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Single-familyProperty Type
1987Year Built
0.96 acresLot Size
$847Price/Sq.Ft.
4 garage spacesParking
Listed by Ixie Weber•DRE #02009910• Redfin Corporation
Est. $9,424 per month, based on comparable rentals
Redfin agents who toured
Spacious home on large corner lot. Wood and carpet flooring with high open wood beamed ceilings as you enter the living room with fireplace. The kitchen has a walk in pantry, dine in counter and looks out to the dining area and family room with...
fireplace. There are 3 bedrooms on the entry level including the primary bedroom that is good sized, has high ceilings, walk in closet and access to the deck/backyard. There are 2 secondary bedrooms on the opposite side from the primary bedroom and one of them has an attached bathroom. Off of the family room is a bonus room that could be another bedroom but is currently set up as an office. It has it's own spiral staircase, large loft area and rooftop deck. Downstairs is a bedroom with attached bathroom and laundry hook ups, family room with built in bar and wine storage under the home. There is also another bonus room that has access to the 4-car garage and backyard/deck. Enclosed off of the home is a deck with fireplace, spa and built in BBQ. Outside of this enclosed space is large lot with useable lot, greenhouse and large workshop with 2-car garage.
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Sale and tax history for 661 Union St
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
SDMLS #260012874
Jul 6, 2026
Sold
$2,900,000
$847/sq ft
Jun 17, 2026
Pending
—
May 28, 2026
Listed
$3,100,000
$905/sq ft
SDMLS #260008519
May 23, 2026
Relisted
—
May 12, 2026
Pending
—
May 12, 2026
Listing Removed
—
May 8, 2026
Relisted
—
May 6, 2026
Pending
—
Apr 10, 2026
Listed
$3,200,000
$934/sq ft
Public Records
Feb 20, 1980
Sold
$157,500
$46/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$6,505 (+8.2%)
$161,728 + $323,707
$485,435
2024
$6,011 (+16.2%)
$158,557 + $317,360
$475,917
2023
$5,174 (−13.9%)
$155,449 + $311,138
$466,587
2022
$6,007 (+22.4%)
$152,401 + $305,038
$457,439
2021
$4,909 (+1.8%)
$149,413 + $299,057
$448,470
2020
$4,824 (+2.0%)
$146,484 + $293,194
$439,678
2019
$4,727 (+1.7%)
$144,982 + $290,188
$435,170
2018
$4,649 (+1.4%)
$142,140 + $284,499
$426,639
2017
$4,583 (+2.7%)
$136,621 + $273,452
$410,073
2016
$4,464 (+0.9%)
$136,621 + $273,452
$410,073
2015
$4,422 (+0.9%)
$133,943 + $268,091
$402,034
2014
$4,382
$129,348 + $258,893
$388,241
2013
$4,380 (+4.3%)
$129,348 + $258,893
$388,241
2012
$4,201 (+1.7%)
$128,764 + $257,723
$386,487
2011
$4,131 (+1.7%)
$126,240 + $252,670
$378,910
2010
$4,062 (+0.2%)
$123,765 + $247,716
$371,481
2009
$4,055 (+2.3%)
$122,841 + $245,865
$368,706
2008
$3,963
$123,133 + $246,450
$369,583
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
4
Baths
4
Stories
—
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.96 Acres
Year renovated
1987
Sq. Ft.
3,425
Year built
1987
Style
Single Family Residential
County
San Diego County
APN
2563303900
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Aug 20, 2026.
RR1
Rural Residential 1 Zone
Rural Residential 1 is intended to provide for low density single-family detached residential units with minimum lot sizes of one net acre and maximum densities of one unit per net acre for rural area compatibility. One primary dwelling is permitted on each legal lot. Single-family units may be attached to other single-family units provided each unit is located on a separate legal lot with approval of a PRD.