Classic Summit up/down duplex! Main unit ($1,350/month) is 2bed/1 bath (6 rooms total). Upper unit ($1,865/month, floors 2 and 3) is a 3bed/1 bath (8 rooms total). Most recent updates include new toilets/bathroom pumbing (2025), refrigerators (2019 & 2021), washer/dryer (2019-20), upper unit kitchen cabinets (2015), upper unit attic expansion (2005), gutter with leaf guard (2011). and roof (2011). Besides garage (separately rented at $147 month). FOUR other onsite parking spaces! Kowalski's grocery store less than a block away.
New owner can use as an investment property, convert to a single-family home, or redevelop (as it falls within the East Grand Overlay District, which allows for up to 5–6 stories of redevelopment potential. Rezone corner lot to RM2 or T2 zoning)!
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Price cut: $14K (11/5)
$485,000
1217 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
5beds
2baths
2,608sqft
Est.:
Duplex Up and Down
Built in 1914
-- sqft lot
$482,900 Zestimate®
$186/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
- 63 days |
- 835 |
- 31 |
Zillow last checked: 8 hours ago
Listing updated: November 19, 2025 at 04:00pm
Listed by:
Peter Mason 651-505-3386,
Lakes Area Realty
Source: NorthstarMLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 6799938
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Baseboard, Hot Water
Features
- Basement: Storage Space,Unfinished
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,608
- Total interior livable area: 2,608 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,970
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: Detached, Concrete, Garage Door Opener, Gravel, Paved, Storage
- Garage spaces: 1
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Features
- Levels: More Than 2 Stories
- Patio & porch: Front Porch
- Fencing: Chain Link,Partial
Lot
- Size: 8,276.4 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 51 x 147 x 62 x 150
- Topography: Level
Details
- Foundation area: 864
- Parcel number: 032823410028
- Zoning description: Residential-Multi-Family
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: MultiFamily
- Property subtype: Duplex Up and Down
Materials
- Fiber Cement, Other, Shake Siding, Wood Siding
- Roof: Age Over 8 Years,Asphalt
Condition
- Age of Property: 111
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1914
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Circuit Breakers, 100 Amp Service
- Gas: Natural Gas
- Sewer: City Sewer/Connected
- Water: City Water/Connected
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Manson & Simontons, Addition
HOA
- Amenities included: Porch
Location
- Region: Saint Paul
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $186/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $429,200
- Annual tax amount: $8,952
- Date on market: 10/8/2025
- Cumulative days on market: 45 days
- Tenant pays: Cable TV, Electricity, Gas
- Road surface type: Paved
Estimated market value
$482,900
$459,000 - $507,000
$2,114/mo
Price history
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 11/5/2025 | Price change | $485,000-2.8%$186/sqft |
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| 10/13/2025 | Listed for sale | $499,000+17.4%$191/sqft |
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| 6/29/2021 | Sold | $425,000$163/sqft |
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| 5/20/2021 | Pending sale | $425,000$163/sqft |
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| 5/11/2021 | Listed for sale | $425,000+51.8%$163/sqft |
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Public tax history
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,814 -2.6% | $429,200 +5.7% |
| 2023 | $8,026 +3.6% | $406,100 +0.3% |
| 2022 | $7,746 +6.5% | $404,700 +4.2% |
Find assessor info on the county website
BuyAbility℠ payment
Est. payment
$3,016/mo
Principal & interest
$2349
Property taxes
$497
Home insurance
$170
Climate risks
Neighborhood: Summit Hill
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 8/10Randolph Heights Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.7 mi
- 3/10Hidden River Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1 mi
- 7/10Central Senior High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.6 mi
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