Entity Owned
$2,500,000
453 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201
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Property profile
Verified
Property type
Office buildings
Use group
OFFICE BUILDING
Year built
1888
Total area
12,628 SF
Lot
0.44 ac (19,166 SF)
Zoning code
SD2
APN
02000726.
UPID
US43-1219289
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Current use
Occupant on record · Public records
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Law Firm
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Law Firm
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Consultant
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Marketing & Advertising Printing Service
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High School
Location
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
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CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
$1.28M
Blend (final)
Blend
$355k
Owner & transaction history
since 2017
2 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
SD2 · Detroit, MI
Zoning description
Transitional-Industrial District. (6) PR Parks and Recreation District. (7) W1 Waterfront-Industrial District. (8) MKT Market and Distribution District. (9) SD1 Special Development District, Small-Scale, Mixed-Use. (10)…
General category
MIXED_USE
Top alternative use upside
Commercial (general)
$1.2M
+48.1%
Restaurant
$1.2M
+48.0%
Neighborhood: shopping center
$955,000
+22.9%
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Value estimation
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Full NOI reconstruction, selected comps, alternative-use scenarios, data audit and PDF export.
All 8 comparables with addresses
6 alternative uses screened
Sensitivity value band
Source audit · 6 inputs
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Summary
1
Valuation conclusion
Included free
Estimated market value
$355k
Value range
$320k – $391k
±10% around blend
Estimated value / SF
$28 / SF
Confidence
High
8 county-verified comps
Property data
100
Market benchmarks
67
Comparable evidence
80
$320k
blend $355k
$391k
Market-derived valuation under stabilized market assumptions. Desktop analysis. No physical inspection performed.
2
Subject property
Included free
GBA
12,628 SF
Lot area
0.44 ac
Year built
1888
Stories
2
APN
02000726.
Zoning
SD2
Assessed value
$604,300
Annual tax
$40,719
3
Income approach: direct capitalization
Partial preview
Not enough income data on file for a CAP-approach estimation.
4
Sales comparison
Partial preview
Sales approach indication
$779k
Weighted, 8 comps · high confidence
Evidence
8 found · 6 selected
County-verified recorded sales
Comparable
Sale dateSale price$ / SF
10.1 mi away · 10,439 SF
11.8 mi away · 9,800 SF
15.4 mi away · 10,367 SF
16.3 mi away · 12,000 SF
18.8 mi away · 10,496 SF
5
Sensitivity & risk
Partial preview
Downside
−10%
Base
$355k
Upside
+10%
Bounds of the ±10% band vs the blend — never simulated scenarios.
6
Current market position
Included free
Benchmark
Observed band ($/SF)AverageSubject delta
Submarket 206 sales
$62
-54%
County 473 sales
$97
-71%
Band = middle half (Q1–Q3) of recorded sale $/SF for this use type per geography; the diamond marks the subject at $28/SF. Delta below average reads as headroom. Source: Realmo CRE sales derivatives (county records).
7
Alternative use screening
Partial preview
Top alternative use
Commercial (general)
Gross theoretical uplift
+48%
vs current-use indication
Restaurant
Neighborhood: Shopping Center
Retail Stores
Medical Building
Values shown before conversion costs, entitlement costs, capital expenditures and stabilization risk.
8
Data & methodology
Included free
Building area
County record
Property tax
County record
Assessed value
County record
Zoning designation
County record
Operating expenses
Not available
Market rent
Not available
Not analyzed due to unavailable source data: actual rent roll, tenant leases, physical condition and capital
requirements are outside a desktop analysis.
Cost Approach excluded: replacement-cost inputs are not on file.
Automated valuation analysis, not a licensed appraisal. Figures are derived from public
records and proprietary models. Desktop analysis: no physical inspection, tenant leases or reported
property income. Verify with a licensed appraiser before transacting.
Cap rate
Cap rate calculated from real income and expense signals, benchmarked against sales of similar assets nearby.
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9-scenario matrix
Comparable evidence · 8 sales
Market rates by use type
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Overview
No cap rate is computable for this property yet: no recorded sale, income signal or market-rate row for its use type.
Price sensitivity
The rate is the decision lever; valuation is the consequence.
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Implied value$604k
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Value / SF
$48
Vs. selected
Base
Derivation
NOI ÷ cap
Arithmetic over the derived NOI * — not market scenario modeling.
NOI × cap matrix
Preview
Preview of 9 modeled outcomes.
NOI
5.00%7.00%9.00%
$38k
$761k
$544k
$423k
$42k
$846k
$604k
$470k
$47k
$931k
$665k
$517k
NOI sensitivity ±10% across the 5 / 7 / 9% anchors — derivation of the NOI above.
Comparable evidence
Partial preview
Recorded sales nearby
8 found
High confidence · county-verified
Closest comparable
$150k
8.2 mi · Oct 2025 · $16/SF
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2020Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2020
Tax billed
$40,719
Tax year 2020
Assessed value
$604,300
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$625,400
-3.4% YoY
Effective rate
6.74%
On assessed value
Total market value
$1,208,600
Applied tax rate
82,010.0000
Automated cap rate analysis. Based on public records, market benchmarks and proprietary
models. Verify with a licensed professional before transacting.
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Office buildings
Use group
OFFICE BUILDING
Status
For Sale
Year built
1888
Heating
FORCED AIR
Buildings
1
Stories
2
Total area
12,628 SF
Lot
0.44 ac (19,166 SF)
Zoning code
SD2
APN
02000726.
UPID
US43-1219289
Jurisdiction
WAYNE
Metro division
DETROIT-LIVONIA-DEARBORN, MI METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Zoning & alternative use
SD2 · Detroit, MIZoning SD2 · permitted uses
SD2 · Detroit, MI
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Zoning description
Transitional-Industrial District. (6) PR Parks and Recreation District. (7) W1 Waterfront-Industrial District. (8) MKT Market and Distribution District. (9) SD1 Special Development District, Small-Scale, Mixed-Use. (10)…
General category
MIXED_USE
Alternative use value scenarios
Repositioning upside vs current use
Alternative use deep dive — conversion cost, permits, timeline
Conversion cost estimate · Permit path & risks · Stabilized NOI per option
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1888
Heating
FORCED AIR
Stories
2
Buildings
1
Lot
0.44 ac
Zoning
The recorded zoning designation, what the district officially allows, and the municipal source it comes from.
Zoning designation
Matched to the official district catalog
SD2
MIXED_USE
Jurisdiction
Detroit, MI
Recorded code
SD2
Official district
SD2
Official district profile
What the municipal code says about SD2
Zoning description
Transitional-Industrial District. (6) PR Parks and Recreation District. (7) W1 Waterfront-Industrial District. (8) MKT Market and Distribution District. (9) SD1 Special Development District, Small-Scale, Mixed-Use. (10)…
General category
MIXED_USE
Zoning Insight
What can be built and operated here — officially.
The district profile from the municipal source: what is on file for SD2 in Detroit, MI.
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Zoning profile
Official descriptionThe district text from the municipal code
District factsZone name, category and district area
2 official documentsVerified municipal sources with file download
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Find the owner behind the property.
Unlock the evidence behind ownership: portfolio, transactions, debt and signals that help you decide who to contact next.
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Ownership report
Owner identityResolved entity and name variants
Portfolio holdingsLinked properties and estimated value
Deal signalsSell-side activity worth following
Debt & historyRecorded loans and transaction history
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