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MLS ID: 613136
For Sale - $394,000

About this property

Bedrooms 2
Baths 2
sq2 1500
Year Built 1965
DOM 34

Address

Address:
1520 Senate
Subdivision:
SENATE PLAZA
City:
Columbia
Zip Code:
29201
County:
Richland
State:
SC

Features and Amenities

Location
Island
Cooling
Central, Other
Foundation
Slab
Stories
1, 2.0
Water
Public
Kitchen
Counter Tops-Granite, Cabinets-Other, Backsplash-Tiled, Recessed Lights, Floors-Luxury Vinyl Plank
Appliances
Dishwasher, Dryer, Refrigerator, Washer, Microwave Above Stove
Master Bedroom
Bath-Private, Closet-Private, Recessed Lighting
Downstairs
Ceiling Fan
Other
Built-ins, Yes Basement

Description

***RATE BUY DOWN OFFERED***Experience elevated living in this beautifully updated penthouse unit located in the heart of downtown Columbia. Situated on the top floor of the iconic Senate Plaza, this rare 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo offers stunning skyline views, sleek finishes, and unbeatable convenience—all just steps from the State House, USC, and the vibrant Vista. Step inside to discover a sun-drenched open floor plan with floor-to-ceiling windows, luxury vinyl plank flooring, and designer lighting. The updated kitchen features granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a breakfast bar perfect for entertaining. Both bedrooms are spacious with generous closets, and each bathroom has been thoughtfully renovated with modern vanities and custom tilework. Enjoy panoramic city views—ideal for morning coffee or evening wind-downs. Senate Plaza offers 24-hour security, a pool, fitness center, and all-inclusive HOA that covers power, water, cable, and internet. Whether you’re looking for a stylish personal residence, game day getaway, or prime investment, this move-in-ready penthouse is your opportunity to live at the top—literally! Disclaimer: CMLS has not reviewed and, therefore, does not endorse vendors who may appear in listings.

