Opening page…
Closed
- Listed price
- $795,000
- Listed Feb 5, 2020 · $674/sq ft
- Sold price
- $845,000
- Sold Mar 11, 2020
3 beds|1 ba|1,179 sqft|5,100 sqft lot|1946 Built|14 MLS days on market
5505 Macdonald Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Property Description
Exceptionally well-maintained and upgraded 3/1 home plus beautiful detached artist studio in very desirable location. House and studio are both sewer lateral compliant. Hardwood floors throughout in excellent condition. Vintage molding & hardware. Fireplace. Tankless hot water, dual-pane windows, custom window coverings. High-end appliances, including inside washer/dryer. Bath and kitchen remodeled. Seismic and drainage upgrades. Garage has loft for extra storage. See disclosures for full list of improvements. Detached artist studio with water, power (possible ADU) set in lovely private garden with Mt. Tam views and pond. Great neighborhood. Close to Del Norte BART, bus connections and freeway access. Ohlone Greenway and Canyon Trail Park are near for biking, hiking & tennis. Many fine restaurants, shops & amenities are only a few blocks away on San Pablo Ave.
Listing agent: TOM KNIGHTDRE #01441406tom@berkhills.com, Listing office: BERKELEY HILLS REALTY
MLS data updated 10/24/2026, 11:20:29 AM PT
Source: CRMLSMLS #: 40894371
Belmont insights
Price & property history
Compare recorded home prices, same-type ZIP sales and mortgage rates.
Last recorded sale$845,000
Mar 11, 2020
Available records22020
From MLS recordsActual listing and closing events
Prices use the left axis; mortgage rates use the right. Hover, tap, or focus the chart and use the arrow keys. Red SOLD badges mark recorded sales.
This home · nearest recorded event
No recordNo property-price record in this range.ZIP 94530 · Oct 2026
No monthly averageAt least 3 eligible sales in this month are required.30-year fixed mortgage benchmark
No weekly rateNo published rate within 7 days of this date.This home · 0 price recordsNo records in this period
ZIP 94530 · same property typeLoading eligible closed sales…
Freddie Mac · national weekly ratesLoading mortgage-rate history…
Recorded sales in this period (0)
No recorded sales in this range. Select All available for older records; missing records do not mean the home never sold.
ZIP averages use publicly displayable closed sales from our licensed MLS feed, matched to the same ZIP and exact property type. Months with fewer than 3 sales are omitted; the current month is incomplete. Lines connect available monthly observations across gaps and do not represent measured prices in missing months. These averages are not adjusted for size, condition, or location within the ZIP, and are not an appraisal. Feed coverage may not include every sale. All available shows the available home and ZIP history, with mortgage rates over the same dates.
Mortgage benchmark: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey®. © Freddie Mac. Weekly national 30-year fixed rates, not APRs or a loan quote. Actual terms vary. Methodology changed in November 2022. The chart does not establish that interest-rate changes caused a home’s price changes.
Lines connect recorded asking and sale prices. They are visual guides, not estimates of the home’s value between those dates.
View listing & sale records
No earlier records were returned by our current sources. This does not mean the home has never sold.
MLS records may be incomplete. Earlier asking prices are not sale prices.