FIXER with views overlooking San Leandro. Property on tax record shows Castro Valley. Buyers to verify. Contractor's special. Sold strictly as-is with all "belongings" in place, including vehicles. Show Friday and Saturday August 21st and 22nd starting at 10am. Gentle sloped backyard.
Single-familyProperty Type
1949Year Built
8,772 sq ftLot Size
$703Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Catherine Krueger•DRE #01271748• The Agency
El Portal Ridge, located between Lake Chabot Regional Park and Castro Valley Boulevard, is a hillside and residential Castro Valley neighborhood with winding ridge roads and broad East Bay views. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Castro Valley Boulevard and Redwood Road junction, where independent cafes, taquerias, and small storefronts set a steady, local rhythm. Nearby, Chabot Cinema anchors movie nights, while The Bistro brings a long-running live-music room to the valley. Mid-century ranch homes and updated split-levels follow the terrain, with mature trees and pocketed cul-de-sacs. Trailheads and shoreline paths at Lake Chabot shape an outdoors-forward routine. BART at Castro Valley Station links the ridge to the wider Bay Area.
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Offer insights
2235 Manchester Rd · $650,000
$727K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $727K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
6 days
The average home goes pending in 19 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
108.3%
Most homes are selling 8% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
Free-standing range and refrigerator included
Main entry at street level
Bedrooms
Total of 5 rooms (includes basement-level room)
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
Kitchen
Free-standing range
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Dedicated laundry room
Flooring
Hardwood floors
Vinyl flooring
Heating & cooling
Property has heating
Exterior features
Front yard
Back yard
Side yard
Terraced down yard
Fenced
Home design
Single-family residence
Residential property
Built in 1949
Parking
Attached garage (1 covered space, 1 garage space)
Construction
Shingle siding
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #41145476
Aug 19, 2026
Listed
$650,000
$703/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$6,159 (+3.4%)
$155,106 + $288,054
$443,160
2024
$5,954 (+0.4%)
$155,106 + $288,054
$443,160
2023
$5,930 (+1.6%)
$152,065 + $282,406
$434,471
2022
$5,840 (+2.8%)
$146,161 + $271,441
$417,602
2021
$5,679 (+2.2%)
$146,161 + $271,441
$417,602
2020
$5,554
$143,295 + $266,120
$409,415
2019
$5,558 (+6.1%)
$141,826 + $263,392
$405,218
2018
$5,241 (+4.7%)
$139,046 + $258,228
$397,274
2017
$5,003 (+4.8%)
$133,648 + $248,203
$381,851
2016
$4,773 (+2.2%)
$133,648 + $248,203
$381,851
2015
$4,669 (+1.5%)
$131,028 + $243,338
$374,366
2014
$4,601 (+21.7%)
$126,533 + $234,990
$361,523
2013
$3,781 (+6.1%)
$126,533 + $234,990
$361,523
2012
$3,564 (+1.9%)
$87,000 + $203,000
$290,000
2011
$3,498 (−13.1%)
$81,000 + $189,000
$270,000
2010
$4,027 (−7.0%)
$81,000 + $189,000
$270,000
2009
$4,330 (+6.3%)
$93,000 + $217,000
$310,000
2008
$4,073
$120,452 + $223,698
$344,150
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
2
Baths
1
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
8,772 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1949
Finished Sq. Ft.
925
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
925
Year built
1949
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Alameda County
APN
080A016101000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 28, 2026.
R1
Single-Family Residence Districts
Single-family residence districts, hereinafter designated as R-1 districts, are established to provide for and protect established neighborhoods of one-family dwellings, and to provide space in suitable locations for additional development of this kind, together with appropriate community facilities and allowance for restricted interim cultivation of the soil compatible with such low-density residential development.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Agriculture-Cropland
Agriculture-Grove / orchard
Sep 4, 1998 • Final
Building
Work on re-roofing.
Roofing
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Local insights from Redfin agents
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