Schools

Name Address Phone Type Grade
Carolus Online Academy 1812 Barnwell Street 8669687512 Public K-8 SPED
Name Address Phone Type Grade
Clear Dot Charter School 2015 Marion Street 8035673075 Public PK-10 SPED
Name Address Phone Type Grade
Logan Elementary 815 Elmwood Avenue 8033432915 Public PK-5 SPED
subdivision
Active Listings
Avg DoM
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2
15
$237,500
adesso, Columbia
5
60
$356,980
1
88
$181,000
3
71
$289,800
alta monte, Columbia
1
20
$172,000
alta vista, Columbia
1
56
$205,000
1
143
$224,900
1
54
$209,000
1
73
$105,000
arborwood, Columbia
1
200
$75,000
1
20
$142,000
2
113
$499,500
1
51
$299,900
5
77
$295,100
arrowwood, Columbia
1
48
$258,500
1
69
$329,000
2
22
$282,500
1
13
$575,000
3
125
$254,833
1
52
$239,900
astoria, Columbia
27
53
$206,000
3
79
$493,267
1
33
$299,900
1
55
$245,000
avalon, Columbia
3
58
$397,833
avebury, Columbia
1
58
$178,900
2
98
$217,000
1
10
$140,000
alden glen, Columbia
2
51
$252,000
6
86
$112,983
ashcroft, Columbia
5
75
$415,380
2
34
$247,500
1
20
$129,900
barony, Columbia
1
123
$128,000
1
80
$5,000
belleclave, Columbia
2
41
$609,500
1
32
$250,000
belmont, Columbia
5
111
$140,340
1
115
$247,500
1
11
$215,000
belvedere, Columbia
2
105
$127,500
3
40
$211,333
2
29
$85,500
1
28
$115,000
9
56
$147,489
3
21
$29,000
braewick, Columbia
2
68
$216,950
1
88
$249,900
1
51
$890,000
briargate, Columbia
6
118
$64,883
briarwood, Columbia
4
97
$284,850
1
77
$235,000
3
81
$96,500
brittany, Columbia
1
75
$429,900
1
4
$545,000
1
54
$260,000
3
39
$233,333
3
73
$178,300
brookfield, Columbia
5
36
$295,700
brookhaven, Columbia
3
124
$271,667
brookstone, Columbia
1
59
$335,000
1
73
$219,000
1
462
$8,000
byrneswood, Columbia
1
316
$130,000
9
70
$283,267
3
28
$273,965
1
5
$525,000
2
21
$286,250
3
122
$263,000
6
30
$277,067
candlewood, Columbia
1
52
$196,500
cane brake, Columbia
2
37
$267,000
1
288
$1,990,000
2
89
$177,500
1
13
$439,000
5
97
$81,580
2
39
$138,950
2
35
$192,450
1
94
$175,000
3
7
$247,667
1
75
$99,500
1
76
$215,000
cedar cove, Columbia
1
7
$420,000
cedar glen, Columbia
1
217
$177,500
3
30
$379,667
6
62
$209,967
1
60
$99,900
challedon, Columbia
7
71
$159,471
2
114
$257,250
5
63
$264,280
2
76
$256,445
1
126
$139,900
chartwell, Columbia
1
80
$250,000
4
94
$160,750
2
149
$254,500
9
25
$308,088
1
51
$343,000
2
62
$237,400
2
61
$113,750
claremont, Columbia
1
48
$275,000
1
38
$190,000
clearwater, Columbia
2
45
$424,900
1
66
$115,000
3
159
$247,300
1
43
$235,000
1
29
$40,000
coldstream, Columbia
15
102
$285,693
1
126
$25,000
12
73
$123,100
7
110
$102,143
4
49
$169,375
1
160
$20,000
1
59
$299,000
1
198
$188,000
2
90
$392,450
2
14
$242,000
2
168
$398,000
1
46
$165,000
cottontown, Columbia
1
137
$559,000
cottonwood, Columbia
2
31
$248,750
1
67
$84,950
1
111
$28,500
1
52
$170,000
2
5
$142,000
5
198
$104,360
2
24
$259,450
1
101
$179,900
1
42
$149,500
deer lake, Columbia
1
24
$245,000
1
187
$119,500
2
29
$196,000
1
144
$210,000
1
72
$145,000
