Off-the-beaten path! On one of East Falls' most desirable streets. 2-story stone detached residence in excellent condition. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths. This is a house filled with sunshine. Built c. 1950 on the historic grounds of Moses Brown's 18th century arboretum, it boasts lovely oak flooring, a wood-burning fireplace in the living room, a recently renovated kitchen with maximum counterspace and cabinetry, spacious master bedroom with master bath, a pleasant screened porch off the living room, knotty pine finished basement family room and much more. Closets are terrific! and there is plenty of storage in the easily accessed floored attic (including walk-in cedar storage closet) and high ceilinged clean basement. The grounds are serenely green with mature trees and flowering shrubs. And there's a large garage that will fit two cars if they are the right size! Utilities: gas hot air furnace serviced every year with a new blower in 2004, new central air in 2004, new gas hot water heater in 2012,new 200 AMP electrical circuit breaker panel in 2014. Driveway re-paved in 2009. Sellers can give possession quickly to let a new buyer enjoy all that East Falls has to offer: short walk or drive to the Schuylkill River recreational trails, terrific East Falls restaurants, great hardware store and other shops within a 5 minute drive, short walk to two separate commuter rail lines, just 10 minute drive to Center City. Philadelphia University is down the street and Drexel/Hahnemann Medical School is close by as well.
Single-familyProperty Type
1950Year Built
0.29 acresLot Size
$343Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 garage spacesParking
Listed by Loretta Witt• BHHS Fox & Roach-Chestnut Hill
•215-247-3750 (broker)
•sue.walsh@foxroach.com (broker)
Bought with Mark Tierney• Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
Charming stone single located in a picturesque neighborhood with an incredible variety of mature trees and landscaping, on the grounds of an 18th century arboretum. This home combines retro stylings of the 1950's with recent updated features. Close...
to East River Drive, Center City, Manayunk and Chestnut Hill.
10 years ago• May not reflect the current state of the home
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
4
Baths
3
Stories
2
Lot width
87 ft.
Lot depth
144 ft.
Lot size
0.29 Acres
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
2,650
Year built
1950
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Philadelphia County
APN
383145300
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 28, 2026.
RSD-3
/NIS
/FDO - FOURTH DISTRICT
Residential Single-Family Detached-3 District
The RSD, Residential Single-Family Detached districts are primarily intended to accommodate detached houses on individual lots. It is intended that RSD zoning be applied in areas where the land use pattern is characterized predominately by detached houses on individual lots or where such a land use pattern is desired in the future. The Zoning Code includes three RSD districts that are differentiated primarily on the basis of minimum lot area requirements.
Zone overlays
Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District
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Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Recreation-Other
Sep 19, 2022 • Final
General permit minor
Perform minor construction work at the property in accordance with all applicable codes and standards. Ensure all required pedestrian protection is in place prior to the start of work.
Roofing
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