SELLER MOTIVATED Executive Lake Condo. Updated Ground Floor Corner Unit with 2 Car Garage, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms. Amazing Tiled Entry Porch & Screened Back Porch overlooking Pool and Shared Lake / Dock Access. Dock space can be leased - current wait list. Corner Unit means extra LIGHT, privacy AND easy access to (2) parking spaces in addition to private garage & upper level guest parking. Updates everywhere - from large eat in kitchen to the 2 beautiful bathrooms with elegant fixtures. Don't need 3 Bedrooms? How about an Office or work out room? Main floor IN UNIT laundry. Well Managed Home Owners Association - 500/ month dues covers all exterior maintenance, lawn care, snow removal, trash, water, sewer. New roof this year. This HOA allows 'existing' pets at move in (see rules). Don't forget the pool lakeside & the shared frontage on Battle Creek's favorite all sport Goguac Lake. It's definitely a lifestyle move - maybe a sunset cruise or beverage?
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$265,000
251 Columbia Ave W APT 1, Battle Creek, MI 49015
3beds
1,524sqft
Condominium
Built in 1979
-- sqft lot
$273,200 Zestimate®
$174/sqft
$1,739 Estimated rent
Home value
$273,200
$254,000 - $292,000
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Screened back porchElegant fixturesTiled entry porchCorner unitExtra privacyTiled backsplashUpdated bathrooms
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Listed by:
Esther R Leonard 269-579-0460,
eXp Realty LLC
Bought with:
Karen D Elmore-Woods
eXp Realty LLC
Source: MichRIC,MLS#: 25042817
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
- Main level bedrooms: 3
Primary bedroom
- Level: Main
- Area: 256
- Dimensions: 16.00 x 16.00
Bedroom 2
- Level: Main
- Area: 156
- Dimensions: 12.00 x 13.00
Bedroom 3
- Level: Main
- Area: 156
- Dimensions: 12.00 x 13.00
Primary bathroom
- Level: Main
- Area: 56
- Dimensions: 7.00 x 8.00
Kitchen
- Level: Main
- Area: 130
- Dimensions: 10.00 x 13.00
Living room
- Level: Main
- Area: 384
- Dimensions: 16.00 x 24.00
Other
- Level: Main
- Area: 72
- Dimensions: 8.00 x 9.00
Heating
- Forced Air
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Humidifier, Dishwasher, Microwave, Range
- Laundry: In Unit, Main Level
Features
- Ceiling Fan(s)
- Flooring: Ceramic Tile
- Windows: Insulated Windows, Bay/Bow, Garden Window, Window Treatments
- Basement: Other
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,524
- Total interior livable area: 1,524 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Detached, Garage Door Opener
- Garage spaces: 2
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: Covered Entrance
Features
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Scrn Porch
- Has private pool: Yes
- Pool features: In Ground, Association
- On waterfront: Yes
- Waterfront features: Lake
- Body of water: Goguac Lake
Lot
- Features: Ground Cover, Shrubs/Hedges
Details
- Parcel number: 520870091250
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: Condo
- Architectural style: Ranch
- Property subtype: Condominium
Materials
- Brick, Wood Siding
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1979
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer, Storm Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Natural Gas Available, Electricity Available, Cable Available, Natural Gas Connected, Cable Connected
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Bay Towers Condominium
HOA
- Has HOA: Yes
- Amenities included: Pool, Boat Launch
- Services included: Other, Water, Trash, Snow Removal, Sewer, Maintenance Grounds
- HOA fee: $500 monthly
Location
- Region: Battle Creek
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $174/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $81,076
- Annual tax amount: $4,128
- Date on market: 9/15/2025
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
- Electric utility on property: Yes
- Road surface type: Paved
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2025 | Sold | $265,000-5.4%$174/sqft |
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| 10/25/2025 | Pending sale | $280,000$184/sqft |
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| 9/29/2025 | Price change | $280,000-2.8%$184/sqft |
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| 9/23/2025 | Price change | $288,000-0.7%$189/sqft |
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| 9/15/2025 | Listed for sale | $290,000$190/sqft |
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| 9/5/2025 | Pending sale | $290,000$190/sqft |
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| 8/22/2025 | Listed for sale | $290,000+124.8%$190/sqft |
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| 11/20/2013 | Sold | $129,000+1.6%$85/sqft |
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| 6/17/2011 | Sold | $127,020-19.1%$83/sqft |
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| 10/12/2006 | Sold | $157,000$103/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,128 +6.2% | $112,500 -2.8% |
| 2024 | $3,888 | $115,799 +5.1% |
| 2023 | -- | $110,209 +10.4% |
| 2022 | -- | $99,814 +2.5% |
| 2021 | -- | $97,358 +1.6% |
| 2020 | -- | $95,851 +16.6% |
| 2018 | $3,101 +3.7% | $82,216 -10.2% |
| 2017 | $2,989 | $91,505 +30.5% |
| 2016 | $2,989 +5.8% | $70,113 +11% |
| 2015 | $2,825 | $63,162 |
| 2014 | $2,825 | $63,162 -4.1% |
| 2013 | -- | $65,853 -13.1% |
| 2011 | -- | $75,749 |
| 2010 | -- | $75,749 |
| 2009 | -- | $75,749 |
| 2008 | -- | $75,749 -1.9% |
| 2006 | -- | $77,196 +3.4% |
| 2005 | -- | $74,676 |
| 2004 | -- | $74,676 -5.1% |
| 2003 | -- | $78,654 |
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Neighborhood: 49015
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