This spacious Forest Park home sits on a large sweeping corner lot and offers multiple living spaces and loads of updates! Formal entry leads to formal living and dining room (currently used as a den) with gas fireplace. The renovated kitchen offers numerous cabinets topped with stone counter tops, stainless steel appliances and opens to family room (currently used as a dining room). Enjoy main level parking with only one step into the kitchen. Primary bedroom suite is roomy and features a renovated full bathroom, trimmed in classic white tiles. Bedrooms 2 and 3 share a hall bathroom. Sun room provides view of rear gardens. Daylight basement features a bonus room and 3rd full bathroom. Established landscaped, fenced lot. Sprinkler system with 2nd water meter and invisible fence. Double pane windows. Exterior painting and roof 2018. Hurry to see this home in an excellent location. Minutes from UAB , Avondale and Forest Park dining.
Single-familyProperty Type
1959Year Built
0.34 acresLot Size
$245Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Steve Buchanan• RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd
Forest Park, located between Highland Park and Avondale, is a historic and residential Birmingham neighborhood with a leafy park core and early-20th-century architecture. The neighborhood’s character concentrates along Clairmont Avenue near the Forest Park golf course, where porch-lit streets meet a small run of local dining and patio chatter. The Garage Café and Rojo serve as longtime gathering spots, while the Birmingham Botanical Gardens adds a cultivated, quiet counterpoint nearby. Tudor Revival and Craftsman homes line curving blocks that rise and dip with the ridge. Sidewalk strolls trace pocket greens, stone walls, and mature trees. The pace reads calm, with city energy close enough to register.
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Market insights
900 Rockford Rd · $539,900
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5 days
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SALE-TO-LIST
98.3%
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LIST PRICE
$539,900
Median sale price in this area is $324,436. (40% lower than this home)
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Crown molding and smooth ceilings
Recessed lighting
Security system
One gas fireplace with insert in the living room
Window treatments — some to remain
Partial basement with both finished and unfinished areas
Daylight basement constructed of concrete block
Attic present
Bedrooms
Multiple bedrooms including a master bedroom on the main level
Bonus room located in the basement
Bathrooms
Three full bathrooms
Tub/shower combo(s)
Kitchen
Stone countertops
Island and breakfast bar
Pantry
Cooktop (electric), built-in oven (electric)
Built-in microwave
Built-in dishwasher
Refrigerator
Some stainless appliances
Laundry & utility
Laundry on main level and in basement
Washer hookup and electric dryer hookup
Laundry closet and basement laundry area
Gas water heater
Flooring
Hardwood floors
Tile floors
Heating & cooling
Central heating (gas)
Central electric cooling
Ceiling fans
Exterior features
Fenced yard
Open patio
Open deck
Sprinkler system
Exterior lighting system
Storage building
Corner and irregular lot with some trees
Subdivision setting
Neighborhood amenities: park, playground, sidewalks, street lights
Home design
4-side brick construction
Basement foundation
Existing (previously built) home
Parking
Attached parking
Driveway parking
Off-street parking
Parking on main level
2-car carport spaces
Security
Security system
Construction
4-side brick exterior
Basement foundation (daylight concrete block)
Partial finished basement
Utilities
Public water
Connected sewer
Internet service available (AT&T)
Gas water heater
HOA & community
Subdivision: FOREST PARK
Financial info
Tax district: BIRMINGHAM
Other
Property access via alley, paved road and public road
Parcel ID available
Electricity and solar
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Classic 1950's style in historic Forest Park! Loved by the same family since this spacious home was built and includes many recent updates. Large living room, dining room, with fireplace and separate family room. 3 true bedrooms, no walk thru bedrooms. Master suite is larger than most for this era home. Sunny eat-in kitchen includes numerous cabinets and is only one step from parking to the kitchen. Sunroom, added 2004, transforms into a screened porch. 2014 updates: new roof, interior doors and hardware replaced, hardwood floors beautifully refinished and guest bath is all new! Unfinished daylight basement, with bathroom, is excellent storage space or build out later. Main level and lower level laundry locations. Large landscaped corner lot. Easy parking in the 2 car rear entry carport accessed off an alley. Loads of living space and storage in the perfect location.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$2,023
2024
$2,023
2023
$2,023
2022
$2,023 (+10.1%)
2021
$1,837 (+13.9%)
2020
$1,612 (+1.9%)
2019
$1,582 (−10.7%)
2018
$1,772 (+17.6%)
2017
$1,507 (−2.4%)
2016
$1,544
Public record
Beds
4
Baths
2.5
Stories
1
Lot width
120 ft.
Lot depth
127 ft.
Lot size
0.35 Acres
Year renovated
1988
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,204
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
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Total Sq. Ft.
2,204
Year built
1959
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Jefferson County
APN
23 00 33 2 008 017.000
Parking Spaces
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Basement
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Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
6 days above 106° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
27% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
6 unhealthy days expected this year, 8 days in 30 years
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