You won't find this much square footage and potential for the price anywhere around! This spacious home offers an incredible opportunity for buyers looking to add their own style and build instant sweat equity. While the property could benefit from some updating and TLC, the generous layout provides the perfect canvas for your vision. Inside, you'll find four spacious bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a second full kitchen in the basement, offering endless possibilities for multi-generational living, entertaining, or additional functional space. The value continues outside with a full-sized adjacent lot included in the sale, providing extra room for recreation, gardening, future expansion, or simply added privacy. Opportunities like this don't come around often. With its size, versatile layout, and included extra lot, this home is packed with potential. Schedule your showing today before it's gone!
Southside, located between Downtown Lansing and Holt, is a residential and industrial Lansing neighborhood with river-adjacent green space and a grid of long, working streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the South Washington Avenue corridor near Mount Hope Avenue, where auto shops, taquerias, corner markets, and small storefronts line the traffic. Housing ranges from early-20th-century bungalows and modest two-stories to postwar ranches, with alleys and deep lots shaping the streetscape. The Lansing River Trail and nearby parks set a steady outdoor rhythm along the Grand River. The Potter Park Zoo and the historic Potter Park area act as cultural anchors for weekend routines. A short drive north, REO Town’s The Robin Theatre and Sleepwalker Spirits & Ale connect the Southside to Lansing’s maker-and-music scene.
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Market insights
5440 Hughes Rd · $169,900
DAYS ON MARKET
40 days
The average home goes pending in 30 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.9%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$169,900
Median sale price in this area is $236,135. (39% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
17% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Partially finished basement
14 total rooms
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Laundry & utility
Laundry in basement
Heating & cooling
Hot water heating
Natural gas heating
No central air
Exterior features
Lot roughly 0.42 acres
Lot dimensions approximately 92.5 x 200
Subdivision: Maple Grov
Home design
Single-family residence
Multi/split levels
Parking
Driveway
Construction
Aluminum siding
Foundation area 730
Below-grade finished area included
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Financial info
Annual tax information available
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
The R-2 Suburban Residential District is intended for mid-century to modern subdivisions. These neighborhoods feature medium-sized lots, often attached garages, curvilinear streets and culs-de-sac, and a variety of housing types and sizes. Typical character styles include ranch, split level, minimal traditional, and contemporary, often with side-facing gables or hip roofs.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Senior
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
2/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 97° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Lansing, MI • 48911
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Sun exposure
77/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 5440 Hughes Rd
$169,034
$866 under list price of $170K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $145K to $184K.