Seize the opportunity at 3252 Rorer Street! This 2-bedroom, 2-bath home is a canvas waiting for your creative vision in the heart of Philadelphia. Priced at just $85,000, it’s an exceptional investment for those looking to personalize their space. With spacious rooms and a prime location, this property offers immense potential for growth and value enhancement.
Upper Kensington, located between Fishtown and Frankford, is a residential and industrial Philadelphia neighborhood with rowhouse blocks and working-rail corridors. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around Kensington Avenue and Allegheny Avenue, where corner bodegas, taquerias, discount shops, and SEPTA’s elevated tracks set a fast, street-level rhythm. Brick twins and narrow rowhomes mix with converted warehouses and light-manufacturing buildings along the old freight spurs. Harrowgate Park adds a broad green break from the hardscape. Talleris Pizza anchors a long-running local food tradition. The Market-Frankford Line frames daily movement and the neighborhood’s gritty, utilitarian geometry.
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Offer insights
3252 Rorer St · $75,000
$74.92K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $74.92K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
32 days
The average home goes pending in 50 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.1%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
Drywall walls and ceilings
Luxury vinyl plank flooring
Unfinished basement
Bedrooms
One bedroom on the main level
One bedroom on the first upper level
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms (one on main level, one on first upper level)
Flooring
Luxury vinyl plank
Heating & cooling
Baseboard electric heat
Wall unit cooling (electric)
Exterior features
No tidal water
Municipal trash service
Home design
Interior townhouse/rowhouse
Fee simple ownership
Parking
On-street parking
Construction
Masonry construction
Shingle roof
Permanent foundation
Pets allowed with no pet restrictions
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electric hot water
HOA & community
Ground rent paid annually
Other
Finished above-grade area approximately 1,200 (assessor)
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
Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District
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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
7/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 105° 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
5 unhealthy days expected this year, 6 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Philadelphia, PA • 19134
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Sun exposure
59/ 100
Moderate sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be some shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 3252 Rorer St
$69,752
$5,248 under list price of $75K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $35K to $95K.