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For sale
$1,550,000
4507 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
7beds
4,519sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1921
0.46 Acres Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$343/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
New high-efficiency boilerProfessional landscapingReplaced front patioFire escapesNew water heaters
- 156 days |
- 1,043 |
- 23 |
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Listed by:
Bob Eisenlauer (515)979-2883,
RE/MAX Revolution
Source: DMMLS,MLS#: 733700
Originating MLS: Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 7
- Bathrooms: 9
- Full bathrooms: 5
- 3/4 bathrooms: 2
- 1/2 bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Heat Pump, Natural Gas
Cooling
- Window Unit(s)
Appliances
- Included: Dryer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Refrigerator, Separate Ice Machine, See Remarks, Stove
Features
- Separate/Formal Dining Room, Eat-in Kitchen, Fireplace, Cable TV, Window Treatments
- Flooring: Carpet, Tile
- Basement: Finished
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Fireplace features: Gas Log, Fireplace Screen
Interior area
- Total structure area: 4,519
- Total interior livable area: 4,519 sqft
- Finished area below ground: 900
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Attached, Garage, Two Car Garage
- Attached garage spaces: 2
Features
- Levels: Three Or More
- Stories: 3
- Patio & porch: Open, Patio
- Exterior features: Patio
- Fencing: Chain Link
Lot
- Size: 0.46 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: 090/03143002000
- Zoning: NX2
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Three Story
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Brick, Frame, Stucco
- Foundation: Block
- Roof: Tile
Condition
- Year built: 1921
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Security: Smoke Detector(s)
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Des Moines
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $343/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $877,800
- Annual tax amount: $16,546
- Date on market: 2/2/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 157 days
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
- Road surface type: Asphalt, Concrete
Estimated market value
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Estimated sales range
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Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2/2/2026 | Listed for sale | $1,550,000+287.5%$343/sqft |
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| 5/1/2020 | Sold | $400,000-11.1%$89/sqft |
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| 3/25/2020 | Pending sale | $450,000$100/sqft |
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| 3/11/2020 | Price change | $450,000-5.3%$100/sqft |
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| 1/9/2020 | Price change | $475,000-5%$105/sqft |
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| 11/18/2019 | Listed for sale | $499,900$111/sqft |
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| 11/18/2019 | Pending sale | $499,900$111/sqft |
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| 10/18/2019 | Price change | $499,900-13.1%$111/sqft |
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| 9/13/2019 | Price change | $575,000-8%$127/sqft |
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| 6/20/2019 | Price change | $625,000-3.8%$138/sqft |
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| 4/5/2019 | Listed for sale | $650,000+155.4%$144/sqft |
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| 7/19/1999 | Sold | $254,500$56/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,066 +2% | $877,800 +9.7% |
| 2024 | $15,744 +6.7% | $800,300 |
| 2023 | $14,762 +0.8% | $800,300 +27.8% |
| 2022 | $14,650 +15% | $626,400 |
| 2021 | $12,736 -2.1% | $626,400 +22.7% |
| 2020 | $13,004 +6.8% | $510,400 |
| 2019 | $12,172 +1.1% | $510,400 +10.6% |
| 2018 | $12,042 | $461,400 |
| 2017 | $12,042 +13.6% | $461,400 +12.3% |
| 2016 | $10,598 | $410,900 |
| 2015 | $10,598 +2.1% | $410,900 -0.8% |
| 2014 | $10,378 | $414,200 |
| 2013 | -- | $414,200 +2.2% |
| 2012 | -- | $405,400 |
| 2011 | -- | $405,400 -2.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $417,000 |
| 2009 | -- | $417,000 +4.1% |
| 2008 | -- | $400,500 |
| 2007 | -- | $400,500 +10.2% |
| 2006 | -- | $363,400 |
| 2005 | -- | $363,400 +10.1% |
| 2003 | -- | $330,000 +20.3% |
| 2002 | -- | $274,300 |
| 2001 | -- | $274,300 |
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Climate risks
Neighborhood: Ingersoll Park
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 5/10Hubbell Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.6 mi
- 5/10Merrill Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.6 mi
- 4/10Roosevelt High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.6 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Des Moines Independent
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- Iowa
- Polk County
- Des Moines
- 50312
- Ingersoll Park
- 4507 Grand Ave
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