One Happy Owner for 29+ Years! Overbrook Park Townhouse on One Block long, One Way Street. Surrounded by Green Space. Convenient Location close to transportation, shopping and schools. Open Floor Plan with eat-in Kitchen bright spaces and comfortable cross breezes to enjoy indoors and out. Patio with wooded view, lighting, water and power for relaxing and entertaining. Covered Carport Parking, Central Air, Finished Basement with Powder Room and Den/Office/Playroom/4th Bedroom. .. Upgraded Electric Service, extra baseboard heating for finished office space. Ready for a New Owners personal touch in a well-loved Home in a Community with active Civic Association.
TownhomeProperty Type
1949Year Built
1,434 sq ftLot Size
$163Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by Peter Oraschewsky• BHHS Fox & Roach-Haverford
Overbrook Park, located between City Avenue and Cobbs Creek Park, is a residential and commuter-friendly Philadelphia neighborhood with mid-century brick twins and a leafy park edge. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the City Avenue corridor near 63rd Street, where storefront plazas, corner takeout counters, and service shops set a steady, everyday rhythm. The Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall and the Mann Center for the Performing Arts act as nearby cultural anchors tied to local routines. Streets of stone-front and brick rowhomes sit on gentle slopes, with small porches and tidy front lawns. Cobbs Creek trails and ballfields shape weekend patterns, while SEPTA’s 63rd Street lines connect the grid to Center City.
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Market insights
1617 Meribrook Rd · $235,000
DAYS ON MARKET
4 days
The average home goes pending in 47 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.1%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$235,000
Median sale price in this area is $297,410. (27% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
21% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Fully finished basement
Estimated living area
Bedrooms
Three bedrooms on the upper level
Bathrooms
One full bathroom (upper level)
One half bathroom (lower level)
Laundry & utility
Laundry located in the basement
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Exterior lighting
Gutter system
Sidewalks
Home design
Interior townhouse/rowhouse
Fee simple ownership
Good condition
Parking
Alley access
Construction
Masonry construction
Stone foundation
Replacement and sliding windows
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Natural gas hot water
Natural gas heating
Electric cooling
Other
Not in a federal flood zone
Lot dimensions approximately 16 x 92
Above-grade finished area reported by assessor
Below-grade finished area (basement) estimated
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
Fourth District Overlay - Fourth District Area
Airport Hazard Control Overlay District
Cobbs Creek Golf Course Overlay District
Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Assembly / meeting place
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Fire house
Police station
Recreation-Other
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
6/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 103° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
27% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 6 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Philadelphia, PA • 19151
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Sun exposure
92/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 1617 Meribrook Rd
$236,445
$1,445 over list price of $235K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $221K to $350K.