dove park, Columbia
1
144
$225,900
2
62
$242,500
5
30
$215,400
5
47
$228,560
1
357
$6,250
1
154
$234,900
dutch fork, Columbia
1
13
$110,000
eagle park, Columbia
4
24
$230,500
earlewood, Columbia
19
77
$316,563
east lake, Columbia
4
116
$221,475
1
90
$297,000
east pines, Columbia
4
46
$274,623
eastfair, Columbia
4
50
$234,625
2
56
$206,000
eastview, Columbia
3
76
$186,333
2
75
$164,663
eau claire, Columbia
6
30
$251,650
edgewood, Columbia
1
10
$90,000
3
25
$173,000
1
40
$139,500
elm abode, Columbia
1
43
$315,000
elmwood, Columbia
1
13
$359,000
11
60
$491,973
1
255
$215,000
enclave, Columbia
1
47
$975,000
1
57
$192,000
8
107
$70,000
falls mill, Columbia
3
39
$280,000
1
5
$175,000
5
94
$163,660
2
44
$181,950
1
35
$154,900
1
10
$459,900
1
28
$480,000
folkestone, Columbia
1
86
$230,000
31
54
$396,418
1
102
$405,000
1
101
$225,900
1
57
$229,900
6
89
$646,217
2
35
$379,950
8
52
$570,988
2
35
$320,000
1
137
$349,097
2
33
$162,500
1
40
$220,000
1
69
$238,900
fox run, Columbia
4
93
$269,225
2
137
$16,500
1
65
$225,888
1
67
$345,000
gardendale, Columbia
4
63
$309,725
1
40
$199,000
19
71
$299,723
1
178
$270,000
glenwood, Columbia
1
89
$839,500
1
32
$328,000
1
144
$19,900
2
155
$118,600
1
134
$119,000
grand oaks, Columbia
20
95
$279,026
greenbriar, Columbia
1
73
$750,000
greenbrook, Columbia
1
41
$249,900
greengate, Columbia
3
91
$179,167
1
84
$214,900
greenview, Columbia
3
100
$109,167
gregg park, Columbia
1
25
$678,500
grove park, Columbia
1
19
$265,000
gatewood, Columbia
2
172
$202,500
1
162
$215,000
hallmark, Columbia
3
70
$256,633
1
51
$219,900
1
44
$235,000
1
233
$369,000
1
75
$2,350,000
3
77
$224,000
2
80
$79,000
2
35
$624,450
1
53
$925,000
1
56
$399,000
3
14
$396,300
1
4
$337,900
1
91
$739,900
1
143
$325,000
harbison, Columbia
9
99
$288,467
harlem, Columbia
4
48
$136,250
harrington, Columbia
1
41
$226,000
3
84
$124,833
2
122
$370,425
3
23
$326,667
57
141
$260,249
1
167
$263,749
1
3
$235,000
2
206
$235,950
heathwood, Columbia
9
51
$825,989
1
180
$87,500
3
111
$161,633
1
38
$299,900
2
40
$174,900
1
38
$350,000
hermitage, Columbia
1
53
$210,000
2
35
$38,000
2
40
$232,450
1
1,489
$30,000
5
112
$151,080
3
39
$255,000
2
71
$113,750
2
45
$212,500
highlands, Columbia
1
61
$305,000
hillcreek, Columbia
2
99
$448,500
hillridge, Columbia
1
71
$294,000
2
52
$288,500
1
58
$695,000
6
223
$139,381
3
59
$177,000
1
60
$205,000
honeytree, Columbia
1
64
$210,000
2
127
$123,000
2
11
$214,000
huntington, Columbia
1
25
$179,000
hyatt park, Columbia
1
40
$140,000
18
55
$193,785
1
143
$450,000
indigo, Columbia
1
1,299
$37,900
ivy square, Columbia
3
21
$217,967
ivy hall, Columbia
1
181
$200,000
1
17
$350,000
1
39
$205,000
1
27
$154,800
1
105
$359,999
1
219
$430,900
9
66
$262,344
2
137
$506,950
1
24
$410,000
2
76
$252,500
1
78
$205,000
1
42
$2,975,000
2
26
$259,900
kingswood, Columbia
1
28
$220,000
knollwood, Columbia
3
39
$346,300
1
121
$300,000
4
128
$357,200
2
21
$357,500
1
109
$485,000
1
40
$375,000
2
44
$332,500
11
85
