New air conditioning system! Live close to everywhere you want to be! Near Emory University, the VA Medical Center and beloved downtown Decatur’s dining and entertainment, this 12th floor condo features upgraded flooring and plenty of natural light from the floor-to-ceiling glass door leading out onto the covered balcony overlooking the serenity of the Decatur treetops. Kitchen with granite counters + tile backsplash. The Somerset Heights community offers a swanky lobby, swimming pool, gym, library, and a large community/club room with billiards. Secured access and assigned parking sweeten the deal. HOA includes all utilities (minus cable and internet). You won’t believe the space and location for the price!
CondoProperty Type
1968Year Built
0.25 acresLot Size
$160Price/Sq.Ft.
$655/moHOA Dues
1 spaceParking
Listed by COMMON GROUND REAL ESTATE• Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta
Listed by Justin Ziegler• Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta
Clairmont Heights, located between Clairmont Road and Scott Boulevard, is a residential and academic-adjacent North Decatur neighborhood with mid-century ranch streetscapes and a leafy, walkable feel. The neighborhood’s energy concentrates around the Clairmont Road corridor near the CDC campus, where coffee counters, lunch spots, and small-service storefronts set a weekday rhythm. Housing leans toward brick ranches and split-levels on gently rolling lots, with pockets of newer infill. Lullwater Preserve’s wooded trails and Emory’s green edges shape the landscape. For local pillars, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, The Paideia School, and Decatur Book Festival events at nearby venues anchor culture and community life.
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Market insights
1501 Clairmont Rd #1216 · $129,900
DAYS ON MARKET
121 days
The average home goes pending in 63 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
97.9%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$129,900
Median sale price in this area is $261,878. (102% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
1 price drop
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
New air conditioning system! Live close to everywhere you want to be! Near Emory University, the VA Medical Center and beloved downtown Decatur's dining and entertainment, this 12th floor condo features upgraded flooring and plenty of natural light from the floor-to-ceiling glass door leading out onto the covered balcony overlooking the serenity of the Decatur treetops. Kitchen with granite counters + tile backsplash. The Somerset Heights community offers a swanky lobby, swimming pool, gym, library, and a large community/club room with billiards. Secured access and assigned parking sweeten the deal. HOA includes all utilities (minus cable and internet). You won't believe the space and location for the price!
FMLS #6938665
Oct 15, 2021
Sold
$145,000
$178/sq ft
Oct 4, 2021
Pending
—
Sep 25, 2021
Contingent
—
Sep 16, 2021
Relisted
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Sep 9, 2021
Contingent
—
Aug 31, 2021
Listed
$145,000
$178/sq ft
Beautifully Maintained Price-Friendly Condo with Lush 12th Story Balcony View in Somerset Heights! Updated kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel undermount sink and new faucet. Full tiled bath with newer LVT floor, vanity, lighting, mirror, and commode. Relaxing great room with hardwood floor and sliding glass doors to covered exterior balcony. Bedroom with walk-in closet and recessed lighting. In-unit washer / dryer. Assigned covered parking. Electricity, gas, water, and pest control included in monthly association fee. Amenities include fitness center, lounge with pool table, library, pool, fenced dog walk, gazebo with grills, free wi-fi in lobby, and key-fob entry. Convenient to Emory, VA Hospital, CDC, downtown Decatur, restaurants, shopping, and more!
FMLS #5614738
Feb 10, 2016
Price Changed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Dec 28, 2015
Price Changed
$80,000
$98/sq ft
Dec 18, 2015
Sold
$80,000
$98/sq ft
Nov 7, 2015
Contingent
—
Nov 5, 2015
Listed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 29, 2015
Sold
$80,000
$98/sq ft
GAMLS #7547999
Jan 5, 2016
Price Changed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Dec 18, 2015
Sold
$80,000
$98/sq ft
Nov 11, 2015
Pending
—
Nov 7, 2015
Price Changed
$80,000
$98/sq ft
Nov 5, 2015
Listed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
GAMLS #7034743
Nov 14, 2013
Price Changed
$63,000
$77/sq ft
Aug 2, 2013
Sold
$63,000
$77/sq ft
Jul 20, 2013
Pending
—
Jul 20, 2013
Price Changed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Jan 8, 2013
Listed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Public Records
Aug 5, 2013
Sold
$63,000
$77/sq ft
FMLS #5096995
Aug 14, 2013
Price Changed
$63,000
$77/sq ft
Aug 7, 2013
Listing Removed
—
Aug 2, 2013
Sold
$63,000
$77/sq ft
Aug 2, 2013
Price Changed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Aug 1, 2013
Pending
—
Jul 20, 2013
Contingent
—
Jan 8, 2013
Price Changed
$75,000
$92/sq ft
Jan 8, 2013
Listed
$85,000
$104/sq ft
GAMLS #3255281
Jan 1, 2013
Listing Removed
—
Aug 13, 2012
Price Changed
$80,000
$98/sq ft
Jul 9, 2012
Listed
$85,000
$104/sq ft
Public Records
Jun 7, 2000
Sold
$159,500
$196/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$2,918 (−3.7%)
$8,560 + $57,000
$65,560
2024
$3,030 (+6.9%)
$8,560 + $57,000
$65,560
2023
$2,835 (+17.3%)
$8,560 + $59,560
$68,120
2022
$2,417 (+9.3%)
$8,560 + $45,960
$54,520
2021
$2,211 (−2.9%)
$8,560 + $41,280
$49,840
2020
$2,276 (+0.2%)
$8,560 + $41,280
$49,840
2019
$2,271 (+5.4%)
$8,560 + $42,640
$51,200
2018
$2,155 (+36.3%)
$8,560 + $39,880
$48,440
2017
$1,581 (+15.8%)
$8,560 + $39,880
$48,440
2016
$1,365 (+32.7%)
$8,560 + $21,800
$30,360
2014
$1,029 (−0.1%)
$8,560 + $22,520
$31,080
2013
$1,031 (+30.7%)
$8,560 + $13,640
$22,200
2012
$788 (−45.3%)
$8,560 + $8,280
$16,840
2011
$1,443 (+10.7%)
$13,400 + $18,520
$31,920
2010
$1,304 (−23.4%)
$9,600 + $22,320
$31,920
2008
$1,701
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
1
Baths
1
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
—
Year renovated
1993
Finished Sq. Ft.
814
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
814
Year built
1968
Style
Condo/Co-op
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 060 22 009
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jun 22, 2026.
MR-2
Medium Density Residential-2 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) District is as follows: To encourage primarily residential, planned developments that allow accessory retail, office, institutional, and civic uses; To provide for residential neighborhoods with a mix of single-family and multi-family housing types that maintain harmony of scale, intensity, and design with surrounding development; To provide for connectivity of streets and communities and reduce the dependence on automobile uses by increasing the ease of movement and opportunities for alternative modes of travel; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan; To provide districts that allow appropriate development transitions within the edges and transitional areas of the Town Center and Regional Center character areas.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Housing-Student
Mixed use
Library
Museum / gallery
Communications tower
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