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1831 E Calaveras Street

Altadena, CA 91001

$1,549,000
Bedrooms & bathrooms4 Beds • 3 Baths
Living area2,278 Sq Ft
Lot size0.1818 acres
Property typeSingle Family Residence
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Listing broker / agent: COMPASS · Teresa Fuller · CRMLS

MLS # P1-28896 · Last checked Nov 14, 2026 20:07 UTC

About this property

This 1950 Midcentury ranch is set on a peaceful, quiet street in Altadena's Country Club neighborhood, offering generous, light-filled rooms, abundant windows, a private backyard and patio with well landscaped greenery, and midcentury charm. Follow a brick walkway past thoughtful plantings to a covered entry. Inside, gleaming hardwood floors run throughout and an open, spacious living room, where a marble decorative fireplace and a striking tongue-and-groove accent wall anchor the space. Large windows fill the room with natural light while glass doors lead to the back patio, alongside a charming built-in bookshelf. The home's open plan flows seamlessly into the kitchen past a large central island. The kitchen is oversized; a chef's dream, with ample counter space, a gas range, and double wall ovens perfect for entertaining and home-cooked meals. The adjoining dining area enjoys direct views into the backyard gardens, making this an inviting spot to gather. Off the living room, a quiet hallway with a laundry closet and glass doors to the back patio leads to the primary suite. Here wood floors, abundant natural light, crown molding, and detailed baseboards make the bedroom a relaxing retreat, while the primary bathroom offers a skylight, dual sinks, and a marble-walled walk-in shower. The home boasts three additional bedrooms. A generous corner bedroom sits near a second bathroom featuring basketweave mosaic tile flooring, a marble-topped vanity, and white beadboard wainscoting, with a hallway of storage cabinets leading to a third, equally comfortable guest bedroom. On the other side of the home, off the kitchen, a full bathroom with built-in storage and a walk-in shower serves the fourth bedroom; bright and cozy with large windows and its own tongue-and-groove accent wall, well-suited as a home office or study. The hallway also provides access to the attached two-car garage. The backyard is a peaceful getaway, with an expansive, partially covered patio shaded by a canopy and surrounded by lush soft greenery, including loquat, lime, and golden spirit smokebush trees, and accented by potted succulents. With easy access to hiking trails, Prime Pizza and Bevel Coffee just around the corner, 1831 E Calaveras offers elevated midcentury character in beautiful Altadena.

Property details

MLS number
P1-28896
Status
Active
Type
Residential
Subtype
Single Family Residence
Beds / baths
4 Beds • 3 Baths
Living area
2,278 Sq Ft
Lot size
0.1818 acres
County
Los Angeles
Year built
1950
Stories
1
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Listing

Days on market
14

Building

Year built
1950
Year built source
Assessor
Architectural style
Mid Century Modern
Stories
1
Building stories
1
Levels
One
Entry level
1
Living area source
Measured

Bathrooms

Full bathrooms
1
Half bathrooms
0
Three-quarter bathrooms
2
Quarter bathrooms
0

Rooms & interior

Rooms
Entry Foyer, Kitchen, Living Room, Primary Bedroom
Appliances
Double Oven, Dishwasher, Gas Cooktop
Interior features
Recessed Lighting
Heating
Forced Air
Cooling
Central Air
Fireplace
Decorative, Living Room
Laundry
Inside

Exterior & parking

Total parking spaces
4
Garage spaces
2
Parking
Driveway, Garage
Attached garage
Yes
Pool
None
Spa
None
Lot features
Front Yard, Landscaped, Paved
Lot size source
Assessor
Property outlook
Mountains

Utilities & community

Water
Public
Sewer
Public Sewer
Community features
Foothills

Fees & lease terms

Association
No
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Nearby public schools

Within 5 miles

Nearby does not mean assigned. These are approximate straight-line distances from the property, not walking or driving routes. Confirm attendance boundaries, enrollment eligibility, grades and current school status directly with the district.

Nearby California public school locations, sorted by distance
School / districtGradesDistance
Charles W. Eliot Middle (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Altadena 6–8 1.0 mi
Webster Elementary (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Pasadena Not reported 1.1 mi
Altadena Elementary (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Altadena K–5 1.3 mi
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Pasadena Not reported 1.4 mi
Thurgood Marshall Secondary (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Pasadena 6–12 1.5 mi
Pasadena High (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Pasadena 9–12 1.9 mi
Norma Coombs Elementary (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Pasadena K–5 2.0 mi
Octavia E. Butler Magnet (school website, opens in a new tab) Pasadena Unified · Pasadena 6–8 2.1 mi

Source: California Department of Education · 2025-26 school locations. Downloaded Oct 2, 2026 UTC. This annual snapshot may not reflect later changes. Public schools only; not a complete list of education options. No ratings or attendance assignments are provided.

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Price and tax history

Asking price

Current asking price
$1,549,000
MLS-reported original asking price
$1,549,000
Asking prices observed by this listing service
Observed (UTC)Asking price
Nov 13, 2026 19:34$1,549,000

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Property taxes

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Local inventory snapshot

Market trends in Altadena

Active residential homes for sale in Altadena, CA, available through this website's authorized feed. Includes residential subtypes; excludes rentals. Not the entire market or a valuation of this property.

Available listings39Current authorized inventory
Median asking price$1,699,00039 listings with a valid price
Median asking price / sq ft$752.1432 listings with confirmed sq ft
Median days on market3439 listings with MLS-reported days

Observed price activity · past 30 days

Listings with a reduction5
Listings with an increase2

7 currently active listings have an observed price-change pair ending in this period. A listing can appear in both counts.

Calculated 2026-11-14 20:54 UTC. Source: this website's authorized MLS inventory. Import progress, freshness rules and coverage affect the figures. Medians exclude missing/invalid values; price per sq ft is the median of individual listing ratios. Price observations are limited to the last 24 per listing and may miss changes between refreshes. This is not a complete 30-day market report, historical inventory trend, appreciation measure, or sold-price analysis.

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