Spacious and full of potential, this two-story El Sobrante home offers 2,305 square feet of living space with five bedrooms and three bathrooms — plenty of room to spread out, host guests, or set up a home office and flex spaces. Built in 1957, the home sits on a 0.15-acre lot and includes a two car garage. With nine total rooms across two levels, the layout lends itself to comfortable everyday living as well as entertaining. 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on the entry level plus a primary suite with walk-in closet, vaulted ceilings and a sunny balcony on the second level. Well cared for home with fully owned solar panels. Desirable May Valley location with easy access to San Pablo, Richmond, and the broader Contra Costa corridor, plus proximity to Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area and San Pablo Reservoir for outdoor recreation. A great opportunity for a buyer looking for size and space in a well-established El Sobrante neighborhood.
May Valley, located between Wildcat Canyon Regional Park and the Richmond Country Club, is a residential and hillside Richmond neighborhood with a wooded backdrop and winding streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the May Road and Valley View Road junction, where trailhead energy and dog-walker chatter set the tone. Mid-century ranch homes and later hillside builds follow the contours, with decks and terraced yards facing the canyons. A quiet, outdoors-first rhythm comes from nearby ridgelines and open-space views. Local routines orbit the May Valley Community Park courts and fields, plus weekend rounds at Richmond Country Club. For a cultural reset, the Craneway Pavilion and the SS Red Oak Victory on the waterfront add big-bay scale to the neighborhood’s small-street feel.
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Market insights
4522 Santa Rita · $799,000
DAYS ON MARKET
19 days
The average home goes pending in 16 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
102.8%
Most homes are selling 3% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$799,000
Median sale price in this area is $915,069. (15% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
18% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
Den
Dining area
Family room
Great room
Brick fireplace (1)
Bedrooms
3 bedrooms
Bathrooms
3 full bathrooms
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Gas range / cooktop
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer included
Laundry facility
Flooring
Wood flooring
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating
Has heating
Exterior features
Back yard
Automatic sprinklers
Deck
Fenced yard
Level lot
Home design
Single family residence
Residential property
Built in 1957
Parking
Attached garage
2 garage spaces (2 covered)
Construction
Stucco construction
Shingle roof
Brick fireplace feature
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Seller-owned photovoltaics (electric)
Electricity and solar
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This district is intended for low density residential development with attached and detached single-family homes in level to moderately sloped areas. Dwelling types also may include small lot single unit development, duplexes, townhomes, cottages, bungalows, and second units. Density in this zoning district is a maximum of 15 du per acre. In addition to single-unit homes, this district provides for compatible, supportive uses, such as small family day care, park and recreation facilities, civic and institutional uses, including schools and places for community assembly that may be appropriate in a single-family residential neighborhood, and community gardens. Neighborhood mixed-use development is allowed at neighborhood nodes identified by the Planning Commission. Existing multi-family residential structures may remain and may be improved without increasing densities, or may revert to single-family residential uses.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Senior
Housing-Other
Infrastructure
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 88° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
8/10 Air Factor
15 unhealthy days expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Richmond, CA • 94803
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Sun exposure
87/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 4522 Santa Rita
$806,386
$7,386 over list price of $799K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $715K to $836K.