196 E 17th St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Property Records

Orange County property record for 196 E 17th St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · Last verified January 2026

Property Highlights

Property Type	Commercial > Retail
Year Built	Built 1959
Square Footage	5,610 sqft Total Area
Lot Size	18,326 sqft (0.42 acres)
Last Sale	$650,000 (1994)
Tax Bill	$31,317.00 (2025)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`425-413-07`

Interior

Building Area	5,610 sqft Total Area
Stories	1 Stories

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1959
Lot Area	18,326 sqft (0.42 acres)

Location & Zoning

Street Address	196 E 17TH ST
City	COSTA MESA
State	CA
Zip	92627-3730
Property Usage	Commercial Property Usage
Type	Commercial > Retail
Legal Description	NEWPORT HEIGHTS LOT 92 SELY 80 FT SWLY 175 FT -EX HWY- AND TR 1113 SELY 80 FT LOT 14
Legal Subdivision	NEWPORT HEIGHTS
Legal Tract	1113
Legal Lot Number	14,92
Jurisdiction	ORANGE CA
Minor Civil Division	CENTRAL COAST
Census Blockgroup	1
Census Block	1013
Census Tract	63301

Owner

Source: Orange County records · APN 425-413-07

Assessment roll updated July 1, 2025 · Last verified January 2026

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Co-owner	Verified Secondary Owner
Mailing Address	9968 HIBERT ST STE 200, 200, SAN DIEGO, CA 92131-1036
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	May 04, 1994 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	May 04, 1994 · Amount on Record
Prior Sale	Sep 10, 2013
Deed Doc Number	0000307629
Deed Book / Page	425
Last Transfer Date	Feb 06, 2020
Transfer Doc	0000051979
Record Refreshed	Jun 08, 2026

February 2020: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	ORANGE CA
Recording Date	Feb 06, 2020
Property Address	196 E 17TH ST, COSTA MESA, CA 92627-3730
Document Number	0000051979
Instrument Date	Jan 01, 2020
Instrument	51979
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Feb 18, 2020
Title Company	ATTORNEY ONLY

Transaction

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

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Tenants In Common
Address	8294 MIRA MESA BLVD SAN DIEGO CA 921262604, SAN DIEGO, CA 92126-2604

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Orange County records · Assessment roll updated July 1, 2025 · Last verified January 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	California
County	Orange County
Municipality	Costa Mesa City
Unified School District	Newport-Mesa 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	$31,317.00 (+4.8%)	$2,603,469 (+4.04%) Land $1,067,402 Building $1,536,067
2023	$29,882.00 (-25.46%)	$2,502,374 Land $1,025,953 Building $1,476,421
2022	$40,088.00

Flood & Wildfire

196 E 17th St is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with no wildfire exposure.

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Orange County (06059C), updated September 27, 2026

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.