Home Business opportunity plus 10 year Tax Abatement! The huge shop space up front offers you the opportunity for your own home-based business, woodworking shop, craft space & more! It features its own furnace & central air! This property qualifies for a 10 year tax abatement on the improvements, which will help offset rising interest rates! Relax on the comfy porch & take in great views of the park & library across the street & 2 brand new homes next door. Inside, you will see the home has been completely renovated. It features a new kitchen, 2 updated baths, new flooring, paint, windows, doors & more! It offers plenty of space for entertaining in the spacious living room & dining room plus a main floor half bath & laundry room. The kitchen offers all new stainless appliances including a gas stove. Upstairs you will find three bedrooms a & a full bath with the original claw foot tub! Enjoy the private backyard on the new 12 X 12 deck that overlooks a large fenced in yard.
Sold
$186,500
1515 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
3beds
1,479sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1915
6,969 sqft lot
$205,300 Zestimate®
$126/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Zillow last checked: 7 hours ago
Listing updated: December 20, 2022 at 07:19am
Listed by:
Jody Henkenius 515-453-7200,
BHHS First Realty Westown,
Tim Rietz,
BHHS First Realty Westown
Bought with:
Sullivan Baccam
RE/MAX Concepts
Source: DMMLS,MLS#: 662376
Originating MLS: Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS

Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
- Main level bedrooms: 3
Heating
- Forced Air, Gas, Natural Gas
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove
- Laundry: Main Level
Features
- Separate/Formal Dining Room
- Flooring: Carpet, Laminate
- Basement: Unfinished
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,479
- Total interior livable area: 1,479 sqft
Property
Parking
- Parking features: Detached, Garage, One Car Garage, Two Car Garage
- Garage spaces: 1
Features
- Levels: Two
- Stories: 2
- Patio & porch: Deck
- Exterior features: Deck, Fully Fenced
- Fencing: Chain Link,Full
Lot
- Size: 6,969 sqft
- Dimensions: 55 x 134
- Features: Rectangular Lot
Details
- Parcel number: 08003843001000
- Zoning: Res
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Two Story
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Metal Siding
- Foundation: Brick/Mortar
- Roof: Asphalt,Shingle
Condition
- Year built: 1915
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Des Moines
Other
Other facts
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
- Road surface type: Concrete
Services availability

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