LOCATION is everything! Gorgeous level lot in Riverside provides the perfect foil for your dream house! Princeton University, Riverside School, the bus to Manhattan, and LakeCarnegieare a stone's throw away, as is Uptown Princeton, itself. Don't miss this rare opportunity to haveit all! This is an As Is sale. Highest and Best offers due 9:00 am Thursday March 18th. 2021-04-28
Sold for $3,850,000
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$3,850,000
487 Prospect Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540
5beds
3baths
2,656sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1960
0.53 Acres Lot
$3,867,200 Zestimate®
$1,450/sqft
$6,353 Estimated rent
Home value
$3,867,200
$3.44M - $4.37M
$6,353/mo
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
Heating
- Gas
Cooling
- Central
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 2,656 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
Features
- Exterior features: Wood
Lot
- Size: 0.53 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: 1407805000000014
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Condition
- Year built: 1960
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Princeton
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/2025 | Sold | $3,850,000-0.7%$1,450/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 11/4/2024 | Listing removed | $3,877,000$1,460/sqft |
Source: | ||
| 10/31/2024 | Listed for sale | $3,877,000+305.1%$1,460/sqft |
Source: | ||
| 4/30/2021 | Sold | $957,000+19.6%$360/sqft |
Source: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach #NJME308956_08540 Report a problem | ||
| 3/19/2021 | Pending sale | $800,000$301/sqft |
Source: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS #NJME308956 Report a problem | ||
| 3/16/2021 | Listed for sale | $800,000$301/sqft |
Source: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS #NJME308956 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44,155 | $1,658,100 |
| 2024 | $44,155 +10.9% | $1,658,100 +1.3% |
| 2023 | $39,800 +98.3% | $1,636,500 +195.9% |
| 2022 | $20,075 +0.8% | $553,000 -32.8% |
| 2021 | $19,919 +2% | $823,100 |
| 2020 | $19,524 +1.7% | $823,100 |
| 2019 | $19,195 +1.4% | $823,100 |
| 2018 | $18,931 +1.6% | $823,100 |
| 2017 | $18,635 +10.8% | $823,100 |
| 2016 | $16,816 +1.2% | $823,100 +8.3% |
| 2015 | $16,610 +2.5% | $760,200 |
| 2014 | $16,200 -2.2% | $760,200 -6.2% |
| 2013 | $16,569 +4.1% | $810,200 |
| 2012 | $15,920 -1.6% | $810,200 |
| 2011 | $16,178 +10.1% | $810,200 -3% |
| 2010 | $14,697 +1.7% | $835,200 +106.2% |
| 2009 | $14,446 +2.5% | $405,100 |
| 2008 | $14,098 +4.2% | $405,100 |
| 2007 | $13,530 | $405,100 |
| 2006 | -- | $405,100 |
| 2005 | -- | $405,100 |
| 2004 | $11,302 | $405,100 |
| 2003 | -- | $405,100 |
| 2002 | -- | $405,100 |
| 2001 | -- | $405,100 |
Find assessor info on the county website
Neighborhood: 08540
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 9/10Riverside Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.3 mi
- 9/10J Witherspoon Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.2 mi
- 8/10Princeton High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.3 mi
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Estimated market value
$3,867,200
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- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- Princeton
- 08540
- 487 Prospect Ave
