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For sale
Listed by: BHHS California Properties • Marcille Dilsaver-Hughes • 626-429-7340
$748,000
961 E California Blvd Unit 109, Pasadena, CA 91106
2beds
1,197sqft
:
Get pre-qualified$5,596/mo
Condominium
Built in 1987
-- sqft lot
$734,900 Zestimate®
$625/sqft
$675/mo HOA
What's special
- 149 days |
- 565 |
- 25 |
Zillow last checked:
Listing updated:
Listed by:
Marcille Dilsaver-Hughes DRE #02158588 626-429-7340,
BHHS California Properties,
Michael Dilsaver DRE #00620166 626-755-7372,
BHHS California Properties
Source: CRMLS,MLS#: P1-27081
Originating MLS: California Regional MLS (Ventura & Pasadena-Foothills AORs)
Originating MLS: California Regional MLS (Ventura & Pasadena-Foothills AORs)Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 2
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Living Room, Primary Bathroom, Primary Bedroom, Other
Primary bedroom
- Features: Primary Suite
Other
- Features: Walk-In Closet(s)
Heating
- Has Heating (Unspecified Type)
Cooling
- Has cooling: Yes
Appliances
- Laundry: Laundry Closet, Stacked
Features
- Primary Suite, Walk-In Closet(s)
- Has fireplace: Yes
- Fireplace features: Living Room
- Common walls with other units/homes: No Common Walls
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,197 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Garage
- Garage spaces: 2
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Pool features: None
- Spa features: None
- Fencing: None
- Has view: Yes
- View description: None
Details
- Parcel number: 5327002067
- Special conditions: Trust
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: Condo
- Property subtype: Condominium
Condition
- Year built: 1987
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Park, Street Lights, Sidewalks
HOA
- Has HOA: Yes
- Amenities included: Other
- HOA fee: $675 monthly
- HOA name: 961 E California Homeowners Association, Inc
- HOA phone: 626-529-3918
Location
- Region: Pasadena
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $625/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $648,440
- Annual tax amount: $7,690
- Date on market: 5/9/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 150 days
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
Estimated market value
$734,900
$698,000 - $772,000
$3,761/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/9/2026 | Listed for sale | $748,000+54.5%$625/sqft |
Source:  CRMLS #P1-27081 Report a problem | ||
| 3/3/2011 | Listing removed | $1,800$2/sqft |
Source: Real Living #A10100577 Report a problem | ||
| 2/19/2011 | Listed for rent | $1,800$2/sqft |
Source: Dilbeck Realtors #A10100577 Report a problem | ||
| 7/27/2006 | Sold | $484,000+23.5%$404/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 11/16/2004 | Sold | $392,000+182%$327/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 9/26/1997 | Sold | $139,000$116/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,690 +5.7% | $648,440 +2% |
| 2024 | $7,274 +0.9% | $635,726 +2% |
| 2023 | $7,212 +3.6% | $623,262 +2% |
| 2022 | $6,961 +4.3% | $611,042 +2% |
| 2021 | $6,676 +4.2% | $599,061 +1% |
| 2020 | $6,406 | $592,920 +2% |
| 2019 | $6,406 -2.5% | $581,295 +2% |
| 2018 | $6,570 | $569,898 +2% |
| 2017 | $6,570 +1.2% | $558,725 +5.2% |
| 2016 | $6,493 +5.2% | $531,000 |
| 2015 | $6,172 +9.2% | $531,000 +9.7% |
| 2014 | $5,654 | $484,000 +19.2% |
| 2012 | -- | $406,000 |
| 2011 | -- | $406,000 -5.3% |
| 2010 | -- | $428,500 |
| 2009 | -- | $428,500 -2.2% |
| 2008 | -- | $438,100 -9.5% |
| 2007 | -- | $484,000 +21% |
| 2006 | -- | $399,840 |
| 2005 | -- | $399,840 +156.1% |
| 2004 | -- | $156,100 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $153,240 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $150,237 +4% |
| 2000 | -- | $144,405 |
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Neighborhood: South
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 2/10McKinley SchoolGrades: K-8Distance: 0.4 mi
- 4/10Blair High SchoolGrades: 6-12Distance: 1.1 mi
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