Style seekers pick your jaw off the floor & run to this house! Curb appeal is an understatement; walk in & take all the amazingness in. Perfect layout, gleaming hardwoods, storage galore, high-end appliances, & custom closets. Bonus meditation space in the converted attic. Expand into the detached garage setup now as workout and workshop space. This just may be the cutest house you've seen all year!
Single-familyProperty Type
1951Year Built
5,662 sq ftLot Size
$572Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Sally Schwartz• Portland's Alternative Inc., Realtors
Listed by Carla Mink• Portland's Alternative Inc., Realtors
Best of location and neighborhood Newly Redecorated with hardwood floors -- Alley in Rear of lot. Just west of Portsmouth
Public Records
May 6, 2004
Sold
$480,000
$609/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,588 (+3.7%)
2024
$3,459 (+4.0%)
2023
$3,326 (+2.2%)
2022
$3,254 (+1.7%)
2021
$3,199 (+9.0%)
2020
$2,935 (+3.8%)
2019
$2,827 (+3.0%)
2018
$2,744 (+4.3%)
2017
$2,630 (+9.3%)
2016
$2,407 (+2.7%)
2015
$2,344 (+1.6%)
2014
$2,308 (+2.3%)
2013
$2,255 (+21.6%)
2012
$1,855 (+3.9%)
2011
$1,785 (+5.4%)
2010
$1,694 (+2.7%)
2009
$1,649
Tax history for 5408 N Amherst St
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,588 (+3.7%)
2024
$3,459 (+4.0%)
2023
$3,326 (+2.2%)
2022
$3,254 (+1.7%)
2021
$3,199 (+9.0%)
2020
$2,935 (+3.8%)
2019
$2,827 (+3.0%)
2018
$2,744 (+4.3%)
2017
$2,630 (+9.3%)
2016
$2,407 (+2.7%)
2015
$2,344 (+1.6%)
2014
$2,308 (+2.3%)
2013
$2,255 (+21.6%)
2012
$1,855 (+3.9%)
2011
$1,785 (+5.4%)
2010
$1,694 (+2.7%)
2009
$1,649
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
2
Baths
1
Stories
1
Lot width
50 ft.
Lot depth
110 ft.
Lot size
5,500 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1951
Sq. Ft.
788
Year built
1951
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Multnomah County
APN
R248331
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 15, 2026.
R5
Residential 5,000 zone
The single-dwelling zones are intended to preserve land for housing and to provide housing opportunities for individual households. The zones implement the comprehensive plan policies and designations for single-dwelling housing and provide options for infill housing that is compatible with the scale of the single-dwelling neighborhood.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Aug 8, 2012 • Final
Plumbing
Install a sanitary sewer line on the property and install a sewer cap.
Plumbing
Aug 3, 2012 • Final
Bes - sewer connection plumbing
Plumbing
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
Parking Features: Driveway, Off Street
Parking Total: 1
Garage Information
Garage Type: Detached
Garage Spaces: 1
Interior
Appliances
Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Free-Standing Range
Hot Water Description: Electricity
Interior Features
Has Accessibility: Yes
Accessibility Features: Ground Level, Natural Lighting, One Level, Parking