657 Alvarado Rd
Oakland 94705 · Claremont · Oakland · Coordinates: 37.85843, -122.23888
Parcel & Assessor
- Lot size:
- 6,008 sq ft (0.14 ac)
- Assessor use:
- 2 units, SFR with attached accessory dwelling unit, R&T 402.1
- Tax rate area:
- 17
- Addresses on lot:
- 657 ALVARADO RD; 659 ALVARADO RD
Zoning & Land Use
RH-4 (Oakland)
State Housing Pathways Screen (ADU & SB 9)
- ADU or junior ADULikely eligible
Zoned RH-4 (single-family residential): state law allows ADUs where homes are allowed. We read RH-4 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Oakland's code text.
- SB 9: two homes on the lotPossible, with conditions
Zoned RH-4, a single-family residential zone. We read RH-4 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Oakland's code text. Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone covers all of the lot: the project must meet the seismic building standards, and a fault study is usually required.
- SB 9: split into two lotsPossible, with conditions
Zoned RH-4, a single-family residential zone. We read RH-4 from the zoning code's name; we haven't checked it against Oakland's code text. The lot is 6,008 sq ft by the assessor, room for two lots of at least 1,200 sq ft, each at least 40% of the original. Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone covers all of the lot: the project must meet the seismic building standards, and a fault study is usually required.
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 06001C0080G, effective August 3, 2009
- CGS Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone
- Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone (Oakland East quadrangle) (all of the lot)
Surrounding Rent & Value Benchmarks (Public Records)
Range: $1,999,000 – $2,545,000 · Status: Off market
HUD Small Area FMR (ZIP 94705) · FY 2026
Studio $2,110 · 1BR $2,350 · 2BR $2,870 · 3BR $3,670 · 4BR $4,350
Nearby Activity (½ mile radius, since —)
12 active or recent development projects (12 housing units across completed, permitted, and pipeline stages) and 0 total building permits recorded within ½ mile.
Developments Deserving Closer Investigation & Active Area Builders
- New home (Issued)On this parcel
Active in "Issued" for 7.9 yr (first record Dec 3, 2018) with no new permit activity recorded in 7.9 yr.
- New home (Entitled)On this parcel
Active in "Entitled" for 8.1 yr (first record Sep 21, 2018) with no new permit activity recorded in 8.1 yr.
- New home (Entitled)70 ft E
Active in "Entitled" for 5.1 yr (first record Sep 22, 2021) with no new permit activity recorded in 5.1 yr.
- DRX for Cat. 2 ADU (Entitled)100 ft N
Active in "Entitled" for 22 mo (first record Dec 19, 2024) with no new permit activity recorded in 22 mo.
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 2018).