Franklin Park, located between Joy Road and Tireman Avenue, is a residential and park-adjacent Detroit neighborhood with brick bungalow blocks and broad, tree-lined streets. The neighborhood’s energy concentrates around the Joy Road corridor near Southfield Freeway, where corner markets, takeout counters, and service shops set a steady, everyday rhythm. Housing reads as mid-century Detroit: tidy porches, deep setbacks, and side-drive garages that shape a calm streetscape. Franklin Park’s green edge comes through at Rouge Park’s trails and open fields, while nearby Dearborn’s cultural corridor adds museum-and-theater day trips. The area’s layout favors driving routes, with bus service along Joy Road and Southfield’s ramps framing local movement.
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Market insights
8838 Burt Rd · $39,900
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 22 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
99.1%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$39,900
Median sale price in this area is $231,361. (480% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
20% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Interior features
7 total rooms
Unfinished basement
Bedrooms
Primary bedroom on entry level (23 x 19)
Second bedroom on second level (13 x 8)
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom (located on entry level)
Kitchen
Kitchen on entry level (13 x 9)
Dining room on entry level (13 x 9)
Laundry & utility
Basement present (unfinished)
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating
Natural gas heat source
Exterior features
Vinyl siding
Paved street frontage
Frontage approximately 35 feet
Home design
Residential property
1 1/2-story structure
Built in 1949
Parking
Detached 2-car garage
Construction
Vinyl siding exterior
Basement foundation
Built in 1949
Utilities
Public water
Natural gas
Electricity and solar
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The R1 Single-Family Residential District is designed to protect and preserve quiet, low-density residential areas now primarily developed and those areas which will be developed with single-family detached dwellings and characterized by a high ratio of home ownership. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for activities associated with family life. To these ends, development is limited to a relatively low concentration and uses permitted by right are limited to single-family detached dwellings which provide homes for the residents of the area. Additional residential uses such as religious institutions, neighborhood centers, and utility uses necessary to serve the immediate area may be permitted on a conditional basis.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Climate risks
3/10 Flood Factor
Estimated 10-14% chance 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
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 99° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
2 unhealthy days expected this year, 5 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Detroit, MI • 48228 1608
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 9.6 hours in
June and 2.6 hours in December, placing it below the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
9.6 hrs
2.6 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 8838 Burt Rd
$39,859
$41 under list price of $40K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $45K to $85K.