Opportunity to build in Philadelphia’s East Mount Airy neighborhood. This approximately 1,500 sq. ft. vacant residential lot at 116 E Sharpnack Street Ave offers potential for a custom home or residential development in an established setting with distinctive architecture and tree-lined streets. Available for purchase individually or in combination with 118 E. Sharpnack, offering additional possibilities for buyers, builders, and investors. Convenient to local shops, restaurants, parks, public transportation, and major roadways, with access to Center City and surrounding areas.
Vacant landProperty Type
1,501 sq ftLot Size
$90Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by Janell Carter• Keller Williams Main Line
East Mount Airy, located between Germantown and Chestnut Hill, is a residential and leafy Philadelphia neighborhood with stone twins and wooded park edges. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Germantown Avenue corridor near Mt. Airy Avenue, where independent cafes, corner groceries, and small service storefronts set a steady, lived-in rhythm. The Sedgwick Theater anchors local nights with film and community programming. High Point Café and Weavers Way Co-op serve as familiar gathering spots tied to daily routines. Architecture leans toward early-20th-century twins and porch-front homes on sloping, tree-lined blocks. Wissahickon Valley Park and the Cresheim Trail shape the outdoor backdrop with shaded paths and creekside scenery.
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Property details
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Finance
Exterior features
Land/lot only
Possible uses include development, land/lot, and residential
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Other
Fee simple ownership
Electricity and solar
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The RSA, Residential Single-Family Attached districts are primarily intended to accommodate attached and semi-detached houses on individual lots, but may be applied in areas characterized by a mix of housing types, including detached houses. The districts are also intended to provide a density transition between RSD districts and RM districts. The Zoning Code includes five RSA districts that are differentiated primarily on the basis of minimum lot area requirements.
Zone overlays
Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District
Eighth District Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Assembly / meeting place
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Fire house
Police station
Recreation-Other
Dec 5, 2026 • Active
Plumbing
Perform interior plumbing work including the installation of toilets, bathtubs, sinks, a kitchen sink, laundry connections, and a water heater.
New construction
Dec 5, 2026 • Active
Mechanical / fuel gas
New construction
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Historical weather
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Sun exposure
72/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Philadelphia. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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