1815 Bowers Street, Birmingham
$499,000
About this home
Remarkable opportunity in Birmingham’s highly sought-after Rail District, ideally situated on a rare corner lot. The deep lot offers excellent potential to create something truly your own in one of Birmingham’s most desirable locations. The existing home features a large basement providing a starting point for your vision, whether renovating or creating a new home from the ground up. An exceptional location close to downtown Birmingham and all it has to offer.
The facts
| Price | $499,000 |
| Beds | 3 |
| Baths | 1 full |
| Square feet | 916 |
| Type | Single family residence |
| Subdivision | BIRMINGHAM GARDENS |
| County | Oakland |
| MLS # | 20261077684 |
| Listed | 2026-09-25 |
| Days on market | 10 |
| Year built | 1949 |
| Possession | Negotiable |
| Stories | 2 stories |
| Basement | Unfinished |
| Heating | Forced air, Natural gas |
| Foundation | Basement, Poured |
| Garage spaces | 2.0 |
| Water / Sewer | City water & sewer |
| Parcel number | 2031130016 |
| Listing office | Max Broock, REALTORS®-Birmingham |
Property taxes: the seller's bill vs. yours
| This seller today | You, the year after buying | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxable value | $174,410 | about $249,500 |
| Yearly property tax | $8,986 | about $9,516 |
Michigan caps a homeowner's taxable value until the home sells, then it resets. That's about $530 a year more than this seller pays. The assessor's state equalized value (SEV) is $181,750. Your taxable value resets to the SEV the year after you buy, and assessors usually raise it to about half the sale price. Estimate uses Birmingham's 2025 homestead rate of 38.14 mills and assumes you claim the homestead exemption. See Birmingham's full tax breakdown or run the uncapping calculator.
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