Enjoy this beautifully renovated hm! Stainless steel appliances, lots of cabinets and a large pantry. Sunrm addition that leads to deck overlooking backyd. The study is lined w/ bookshelves. The family rm has built-in shelves and a gas fp. Plantation shutters throughout & brass nickle doorknobs on solid wood doors. No stone unturned, this home has it all including a highly desirable n'hood w/ walking trls and a running track. Walk to grocery store or ice crm shops! Fantastic schools..Laurel Ridge ES and Druid Hills MS and HS! Convenient to downtown Decatur and Emory.
Single-familyProperty Type
1969Year Built
$246Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Connie Childers• Chapman Hall Premier, REALTORS
Bought with HEIDI COUCH• Realty Associates of Atlanta, LLC.
Source:FMLS #5136970
Redfin Estimate
$608,989
$279K since sold in June 2013$5,000 since August
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This home's estimate is 9.6% higher than the average sale price ($556K) of 6 comparable homes.
Enjoy this beautifully renovated hm! Stainless steel appliances, lots of cabinets and a large pantry. Sunrm addition that leads to deck overlooking backyd. The study is lined w/ bookshelves. The family rm has built-in shelves and a gas fp. Plantation shutters throughout & brass nickle doorknobs on solid wood doors. No stone unturned, this home has it all including a highly desirable n'hood w/ walking trls and a running track. Walk to grocery store or ice crm shops! Fantastic schools..Laurel Ridge ES and Druid Hills MS and HS! Convenient to downtown Decatur and Emory.
Public Records
Mar 10, 2004
Sold
$365,000
$147/sq ft
Public Records
Jun 3, 1998
Sold
$234,900
$95/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,857 (−3.6%)
$41,120 + $155,920
$197,040
2024
$6,074 (−1.3%)
$41,120 + $155,920
$197,040
2023
$6,154 (+22.3%)
$41,120 + $155,920
$197,040
2022
$5,030
$40,000 + $112,000
$152,000
2021
$5,030 (+8.8%)
$40,000 + $112,000
$152,000
2020
$4,623 (−0.4%)
$40,000 + $112,000
$152,000
2019
$4,640 (−27.5%)
$16,000 + $121,200
$137,200
2018
$6,398 (−0.2%)
$16,000 + $121,200
$137,200
2017
$6,411 (+11.4%)
$16,000 + $121,200
$137,200
2016
$5,753 (−10.0%)
$21,960 + $100,040
$122,000
2014
$6,389 (+26.1%)
$21,960 + $100,040
$122,000
2013
$5,067 (−0.1%)
$23,680 + $80,080
$103,760
2012
$5,072 (−18.5%)
$23,680 + $80,080
$103,760
2011
$6,219 (+10.2%)
$26,360 + $105,440
$131,800
2010
$5,646 (+46.0%)
$26,360 + $105,440
$131,800
2008
$3,866
Tax history for 1292 Balsam Dr
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,857 (−3.6%)
$41,120 + $155,920
$197,040
2024
$6,074 (−1.3%)
$41,120 + $155,920
$197,040
2023
$6,154 (+22.3%)
$41,120 + $155,920
$197,040
2022
$5,030
$40,000 + $112,000
$152,000
2021
$5,030 (+8.8%)
$40,000 + $112,000
$152,000
2020
$4,623 (−0.4%)
$40,000 + $112,000
$152,000
2019
$4,640 (−27.5%)
$16,000 + $121,200
$137,200
2018
$6,398 (−0.2%)
$16,000 + $121,200
$137,200
2017
$6,411 (+11.4%)
$16,000 + $121,200
$137,200
2016
$5,753 (−10.0%)
$21,960 + $100,040
$122,000
2014
$6,389 (+26.1%)
$21,960 + $100,040
$122,000
2013
$5,067 (−0.1%)
$23,680 + $80,080
$103,760
2012
$5,072 (−18.5%)
$23,680 + $80,080
$103,760
2011
$6,219 (+10.2%)
$26,360 + $105,440
$131,800
2010
$5,646 (+46.0%)
$26,360 + $105,440
$131,800
2008
$3,866
*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
4
Baths
2
Stories
1.7
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.32 Acres
Year renovated
2003
Sq. Ft.
2,253
Year built
1969
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 115 12 013
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jun 22, 2026.
R-75
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.
Directions: From Lawrenceville Hwy and N Druid Hills Rd intersection go west on N Druid Hills toward McDonalds. Then turn rt onto Mistletoe Rd. Left onto Mt Olive Dr. then rt onto Balsam Rd. Go about 4 blocks and the home is on the left.
Road Surface Type: Paved
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Near Marta, Near Schools, Near Shopping, Playground, Street Lights
Public facts
Beds: 4
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 2,253
Stories: 1.7
Lot Size: 0.32 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1969
Year Renovated: 2003
County: DeKalb County
APN: 18 115 12 013
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Laurel Ridge Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.1mi
9/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 0.3mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 2.7mi
6/10
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Lifestyle
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