Bask in the old-world charm and convenience of this 3 bed, 2 bath storybook cottage adjoining Fernbank Forest, steps from Druid Hills Golf Club and Emory Village. Warm hardwood floors welcome you into the fireside living room that opens to a large dining room and sunroom. Through a breakfast area with butler’s pantry, a vintage kitchen and mudroom usher you into the fenced backyard with carport. Upstairs, a sun-soaked master suite offsets an unfinished attic prime for renovation.
Single-familyProperty Type
1929Year Built
$426Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Natalie Gregory• Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta
Bought with NON-MLS NMLS• Non FMLS Member
Source:FMLS #5639906
Redfin Estimate
$812,033
$262K since sold in March 2016$9,000 since August
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This home's estimate is 2.2% higher than the average sale price ($794K) of 6 comparable homes.
Bask in the old-world charm and convenience of this 3 bed, 2 bath storybook cottage adjoining Fernbank Forest, steps from Druid Hills Golf Club and Emory Village. Warm hardwood floors welcome you into the fireside living room that opens to a large dining room and sunroom. Through a breakfast area with butler s pantry, a vintage kitchen and mudroom usher you into the fenced backyard with carport. Upstairs, a sun-soaked master suite offsets an unfinished attic prime for renovation.
FMLS #5639906
Mar 14, 2016
Sold
$550,000
$288/sq ft
Jan 29, 2016
Contingent
—
Jan 26, 2016
Listed
$550,000
$288/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$11,424 (+0.7%)
$81,360 + $169,920
$251,280
2024
$11,339 (+12.7%)
$81,360 + $169,920
$251,280
2023
$10,062 (+8.4%)
$55,440 + $193,600
$249,040
2022
$9,285 (−7.1%)
$55,440 + $148,160
$203,600
2021
$9,994 (+4.8%)
$55,440 + $164,320
$219,760
2020
$9,536 (−11.8%)
$55,440 + $164,320
$219,760
2019
$10,816 (+22.8%)
$55,440 + $183,040
$238,480
2018
$8,811 (+4.8%)
$55,440 + $136,920
$192,360
2017
$8,410 (+2.1%)
$55,440 + $136,920
$192,360
2016
$8,239 (−5.8%)
$55,440 + $123,120
$178,560
2014
$8,749 (+15.7%)
$55,440 + $123,680
$179,120
2013
$7,563 (+100.4%)
$55,440 + $103,680
$159,120
2012
$3,774 (−50.7%)
$55,320 + $103,280
$158,600
2011
$7,658 (+10.3%)
$54,000 + $110,480
$164,480
2010
$6,943 (+371.2%)
$54,000 + $110,480
$164,480
2008
$1,473
Tax history for 889 Clifton Rd NE
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$11,424 (+0.7%)
$81,360 + $169,920
$251,280
2024
$11,339 (+12.7%)
$81,360 + $169,920
$251,280
2023
$10,062 (+8.4%)
$55,440 + $193,600
$249,040
2022
$9,285 (−7.1%)
$55,440 + $148,160
$203,600
2021
$9,994 (+4.8%)
$55,440 + $164,320
$219,760
2020
$9,536 (−11.8%)
$55,440 + $164,320
$219,760
2019
$10,816 (+22.8%)
$55,440 + $183,040
$238,480
2018
$8,811 (+4.8%)
$55,440 + $136,920
$192,360
2017
$8,410 (+2.1%)
$55,440 + $136,920
$192,360
2016
$8,239 (−5.8%)
$55,440 + $123,120
$178,560
2014
$8,749 (+15.7%)
$55,440 + $123,680
$179,120
2013
$7,563 (+100.4%)
$55,440 + $103,680
$159,120
2012
$3,774 (−50.7%)
$55,320 + $103,280
$158,600
2011
$7,658 (+10.3%)
$54,000 + $110,480
$164,480
2010
$6,943 (+371.2%)
$54,000 + $110,480
$164,480
2008
$1,473
*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
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,148 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
2012
Sq. Ft.
1,908
Year built
1929
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
15 243 02 002
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 14, 2026.
R-75
DRUD
Residential Medium Lot-75 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District is as follows: To provide for the protection of neighborhoods within the county where lots have a minimum area of ten 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-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) 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; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.
Zone overlays
Druid Hills Historic District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Equestrian facility
Livestock production
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Public service
Golf related
Communications tower
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
# of Carport Spaces: 2
Parking Features: Carport, Detached
Interior
Virtual Tour
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 2
# of Main Level Bathrooms: 1
Master Bathroom Features: Other
Bedroom Information
# of Main Level Bedrooms: 2
Bedroom Features: Other
Interior Features
# of Fireplaces: 1
Fireplace Features: Living Room
Interior Features: High Ceilings 9 ft Main, High Speed Internet
Common Walls: No Common Walls
Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Gas Range, Refrigerator, Self Cleaning Oven
Directions: From intersection of N. Decatur Rd & Clifton Rd, go south on Clifton Rd. Go past the triangle intersection of E Clifton Rd NE and Clifton Rd. Home is on the left.
Road Surface Type: Paved
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Country Club, Near Shopping, Park, Pool, Public Transportation, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Tennis Court(s)
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,908
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 9,148 square feet
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1929
Year Renovated: 2012
County: DeKalb County
APN: 15 243 02 002
Home facts updated by county records on Sep 14, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Fernbank Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.5mi
8/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 4.1mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 1.2mi
6/10
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Lifestyle
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Local insights from Redfin agents
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