Fantastic 1950's home on corner lot of Embry Hills with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. An investors dream, the front offers a semi-circle drive complete with a porte cochere while the back features a stone patio and private wooded yard. Full basement with bar area, plenty of storage and much more. Great opportunity in a great neighborhood just steps away from swim club. Don't let this one slip away!
Single-familyProperty Type
1958Year Built
0.6 acresLot Size
$228Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Blaine and Wilmot Group• Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International
Listed by Blaine Palmer• Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International
Bought with Blaine and Wilmot Group• Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International
Source:FMLS #5910833
Redfin Estimate
$547,920
$268K since sold in November 2017$2,000 since July
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This home's estimate is 13.4% higher than the average sale price ($483K) of 6 comparable homes.
Fantastic 1950's home on corner lot of Embry Hills with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. An investors dream, the front offers a semi-circle drive complete with a porte cochere re while the back features a stone patio and private wooded yard. Full basement with bar area, plenty of storage and much more. Great opportunity in a great neighborhood just steps away from swim club. Don't let this one slip away!
Public Records
Oct 19, 2004
Sold
$291,000
$121/sq ft
Public Records
Nov 20, 2002
Sold
$272,000
$113/sq ft
Public Records
Jan 27, 1993
Sold
$46,000
$19/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$6,157 (+0.6%)
$38,400 + $161,640
$200,040
2024
$6,120 (+23.1%)
$38,400 + $161,640
$200,040
2023
$4,970 (−31.9%)
$38,400 + $149,160
$187,560
2022
$7,296 (+9.9%)
$38,400 + $118,400
$156,800
2021
$6,635 (+2.4%)
$38,400 + $103,360
$141,760
2020
$6,477 (+2.0%)
$38,400 + $103,360
$141,760
2019
$6,353 (+19.5%)
$38,400 + $96,920
$135,320
2018
$5,315 (+53.2%)
$46,880 + $65,120
$112,000
2017
$3,469 (−8.5%)
$46,880 + $65,120
$112,000
2016
$3,791 (+7.2%)
$52,800 + $58,000
$110,800
2014
$3,536 (+16.4%)
$52,800 + $50,120
$102,920
2013
$3,039 (+4.0%)
$52,800 + $39,680
$92,480
2012
$2,920 (−17.6%)
$53,040 + $31,760
$84,800
2011
$3,542 (+1.7%)
$42,400 + $57,440
$99,840
2010
$3,482 (+9.7%)
$30,000 + $78,880
$108,880
2008
$3,174
Tax history for 3165 Alton Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$6,157 (+0.6%)
$38,400 + $161,640
$200,040
2024
$6,120 (+23.1%)
$38,400 + $161,640
$200,040
2023
$4,970 (−31.9%)
$38,400 + $149,160
$187,560
2022
$7,296 (+9.9%)
$38,400 + $118,400
$156,800
2021
$6,635 (+2.4%)
$38,400 + $103,360
$141,760
2020
$6,477 (+2.0%)
$38,400 + $103,360
$141,760
2019
$6,353 (+19.5%)
$38,400 + $96,920
$135,320
2018
$5,315 (+53.2%)
$46,880 + $65,120
$112,000
2017
$3,469 (−8.5%)
$46,880 + $65,120
$112,000
2016
$3,791 (+7.2%)
$52,800 + $58,000
$110,800
2014
$3,536 (+16.4%)
$52,800 + $50,120
$102,920
2013
$3,039 (+4.0%)
$52,800 + $39,680
$92,480
2012
$2,920 (−17.6%)
$53,040 + $31,760
$84,800
2011
$3,542 (+1.7%)
$42,400 + $57,440
$99,840
2010
$3,482 (+9.7%)
$30,000 + $78,880
$108,880
2008
$3,174
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
5
Baths
3.5
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.64 Acres
Year renovated
2003
Sq. Ft.
2,401
Year built
1958
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 284 08 001
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jun 22, 2026.
R-100
Residential Medium Lot-100 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the R-100 (Residential Medium Lot-100) District is as follows: To provide for the protection of neighborhoods within the county where lots have a minimum area of fifteen thousand square feet; To provide for compatible infill development in neighborhoods; To provide protections for existing development as new subdivisions are created; To provide flexibility in design on the interior of new development while protecting surrounding development; To assure that the uses and structures authorized in the R-100 (Residential Medium Lot-100) District are those uses and structures designed to serve the housing, recreational, educational, religious, and social needs of the neighborhood; To provide for appropriately sized accessible and useable open space in new developments for health, recreational and social opportunities for county residents; and To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.
Patio And Porch Features: Covered, Enclosed, Patio
Property Condition: Resale
Lot Information
Waterfrontage Length: 0
Financial
Financial Information
Buyer Financing: Conventional
Utilities
Utility Information
Cooling: Central Air
Heating: Natural Gas
Water Source: Public
Sewer: Public Sewer
Location
HOA Information
Association Fee Frequency: Annually
Association Fee2 Frequency: Annually
School Information
Elementary School: Henderson Mill
Middle Or Junior School: Henderson - Dekalb
High School: Lakeside - Dekalb
Location Information
Directions: I-85 North to Chamblee Tucker Rd Exit on Right. Right on Alton, sign on right.
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Pool
Public facts
Beds: 5
Baths: 3.5
Sq. Ft.: 2,401
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 0.64 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1958
Year Renovated: 2003
County: DeKalb County
APN: 18 284 08 001
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Henderson Mill Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 1.6mi
6/10
Henderson Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 0.9mi
5/10
Lakeside High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 2.8mi
6/10
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