Enjoy lower monthly mortgage payments for the first year with a lender-funded temporary rate buydown through our preferred lender! Available to qualified buyers, subject to lender approval and loan program terms. Enjoy low-maintenance living in a fantastic Decatur location, just minutes from Emory University, the CDC, shopping, dining, and downtown Decatur! Located in The Courtyards community, this inviting top-floor condo offers a spacious, light-filled layout with two bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The thoughtfully designed split-bedroom floor plan provides privacy and flexibility, making it ideal for guests, a roommate arrangement, or a home office. The welcoming living room features a cozy fireplace framed by built-in bookcases, while the adjoining dining area creates a comfortable space for everyday living and entertaining. The kitchen offers a convenient breakfast bar, and generous closet space provides plenty of storage throughout. Enjoy the added privacy of having no neighbors above, along with the convenience of a location close to major commuter routes, parks, and neighborhood amenities. A wonderful opportunity to enjoy comfortable condo living in the heart of North Decatur!
CondoProperty Type
1985Year Built
871 sq ftLot Size
$195Price/Sq.Ft.
$425/moHOA Dues
2 spacesParking
Listed by ATL Property Professionals• Keller Williams Rlty Consultants
Listed by John Soranno• Keller Williams Rlty Consultants
Westchester Hills, located between Scott Boulevard and North Decatur Road, is a residential and wooded Decatur neighborhood with mid-century ranch homes and a low-key, park-adjacent feel. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the North Decatur Road corridor near the Suburban Plaza area, where independent eateries, small storefronts, and everyday errands cluster in a steady hum. Streets curve through mature tree canopy, with brick and frame houses set back behind deep lawns and long driveways. Sidewalk gaps and quiet blocks keep the pace calm, while nearby trails and greenspace shape daily routines. Commutes and weekend plans often orbit Emory-area destinations and Decatur’s intown grid.
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Offer insights
494 Sherman Way · $250,000
$250K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $250K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
7 days
The average home goes pending in 77 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
95.3%
Most homes are selling 5% below list price.
About offer insights
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Family room with bookcases and a gas-started fireplace
Insulated windows
Roommate floor plan
Open-concept dining area
Bedrooms
2 bedrooms on the main level
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms on the main level
Primary bathroom with tub/shower combination
Kitchen
Breakfast bar
Other kitchen cabinets
Laminate counters
View into the family room
Dishwasher
Disposal
Gas range
Microwave
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer
Laundry closet in the hall
Flooring
Laminate flooring
Heating & cooling
Forced-air heating
Natural gas heating
Central air
Ceiling fans
Exterior features
Balcony
Rear porch
Home design
One level
Parking
2 assigned parking spaces in a parking lot
Construction
Stucco construction
Composition roof
Slab foundation
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
110-volt electric service
Cable, electricity, natural gas, and water available
HOA & community
Monthly association fee of $425, including grounds maintenance and water
Community features include a homeowners association, nearby public transportation, schools, shopping, and trails/greenway, and street lights
48 units in the community
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
Enjoy lower monthly mortgage payments for the first year with a lender-funded temporary rate buydown through our preferred lender! Available to qualified buyers, subject to lender approval and loan program terms. Enjoy low-maintenance living in a fantastic Decatur location, just minutes from Emory University, the CDC, shopping, dining, and downtown Decatur! Located in The Courtyards community, this inviting top-floor condo offers a spacious, light-filled layout with two bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The thoughtfully designed split-bedroom floor plan provides privacy and flexibility, making it ideal for guests, a roommate arrangement, or a home office. The welcoming living room features a cozy fireplace framed by built-in bookcases, while the adjoining dining area creates a comfortable space for everyday living and entertaining. The kitchen offers a convenient breakfast bar, and generous closet space provides plenty of storage throughout. Enjoy the added privacy of having no neighbors above, along with the convenience of a location close to major commuter routes, parks, and neighborhood amenities. A wonderful opportunity to enjoy comfortable condo living in the heart of North Decatur!
GAMLS #7102566
Mar 3, 2014
Price Changed
$114,000
$89/sq ft
Jun 26, 2013
Sold
$114,000
$89/sq ft
Jun 6, 2013
Pending
—
May 30, 2013
Price Changed
$123,500
$96/sq ft
May 28, 2013
Listed
$123,500
$96/sq ft
FHA approved.....Walk/Bike to Emory/CDC...1.5 miles from Emory.....Top floor unit....New windows, fresh interior paint.....Roommate floor plan.....If you want lots and lots of natural light, then this is the home for you!.....Large Closets....Kitchen with breakfast bar....Gas starter fireplace surrounded by built in bookcases....Perfect for college/grad student.....
Public Records
Jul 15, 2013
Sold
$114,000
$89/sq ft
Public Records
Jul 26, 2006
Sold
$147,000
$114/sq ft
Public Records
Oct 18, 1999
Sold
$117,000
$91/sq ft
Public Records
Sep 23, 1994
Sold
$72,000
$56/sq ft
Public Records
Apr 26, 1990
Sold
$67,300
$52/sq ft
Public Records
Mar 12, 1987
Sold
$79,800
$62/sq ft
Public Records
May 13, 1986
Sold
$73,200
$57/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,873 (−1.4%)
$19,828 + $84,532
$104,360
2024
$3,930 (−17.3%)
$19,828 + $84,532
$104,360
2023
$4,753 (+26.7%)
$20,000 + $84,360
$104,360
2022
$3,751 (+5.6%)
$17,200 + $67,720
$84,920
2021
$3,553 (+16.0%)
$17,200 + $63,200
$80,400
2020
$3,063
$17,200 + $63,200
$80,400
2019
$3,063 (+60.8%)
$17,200 + $52,040
$69,240
2018
$1,905
$17,200 + $25,560
$42,760
2017
$1,904 (−11.2%)
$17,200 + $25,560
$42,760
2016
$2,143 (+2.6%)
$17,200 + $30,760
$47,960
2014
$2,089 (+6.6%)
$17,200 + $28,400
$45,600
2013
$1,960 (−14.9%)
$17,200 + $28,400
$45,600
2012
$2,304 (−10.5%)
$17,200 + $33,040
$50,240
2011
$2,575 (+10.4%)
$16,280 + $41,128
$57,408
2010
$2,332 (+2.0%)
$14,400 + $43,160
$57,560
2008
$2,286
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
2
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
—
Year renovated
1998
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,285
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,285
Year built
1985
Style
Condo/Co-op
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 051 21 018
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 14, 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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