NOT LISTED FOR SALE

Estimated Value: $651,000 - $831,000

4 Beds
3.5 Baths
4,065 Sq Ft
$189/Sq Ft Est. Value

Last Sold June 10, 2019

Last sale price $519,900 $128 Per Sq Ft

Est. 48% increase in value since last sale

Current estimated payment $5,297/month

21 Days on Market

Highlights

  • In Ground Pool
  • Traditional Architecture
  • Skylights
  • Recreation Room
  • Wood Flooring
  • 2 Car Attached Garage

About This Home

As of June 2019

Welcome to 2004 Benjamin Avenue - A gracious Winchell classic with private hilltop setting, outstanding attention to detail and quality of construction is evident throughout this one of a kind home, foyer with Terrazzo flooring and curved stairway with leaded glass windows and original Art Deco light fixture, elegant and expansive living room with fireplace flanked by wall of Tiger Oak paneling, built-in bookshelves and bay window with built-in window seat, formal dining room with crossbeamed ceiling and French doors opening to brick patio with arbor, kitchen with South Bend commercial range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher, heated floor and informal dining area, knotty pine paneled family room with bay window, built-ins and open back staircase to second floor, large master suite with built-in bookshelves, wall of closets and private bath with walk-in shower, three family bedrooms with two adjoined full baths, library/study on second floor landing of back staircase, fifth bedroom/play room with vaulted ceiling, recreation room, beautiful in-ground pool with new heater and liner (2016), terraced yard with extensive landscaping with underground sprinkling system, many recent improvements - new top of the line boiler and hot water heater (2017), new roof (2010), new master bedroom shower (2018), rebuilt arbor (2013), replacement windows throughout, refinished hardwood floors, garage access off private drive behind home, sale includes second lot - 2004 Sheffield Drive. Walk to award-winning Winchell elementary school, minutes from WMU, K-College, and downtown Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo Promise qualified.

Last Agent to Sell the Property

Tom Kocher

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI License #6501225012 Listed on: 03/25/2019

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI

Last Buyer's Agent

David Howard

CENTURY 21 C. Howard License #6504113599

CENTURY 21 C. Howard

Home Details

Home Type

  • Single Family

Est. Annual Taxes

  • $9,491

Year Built

  • Built in 1930

Lot Details

  • 0.31 Acre Lot
  • Lot Dimensions are 84 x 170 x 72 x 153
  • Decorative Fence
  • Shrub
  • Terraced Lot
  • Sprinkler System

Parking

  • 2 Car Attached Garage
  • Garage Door Opener

Home Design

  • Traditional Architecture
  • Brick Exterior Construction
  • Composition Roof
  • Wood Siding

Interior Spaces

  • 2-Story Property
  • Wet Bar
  • Built-In Desk
  • Skylights
  • Replacement Windows
  • Window Treatments
  • Bay Window
  • Window Screens
  • Living Room with Fireplace
  • Dining Area
  • Recreation Room
  • Basement Fills Entire Space Under The House
  • Storm Windows

Kitchen

  • Eat-In Kitchen
  • Oven
  • Cooktop
  • Dishwasher
  • Disposal

Flooring

  • Wood
  • Ceramic Tile

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

  • 4 Bedrooms

Laundry

  • Dryer
  • Washer

Outdoor Features

  • In Ground Pool
  • Patio

Utilities

  • Central Air
  • Heating System Uses Natural Gas
  • Hot Water Heating System
  • Natural Gas Water Heater
  • Water Softener is Owned
  • High Speed Internet
  • Phone Available
  • Cable TV Available

