498 Capital St
Oakland 94610 · Cleveland Heights · Oakland · Coordinates: 37.80671, -122.24720
Parcel & Assessor
- Lot size:
- 4,172 sq ft (0.10 ac)
- Assessor use:
- Multiple residential building of 5 or more units.
- Tax rate area:
- 17
- Addresses on lot:
- 498 CAPITAL ST
Zoning & Land Use
RM-3 (Oakland)
State Housing Pathways Screen (ADU & SB 9)
- ADU or junior ADULikely eligible
Zoned RM-3 (multifamily residential): state law allows ADUs where homes are allowed. We read RM-3 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Oakland's code text. On a multifamily lot the state allowance is different: ADUs in non-living space of the building, plus up to eight detached ADUs.
- SB 9: two homes on the lotUnlikely
Zoned RM-3 (multifamily residential), not a single-family residential zone. We read RM-3 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Oakland's code text.
- SB 9: split into two lotsUnlikely
Zoned RM-3 (multifamily residential), not a single-family residential zone. We read RM-3 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Oakland's code text.
Mapped Hazard Zones on This Lot
- CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone
- Not in a State-mapped fire hazard severity zone
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
- Zone X: minimal flood hazard (all of the lot) · FIRM panel 06001C0086J, effective May 26, 2026
- CGS Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
- Not in an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
Surrounding Rent & Value Benchmarks (Public Records)
Range: $1,003,000 – $1,277,000 · Status: Off market
HUD Small Area FMR (ZIP 94610) · FY 2026
Studio $2,180 · 1BR $2,430 · 2BR $2,970 · 3BR $3,800 · 4BR $4,500
Nearby Activity (½ mile radius, since —)
25 active or recent development projects (134 housing units across completed, permitted, and pipeline stages) and 0 total building permits recorded within ½ mile.
Developments Deserving Closer Investigation & Active Area Builders
- CAT 1 ADU @ 498 Capital St (Entitled)On this parcel
Active in "Entitled" for 4 yr (first record Nov 3, 2022) with no new permit activity recorded in 4 yr.
- New home (Entitled)On this parcel
Active in "Entitled" for 5.7 yr (first record Mar 2, 2021) with no new permit activity recorded in 5.7 yr.
- By Right State Density Bonus (Entitled)0.42 mi S
Active in "Entitled" for 15 mo (first record Aug 15, 2025) with no new permit activity recorded in 15 mo. High-impact scale (84 housing units, 17 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
- Proposed 23-unit Residential Building (Entitled)0.49 mi S
Active in "Entitled" for 13 mo (first record Sep 25, 2025) with no new permit activity recorded in 13 mo. High-impact scale (23 housing units, 2 deed-restricted affordable across 0 permits).
Permit & Project History on This Parcel (0 permits, 2 grouped projects)
No building permits recorded on this parcel in our dataset.
State HCD Housing Element APR records on this parcel: 2 entries (report years 2021, 2022).