ONLINE REAL ESTATE AUCTION!! Bidding Opens - Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Bidding Closes - Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 12:30 PM. List price is opening bid only. 1808 N. Payson Street is located in the Easterwood neighborhood of West Baltimore City. Surrounding neighborhoods include Coppin Heights, Mondawmin and Sandtown-Winchester. The area is experiencing a revitalization thanks to recent major investments in the community. Coppin State University, a historically black college, is located within a half mile and has been a key contributor to the community's growth and development. The university has been expanding its academic offerings and investing in new facilities, including a new science and technology center, which will help to attract new students, faculty, and research opportunities to the area. Local developers, MCB Real Estate, MLR Partners and Atapco Properties, have broken ground on the first phase of Madison Park North, just a mile away. The multi-block redevelopment, slated to contain green space, new townhomes, retail and grocery, along with apartments and office space, is positioned to bring “generational impact” to the area, according to a press release by MCB. This project is expected to create thousands of jobs and bring in new residents to the area. The home is proximate to many public transportation options including bus service on North Avenue and the Baltimore metro near Mondawmin Mall. Major employers in the area include Coppin State University and Baltimore City Community College.