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OFF-MARKET
Estimated value
$1,295,000
Apartment buildings
1528 Walnut St Berkeley, CA 94709-1535
Trust Owned
28-yr Hold
Free & Clear
Property ID
US09-8801639
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Year built
1960
Construction
WOOD
Total area
5,172 SF
Lot
0.13 ac (5,630 SF)
APN
59-2260-9
UPID
US09-8801639
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP
$1.58M
Comparable Approach
Comparable
by Request
Blend (final)
Blend
$1.30M
Owner & transaction history
Melick Trust · 28 yrs held
Melick Trust
since 1998
2 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
Permitted uses
Permitted uses
Allowed · conditional · prohibited
Cap rate
Implied · in-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Implied Cap rate
#1
Implied · in-place · NOI ÷ last sale
In-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Implied cap rate vs Berkeley submarket · NOI estimate · Typical band, median & reading
Implied cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Cap vs Berkeley submarket · NOI estimate · typical band, median & reading
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8-question underwriting flow
1.
Property current status — Going-In vs Stabilized
2.
Price for denominator — asking / offer / market
3.
Leasing status & lease structure (NNN / Gross)
4.
Tenant risk profile & vacancy assumption
5.
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T12 upload · Submarket benchmarks · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price · 3 cap rate anchors
Income approach @ 5% / 7% / 9% — aggressive / typical / conservative
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · Implied $/SF per anchor · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · implied $/SF · sensitivity
Value
AI, CAP & Alternative Use estimations · Realmo proprietary blendValue Estimations
Based on Realmo’s proprietary methodology
AI Approach
Method
Estimation
Statistic approach
by Request
ML approach
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP Return
Estimation
6%
$1,715,000
6.5%
$1,580,000
7%
$1,470,000
Alternative Use
Use
Estimation
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
$1,895,000
Current use
RETAIL STORES
$1,870,000
Change: -1% · Conversion: Difficult
AUTO REPAIR, GARAGE
$1,665,000
Change: -12% · Conversion: Difficult
Blend value · Realmo final
$1.30M
Range $1.17M – $1.42M · ±10%
Realmo estimate · informational only.
These numbers are calculated by our models from public records and may not reflect actual market value.
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Full estimation methodology
Every method · every assumption · confidence drivers
Price per SF
Sale + rent benchmarks
Subject property
$250 / SF
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · Asking & closed rent · Submarket vacancy
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · asking & closed rent · submarket vacancy
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2023Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2023
Tax billed
$12,085
Tax year 2023
Assessed value
$2,244,000
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$246,263
+811.2% YoY
Effective rate
0.54%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$714,000
Assessed improvement
$1,530,000
Applied tax rate
13.0000
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & $/SF · sale date & distance · adjustments
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Status
Off-Market
Year built
1960
Construction
WOOD
Heating
NONE
Buildings
1
Stories
2
Units
7
Rooms
24
Bathrooms
7
Total area
5,172 SF
Lot
0.13 ac (5,630 SF)
APN
59-2260-9
UPID
US09-8801639
Jurisdiction
ALAMEDA
Metro division
OAKLAND-FREMONT-HAYWARD, CA METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Zoning & alternative use
Zoning · permitted uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed · special-permit conditions · prohibited
Alternative use value scenarios
Repositioning upside vs current use
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS) Current
Est. value
$1.9M
RETAIL STORES
Est. value
$1.9M
AUTO REPAIR, GARAGE
Est. value
$1.7M
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS) Current
RETAIL STORES
AUTO REPAIR, GARAGE
Alternative use deep dive — conversion cost, permits, timeline
Conversion cost estimate · Permit path & risks · Stabilized NOI per option
Alternative use deep dive
Conversion cost · permit path · stabilized NOI per option
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1960
Construction
WOOD
Heating
NONE
Stories
2
Buildings
1
Units
7
Rooms
24
Bathrooms
7
Lot
0.13 ac
Current owner
From public records · entity-resolved
Melick Trust
Trust
Free & Clear · 28 yrs held
Mailing address
1743 ADDISON ST, BERKELEY, CA 94703-1501
Ownership since
1998
Owner contacts — direct phone, email, and related entities
Decision-maker phone · Verified email · Related entities & filings
Owner contacts
Email · phone · related entities
Sales History
2 recorded events · public records
Date
Price
Buyer
Seller
Deed Type
Mortgage
Feb 3, 1998
—
Melick Trust
Melick,joseph
Quit Claim Deed
related
—
Jul 28, 1978
—
Joseph Mileck
—
Grant Deed
related
—
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Costs & Benchmarks
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Risks
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