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listing_id: ML81955574
status: Closed
price: 1530000
beds: 3
baths_full: 2
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 1334
sqft_lot: 5009
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1963
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "526 Columbia St"
city: Santa Cruz
state: CA
zip: 95060
county: "Santa Cruz County"
lat: 36.956725
lng: -122.033565
days_on_market: 801
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 2
list_agent: "Erick Fernandez"
list_office: "Keller Williams Realty Santa Cruz"
list_agent_phone: "(831) 247-0477"
list_agent_license: 01856066
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-02-01
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz | 95060 | 526 Columbia St

526 Columbia St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

MLS: ML81955574 | Status: Sold | Price: $1,530,000
Beds/Baths: 3 / 2
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
3 2 1,334 5,009 1963

Remarks

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!

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81955574
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Bathrooms Primary - Stall Shower(s), Shower over Tub - 1
Appliances Washer/Dryer
Dining Room Eat in Kitchen
Family Room Separate Family Room
Flooring Hardwood, Laminate, Tile
Laundry In Garage
Cooling None
Heating Central Forced Air - Gas

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Composition
Foundation Concrete Perimeter

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Attached Garage, Garage: 2 Car(s)
High School District Santa Cruz City High
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Zoning R

Contact Information

Erick Fernandez
Keller Williams Realty Santa Cruz
License #: 01856066
Phone: (831) 247-0477

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Bay View Elementary School public K-5 0.71 mi 8
Santa Cruz High School public 9-12 1.00 mi 10
Mission Hill Middle School public 6-8 1.21 mi 9
Westlake Elementary School public K-5 1.73 mi 9
Gault Elementary School public K-5 1.97 mi 5
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch School public K-5 1.98 mi 9
Ark Independent Studies School public 6-12 1.98 mi 4
Alternative Family Education School public K-12 1.98 mi 8
Costanoa Continuation High School public 9-12 1.98 mi 2
Santa Cruz County Special Education School public K-12 2.18 mi N/A
Santa Cruz County Community School public 7-12 2.18 mi 4
Santa Cruz County Rop School public 10-12 2.18 mi N/A
Branciforte Middle School public 6-8 2.30 mi 9
Shoreline Middle School public 6-8 2.71 mi 7
Del Mar Elementary School public K-5 2.76 mi 4
Santa Cruz Adult public UG 2.96 mi N/A
Harbor High School public 9-12 3.06 mi 7
De Laveaga Elementary School public K-5 3.14 mi 8
Green Acres Elementary School public K-5 3.14 mi 6
Live Oak Elementary School public K-5 3.16 mi 5

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This listing information is up-to-date as of February 01, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Erick Fernandez, (831) 247-0477.