This is the ideal Air B & B situation with it just steps from the Rensselaer Train Station. This fantastic completely renovated brick two-family home offers convenience, comfort, and investment potential. Looking for that vacant 2 family investment that is all new inside? This is IT and YOU can choose your own tenants! The first-floor unit features a spacious one-bedroom layout with washer & dryer hookups, while the second floor boasts one bedrooms + office/ laundry room. w/ stackable washer & dryer Perfect for multi-generational living or rental income. Completely remodeled: new flooring, lighting, interior freshly painted, all new windows and doors & much more.
Recent Updates Include: Modern kitchens and baths, stylish flooring throughout. Walk-out lower level with potential to add a studio apartment, off-street parking for two vehicles
Whether you're looking to live in one unit and rent the other, or expand with a third unit, this property offers flexibility and location in one smart package. Estimated $1,250-$1,350 per flat for rents. Separate utilities.
Active
$219,900
8 Harrison Avenue, Rensselaer, NY 12144
2beds
1,428sqft
Duplex, Multi Family
Built in 1890
-- sqft lot
$215,400 Zestimate®
$154/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Washer and dryer hookupsWalk-out lower levelModern kitchens and bathsCompletely remodeledStylish flooring throughoutInterior freshly paintedNew flooring
- 31 days
- 706
- 56
Likely to sell faster than
Zillow last checked:
Listing updated:
Listed by:
Crystal Coleman Realty LLC 518-229-4539,
Melissa Hems 518-951-0411
Source: Global MLS,MLS#: 202624818
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Laundry: Electric Dryer Hookup, Washer Hookup
Features
- Ceiling Fan(s)
- Flooring: Vinyl
- Windows: Double Pane Windows
- Basement: Unfinished,Walk-Out Access
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,428
- Total interior livable area: 1,428 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,428
- Finished area below ground: 0
Video & virtual tour
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Driveway
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
Features
- Patio & porch: Front Porch
- Exterior features: None
- Fencing: None
Lot
- Size: 1,306 Square Feet
- Features: Level, Road Frontage
Details
- Additional structures: None
- Parcel number: 143.5232
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: MultiFamily
- Architectural style: Traditional
- Property subtype: Duplex, Multi Family
- Attached to another structure: Yes
Materials
- Brick
- Foundation: Block, Combination, Concrete Perimeter
- Roof: Flat,Rubber
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1890
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: 100 Amp Service, Circuit Breakers
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Security: Smoke Detector(s), Carbon Monoxide Detector(s)
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Rensselaer
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $154/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $113,095
- Annual tax amount: $2,099
- Date on market: 8/26/2026
- Tenant pays: Heat, Electricity, Gas
Estimated market value
$215,400
$205,000 - $226,000
$2,209/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2026 | Listed for sale | $219,900+25.7%$154/sqft |
Source:  Global MLS #202624818 Report a problem | ||
| 12/3/2025 | Sold | $175,000$123/sqft |
Source: Global MLS #202527877 Report a problem | ||
| 10/16/2025 | Pending sale | $175,000+118.8%$123/sqft |
Source: Global MLS #202527877 Report a problem | ||
| 3/24/2021 | Sold | $80,000-23.7%$56/sqft |
Source: Global MLS #202024043 Report a problem | ||
| 12/13/2020 | Pending sale | $104,900$73/sqft |
Source: Vera Cohen Realty, LLC #202024043 Report a problem | ||
| 11/9/2020 | Listed for sale | $104,900$73/sqft |
Source: Vera Cohen Realty, LLC #202024043 Report a problem | ||
| 10/23/2020 | Pending sale | $104,900$73/sqft |
Source: Vera Cohen Realty, LLC #202024043 Report a problem | ||
| 8/26/2020 | Price change | $104,900-8.7%$73/sqft |
Source: Vera Cohen Realty, LLC #202024043 Report a problem | ||
| 7/30/2020 | Listed for sale | $114,900+66.5%$80/sqft |
Source: Vera Cohen Realty, LLC #202024043 Report a problem | ||
| 4/27/2017 | Sold | $69,000-13.6%$48/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 3/10/2017 | Listed for sale | $79,900+59.8%$56/sqft |
Source: Staged Nest Rest Estate #201703940 Report a problem | ||
| 5/5/2016 | Sold | $50,000-9.1%$35/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 9/1/2015 | Listing removed | $55,000$39/sqft |
Source: Copper Cove Realty Report a problem | ||
| 8/22/2015 | Listed for sale | $55,000-8.3%$39/sqft |
Source: Copper Cove Realty Report a problem | ||
| 7/23/2014 | Listing removed | $60,000$42/sqft |
Source: Copper Cove Realty #201409685 Report a problem | ||
| 6/20/2014 | Price change | $60,000-7.7%$42/sqft |
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| 6/5/2014 | Price change | $65,000-11%$46/sqft |
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| 5/28/2014 | Price change | $73,000-6%$51/sqft |
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| 5/20/2014 | Listed for sale | $77,700$54/sqft |
Source: Copper Cove Realty #201409685 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2024 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2023 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2022 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2021 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2020 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2019 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2018 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2017 | $2,868 | $19,000 |
| 2016 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2015 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2014 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2013 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2012 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2011 | -- | $19,000 +18.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $16,000 -15.8% |
| 2009 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2008 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2007 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2006 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2005 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2004 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2003 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2002 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2001 | -- | $19,000 |
| 2000 | -- | $19,000 |
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