Welcome to this enchanting Mount Airy Tudor, where timeless craftsmanship meets thoughtful modern updates. Situated on a beautifully landscaped lot, this exceptional 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath home offers generous living spaces, architectural charm, and remarkable flexibility. Distinctive features include a handmade tile gas fireplace, elegant industrial chandeliers, a cedar closet, and beautifully preserved character throughout. The inviting sun porch overlooks a deep, fully fenced backyard featuring manicured perennial gardens, a low-maintenance irrigation system, raised vegetable beds, and ample space for recreation and entertaining. A first-floor au pair/in-law suite with an updated full bath and jetted tub provides ideal space for multigenerational living, guests, or a private home office. The main level also offers spacious living and dining rooms, a full pantry, a charming sunroom with a gas stove, and an oversized gourmet kitchen featuring leathered granite countertops and high-end stainless steel GE Monogram appliances. Upstairs, the primary suite serves as a private retreat with a walk-in closet and a beautifully renovated spa-like bath. Additional highlights include fresh exterior paint, an attached garage equipped for EV charging, and exceptional outdoor living spaces. This one-of-a-kind home perfectly blends historic elegance with modern comfort and convenience.
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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Market insights
509 E Roumfort Rd · $995,000
DAYS ON MARKET
16 days
The average home goes pending in 35 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
99.4%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$995,000
Median sale price in this area is $433,847. (56% lower 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
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Jetted tub and soaking tub
Stall shower and tub/shower combination
Ceiling fans
Dining area
Traditional floor plan
Eat-in kitchen
Master bath
Walk-in closets
Wood floors
Bedrooms
Four bedrooms on the upper level
One bedroom on the main level
Bathrooms
Three full bathrooms
One half bathroom
Kitchen
Built-in range
Flooring
Solid hardwood floors
Wood floors
Heating & cooling
Radiator heating (natural gas)
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Wood fencing
Lot approximately 70 x 142
Home design
Detached property
Tile roof
Stone construction
Building not winterized
Parking
Attached garage (rear entry) with garage door opener
Driveway
One garage/parking space total
Construction
Stone foundation
Tile roof
Stone exterior
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Natural gas available
200+ amp electric service
Hot water: natural gas
Other
Ownership: Fee simple
Electricity and solar
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Fabulously well-maintained and extraordinarily charming Tudor on a quiet side street. Amazing gourmet kitchen w/ cherry cabinets, true black granite counters, Dacor, Sub-Zero, GE Profile, Asko, hand-painted tile, counter-space galore, accent lighting. Oak H/W floors throughout; 2 story living room w/ Juliet balcony, gas fireplace, stone hearth. DR opens to heated, brick sun porch and quaint library. 1st floor BR w/ FB (au pair suite). Master BR with walk-in closet; tiled updated baths; DRY walk-out basement w/ FR, workshop, laundry area and oversized 1 car garage. Professionally landscaped grounds w/ specimen plantings, vegetable and rock gardens, 6 zone irrigation, blue stone patio, block driveway, private alley. Newer gas boiler and H/W, Central Air, prof maintained tile roof w/ new copper valleys, copper gutters and spouts, newer windows and frames, deep window sills, upgraded insulation and electric. Walk to train and Chestnut Hill, easy access to PA Tpk, 309 and Center City. Truly a fairy tale house!
Public Records
Aug 20, 2005
Sold
$580,000
$219/sq ft
BRIGHT MLS #PAPH208142
Mar 24, 2005
Listing Removed
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Sep 7, 2004
Listed
$580,000
$219/sq ft
Public Records
Sep 23, 1988
Sold
$280,000
$106/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 15, 1986
Sold
$221,000
$83/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$8,288 (−14.4%)
$138,420 + $553,680
$692,100
2025
$9,688 (+10.3%)
$138,420 + $553,680
$692,100
2024
$8,785
$125,520 + $502,080
$627,600
2023
$8,785 (+46.4%)
$125,520 + $502,080
$627,600
2022
$6,000
$64,290 + $364,310
$428,600
2021
$6,000
$64,290 + $364,310
$428,600
2020
$6,000 (−4.2%)
$64,290 + $364,310
$428,600
2019
$6,261 (+23.8%)
$67,095 + $380,205
$447,300
2018
$5,056
$54,180 + $307,020
$361,200
2017
$5,056 (+4.5%)
$54,180 + $307,020
$361,200
2015
$4,840
$224,644 + $136,556
$361,200
2014
$4,840 (−23.0%)
$224,644 + $136,556
$361,200
2013
$6,285 (+3.6%)
$14,784 + $49,536
$64,320
2012
$6,067 (+3.9%)
$14,784 + $49,536
$64,320
2011
$5,842 (+9.9%)
$14,784 + $49,536
$64,320
2010
$5,315
$14,784 + $49,536
$64,320
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
5
Baths
3
Stories
2
Lot width
70 ft.
Lot depth
142 ft.
Lot size
9,940 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,653
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
2,653
Year built
1925
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Philadelphia County
APN
091056800
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
RSD-3
/EDO
/NIS
/WWO
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
Eighth District Overlay District
Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District
Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
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
5/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 101° 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, 7 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Philadelphia, PA • 19119
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Sun exposure
79/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 509 E Roumfort Rd
$998,297
$3,297 over list price of $995K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $575K to $1.1M.