---
listing_id: ML81984072
status: Closed
price: 768000
beds: 3
baths_full: 1
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 1177
sqft_lot: 5250
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1948
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "Balboa Ave"
city: San Jose
state: CA
zip: 95116
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.356557
lng: -121.85667
days_on_market: 530
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 0
list_agent: "Phil Simms"
list_office: "Coldwell Banker Realty"
list_agent_phone: "(408) 605-9006"
list_agent_license: 01872870
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-02-02
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | San Jose | 95116 | Balboa Ave

Balboa Ave, San Jose, CA 95116

MLS: ML81984072 | Status: Sold | Price: $768,000
Beds/Baths: 3 / 1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Bath Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
3 1 1,177 5,250 1948

Remarks

Attention all those DIY's and visionaries. Please bring your hammers, tape measures, saws, nails, sheet rock, plumbing, paint, carpentry, scrap removal skills and remodeling tools to this home. Be ready to cut down overgrown grass, plan on multiple trips to the dumpster and expect the unexpected. If you have those skills, then come view and rebuild this home in Northern San Jose. This is the home for you.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81984072
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Dining Room Dining Area
Family Room No Family Room
Fireplace Living Room, Wood Burning
Flooring Carpet, Other
Cooling Other
Heating Central Forced Air

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Shingle
Foundation Slab

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Detached, Garage: 0 Car(s)
Elementary District San Jose Unified
High School District San Jose Unified
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Zoning R2

Contact Information

Phil Simms
Coldwell Banker Realty
License #: 01872870
Phone: (408) 605-9006

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Anne Darling Elementary School public K-5 0.47 mi 2
San Antonio Elementary School public K-5 0.47 mi 1
Learning In An Urban Community With High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.) public K-5 0.48 mi 3
Adult Education Eastside Union public UG 0.64 mi N/A
Adult Education Program public UG 0.64 mi N/A
Pegasus High School public 11-12 0.67 mi 2
Cesar Chavez Elementary School public KG 0.80 mi N/A
Independence High School public 9-12 0.85 mi 6
Renaissance At Mathson public 6-8 0.88 mi 5
San Jose High School public 9-12 0.94 mi 5
Empire Gardens Elementary School public K-5 1.05 mi 2
Adelante Dual Language Academy Ii public K-8 1.24 mi 5
Foothill High School public 11-12 1.30 mi 1
McKinley Elementary School public K-6 1.35 mi 4
Selma Olinder Elementary School public K-5 1.40 mi 4
Anthony P. Russo Academy public K-5 1.40 mi 6
William Sheppard Middle School public 6-8 1.47 mi 4
A. J. Dorsa Elementary School public K-5 1.58 mi 2
Ben Painter Elementary School public K-5 1.59 mi 5
Sylvia Cassell Elementary School public K-5 1.71 mi 5

Disclosures

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This listing information is up-to-date as of February 02, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Phil Simms, (408) 605-9006.