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254 W 81St Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
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Property profile
Verified
Property type
Retail space
Use group
RETAIL STORES (PERSONAL SERVICES)
Year built
1979
Construction
TYPE NOT SPECIFIED
Total area
4,800 SF
Lot
0.81 ac (35,501 SF)
APN
45-12-21-277-009.000-030
UPID
US31-1102662
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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Home Appliance Store Hardware & Home Improvement
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Atm
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(Bike/Boat/Book/etc) Store Cosmetic Store
Location
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
$325k
CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
by Request
Blend (final)
Blend
$325k
Owner & transaction history
since 2009
1 recorded transaction
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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All 11 comparables with addresses
Sensitivity value band
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Summary
1
Valuation conclusion
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Estimated market value
$325k
Value range
$293k – $358k
±10% around blend
Estimated value / SF
$68 / SF
Confidence
High
11 county-verified comps
Property data
88
Market benchmarks
33
Comparable evidence
100
$293k
blend $325k
$358k
Market-derived valuation under stabilized market assumptions. Desktop analysis. No physical inspection performed.
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Subject property
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GBA
4,800 SF
Lot area
0.81 ac
Year built
1979
Stories
1
APN
45-12-21-277-009.000-030
Assessed value
$500,700
Annual tax
$10,472
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
$274k
Weighted, 11 comps · high confidence
Evidence
11 found · 6 selected
County-verified recorded sales
Comparable
Sale dateSale price$ / SF
16.2 mi away · 4,502 SF
17.3 mi away · 4,080 SF
18.7 mi away · 4,200 SF
18.7 mi away · 4,200 SF
19.1 mi away · 4,500 SF
5
Sensitivity & risk
Partial preview
Downside
−10%
Base
$325k
Upside
+10%
Bounds of the ±10% band vs the blend — never simulated scenarios.
6
Current market position
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Benchmark
Observed band ($/SF)AverageSubject delta
County 51 sales
$76
-11%
Band = middle half (Q1–Q3) of recorded sale $/SF for this use type per geography; the diamond marks the subject at $68/SF. Delta below average reads as headroom. Source: Realmo CRE sales derivatives (county records).
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Data & methodology
Included free
Building area
County record
Property tax
County record
Assessed value
County record
Zoning designation
Not available
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 · 11 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$501k
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Value / SF
$104
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%
$32k
$631k
$451k
$350k
$35k
$701k
$501k
$389k
$39k
$771k
$551k
$428k
NOI sensitivity ±10% across the 5 / 7 / 9% anchors — derivation of the NOI above.
Comparable evidence
Partial preview
Recorded sales nearby
11 found
High confidence · county-verified
Closest comparable
$166k
1.2 mi · Apr 2026 · $35/SF
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2022Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2022
Tax billed
$10,472
Tax year 2022
Assessed value
$500,700
Assessed 2023
Previous assessed
$501,300
-0.1% YoY
Effective rate
2.09%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$347,900
Assessed improvement
$152,800
Land market value
$347,900
Improvement market value
$152,800
Total market value
$500,700
Applied tax rate
30.0000
Automated cap rate analysis. Based on public records, market benchmarks and proprietary
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Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Retail space
Use group
RETAIL STORES (PERSONAL SERVICES)
Status
For Lease
Year built
1979
Construction
TYPE NOT SPECIFIED
Heating
NONE
Stories
1
Total area
4,800 SF
Lot
0.81 ac (35,501 SF)
APN
45-12-21-277-009.000-030
UPID
US31-1102662
Jurisdiction
LAKE
Metro division
GARY, IN METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Zoning & alternative use
Zoning · permitted uses
No zoning code is on file for this parcel. Zoning coverage grows with every catalog release.
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1979
Construction
TYPE NOT SPECIFIED
Heating
NONE
Stories
1
Lot
0.81 ac
Zoning
The recorded zoning designation, what the district officially allows, and the municipal source it comes from.
No zoning code is on file for this parcel. Zoning coverage grows with every catalog release — check back, or open Location Intelligence for use analysis of this corner.
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Debt & historyRecorded loans and transaction history
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