Home Details

Home Type

Single Family

Est. Annual Taxes

$9,491

Year Built

Built in 1930

Lot Details

0

Parking

2

Listing Details

  • Property Sub-Type: Single Family Residence
  • Property Type: Residential
  • New Construction: No
  • ArchitecturalStyle: Traditional
  • Stories: 2
  • Year Built: 1930
  • ResoPropertyType: Residential
  • Location Property Info:Property Sub-Type: Single Family Residence
  • General Property Info:New Construction2: No
  • General Property Info:Lot Dimensions: 84 x 170 x 72 x 153
  • General Property Info:Waterfront3: No
  • General Property Info:Basement: Yes
  • General Property Info:Total Fin SqFt All Levels: 4065.0
  • General Property Info:Main Level Primary: No
  • General Property Info:Main Level Laundry: No
  • Tax Info:Annual Property Tax: 9491.0
  • Roofing:Composition: Yes
  • Air Conditioning:Central Air: Yes
  • Manufactured:Manufactured YN: No
  • Substructure:Full: Yes
  • Windows:Replacement: Yes
  • Appliances Dryer: Yes
  • Appliances Refrigerators: Yes
  • Washers: Yes
  • Landscape:ShrubsHedges: Yes
  • Heat Source:Natural Gas3: Yes
  • General Property Info:Total Fireplaces: 1.0
  • Util Avail at Street:Electric: Yes
  • Util Avail at Street:Natural Gas2: Yes
  • Utilities Attached:Cable: Yes
  • Utilities Attached:Natural Gas: Yes
  • Sewer:Public: Yes
  • Water:Public2: Yes
  • Util Avail at Street:Broadband: Yes
  • Util Avail at Street:Cable2: Yes
  • Util Avail at Street:Telephone Line2: Yes
  • Windows:Screens: Yes
  • General Property Info:Fireplace: Yes
  • Utilities Attached:Telephone Line: Yes
  • Heat Type:Hot Water: Yes
  • Additional Items:Window Treatments: Yes
  • Water Heater:Natural Gas4: Yes
  • Landscape:Underground Sprinkler: Yes
  • Windows:BayBow: Yes
  • Landscape:Terraced Yard: Yes
  • Landscape:Decor Fence: Yes
  • Windows:Skylight(s): Yes
  • Windows:Storms: Yes
  • Additional Items:Wet Bar: Yes
  • General Property Info:SqFt Above Grade: 3776.0
  • General Property Info Garage YN: Yes
  • Architectural Style:Traditional: Yes
  • Flooring:Wood Floor: Yes
  • Flooring:Ceramic Floor: Yes
  • Special Features: None
  • Property Sub Type: Detached

Interior Features

  • Appliances: Cooktop, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Oven, Refrigerator, Washer, Water Softener Owned
  • Flooring: Ceramic Tile, Wood
  • Interior Amenities: Garage Door Opener, Wet Bar, Eat-in Kitchen, Pantry
  • Fireplace Features: Living Room
  • Fireplace: Yes
  • Fireplaces: 1
  • Total Bedrooms: 4
  • Full Bathrooms: 3
  • Half Bathrooms: 1
  • Total Bathrooms: 4
  • Basement: Full
  • LivingArea: 4065.0
  • Window Features: Storms, Skylight(s), Screens, Replacement, Bay/Bow, Window Treatments
  • General Property Info:Stories2: 2.0
  • Basement Rooms:Basement Finished SQFT: 289.0
  • Basement Rooms:Total Basement SQFT: 1573.0
  • Kitchen Features:Eating Area: Yes
  • Appliances:Oven: Yes
  • Kitchen Features Pantry: Yes
  • Fireplace:Living: Yes
  • Appliances Dishwasher: Yes
  • Kitchen Features:Desk Built-In: Yes
  • Appliances:Cook Top: Yes
  • Appliances:Water Softener-Owned: Yes
  • Below Grade Sq Ft: 289.0