$306,708
1
61
$575,000
2
11
$316,450
1
34
$265,000
1
38
$499,900
3
34
$322,633
1
53
$330,000
12
45
$629,908
45
78
$641,393
2
72
$187,250
lakeshore, Columbia
1
18
$138,400
1
39
$85,000
1
67
$140,000
1
86
$369,500
lansdowne, Columbia
1
1
$310,000
2
127
$291,200
1
19
$330,000
laureate, Columbia
1
47
$295,000
4
22
$306,200
lee hills, Columbia
2
142
$190,000
6
46
$226,450
16
164
$56,874
1
160
$85,000
3
81
$235,967
lionsgate, Columbia
1
140
$193,500
2
143
$349,950
lost creek, Columbia
2
46
$487,400
3
31
$321,267
1
27
$225,000
74
95
$383,801
27
77
$414,137
1
10
$385,000
1
48
$309,000
2
13
$394,950
3
95
$372,333
3
40
$288,233
6
59
$404,250
1
123
$789,000
1
18
$343,000
12
130
$413,697
1
9
$399,900
3
46
$233,300
1
47
$415,000
1
62
$189,900
1
3
$220,000
1
55
$205,000
1
26
$374,900
meadowlake, Columbia
3
33
$171,667
3
87
$514,967
11
66
$158,573
3
49
$221,000
miles glen, Columbia
1
103
$410,000
millbank, Columbia
2
39
$274,950
millpond, Columbia
1
89
$668,000
4
86
$202,975
1
98
$273,000
2
14
$170,000
1
6
$229,000
1
46
$190,000
murraywood, Columbia
9
55
$244,188
1
37
$350,000
newcastle, Columbia
3
56
$173,298
2
9
$223,000
1
25
$215,000
1
39
$172,400
3
51
$410,000
1
70
$225,000
northlake, Columbia
1
4
$210,000
4
153
$176,375
1
88
$399,000
2
61
$240,000
old tamah, Columbia
1
0
$293,247
3
91
$406,300
4
69
$512,475
olympia, Columbia
3
130
$273,333
1
168
$237,000
other, Columbia
1
684
$1,101,000
1
129
$295,900
1
37
$132,700
4
101
$134,163
park side, Columbia
1
13
$149,900
1
67
$249,900
1
42
$250,000
1
112
$200,000
1
11
$190,000
1
89
$345,000
1
558
$235,000
4
79
$224,990
2
13
$239,950
1
196
$33,000
2
29
$157,500
pine lakes, Columbia
6
48
$197,317
8
56
$222,413
2
60
$252,500
9
110
$235,129
1
35
$160,000
2
85
$128,750
1
25
$168,900
polo ridge, Columbia
1
109
$295,000
1
37
$259,500
2
20
$237,450
4
34
$199,875
5
32
$354,940
1
16
$599,000
2
73
$277,450
2
47
$342,500
1
159
$292,000
2
132
$1,430,000
1
211
$179,000
1
60
$335,000
rice creek, Columbia
3
57
$193,833
1
38
$285,000
2
61
$284,950
ridgeview, Columbia
1
113
$260,000
1
4
$625,000
rivendale, Columbia
2
8
$306,500
6
51
$107,067
1
4
$380,000
3
81
$229,667
1
40
$265,000
1
74
$214,900
3
106
$96,600
rockbridge, Columbia
3
81
$646,667
4
951
$260,000
rockgate, Columbia
2
35
$120,000
rose creek, Columbia
1
5
$310,000
rosedale, Columbia
2
92
$186,500
rosewood, Columbia
30
66
$274,337
1
83
$250,000
1
14
$325,000
3
350
$99,000
1
101
$480,000
1
157
$479,900
1
51
$159,900
1
5
$259,900
sandwood, Columbia
1
185
$58,000
3
53
$503,333
1
87
$425,000
1
112
$339,750
1
147
$84,000
4
209
$283,000
1
160
$345,000
shandon, Columbia
20
106
$553,485
1
2
$274,900
sheffield, Columbia
3
87
$644,667
3
55
$473,667
3
46
$356,500
1
403
$125,000
sims alley, Columbia
1
17
$385,000
1
9
$343,000
smith lake, Columbia
1
575
$150,000
southwell, Columbia
1
122
$334,000
southwood, Columbia
3
52
$231,000
21
62
$499,374
5
38
$278,560
1
55
$225,000
1
51
$109,000
4
50
$200,881
1
77
$214,500
1
18
$190,000
8
117
