1665 Atkinson Street, Detroit, MI 48206

• 2 baths |
• 3,158 sqft

Property Description

Renovated two family flat in Detroit's Atkinson Avenue Historic District, a 1916 duplex built at 3,158 square feet, one street south of Boston-Edison's mansions. The house still carries its original bones: an arched passage between the dining and living rooms, a brick fireplace with a painted mantel, hot water radiator heat, and refinished hardwood floors throughout. Atkinson filled in between 1915 and 1929, right alongside the construction of Henry Ford Hospital a few blocks south, and drew a professional crowd of doctors, ministers, bankers, and real estate agents. Ty Cobb lived on the street. So did Edgar Guest, Michigan's only poet laureate and a newspaper columnist read across the country in his day. The upper unit here is a true three bedroom, one bath, leased at $1,495 a month to a tenant current on rent. The lower unit is a genuinely spacious two bedroom, one bath, vacant, and currently furnished from a prior short term rental run, with the furniture available to convey for a buyer who wants to keep that income stream going without starting from scratch. Kitchens in both units are equipped for daily cooking with appliances included, and the home carries a certificate of compliance. A detached two car brick garage sits off the alley. This stretch of Atkinson puts a buyer within walking distance of Gordon Park, The Congregation, and The Rectory, with Woodward Avenue, Midtown, and Downtown a short drive out. For an investor or a house hacker, the math works from day one: live in one unit, let the other carry the note, on one of Detroit's most architecturally intact blocks.

Listing Status:

Active

Date Added:

August 19, 2026

Data Last Updated:

August 20, 2026 at 2:48PM

Listing Office:

Douglas Rose Realty : 810-623-0228

Listing Agent:

Garrett Blair : 810-623-0228

MLS ID:

61022793

Interior

• Heating: Forced Air

Exterior

• General: Balcony
• Other Structures: TerracePorch
• Parking: On Street

Construction

• General: BrickTwoBasement

Location

• Road/Access: Paved
• Originating MLS: MiRealSource
• School District: Detroit City School District
• County: Wayne

Lot

• Zoning: S ATKINSON 4 AND N 23 FT OF VAC BANCROFT AVE IN REAR JACKSON PK SUB L30 P95 PLATSW C R 8/119 40 X 135

Utilities

• Water: Public

Financial

• Source: MiRealSource