Price Reduced! Charming & move-in ready with fresh interior paint and new carpet throughout the main level. Nice size living room with lots of natural light. Eat-in kitchen with white cabinets, stainless-steel appliances. Two bedrooms and full bath on main floor. Upstairs is a spacious 3rd bedroom with new carpet and lots of built-in closets and storage. Original hardwood floors under carpet. Unfinished basement with egress window and half bath, offers space for future 4th bedroom or family room. Radon mitigation system installed in 2018. Oversized 24x22 garage with new roof in 2021 & new garage door in 2024. Good sized backyard and partially fenced. Nice convenient location, 2 blocks to elementary school, close to airport, Gray's Lake and Downtown!
Sold for $188,000
$188,000
4708 S Union St, Des Moines, IA 50315
3beds
1,018sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1950
7,971.48 Square Feet Lot
$187,300 Zestimate®
$185/sqft
$1,233 Estimated rent
Home value
$187,300
$174,000 - $200,000
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Unfinished basementEgress windowOriginal hardwood floorsHalf bathLots of natural lightFresh interior paintNew carpet
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Listed by:
SHEILA THOMAS 515-453-6705,
Iowa Realty Mills Crossing
Bought with:
Amy Forte
LPT Realty, LLC
Source: DMMLS,MLS#: 707708
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
- Main level bedrooms: 2
Heating
- Forced Air, Gas
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove
Features
- Eat-in Kitchen
- Flooring: Carpet
- Basement: Egress Windows
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,018
- Total interior livable area: 1,018 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Detached, Garage, Two Car Garage
- Garage spaces: 2
Features
- Levels: One and One Half
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Deck
- Exterior features: Deck, Fence
- Fencing: Chain Link,Partial
Lot
- Size: 7,971 sqft
- Dimensions: 57 x 140
- Features: Rectangular Lot
Details
- Parcel number: 12003135000000
- Zoning: N3A
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: One and One Half Story
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Vinyl Siding
- Foundation: Block
- Roof: Asphalt,Shingle
Condition
- Year built: 1950
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Des Moines
Other
Other facts
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional,FHA,VA Loan
- Road surface type: Concrete
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2/10/2025 | Sold | $188,000-3%$185/sqft |
Source:  DMMLS #707708 Report a problem | ||
| 12/30/2024 | Pending sale | $193,900$190/sqft |
Source: DMMLS #707708 Report a problem | ||
| 12/17/2024 | Price change | $193,900-2.8%$190/sqft |
Source: DMMLS #707708 Report a problem | ||
| 12/6/2024 | Price change | $199,500-2.7%$196/sqft |
Source: DMMLS #707708 Report a problem | ||
| 11/12/2024 | Listed for sale | $205,000+59.7%$201/sqft |
Source: DMMLS #707708 Report a problem | ||
| 3/24/2021 | Listing removed | -- |
Source: Owner Report a problem | ||
| 10/23/2019 | Listing removed | $1,400$1/sqft |
Source: Owner Report a problem | ||
| 10/1/2019 | Listed for rent | $1,400$1/sqft |
Source: Owner Report a problem | ||
| 11/5/2018 | Sold | $128,400-1.2%$126/sqft |
Source: DMMLS #570256 Report a problem | ||
| 8/17/2018 | Listed for sale | $129,900$128/sqft |
Source: NEXT GENERATION REALTY, INC. #10526059 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,820 +2% | $157,700 +12.2% |
| 2024 | $2,764 +6% | $140,500 |
| 2023 | $2,608 +0.7% | $140,500 +26.9% |
| 2022 | $2,590 +6% | $110,700 |
| 2021 | $2,444 -3.7% | $110,700 +13.1% |
| 2020 | $2,538 +4.8% | $97,900 |
| 2019 | $2,422 +6.1% | $97,900 +14.1% |
| 2018 | $2,282 | $85,800 |
| 2017 | $2,282 +8.6% | $85,800 +7.5% |
| 2016 | $2,102 | $79,800 |
| 2015 | $2,102 +7.7% | $79,800 +4.7% |
| 2014 | $1,952 | $76,200 |
| 2013 | -- | $76,200 -5.3% |
| 2012 | -- | $80,500 +2.5% |
| 2011 | -- | $78,500 -3% |
| 2010 | -- | $80,900 |
| 2009 | -- | $80,900 -10.4% |
| 2008 | -- | $90,300 |
| 2007 | -- | $90,300 +8% |
| 2006 | -- | $83,600 |
| 2005 | -- | $83,600 +12.8% |
| 2003 | -- | $74,130 +32.1% |
| 2002 | -- | $56,120 |
| 2001 | -- | $56,120 |
Find assessor info on the county website
Neighborhood: Watrous Heights
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10South Union Elementary SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.3 mi
- 3/10Brody Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 2.1 mi
- 1/10Lincoln High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.5 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Des Moines Independent
Source: DMMLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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