Two parcels, three dwellings, one assembled compound in Olde Towne East — offered together under a single contract.
990 Oak is a PHIUS Zero 2021 certified passive house completed September 2025. 660 sq ft with a 4.4 kW owned solar array (net metered, AEP Ohio interconnection approved), ERV balanced ventilation, Alpen high-performance windows, TimberHP wood-fiber insulation, Zip System sheathing, insulated crawl space, and thermally modified Arbor Wood siding under a red metal roof with custom rain chains. Most months there is no electric bill; water is the only utility expense. Interior finishes include earthen and lime plaster, tadelakt, handmade teal tile, soapstone counters, a skylight, and a sacred-geometry sliding loft ladder. Attached 2.5-car garage, 25' × 24', EV-ready outlet. Design by GeoAlchemy Studio, certification by SOL Design + Build.
998 Oak is a 1926 two-story taken to the studs in 2015–16: opened floor plan, custom beams, lofted primary ceiling with walk-in closet, Corian counters, white oak shelving, new electrical, HVAC and water heater, full basement, central air. Roof 2016, windows and Hardie siding 2020, custom white oak mantel and quarter-sawn sapele built-ins 2022.
Behind it, a separately metered 759 sq ft carriage house — one bedroom, full kitchen and bath, walk-in closet, in-unit laundry — currently income-producing.
The site: 6-ft vertical cumaru fence, paver patio with brick accents, pergola over the fire pit, spiral zen garden with Ohio native pollinators around a Japanese maple, three off-street spaces beyond the garage.
Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum and PHIUS design certification letter available.
For sale by owner
$967,000
998 Oak St, Columbus, OH 43205
4beds
2,743sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1926
9,956 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$353/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Handmade teal tileOpened floor planErv balanced ventilationZip system sheathingInsulated crawl spaceAlpen high-performance windowsTimberhp wood-fiber insulation
What the owner loves about this home
I bought this place in February 2015 for what it could become, and I've spent ten years finding out.
The 1926 main house came first — a full gut rehab in 2015–16 that opened the floor plan, lofted the primary ceiling, and put custom beams and white oak shelves where lath and plaster used to be. I lived in the carriage house while I did it, back when it had concrete floors and electric baseboard heat. It's a proper separately-metered one-bedroom now, and it's been rented or hosted guests ever since.
Then there was the vacant lot next door. I sited that house at true north — about seven degrees off the property line — so it nestles between three mature trees, and built it to PHIUS Zero certification. Earthen and lime plaster, tadelakt, handmade teal tile, soapstone, a skylight over a sacred-geometry loft ladder, and a 4.4 kW owned solar array that means most months there's no electric bill at all. Water is the only utility I pay on it.
What I didn't expect was the gardens. I ignored the flowers here for years. Now there are sunflowers over ten feet, rotating beds, and a spiral zen garden of Ohio native pollinators around a Japanese maple. Tending them became the best part of my day.
Three homes, two parcels, one fence, and a life-size unicorn on the front porch who stays with the house.
- 64 days
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Listed by:
Property Owner (614) 849-2896
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 4
- Full bathrooms: 3
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Heating
- Forced air, Other, Electric, Gas
Cooling
- Central
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Garbage disposal, Microwave, Range / Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
Features
- Flooring: Tile, Carpet, Hardwood
- Basement: Partially finished
- Has fireplace: Yes
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 2,743 sqft
Video & virtual tour
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 5
- Parking features: Garage - Attached, Off-street
Features
- Exterior features: Other, Shingle, Wood, Brick, Cement / Concrete
- Has view: Yes
- View description: City
Lot
- Size: 9,956 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 01002527000
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Conventional
Materials
- Wood
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1926
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Columbus
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $353/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $249,200
- Annual tax amount: $3,956
- Date on market: 8/10/2026
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
Not available
$3,396/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2026 | Listed for sale | $967,000+469.2%$353/sqft |
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| 11/21/2014 | Listing removed | $169,900$62/sqft |
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| 11/21/2014 | Pending sale | $169,900$62/sqft |
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| 10/15/2014 | Listed for sale | $169,900$62/sqft |
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| 9/3/2014 | Listing removed | $169,900$62/sqft |
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| 8/31/2014 | Price change | $169,900-10.5%$62/sqft |
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| 7/30/2014 | Listed for sale | $189,900+590.5%$69/sqft |
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| 8/22/2000 | Sold | $27,500-51.6%$10/sqft |
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| 12/20/1994 | Sold | $56,800$21/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,956 +0.3% | $87,220 |
| 2024 | $3,944 +1.3% | $87,220 |
| 2023 | $3,894 +48.4% | $87,220 +73.9% |
| 2022 | $2,624 -0.2% | $50,160 |
| 2021 | $2,628 +4.6% | $50,160 +4.6% |
| 2020 | $2,514 +7.2% | $47,960 +25% |
| 2019 | $2,344 +0.2% | $38,360 |
| 2018 | $2,340 | $38,360 +1.9% |
| 2017 | $2,340 -30.8% | $37,630 -25.7% |
| 2016 | $3,384 +92.2% | $50,680 +78.1% |
| 2015 | $1,760 | $28,460 |
| 2014 | $1,760 +241.5% | $28,460 +10% |
| 2013 | $515 -51.3% | $25,865 |
| 2011 | $1,058 -6.2% | $25,865 -7.6% |
| 2010 | $1,128 +11.4% | $28,000 |
| 2008 | $1,013 -18.1% | $28,000 |
| 2007 | $1,237 +0.4% | -- |
| 2006 | $1,233 +4.2% | -- |
| 2005 | $1,183 +2.1% | -- |
| 2004 | $1,158 +36% | -- |
| 2001 | $852 -0.5% | -- |
| 2000 | $856 | -- |
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