$98,363
5
44
$374,000
1
40
$59,900
1
318
$17,500
1
38
$415,000
1
13
$185,000
1
42
$265,000
1
145
$349,900
1
50
$249,000
1
7
$344,000
3
30
$288,000
summerhill, Columbia
1
38
$269,900
1
88
$290,000
summerset, Columbia
3
35
$323,300
summerwood, Columbia
2
27
$205,000
2
58
$359,500
4
38
$297,700
1
63
$379,900
1
88
$165,000
1
170
$418,000
1
81
$249,000
2
34
$237,500
1
77
$349,900
starlite, Columbia
3
57
$153,967
tall pines, Columbia
1
10
$112,500
the arbors, Columbia
1
75
$210,000
1
115
$319,000
1
109
$85,000
1
39
$400,000
the coop, Columbia
1
33
$10,950
1
59
$197,500
9
82
$267,978
1
5
$189,999
the groves, Columbia
3
182
$332,800
4
82
$633,750
4
131
$254,750
4
48
$269,700
1
113
$400,000
the pines, Columbia
3
97
$231,167
2
96
$922,250
1
76
$60,000
the rapids, Columbia
1
38
$214,900
4
50
$253,362
1
86
$650,000
1
4
$250,000
1
33
$215,000
1
126
$230,000
3
43
$314,667
2
68
$229,950
1
59
$190,000
1
97
$222,000
2
55
$319,495
1
52
$260,000
1
25
$174,900
1
144
$360,000
3
61
$264,333
1
45
$248,000
2
219
$279,450
3
23
$311,600
2
56
$219,950
2
43
$330,000
2
176
$307,000
the woods, Columbia
1
70
$52,500
thorn tree, Columbia
1
9
$169,900
timberlake, Columbia
1
96
$169,900
timbervale, Columbia
4
136
$214,000
1
132
$22,000
5
73
$183,740
3
157
$302,633
trotwood, Columbia
1
4
$349,900
4
115
$265,350
1
115
$164,500
1
40
$163,000
2
117
$664,750
5
130
$260,897
1
47
$235,000
2
89
$495,000
2
29
$22,500
25
31
$279,088
1
28
$104,000
3
76
$171,667
6
40
$259,150
1
4
$325,000
1
100
$329,000
8
42
$719,863
3
129
$111,667
1
23
$149,000
waterbury, Columbia
1
20
$295,000
watermark, Columbia
1
25
$85,000
waverly, Columbia
2
51
$236,000
wedgwood, Columbia
1
25
$275,000
3
45
$121,667
wellington, Columbia
1
171
$299,900
1
25
$120,000
1
35
$279,900
1
86
$3,799,000
wexhurst, Columbia
2
39
$321,950
whaley row, Columbia
1
40
$319,000
4
74
$506,975
whitehall, Columbia
22
94
$311,577
4
57
$288,725
3
69
$203,300
whitehurst, Columbia
1
36
$255,000
1
62
$240,000
wildewood, Columbia
22
95
$489,559
1
55
$245,000
2
31
$122,500
2
90
$311,500
4
95
$217,975
2
106
$269,950
2
77
$253,250
2
16
$205,950
winchester, Columbia
4
75
$252,475
1
42
$254,900
1
7
$175,000
4
61
$299,625
4
60
$251,225
1
123
$160,000
winslow, Columbia
17
61
$212,906
1
97
$248,000
1
409
$183,000
wood moor, Columbia
3
204
$291,633
1
51
$775,000
1
112
$799,999
12
59
$188,988
woodhaven, Columbia
1
58
$215,000
1
921
$110,000
2
30
$1,889,750
woodlake, Columbia
3
49
$472,500
1
57
$195,900
11
78
$287,573
3
34
$74,000
woodlands, Columbia
16
63
$366,637
1
182
$331,997
3
63
$298,133
woodwinds, Columbia
3
89
$253,333
1
30
$179,900
yacht cove, Columbia
13
88
$305,053

Price Change history

  1. $405,000 $270/SqFt

  2. $395,000 $263/SqFt

  3. $394,000 $263/SqFt

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$ 394,000Home Price
$ 2,009Monthly payment
$ 315,200Amount Financed
$ 24,107Annual cost of Loan
$ 723,201Total of 360 Payments

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