1696 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 Property Records

Dubuque County property record for 1696 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 · Last verified October 2025

Property Highlights

Property Type	Commercial > Retail > Retail Stores (Personal Services, Photography, Travel)
Year Built	Built 1890
Square Footage	7,000 sqft Gross Area
Lot Size	6,120 sqft (0.14 acres)
Garage	774 sqft
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Last Sale	$385,000 (2016)
Tax Bill	$1,528.00 (2024)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`10-24-266-001`

Interior

Building Area	7,000 sqft Gross Area
1st Floor	1,056 sqft 1st Floor
Basement Area	1,056 sqft Basement
Stories	3 Stories

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1890
Exterior Material	Brick Exterior
Roof Material	Urethane Roof
Lot Area	6,120 sqft (0.14 acres)
Parking Spaces	1 Parking Spaces
Garage Area	774 sqft Garage

Exterior Amenities

Fence	Fence
Shed	1 Shed
Deck Area	1 sqft Deck
Patio Area	6 sqft Patio
Porch	Porch

Utilities and HVAC

Water Source	Commercial Water Source

Location & Zoning

Street Address	1696 CENTRAL AVE
City	DUBUQUE
State	IA
Zip	52001-3625
Property Usage	Commercial Property Usage
Type	Commercial > Retail > Retail Stores (Personal Services, Photography, Travel)
Legal Description	N 1/5 OF CITY LOT 441 & N 10' OF NM 1/5 OF CITY LOT 441
Legal Lot Number	441
Jurisdiction	DUBUQUE IA
Minor Civil Division	DUBUQUE
Census Blockgroup	3
Census Block	3000
Census Tract	100

Owner

Source: Dubuque County records · APN 10-24-266-001

Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Mailing Address	1696 CENTRAL AVE, DUBUQUE, IA 52001-3625
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Date	Document
Aug 18, 2022	Quit Claim Deed, Transfer Quitclaim Document
Jun 05, 2020	Quit Claim Deed, Transfer NOT AVAILABLE

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Sale	May 27, 2016 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	May 27, 2016 · Amount on Record
Deed Doc Number	0000006355
Last Transfer Date	Aug 18, 2022
Transfer Doc	0000010402
Record Refreshed	Jun 08, 2026

August 2022: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	DUBUQUE IA
Recording Date	Aug 18, 2022
Property Address	1696 CENTRAL AVE, DUBUQUE, IA 52001-3625
Document Number	0000010402
Instrument Date	Aug 18, 2022
Instrument	2022-00010402
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Nov 07, 2022

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	Transfer Tax Exempt
Additional	Quitclaim Document Interfamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	1696 CENTRAL AVE, DUBUQUE, IA 52001-3625

June 2020: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	DUBUQUE IA
Recording Date	Jun 05, 2020
Property Address	1696 CENTRAL AVE, DUBUQUE, IA 52001-3625
Document Number	0000007711
Instrument Date	Jun 04, 2020
Instrument	7711
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Jun 29, 2020
Title Company	NOT AVAILABLE

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Additional	Quitclaim Document Multiple parcels conveyed, unknown impact to APN

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Trust
Address	2165 ROCKDALE RD DUBUQUE IA 520038060, DUBUQUE, IA 52003-8060

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Dubuque County records · Assessment roll updated May 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Iowa
County	Dubuque County
Municipality	Dubuque City
Unified School District	Dubuque Community School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes, not a market price estimate; it is a fraction of this property's market value.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025		$122,200 (+15.07%) Land $49,600 Building $72,600	$122,200 (+15.07%) Land $49,600 Building $72,600
2024	$1,528.00 (-12.98%)
2023		$106,200 (+4.29%) Land $44,100 Building $62,100	$106,200 (+4.29%) Land $44,100 Building $62,100
2022	$1,756.00	$101,830 Land $44,060 Building $57,770
2021			$101,830 Land $44,060 Building $57,770

Flood & Wildfire

1696 Central Ave is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with no wildfire exposure.

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Dubuque County (19061C), updated August 9, 2021

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal flood hazard · outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area	No

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities · 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020

Wildfire Risk to Homes	Not rated no burnable land in reach
Wildfire Likelihood	Negligible
Exposure	None beyond ember reach of burnable land

Values are read at the parcel center point; lenders make the official flood determination.

Historic Designation

Source: NPS National Register of Historic Places · August 1, 2026 release

Historic District	Within the Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District listed 2012 · 57 contributing resources · NRIS 12000793

Federal listing alone does not restrict alterations; local historic district rules, which this data does not cover, may apply.

1696 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 Property Records

Property Highlights

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Interior

Exterior

Exterior Amenities

Utilities and HVAC

Location & Zoning

Owner

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

August 2022: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Transaction

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

June 2020: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Transaction

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Property Jurisdictions

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Flood & Wildfire

Flood

Wildfire

Historic Designation

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