Escape to this romantic Carmel-style cottage in Santa Cruz. A beautifully maintained, mature English garden leads to your artist's retreat. This 1,485-square-foot home features three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, including a primary suite with cathedral ceilings and a walk-in shower. The fully fenced, spacious backyard offers a private art studio or yoga retreat, a full-width gate for vehicle access, and a one-car garage with ample parking for two vehicles in the driveway. Walk to shopping, restaurants, galleries, the beach, and the Boardwalk. Easy freeway access makes your commute a breeze.
Single-familyProperty Type
1990Year Built
5,009 sq ftLot Size
$1,010Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 garage spacesParking
Listed by Carole Rodinsky•DRE #00640681• Santa Cruz Vanguard Realtors
Contact: 831-588-3688
Bought with Frank De Bernardo•DRE #01211552• Frank De Bernardo, Broker
Escape to this romantic Carmel-style cottage in Santa Cruz. A beautifully maintained, mature English garden leads to your artist's retreat. This 1,485-square-foot home features three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, including a primary suite with cathedral ceilings and a walk-in shower. The fully fenced, spacious backyard offers a private art studio or yoga retreat, a full-width gate for vehicle access, and a one-car garage with ample parking for two vehicles in the driveway. Walk to shopping, restaurants, galleries, the beach, and the Boardwalk. Easy freeway access makes your commute a breeze.
Public Records
Jul 16, 2014
Sold
$723,600
$484/sq ft
MLSListings #ML81415880
Jul 8, 2014
Sold
$723,450
$484/sq ft
Jun 10, 2014
Pending
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Jun 8, 2014
Price Changed
$745,000
$498/sq ft
May 8, 2014
Listed
$735,000
$492/sq ft
May 8, 2014
Listed
$745,000
$498/sq ft
+20
LOVELY HOME WALKING DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN AND TO MAIN BEACH.AMENITIES INC MARBLE ENTRY,LAMINATE FLOORING, FP W/MARBLE SURROUND, OPEN FLOOR PLAN, GREAT KITCHEN W/TILE COUNTERS, LAUNDRY ROOM / MUD ROOM/ AND OFFICE. MASTER SUITE HAS VAULTED CEILINGS W/MARBLE BATH.FENCED BACK AND LANDSCAPED
bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #ML80338160
Sep 5, 2003
Sold
$580,000
$388/sq ft
Sep 5, 2003
Listing Removed
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Aug 13, 2003
Sold
$580,000
$388/sq ft
Jul 6, 2003
Listed
$589,000
$394/sq ft
Public Records
May 15, 1989
Sold
$189,500
$127/sq ft
Public Records
Jan 3, 1973
Sold
$26,000
$17/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$10,465 (+6.6%)
$522,805 + $348,537
$871,342
2024
$9,819 (+1.2%)
$512,554 + $341,703
$854,257
2023
$9,701 (+1.1%)
$512,554 + $341,703
$854,257
2022
$9,594 (+2.1%)
$502,504 + $335,003
$837,507
2021
$9,396 (+0.8%)
$492,651 + $328,434
$821,085
2020
$9,324 (+2.2%)
$482,991 + $321,994
$804,985
2019
$9,122 (+1.1%)
$478,039 + $318,692
$796,731
2018
$9,019 (+1.3%)
$468,665 + $312,444
$781,109
2017
$8,905 (+5.8%)
$450,467 + $300,311
$750,778
2016
$8,417 (+2.4%)
$450,467 + $300,311
$750,778
2015
$8,223 (+33.4%)
$441,634 + $294,423
$736,057
2014
$6,164 (+13.0%)
$301,556 + $231,968
$533,524
2013
$5,455 (+3.7%)
$301,556 + $231,968
$533,524
2012
$5,258 (−3.5%)
$262,288 + $201,760
$464,048
2011
$5,451 (−1.1%)
$252,200 + $194,000
$446,200
2010
$5,513 (−3.0%)
$262,600 + $202,000
$464,600
2009
$5,682 (−0.9%)
$267,800 + $206,000
$473,800
2008
$5,732
$273,000 + $210,000
$483,000
Tax history for 152 Myrtle St
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$10,465 (+6.6%)
$522,805 + $348,537
$871,342
2024
$9,819 (+1.2%)
$512,554 + $341,703
$854,257
2023
$9,701 (+1.1%)
$512,554 + $341,703
$854,257
2022
$9,594 (+2.1%)
$502,504 + $335,003
$837,507
2021
$9,396 (+0.8%)
$492,651 + $328,434
$821,085
2020
$9,324 (+2.2%)
$482,991 + $321,994
$804,985
2019
$9,122 (+1.1%)
$478,039 + $318,692
$796,731
2018
$9,019 (+1.3%)
$468,665 + $312,444
$781,109
2017
$8,905 (+5.8%)
$450,467 + $300,311
$750,778
2016
$8,417 (+2.4%)
$450,467 + $300,311
$750,778
2015
$8,223 (+33.4%)
$441,634 + $294,423
$736,057
2014
$6,164 (+13.0%)
$301,556 + $231,968
$533,524
2013
$5,455 (+3.7%)
$301,556 + $231,968
$533,524
2012
$5,258 (−3.5%)
$262,288 + $201,760
$464,048
2011
$5,451 (−1.1%)
$252,200 + $194,000
$446,200
2010
$5,513 (−3.0%)
$262,600 + $202,000
$464,600
2009
$5,682 (−0.9%)
$267,800 + $206,000
$473,800
2008
$5,732
$273,000 + $210,000
$483,000
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
3
Baths
2.5
Stories
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Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
5,009 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1990
Sq. Ft.
1,495
Year built
1990
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Santa Cruz County
APN
00403313
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Oct 15, 2026.
RL
CON
FP-O
Multiple Residence – Low-Density District
To promote the development of multifamily townhouses, condominiums and apartments at a low to medium density of 10.1 to 27 units per acre, depending on unit mix; to stabilize and protect the residential characteristics of the district and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for the lives of families and single persons. This section of the Zoning Ordinance is also part of the Local Coastal Implementation Plan.
Zone overlays
Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
Floodplain Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Day care facility
Housing-Group
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Other
Feb 11, 2026 • Final
Bldg residential
Legalize existing electrical circuits within a shed.
Electrical
Oct 30, 2014 • Final
Bldg residential
Remove existing wood shake roofing and replace it with new composition shingles.
Roofing
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