Exterior Features

  • Construction Materials: Brick, Wood Siding
  • List Price: 539900.0
  • Lot Features: Sidewalk
  • Patio and Porch Features: Patio
  • Pool Features: In Ground
  • Road Surface Type: Paved
  • Roof: Composition
  • Waterfront: No
  • Access Feat:Accessibility Features2: No
  • Driveway Paved: Yes
  • Exterior Material:Wood Siding: Yes
  • Exterior Material:Brick: Yes
  • Patio And Porch Features:Patio: Yes
  • Pool:In Ground: Yes

Garage/Parking

  • Attached Garage: Yes
  • Garage Spaces: 2.0
  • Garage: Yes
  • Parking Features: Attached
  • Additional Items:Garage Door Opener: Yes
  • Parking Features Attached2: Yes
  • General Property Info:Garage Spaces: 2.0

Utilities

  • Cooling: Central Air
  • Cooling: Yes
  • Heating: Hot Water
  • Heating: Yes
  • Sewer: Public
  • Utilities: Phone Available, Natural Gas Available, Electricity Available, Cable Available, Phone Connected, Natural Gas Connected, Cable Connected, Storm Sewer, Broadband
  • Water Source: Public

Lot Info

  • Lot Size Acres: 0.31
  • Lot Size Area: 0.31
  • Lot Dimensions: 84 x 170 x 72 x 153
  • Lot Size Sq Ft: 13373.0
  • ResoLotSizeUnits: Acres

Tax Info

  • Tax Annual Amount: 9491.0
  • Tax Year: 2019

Ownership History

Date Name Owned For Owner Type

Purchase Details

Listed on
Mar 25, 2019
Closed on
Jun 10, 2019
Sold by
Rathbun Andrew and Rathbun Helen
Bought by
White Gary Z and White Katherine A
Seller's Agent
Tom Kocher
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI
Buyer's Agent
David Howard
CENTURY 21 C. Howard
List Price
$539,900
Sold Price
$519,900
Premium/Discount to List
-$20,000
-3.7%
Current Estimated Value
$768,368

Home Financials for this Owner

Home Financials are based on the most recent Mortgage that was taken out on this home.
Estimated Appreciation
$248,468
Avg. Annual Appreciation
4.35%
Original Mortgage
$493,905
Interest Rate
4%
Mortgage Type
New Conventional

Purchase Details

Closed on
Aug 3, 2012
Sold by
Sanford Todd A and Sanford Amy S
Bought by
Rathbun Andrew and Rathbun Helen
Source: Public Records

Range of Values:

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Home Values in the Area

Source: Public Records

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Source: Public Records

Purchase History

Date Buyer Sale Price Title Company
White Gary Z $519,900 Devon Title Company
Rathbun Andrew -- Attorneys Title
Source: Public Records

Mortgage History

Date Status Borrower Loan Amount
Open White Gary Z $493,905
Source: Public Records

Property History

Date Event Price Change Sq Ft Price
06/10/2019 06/10/19 Sold $519,900 -3.7% $128 / Sq Ft
04/15/2019 04/15/19 Pending -- -- --
03/25/2019 03/25/19 For Sale $539,900 -- $133 / Sq Ft
Source: Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS®

Tax History Compared to Growth

Source: Public Records

Tax History

Year Tax Paid Tax Assessment Tax Assessment Total Assessment is a certain percentage of the fair market value that is determined by local assessors to be the total taxable value of land and additions on the property. Land Improvement
2025 $14,673 $372,600 $0 $0
2024 $8,194 $355,600 $0 $0
2023 $7,809 $308,200 $0 $0
2022 $13,307 $278,700 $0 $0
2021 $12,867 $256,100 $0 $0
2020 $12,601 $247,400 $0 $0
2019 $9,719 $228,700 $0 $0
2018 $9,492 $211,700 $0 $0
2017 $9,730 $206,300 $0 $0
2016 $9,730 $212,300 $0 $0
2015 $9,730 $201,300 $0 $0
2014 $9,730 $189,700 $0 $0
Source: Public Records

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Map

Source: Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS®

MLS Number: 19010816

Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS®

APN: 06-29-237-064