sqft
Details
- Parcel number: 00425713000
- Zoning: R
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence, Residential
Materials
- Foundation: Concrete Perimeter
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1963
Utilities & green energy
- Gas: PublicUtilities
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Public Utilities, Water Public
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Santa Cruz
Other
Other facts
- Listing agreement: ExclusiveAgency
- Listing terms: CashorConventionalLoan
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4/22/2024 | Sold | $1,530,000-4.3%$1,147/sqft |
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| 3/29/2024 | Pending sale | $1,599,000$1,199/sqft |
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| 3/4/2024 | Listed for sale | $1,599,000+100.1%$1,199/sqft |
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| 10/30/2007 | Sold | $799,000-7.6%$599/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 3/23/2006 | Sold | $865,000+58%$648/sqft |
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| 10/3/2001 | Sold | $547,500+10.6%$410/sqft |
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| 7/3/2000 | Sold | $495,000+16.5%$371/sqft |
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| 6/30/1999 | Sold | $425,000$319/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,235 +56.8% | $1,560,600 +51.7% |
| 2024 | $11,631 +1.2% | $1,028,925 +2% |
| 2023 | $11,490 +1.1% | $1,008,751 +2% |
| 2022 | $11,360 +2.1% | $988,971 +2% |
| 2021 | $11,123 +0.8% | $969,578 +1% |
| 2020 | $11,036 +2.2% | $959,638 +2% |
| 2019 | $10,796 +1.2% | $940,822 +2% |
| 2018 | $10,673 +2.9% | $922,374 +3.7% |
| 2017 | $10,370 +11.9% | $889,511 +8% |
| 2016 | $9,271 +6.6% | $823,621 +6% |
| 2015 | $8,699 +10.4% | $777,001 +11% |
| 2014 | $7,882 | $700,001 +21.7% |
| 2012 | -- | $575,280 -5.3% |
| 2011 | -- | $607,240 -2.6% |
| 2010 | -- | $623,220 |
| 2009 | -- | $623,220 -22% |
| 2008 | -- | $799,000 -9.4% |
| 2007 | -- | $882,300 +49.1% |
| 2006 | -- | $591,860 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $580,255 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $568,877 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $558,450 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $547,500 +10.6% |
| 2001 | -- | $495,000 +14.2% |
| 2000 | -- | $433,500 |
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Neighborhood: 95060
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 8/10Bay View Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.7 mi
- 9/10Mission Hill Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.2 mi
- 10/10Santa Cruz High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1 mi
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