City auction on 26 properties is now open to the public

Looking for a fixer-upper in Hamtramck? If so, get in on the city auction of a dilapidated house on Dyar St. Minimum bid for this house is $28,000.

By Charles Sercombe
Want to get in on Hamtramck’s hot property market?
If so, and you’re willing to develop a city lot into a housing unit, register now to be a part of the on-going auction.
Hamtramck has 26 properties to sell off, most of which are lots, except for one that is a tax foreclosed home.
Successful bidders are required to bring the property up to code if it’s a house or building, or, if it’s a vacant lot, construct a new housing unit on it within two years of purchase.
The house in question is at 11763 Dyar, located west of the I-75 divide in Hamtramck, which offers a spectacular backyard view of some Sterling Oil fuel storage tanks.
It costs $50 to enter the auction, and there’s a $500 good faith deposit per property, which will go toward the purchase price if you are the lucky bidder.
Bids are due no later than April 1, also known as April Fool’s Day, but don’t let that turn you off. Just a coincidence.
For more information, call the City Clerk at (313) 800-5233, extension 821, or the Community and Economic Development Department at (313) 800-5233, extension 818.
Or, you can go to the city’s website at: hamtramckcity.gov, and go to the “Resources” link and then click on ‘property for sale.”
Here are the properties up for auction, and the minimum bid prices:
• 11332 Lumpkin, lot, $3,000
• 11738 Grand Haven, lot, $2,500
• 11761 Dequindre, lot, $2,500
• 11720 Dyar, lot, $2,500
• 11719 Dequindre, lot, $2,500
• 11701 Dequindre, lot, $2,500
• 11476 Dyar, lot, $2,500
• 11416 Dyar, lot, $2,000
• 11422 Dyar, lot, $2,000
• 11464 Dyar, lot, $2,000
• 11751 Dyar, lot, $2,000
• 11763 Dyar, foreclosed home, $28,000
• 1926 Belmont, lot, $3,000
• 1708 Woodland, lot, $2,500
• 12086 Nagel, lot, $2,500
• 11452 Dyar, lot, $2,000
• 11513 Dequindre, lot, $2,000
• 2352 Carpenter, lot, $3,000
• 9800 Dequindre, lot/parking lot, $3,500
• 3845 Oliver, lot, $3,500
• 12056 Nagel, lot, $3,000
• 12050 Nagel, lot, $3,000
• 12042 Nagel, lot, $3,000
• 2328 Carpenter, lot, $3,000
 2314 Carpenter, lot, $3,000
 2322 Carpenter, lot, $3,000
Posted March 14, 2025