Pending sale. A unique multi-level floor plan offers versatility and space! Super sunny rooms, with mostly newer windows throughout the home. Chef's kitchen with 6 burner Viking gas range, stainless steel appliances, wood cabinetry and granite counter tops. A large 'common room' opens via French doors to a beautiful, serene landscaped garden as well as an additional storage and 'workshop' rooms. You will love the neighborhood with a high Walkscore@ of 96. Located less than a block from Solano Ave, with its myriad shops, restaurants, and the Albany Y at the end of the block. Near the Albany Community Center and Library, as well as the Senior Center, the Gilman corridor, Westbrae/Monterey Market and El Cerrito Plaza. You'll find it's a short distance to the Bay/Shoreline Trail, Albany Bulb and beach and not far from the El Cerrito Plaza or North Berkeley Bart. There is access to the highly-rated Albany K-12 school district** There is off street parking, (a one-car garage as well as room for one car in the driveway). * Buyer to verify space. **Any interested parties should verify school district and availability as attending the closest school is not guaranteed.
Sold for $1,350,000
$1,350,000
961 Kains Ave, Albany, CA 94706
3beds
1,536sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1927
2,613 Square Feet Lot
$1,394,600 Zestimate®
$879/sqft
$5,668 Estimated rent
Home value
$1,394,600
$1.30M - $1.51M
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Beautiful viewsOne-car garageWood cabinetryGranite counter topsFrench doors
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Listed by:
Catherine Stern DRE #01325681 510-334-6174,
Red Oak Realty
Bought with:
Myron Potter, DRE #02008798
COMPASS
Source: bridgeMLS/CCAR/Bay East AOR,MLS#: 41051076
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 3
Rooms
- Room types: Utility Room, Workshop
Kitchen
- Features: Dishwasher, Range/Oven Free Standing, Refrigerator
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Free-Standing Range, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer
- Laundry: In Garage
Features
- Storage
- Flooring: Other
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Brick, Living Room
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,536
- Total interior livable area: 1,536 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Int Access From Garage, Parking Spaces, Side Yard Access, Garage Faces Front, Garage Door Opener
- Attached garage spaces: 1
Features
- Levels: Tri-Level
- Stories: 3
- Exterior features: Back Yard, Low Maintenance
- Pool features: None
- Fencing: Fenced,Wood
Lot
- Size: 2,613 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 65266040
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Bungalow
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Stucco
Condition
- Existing
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1927
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: No Solar
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Natural Gas Connected, Individual Electric Meter, Individual Gas Meter
Community & HOA
Community
- Security: Double Strapped Water Heater, Security Gate
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Albany
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $879/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $1,377,000
- Date on market: 2/28/2024
- Listing terms: Conventional
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4/23/2024 | Sold | $1,350,000$879/sqft |
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| 4/2/2024 | Pending sale | $1,350,000$879/sqft |
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| 3/30/2024 | Price change | $1,350,000+13%$879/sqft |
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| 2/29/2024 | Listed for sale | $1,195,000+69%$778/sqft |
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| 9/14/2023 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 8/15/2023 | Listed for rent | $4,500-9.1%$3/sqft |
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| 10/13/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 10/6/2021 | Listed for rent | $4,950$3/sqft |
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| 6/28/2005 | Sold | $707,000+148.1%$460/sqft |
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| 8/11/1995 | Sold | $285,000$186/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -- | $1,377,000 +42.5% |
| 2024 | $16,272 -13% | $966,087 +2% |
| 2023 | $18,708 +2.6% | $947,146 +2% |
| 2022 | $18,230 +1.1% | $928,580 +2% |
| 2021 | $18,031 +0.7% | $910,374 +1% |
| 2020 | $17,900 +1.9% | $901,042 +2% |
| 2019 | $17,562 +27.3% | $883,381 +2% |
| 2018 | $13,795 | $866,067 +2% |
| 2017 | $13,795 +5% | $849,092 +2% |
| 2016 | $13,144 +8.2% | $832,450 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $12,150 | $819,950 +2% |
| 2014 | $12,150 | $803,894 +14.8% |
| 2013 | -- | $700,000 +7.7% |
| 2012 | -- | $650,000 -7.7% |
| 2011 | -- | $704,000 +2.6% |
| 2010 | -- | $686,000 -2% |
| 2009 | -- | $700,000 -6.7% |
| 2008 | -- | $750,267 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $735,561 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $721,140 +112.3% |
| 2005 | -- | $339,662 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $333,006 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $326,903 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $320,494 +2% |
| 2001 | $4,746 | $314,210 |
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Neighborhood: Lower Solano
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- 9/10Cornell Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.1 mi
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