Your best life starts now! GORGEOUS RENOVATION! Everything Modernized! Large Lot w/ ample parking and contemporary privacy fence in front. OPEN FLOOR PLAN includes living room with trey ceiling, recessed lighting, hardwood floors and separate dining area. Budding Chef? Enjoy cooking surrounded by new white cabinets, granite countertops, subway tile backsplash, & 4 piece SS appliance package. Enjoy relaxing in your master bedroom retreat with tray ceiling, recessed lighting and en suite bathroom featuring a beautiful tile shower.
Single-familyProperty Type
1949Year Built
0.5 acresLot Size
$200Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Tolla Cherwenka• Atlanta Communities
Bought with KHALID NAJADAT• Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International
Source:FMLS #5814547
Redfin Estimate
$396,517
$202K since sold in April 2017$2,000 since July
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This home's estimate is 65.8% higher than the average sale price ($239K) of 6 comparable homes.
Your best life starts now! GORGEOUS RENOVATION! Everything Modernized! Large Lot w/ ample parking and contemporary privacy fence in front. OPEN FLOOR PLAN includes living room with trey ceiling, recessed lighting, hardwood floors and separate dining area. Budding Chef? Enjoy cooking surrounded by new white cabinets, granite countertops, subway tile backsplash, & 4 piece SS appliance package. Enjoy relaxing in your master bedroom retreat with tray ceiling, recessed lighting and en suite bathroom featuring a beautiful tile shower.
FMLS #5814547
Apr 10, 2017
Sold
$195,000
$98/sq ft
Mar 14, 2017
Pending
—
Mar 7, 2017
Listed
$198,800
$100/sq ft
Public Records
Aug 19, 2016
Sold
$49,500
$25/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,658 (+13.6%)
$52,000 + $82,360
$134,360
2024
$3,219 (+32.1%)
$52,000 + $82,360
$134,360
2023
$2,437 (+3.2%)
$52,000 + $59,920
$111,920
2022
$2,361 (−3.2%)
$16,000 + $61,600
$77,600
2021
$2,439 (+5.5%)
$16,000 + $65,000
$81,000
2020
$2,311 (+20.6%)
$16,000 + $65,000
$81,000
2019
$1,916 (+6.6%)
$16,000 + $42,920
$58,920
2018
$1,797 (+111.8%)
$4,080 + $50,000
$54,080
2017
$849 (+104.0%)
$4,080 + $50,000
$54,080
2016
$416 (+17.8%)
$4,080 + $15,640
$19,720
2014
$353 (+100.0%)
$4,080 + $13,800
$17,880
2013
$177 (−50.0%)
$2,560 + $4,080
$6,640
2012
$353
$2,560 + $4,080
$6,640
2011
$353 (−37.2%)
$2,480 + $5,200
$7,680
2010
$562 (−0.9%)
$7,618 + $31,262
$38,880
2008
$567
Tax history for 1490 W Austin Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,658 (+13.6%)
$52,000 + $82,360
$134,360
2024
$3,219 (+32.1%)
$52,000 + $82,360
$134,360
2023
$2,437 (+3.2%)
$52,000 + $59,920
$111,920
2022
$2,361 (−3.2%)
$16,000 + $61,600
$77,600
2021
$2,439 (+5.5%)
$16,000 + $65,000
$81,000
2020
$2,311 (+20.6%)
$16,000 + $65,000
$81,000
2019
$1,916 (+6.6%)
$16,000 + $42,920
$58,920
2018
$1,797 (+111.8%)
$4,080 + $50,000
$54,080
2017
$849 (+104.0%)
$4,080 + $50,000
$54,080
2016
$416 (+17.8%)
$4,080 + $15,640
$19,720
2014
$353 (+100.0%)
$4,080 + $13,800
$17,880
2013
$177 (−50.0%)
$2,560 + $4,080
$6,640
2012
$353
$2,560 + $4,080
$6,640
2011
$353 (−37.2%)
$2,480 + $5,200
$7,680
2010
$562 (−0.9%)
$7,618 + $31,262
$38,880
2008
$567
*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
1.2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.5 Acres
Year renovated
2012
Sq. Ft.
1,524
Year built
1949
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
15 197 02 008
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.
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 Garage Spaces: 2
Parking Features: Detached, Driveway, Garage, Garage Door Opener
Open Parking: Yes
Interior
Virtual Tour
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 2
# of Main Level Bathrooms: 2
Master Bathroom Features: Double Vanity,Shower Only
Appliances: Dishwasher, Gas Range, Microwave, Refrigerator
Flooring: Hardwood
Room Information
LaundryFeatures: Lower Level, Laundry Room
Kitchen Features: Breakfast Bar,Cabinets White,Stone Counters,View to Family Room
Dining Room Features: Open Concept
Room Type: Bonus Room, Family Room
Basement: Crawl Space
Exterior
Property Information
Levels: One and One Half
Construction Materials: Frame
Roof: Composition
Fencing: Fenced
Property Condition: Updated/Remodeled
Other Structures: Outbuilding
Green Energy Efficient: Thermostat
Financial
Financial Information
Buyer Financing: Conventional
Utilities
Utility Information
Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air
Heating: Electric
Water Source: Public
Sewer: Public Sewer
Location
School Information
Elementary School: Peachcrest
Middle Or Junior School: Mary McLeod Bethune
High School: Towers
Location Information
Directions: GPS IS BEST
Road Surface Type: Paved
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Near Marta, Near Schools, Near Shopping, Sidewalks
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,524
Stories: 1.2
Lot Size: 0.5 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1949
Year Renovated: 2012
County: DeKalb County
APN: 15 197 02 008
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Places
Transit
Peachcrest Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.5mi
2/10
Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 2.3mi
2/10
Towers High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 0.1mi
1/10
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