A lot at 839 E. Angela St., once the site of a mysterious explosion, house fire and an intense two-year arson investigation, is listed for sale for $449,000.

The fenced-off land, empty save for a concrete-slab foundation, apparently is being sold by Keith Zuffa, the original owner and estranged husband of the woman in jail on a charge of torching the one-story home that once sat on the property.

Zuffa recently won back title to the land after a civil suit against his estranged wife, Deonna Zuffa, Countrywide Bank and private lenders from Carmel, the Greenbergs.

Deonna Zuffa was arrested Dec. 21 at her parents’ home in Lincoln by the Pleasanton Police Department on arson and forgery charges related to the Dec. 8, 2008, explosion and fire that destroyed the East Angela home that once sat across from St. Augustine Church.

Police found her severely burned in the street moments after the explosion at the residence.

At the time, the Zuffas lived in the 2,300-square-foot house with their two school-age sons.

An attorney for Keith Zuffa has said that the couple is divorcing.

Deonna Zuffa is being held at Santa Rita Jail on $350,000 bail. She’s scheduled to enter her plea at a Feb. 4 hearing in Dept. 701 of the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton.

She is charged with arson with an enhancement because multiple structures were damaged in the blaze. She also is charged with possession of flammable material with intent to set fire or burn property and forgery of legal documents.

 The East Angela Street listing appears to have been posted this week through Keller Williams Tri-Valley Realty on Main Street, according to a for-sale sign and online real-estate sites. The listing agent could not be reached for comment.

The Alameda County Tax Assessor’s Office  lists the land value as $450,000 in its most recent assessment. Local Realtors estimate comparable homes in the area sell for $600,000 to $700,000.

No contact information or phone numbers are known for Keith Zuffa.

He filed a civil suit in January 2009 alleging that his then-wife used forgery and fraud to obtain numerous loans and liens against the property without his knowledge.   

Zuffa said in civil court filings that his wife handled household finances, and that 839 E. Angela St. was his personal property, not a marital asset.

 He claimed that while attempting to file an insurance claim in the days after his home was destroyed, he learned of a 2008 bankruptcy filing; numerous title transfers; several loans on the property, including a $712,000 loan from Countrywide; a foreclosure; and a pending eviction set for Dec. 9, 2008 – the day after fire gutted the home.

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Wynne Carvill’s December 2010 decision was mostly in Zuffa’s favor, agreeing the loan documents were forgeries and invalid, and that title should revert to him. The judge also ruled, however, that he must repay Countrywide roughly $288,000 because he benefited from the money even if he was unaware of the loans.

Zuffa’s two-year civil quest to regain ownership and nullify loans on his former home cost him more than $120,000 in legal fees, according to recent filings.

He is asking that Countrywide Bank pay roughly $115,000 of his attorney fees, records show.

Carvill will address the matter Feb. 18 in the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland.