Well-located Portland home with major exterior improvements already completed! This charming Cape-style home offers an excellent opportunity in Portland's increasingly popular Libbytown neighborhood. Recent improvements include new Andersen windows, vinyl siding, Ensemble exterior doors by Andersen, and a new roof with 50 year warranty, providing a solid exterior envelope and peace of mind for the next owner. Inside, the home offers comfortable living space with room to make it your own. The interior would benefit from fresh paint, giving a new owner the opportunity to choose finishes and colors that suit their style. The location is hard to beat—convenient to Maine Medical Center, downtown Portland, the Old Port, shopping, restaurants, and public transportation. Maine Medical Center Nearby Thompson's Point adds concerts, events, food, the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, and seasonal activities, while the Portland Transportation Center provides convenient access to Amtrak and intercity bus service. A great opportunity to own in Portland with the major exterior work already done and the chance to add your own finishing touches inside.
Libbytown, located between the West End and Deering Center, is a residential and industrial Portland neighborhood with hillside streets and big-sky views toward the Fore River. The character concentrates around the Congress Street corridor near the I-295 ramps, where corner markets, takeout counters, and auto shops share the blocks with older brick buildings. Triple Decker-style homes and compact apartment buildings mix with light-industrial lots and rail-adjacent edges. The Portland Transportation Center adds a steady pulse of arrivals and departures. Fore River Parkway and nearby trails frame the neighborhood with green breaks and long walking routes.
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Offer insights
15 Hemlock St · $490,000
$491K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $491K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
23 days
The average home goes pending in 40 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.1%
Most homes are selling 0% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Seven total rooms
First-floor bedroom
Bathtub and shower
Walk-in closet(s)
Built-in shelving
Double-pane windows
Internet access available
Unfurnished
Bedrooms
Bedroom 1 on second floor
Bedroom 2 on second floor
Bedroom 3 on second floor
Den on first floor
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms
One bathtub and shower
Kitchen
Eat-in kitchen
Gas range
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Main-level laundry with washer hookup
Washer and dryer included
Flooring
Laminate flooring
Wood flooring
Heating & cooling
Hot water heating
Radiator heating
Circuit breaker electrical panel
Gas water heater (separate from heating system)
Exterior features
Front porch
Intown lot with sidewalks
Near public transit
Home design
Single-family residence
Built in 1900
Parking
Paved off-street parking
Driveway provides tandem parking for more than two cars
1–4 parking spaces
Construction
Wood frame construction with vinyl siding
Stone and brick/mortar foundation
Shingle roof
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Utilities currently on
HOA & community
No pet restrictions
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
Plenty of room in this Cape-Style New Englander home set back from the street. Bright with large windows, high ceilings, and new flooring. Charming fireplace, first floor laundry and new appliances. Full bath on both floors, choose which level for your master bedroom with three bedrooms upstairs and a bonus room on the first floor which could be set up as a bedroom. Enjoy this upcoming Libbytown neighborhood on the West End of Portland's peninsula. Just a quick walk to Maine Med and public transportation. Catch a baseball game, do some shopping or check out all that Thompson's Point has to offer nearby. Grassy yard with privacy fence on quiet dead end street with off-street parking. Great property for either owner occupant or investor.
MREIS #1360405
Sep 14, 2018
Sold
$264,000
$167/sq ft
Jul 31, 2018
Price Changed
$275,000
$174/sq ft
Jul 20, 2018
Listed
$295,000
$186/sq ft
+29
Spacious single family home set back from the street. Add your final touches to the recently renovated interior. It is clean and bright with large windows, high ceiling height, freshly painted interiors, and new carpeting and flooring. Full bath on both floors, so choose which level for your master bedroom. Charming fireplace, first floor laundry and new appliances. Enjoy this upcoming Libbytown neighborhood at the west end of Portland's peninsula. Just a quick walk to Maine Med and public transportation, convenient to shopping, Bunker Brewing and Thompson Point. Dry basement has workshop and new lighting. Grassy yard with privacy fence on quiet dead end street with off-street parking. Great property for either owner occupant or investor.
MREIS #965313
Mar 4, 2010
Listed
$139,900
$88/sq ft
MREIS #923369
Feb 26, 2009
Listed
$283,900
$179/sq ft
MREIS #908453
Aug 26, 2008
Listed
$283,900
$179/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2024
$4,767 (+4.2%)
$127,800 + $189,800
$317,600
2023
$4,577 (+5.9%)
$127,800 + $189,800
$317,600
2022
$4,323 (+4.8%)
$127,800 + $189,800
$317,600
2021
$4,126 (+1.3%)
$127,800 + $189,800
$317,600
2020
$4,075
$60,900 + $113,900
$174,800
2019
$4,075
$60,900 + $113,900
$174,800
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
2,614 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,584
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,584
Year built
1900
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Cumberland County
APN
1565662
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
R6
Residential
To set aside areas on the peninsula for housing characterized primarily by multi-family dwellings at a high density providing a wide range of housing for differing types of households; to conserve the existing housing stock and residential character of neighborhoods by controlling the scale and external impacts of professional offices and other nonresidential uses; and to encourage new housing development consistent with the compact lot development pattern typically found on the peninsula.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Other
Bed & breakfast
Lodging & hospitality-Other
Cemetery
Park & open space
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 88° expected this year, 17 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
63% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 1 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Portland, ME • 04102
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 8.5 hours in
June and 4.3 hours in December, placing it below the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
8.5 hrs
4.3 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 15 Hemlock St
$483,165
$6,835 under list price of $490K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $475K to $645K.