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  • $289,700

    538 N 51st St, Milwaukee, WI 53208

    5beds
    1,249sqft
    SingleFamily
    Built in 1913
    5,227 Square Feet Lot
    $289,700 Zestimate®
    $232/sqft
    $2,085 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $289,700

    $269,000 - $310,000

    $2,085/mo

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    What's special

    Highly sought after Story Hill neighborhood - 5 bedroom / 2 bathroom Cape Cod. Updates include: furnace, hot water heater, electrical service, chimney tuckpoint, and carpeting. Spacious new 2.5 car garage - plenty of storage space as well. Two bedrooms & one full bathroom on main level. Three bedrooms & one full bathroom on upper level. Open kitchen w/pantry & dinette area. Living Room/Dining Room combo w/natural fireplace and newer flooring. Enclosed porch or 3-season room overlooks front yard. Private driveway & fenced yard. Short distance to Miller Park, Mitchell Blvd Park, VA Medical Center, Tosa Village, restaurants, shopping, and more.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 5
    • Bathrooms: 2
    • Full bathrooms: 2
    Heating
    • Forced air, Gas
    Cooling
    • Central
    Appliances
    • Included: Dryer, Washer
    Features
    • Pantry, High Speed Internet, Shower Over Tub
    • Flooring: Hardwood
    • Basement: Partially finished
    • Has fireplace: Yes
    • Fireplace features: Wood Burning
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 1,249 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Total spaces: 2
    • Parking features: Garage - Detached
    Accessibility
    • Accessibility features: Bedroom on Main Level, Full Bath on Main Level
    Features
    • Exterior features: Wood
    • Fencing: Fenced
    Lot
    • Size: 5,227 sqft
    • Features: Sidewalk, Near Public Transit
    Details
    • Parcel number: 4030320000

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    • Architectural style: CAPE COD
    Condition
    • Year built: 1913

    Utilities & green energy

    • Gas: Natural Gas
    • Utilities for property: Cable Available

    Community & neighborhood

    Location
    • Region: Milwaukee

    Other

    Other facts
    • Heating: Forced Air, Natural Gas
    • FireplaceYN: true
    • GarageYN: true
    • HeatingYN: true
    • Utilities: Cable Available
    • CoolingYN: true
    • FireplaceFeatures: Wood Burning
    • Basement: Full, Block
    • RoomsTotal: 8
    • Fencing: Fenced
    • Cooling: Window Unit(s), Central Air
    • InteriorFeatures: Pantry, High Speed Internet, Shower Over Tub
    • Gas: Natural Gas
    • ParkingFeatures: Detached, Paved, Garage Door Opener
    • OpenParkingYN: true
    • Appliances: Dryer, Washer, Other
    • ArchitecturalStyle: CAPE COD
    • LotFeatures: Sidewalk, Near Public Transit
    • ConstructionMaterials: Aluminum/Steel
    • CoveredSpaces: 2.50
    • AccessibilityFeatures: Bedroom on Main Level, Full Bath on Main Level
    • Flooring: Wood or Sim. Wood Floors
    • MlsStatus: Active

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    5/29/2020Sold$155,000-4.3%$124/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    5/8/2020Listed for sale$162,000-7.4%$130/sqft
    Source: The Stefaniak Group, LLC #1687935 Report a problem
    12/26/2019Listing removed$174,900$140/sqft
    Source: Shorewest Realtors, Inc. #1664251 Report a problem
    10/17/2019Price change$174,900-7.9%$140/sqft
    Source: Shorewest Realtors, Inc. #1664251 Report a problem
    9/24/2019Price change$189,900-5%$152/sqft
    Source: Shorewest Realtors, Inc. #1654623 Report a problem
    8/22/2019Listed for sale$199,900+45.4%$160/sqft
    Source: Shorewest Realtors, Inc. #1654623 Report a problem
    10/8/2002Sold$137,500$110/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2024$4,611 +25.9%$201,100 +29.7%
    2023$3,663 -0.8%$155,000
    2022$3,691 -12.9%$155,000 +1.8%
    2021$4,239 $152,300
    2020$4,239 $152,300
    2019$4,239 +19.2%$152,300 +19.3%
    2018$3,556 -0.8%$127,700 -7.8%
    2017$3,586 -3.3%$138,500 -0.9%
    2016$3,707 -5.8%$139,700
    2015$3,934 $139,700 +4.4%
    2014$3,934 $133,800
    2012-- $133,800 -14.9%
    2011-- $157,300
    2010$4,141 +5.3%$157,300
    2009$3,931 $157,300
    2008-- $157,300 +5%
    2007-- $149,800
    2006-- $149,800 +9.2%
    2005-- $137,200 +7.5%
    2004-- $127,600 +16.8%
    2003-- $109,200 +11.5%
    2002-- $97,900 +19.7%
    2001$2,344 +5.4%$81,800
    2000$2,223 +8.2%$81,800 +10.4%
    1999$2,055 $74,100

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    Neighborhood: Story Hill

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    • District: Milwaukee

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