1536 Josephine St, Berkeley, CA 94703 Property Records

Alameda County property record for 1536 Josephine St, Berkeley, CA 94703

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	4 bd · 2 ba · 1,656 sqft · built 1910
Lot Size	0.123 acres (5,400 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Tax Bill	$7,012 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Jun 2019 Mortgage
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`59-2272-13`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`59-2272-13`
Alternative APN	`059-2272-013-00`

Interior

Bedrooms	4 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Total Rooms	8 Rooms
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	1,656 sqft Living Area

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1910
Effective Year Built	Effective 1925
Architectural Style	Other
Construction Type	Wood
Lot Area	5,400 sqft (0.123 acres)

Location & Zoning

Street Address	1536 JOSEPHINE ST
City	BERKELEY
State	CA
Zip	94703-1136
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	BLK:3 SUBD:NORTHLANDS TR#:1
Legal Subdivision	NORTHLANDS
Legal Tract	1
Legal Block	3
Jurisdiction	ALAMEDA CA
Township / Civil Division	BERKELEY
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1010
Census Tract	421800

Owner

Source: Alameda County assessment roll, APN 59-2272-13, as of July 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	1536 JOSEPHINE ST, BERKELEY, CA 94703-1136
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Jan 14, 2002
Deed Sale	Jan 14, 2002
Prior Sale	Jan 14, 2002
Deed Document Number	0000020403
Last Transfer Date	Jun 11, 2019
Transfer Doc	0000109884
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

June 2019: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	ALAMEDA CA
Recording Date	Jun 11, 2019
Property Address	1536 JOSEPHINE ST, BERKELEY, CA 94703-1136
Document Number	0000109884
Instrument Date	Jun 05, 2019
Instrument	109884
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Jul 26, 2019
Title Company	PLACER TITLE COMPANY, PLACER TITLE CO.

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Additional	Quitclaim Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship
Address	1536 JOSEPHINE ST BERKELEY CA 947031136, BERKELEY, CA 94703-1136

Mortgage

Document Number	109885
Date	Jun 11, 2019
Instrument	109885

Lender

Name	GUARANTEED RATE
Address	CHICAGO, IL 60613

Agreement

Type	Conventional Mortgage
Amount	Amount Recorded
Term	360 Months
Due	Jun 10, 2049

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Alameda County assessment roll as of July 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	California
County	Alameda County
Municipality	Berkeley City
Unified School District	Berkeley Unified School District (KG - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2025	$7,012.00 (+19.56%) Homeowner's exemption	$222,275 (+4.04%) Land $148,138 Building $74,137
2023	$5,865.00 Homeowner's exemption	$213,645 Land $142,387 Building $71,258

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Alameda County (06001C), as of May 25, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 060014218001, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies	3 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (2023)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 1
Most Recent Claim	Jan 2023 · Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land within ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, 1,059 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 250
Sonic Telecom Fiber	1,000 / 1,000
Unwired Fixed Wireless	300 / 25
Verizon Fixed Wireless	300 / 20
Etheric Communications, LLC. Fixed Wireless	250 / 100
T-Mobile USA Fixed Wireless	100 / 20
AT&T DSL · Fiber, Fixed Wireless in parts of the area	100 / 20

May also be available: California Internet, Google Fiber.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system CA0110005, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	EAST BAY MUD serves 1,468,000 people
Water Source	Surface water
Last State Inspection	Dec 2021
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2022–2024) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. This system sells water to local utilities; the supplier billing this address may be one of them. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.