**** Excellent opportunity. Seller highly motivated**** Welcome to 159 Donner Avenue, a beautiful 5 bedroom, 3 bath tri-level home perched in the desirable hills of East Ventura. Enter through a charming front porch and discover open, bright living spaces enhanced by vaulted ceilings, cozy fireplace, and thoughtful layout. The kitchen flows to a casual dining area and sliding doors that open to a generous backyard with views and low-maintenance landscaping perfect for indoor-outdoor living. On the lower level, enjoy a private primary suite with direct deck access. Upstairs, 4 additional bedrooms and a full bath offer space and privacy. Additional highlights include a formal dining room, spacious living room, separate office/play area, large pantry, in-unit laundry, and an attached two-car garage. With dual-pane windows, shutters, and an insulated quiet garage door, comfort and efficiency are built in. This home sits on a flat lot in a quiet hillside neighborhood, just a short stroll to Poinsettia Elementary, Balboa Middle, & Buena High School. Don't miss this Ventura gem where timeless charm meets modern living and endless potential.
Single-familyProperty Type
1968Year Built
7,405 sq ftLot Size
$514Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Roshi Mirtorabi•DRE #02165303• eXp Realty of California Inc
Welcome home to this 5 bedroom / 2.5 bath charming tri-level home nestled in the hills of Ventura! Guests are welcomed onto the quaint brick porch, a perfect place to sit and enjoy your morning coffee and take in the ocean breeze. Foyer leads you into an elegant formal living room with a fireplace and vaulted ceilings that make this a light and bright home. Inviting kitchen features a beautiful garden window that on a clear day allows you to enjoy ocean views. The kitchen also offers kitchen dining with slider to rear yard for easy entertaining. Upstairs boasts 4 bedrooms and a full bath. The main floor holds the formal living room and a master bedroom with en suite and a slider that opens to a deck in the backyard. The lower level features the formal dining room, family room w/ separate large office, half bath, separate laundry room and the kitchen. Additional features include plantation shutters, walk in pantry, dual paned windows, insulated garage door with whisper quiet remote opener, and low maintenance front landscaping. Come and see this great family home situated on a hillside with a flat lot in the highly desired neighborhood that is within walking distance to Poinsettia Elementary, Balboa Middle and Buena High School.
CRMLS #217008112
Oct 10, 2017
Delisted
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Oct 10, 2017
Listing Removed
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Aug 29, 2017
Price Changed
*
Jul 24, 2017
Price Changed
*
Jul 4, 2017
Listed
*
Jul 4, 2017
Listed
$809,000
$334/sq ft
CRMLS #OC17148528
Oct 10, 2017
Listing Removed
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Aug 29, 2017
Price Changed
$809,000
$334/sq ft
Jul 24, 2017
Price Changed
$819,000
$338/sq ft
Jun 30, 2017
Listed
$835,000
$344/sq ft
CRMLS #217007483
Jul 4, 2017
Delisted
—
Jul 4, 2017
Listing Removed
—
Jun 20, 2017
Listed
*
Jun 20, 2017
Listed
$835,000
$344/sq ft
Public Records
Sep 1, 1975
Sold
$57,000
$24/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$9,809 (+2.1%)
$585,981 + $315,745
$901,726
2024
$9,609 (+1.1%)
$585,981 + $315,745
$901,726
2023
$9,499 (+7.6%)
$574,492 + $309,554
$884,046
2022
$8,824 (+1.8%)
$563,227 + $303,485
$866,712
2021
$8,671 (+0.9%)
$552,183 + $297,535
$849,718
2020
$8,591 (+1.9%)
$541,356 + $291,701
$833,057
2019
$8,433 (+130.2%)
$535,806 + $288,711
$824,517
2018
$3,663 (+1.9%)
$525,300 + $283,050
$808,350
2017
$3,595 (+1.8%)
$119,059 + $221,132
$340,191
2016
$3,532 (+1.6%)
$119,059 + $221,132
$340,191
2015
$3,475 (+1.5%)
$116,725 + $216,797
$333,522
2014
$3,425 (+0.3%)
$112,722 + $209,360
$322,082
2013
$3,416 (+3.4%)
$112,722 + $209,360
$322,082
2012
$3,302 (+2.4%)
$112,213 + $208,415
$320,628
2011
$3,226 (+0.7%)
$110,013 + $204,329
$314,342
2010
$3,202 (−0.2%)
$107,856 + $200,323
$308,179
2009
$3,209 (+2.1%)
$107,050 + $198,827
$305,877
2008
$3,144
$107,305 + $199,300
$306,605
Tax history for 159 Donner Ave
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$9,809 (+2.1%)
$585,981 + $315,745
$901,726
2024
$9,609 (+1.1%)
$585,981 + $315,745
$901,726
2023
$9,499 (+7.6%)
$574,492 + $309,554
$884,046
2022
$8,824 (+1.8%)
$563,227 + $303,485
$866,712
2021
$8,671 (+0.9%)
$552,183 + $297,535
$849,718
2020
$8,591 (+1.9%)
$541,356 + $291,701
$833,057
2019
$8,433 (+130.2%)
$535,806 + $288,711
$824,517
2018
$3,663 (+1.9%)
$525,300 + $283,050
$808,350
2017
$3,595 (+1.8%)
$119,059 + $221,132
$340,191
2016
$3,532 (+1.6%)
$119,059 + $221,132
$340,191
2015
$3,475 (+1.5%)
$116,725 + $216,797
$333,522
2014
$3,425 (+0.3%)
$112,722 + $209,360
$322,082
2013
$3,416 (+3.4%)
$112,722 + $209,360
$322,082
2012
$3,302 (+2.4%)
$112,213 + $208,415
$320,628
2011
$3,226 (+0.7%)
$110,013 + $204,329
$314,342
2010
$3,202 (−0.2%)
$107,856 + $200,323
$308,179
2009
$3,209 (+2.1%)
$107,050 + $198,827
$305,877
2008
$3,144
$107,305 + $199,300
$306,605
*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
5
Baths
3
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
7,405 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
2,424
Year built
1968
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Ventura County
APN
0820176055
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 11, 2026.
R-1-7
Single Family Zone
This chapter establishes the R-1 single-family zone also known as the R-1 zone, and prescribes use types and other regulations for this zone. Any applicable overlay zones described in Chapters 24.300 through 24.399 may impose regulations in addition to those prescribed by this chapter for the R-1 zone.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Senior
Housing-Other
Public service
Communications tower
Housing-Mobile home park
Park & open space
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Major addition residential
Addition
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Property details
Parking
Parking Information
Garage Spaces: 2.0
Attached Garage YN: No
Parking Features: Concrete, Garage Door Opener, Driveway
Interior
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Bathroom Information
Bathrooms Half: 1
Bathrooms One Quarter: 0
Bathrooms Full: 2
Bathrooms Three Quarter: 0
Bathrooms Total Decimal: 2.5
Bathrooms Total Integer: 3
Bedroom Information
Bedrooms Total: 5
Heating & Cooling
Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s)
Heating YN: Yes
Heating: Natural Gas
Interior Features
Living Area: 2424.0
Living Area Source: Public Records
Interior Features: Formal Dining Room, High Ceilings, Pantry