Welcome to Center Place! This beautifully updated two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath condominium offers a comfortable two-story floor plan, stylish updates, generous storage, and inviting indoor-outdoor living. Ideally located near the community pool, this desirable home offers a peaceful setting with easy access to resort-style amenities. The main level features hardwood flooring, recessed lighting, and a spacious living area highlighted by striking wood-beamed ceilings. A dual-pane sliding glass door opens to a large, private patio with an exterior storage closet creating an ideal space for relaxing, entertaining, or gardening. The updated kitchen offers granite countertops, a decorative backsplash, white cabinetry, a new flat-top range, new built-in microwave, cabinet-front dishwasher, and refrigerator. A large pantry and generous under-stair storage provide excellent functionality and efficiency. Upstairs, both bedrooms feature dual-pane windows, crown molding, and recessed lighting, while the second bedroom also offers a walk-in closet. The updated full bathroom features a skylight and spacious walk-in shower. An interior laundry closet with washer and dryer hookups adds to the home's convenience. Additional highlights include a tiled entry, new interior doors and lighting fixtures, a skylight and window seat in the stairwell, central A/C, and a deeded parking space in the garage. Center Place offers a welcoming community with beautifully landscaped lawns and common areas, a community pool and children's pool, and two on-site laundry rooms. Water and garbage are included in the HOA dues. With thoughtful updates, abundant storage, private outdoor space, and a comfortable floor plan, this Center Place condominium offers a wonderful opportunity for convenient, low-maintenance living in a welcoming community.
TownhomeProperty Type
1975Year Built
484 sq ftLot Size
$442Price/Sq.Ft.
$555/moHOA Dues
1 car garageParking
Listed by Andrea Kraemer•DRE #02002761• Coldwell Banker Realty
Central Novato, located between Novato Creek and Highway 101, is a historic and civic Novato neighborhood with a walkable downtown grid and a creekside greenbelt. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around Grant Avenue at Redwood Boulevard, where sidewalk patios, independent boutiques, and old-school storefronts set a steady, small-city pace. Community pillars include the Novato Theater Company, the Novato History Museum, and Trek Winery. Early- and mid-century homes mix with classic Main Street commercial blocks and pocket courtyards. Vintage signage, shade trees, and public art give the streetscape a lived-in feel. Trails and lawns along Novato Creek Park tie daily routines to the water and footbridges.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Cathedral ceiling
Storage areas
Dining and living room combined
Great room with vaulted/cathedral ceiling
Updated/remodeled condition
Bedrooms
2 bedrooms
Bedrooms located on the upper level
Bathrooms
3 bathrooms total
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Master bath with shower stall(s)
Kitchen
Granite counters
Built-in electric oven
Electric cook top
Dishwasher
Disposal
Free-standing refrigerator
Microwave
Laundry & utility
Washer/dryer hookups only
Laundry coin (community laundry available)
Flooring
Carpet
Wood
Heating & cooling
Central heating
Central cooling
Exterior features
Wood fencing
Low-maintenance landscaping with front and back landscaping
Manual front sprinkler
Private built-in pool in a fenced common facility
Pool is part of the community/common facilities
Home design
Residential townhouse
Two stories
Main level includes dining room, kitchen, living room and a partial bath
Upper level includes bedrooms and full baths
Parking
Drive-through garage with garage door opener
1 garage space (1 parking total)
Security
Carbon monoxide detector
Smoke detector
Construction
Composition roof
Utilities
Public sewer
HOA & community
Part of an association (Paradise Properties - Center Place)
Monthly association fee of $555
HOA covers insurance, exterior maintenance, grounds maintenance, management, trash and water
Community amenities include a pool and coin laundry
Electricity and solar
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This quiet private end unit in the back of the complex has been thoughtfully remodeled. The kitchen has quartz counter-tops, cabinet-faced dishwasher, and a stainless-steel sink. The living area is enriched with hardwood flooring and large windows, with slider that opens onto a lovely private patio. A tall window seat and a skylight adorn the stairwell. All of these windows bring in an abundance of sunlight. There is a bonus laundry closet in the unit ready for your washer and ventless dryer. The unit has A/C and comes with secured parking and two external storage closets. Close to downtown and shopping. Water fees and trash collection are included in the HOA dues of $480/month as of Jan 2021. There are on-site community laundry facilities, a pool, and spacious grassy common areas. The HOA recently replaced the roof, painted the exterior and replaced patio fences.
Public Records
Nov 17, 1988
Sold
$88,500
$91/sq ft
Public Records
May 1, 1988
Sold
$75,500
$78/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$6,264 (+1.7%)
$220,812 + $228,540
$449,352
2024
$6,157 (+2.5%)
$216,484 + $224,060
$440,544
2023
$6,009 (+2.4%)
$212,240 + $219,668
$431,908
2022
$5,871 (+89.9%)
$208,080 + $215,362
$423,442
2021
$3,091 (+1.1%)
$204,000 + $211,140
$415,140
2020
$3,056 (+5.0%)
$63,819 + $94,568
$158,387
2019
$2,911 (+1.7%)
$63,165 + $93,600
$156,765
2018
$2,862 (+2.0%)
$61,927 + $91,764
$153,691
2017
$2,807 (+6.4%)
$59,523 + $88,202
$147,725
2016
$2,638 (+1.9%)
$59,523 + $88,202
$147,725
2015
$2,590 (+2.8%)
$58,356 + $86,473
$144,829
2014
$2,519 (+654.6%)
$56,354 + $83,506
$139,860
2013
$334 (−85.7%)
$56,354 + $83,506
$139,860
2012
$2,333 (+3.1%)
$56,100 + $83,130
$139,230
2011
$2,263
$60,000 + $65,000
$125,000
2010
$2,260 (+3.0%)
$41,010 + $88,612
$129,622
2009
$2,195 (+9.4%)
$40,704 + $87,950
$128,654
2008
$2,006
$40,801 + $88,159
$128,960
Public record
Beds
2
Baths
2
Stories
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Lot width
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Lot depth
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Lot size
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Year renovated
1992
Finished Sq. Ft.
973
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
973
Year built
1975
Style
Condo/Co-op
County
Marin County
APN
140-400-50
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Oct 12, 2026.
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Sun exposure
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Very good sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Novato. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 1552 Center Rd #50
$431,828
$1,828 over list price of $430K
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