Property profile

229 Main St El Cajon, CA 92020

OFF-MARKET
Retail space
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Property ID
US09-9031081
2,640 SF 0.07 ac
Last sale Oct 2025·$1,200,000
Entity Owned Owner of record is a legal entity (LLC / corporation). 1-yr Hold Held for 1 years. ~ Est. High Equity Modeled equity is high. Estimate, not a fact.
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Property summary

AI-generated overview

A 2,640-square-foot commercial retail space located in downtown El Cajon. The property includes a kitchen area suitable for a restaurant build-out, a gated rear patio that provides additional outdoor usable space, and inside storage. Two restrooms were recently renovated. Off-street parking is available directly in front of the building, with additional overflow parking in a lot behind the building. The building is currently vacant and configured for potential retail or food-service use.

Ownership intelligence

Who controls the opportunity?

Owner of record from public deeds, plus portfolio, hold profile and investor signals where the data supports them. Included with a plan.

Owner contacts

Can we reach the decision maker?

Skip-traced phones and e-mails of the owner. Included with a plan.

Debts

What is owed, to whom, and when it comes due

Recorded lenders, amounts and estimated maturities of the owner's loan book — included with a plan.

Property tax · 2024

What does the county charge?
$7k
Tax billed · 2024
Assessed value$505k
Assessed land$222k
Assessed improvement$282k
Effective rate1.46%

Value estimate

· Nov 2026
$315k
$284k – $347k

Realmo valuation models over county records and 6 qualifying comparable sales.

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?
$286/SF
ZIP average, outlier-cleaned · 65 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$163 – $477
Qualifying comparables6

Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?

No income signal is modeled for this parcel yet — the Cap Rates tab runs the workflow.

Zoning insight

What can be built here?
COMMERCIAL
JurisdictionSAN DIEGO

Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?
Best fit: Realty agency
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Realty agency58.4
Wholesale Shop26.2
Gym & Fitness25.5

Location

229 Main St El Cajon, CA 92020-3911
County assessor Recorded deeds · 8 transfers 6 qualifying comp sales Zoning catalog

Every figure names its source: public record, benchmark, or modeled. Coverage varies by property — thin data is stated as missing, never invented.

Comparables

6 recorded sales · 12 properties nearby
Recent sales nearby
6 recorded sales in this ZIP, last 8 years
Address Sale price Sold Size
905 Washington, El Cajon, CA 92020-4935 $650,000 May 2025 2,776 SF
747 Main, El Cajon, CA 92020-4011 $850,000 May 2025 2,992 SF
393 Chase, El Cajon, CA 92020-6306 $1,475,000 Mar 2025 2,864 SF
609 Lexington, El Cajon, CA 92020-4617 $825,000 Jan 2025 2,640 SF
609 Marshall, El Cajon, CA 92020-4214 $412,000 Nov 2024 3,410 SF
109 Rea, El Cajon, CA 92020-3918 $1,700,000 Aug 2024 3,445 SF
Sale prices and dates as our records hold them, one row per building. A deed can cover more of a building than the size shown, so read the price against the size rather than dividing one by the other.
Comparable nearby
6 properties of the same type nearby
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