Welcome to this charming 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in the highly desirable Overbrook Farms neighborhood, situated on a quiet tree lined one way street surrounded by beautiful homes. A welcoming front walkway leads to the entrance, where you step into a bright and inviting living room featuring original hardwood floors, crown molding, recessed lighting, and a beautiful corner brick wood burning fireplace with glass doors. Sliding glass door access to the front patio creates a semi private outdoor retreat, perfect for enjoying your morning coffee or unwinding at the end of the day. Freshly painted throughout, this home offers a clean and move in ready feel. The spacious dining room features hardwood flooring, chair rail molding, and elegant crown molding, creating a warm setting for gatherings and everyday meals. Open to the dining area, the kitchen offers shaker style cabinetry, granite countertops, tile backsplash, tile flooring, and convenient counter seating for three. Direct access to the rear deck makes indoor and outdoor entertaining effortless. Upstairs, you will find three generously sized bedrooms, each with hardwood flooring and brand new ceiling fans for added comfort. The spacious primary bedroom offers excellent closet space. A full hall bathroom with a tub shower combination and a convenient linen closet complete the second floor. The lower level offers an unfinished basement with a half bath, providing excellent potential for additional living space, a home gym, office, or recreation area. A ground level one car garage plus driveway parking adds everyday convenience. Located in the sought after Overbrook Farms neighborhood, this home offers a suburban feel within the city and is just moments from Morris Park, Lankenau Medical Center, and Fairmount Park. Enjoy easy access to major routes including Route 1, Interstate 76, and Interstate 95, with convenient access to Center City and nearby public transportation.
TownhomeProperty Type
1925Year Built
1,998 sq ftLot Size
$167Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Sharyn Soliman• Keller Williams Real Estate-Blue Bell
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
6497 Morris Park Rd · $239,900
DAYS ON MARKET
15 days
The average home goes pending in 49 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.2%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$239,900
Median sale price in this area is $279,135. (16% 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
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Traditional floor plan
Eat-in kitchen with island
Recessed lighting
Upgraded countertops
Ceiling fans
Tub/shower
Wood floors
Living room and dining room
Bedrooms
Three bedrooms on the upper level
Bathrooms
One full bathroom (upper level)
One half bathroom (main/lower level)
Kitchen
Gas range/oven
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Range hood
Kitchen island
Laundry & utility
Basement laundry area with hookups
Flooring
Hardwood floors
Heating & cooling
Heat pump(s)
Radiator heat
Natural gas fuel
Circuit breaker electric
Exterior features
Partial basement
Above-grade and below-grade structures
Home design
Interior townhouse/rowhouse
Fee simple ownership
Parking
Rear-entry attached garage (1 space)
Driveway parking
Private parking
Construction
Masonry construction
Copper and CPVC/PVC plumbing
Block foundation
Built year source: Assessor
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Natural gas hot water
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
Fourth District Overlay - Fourth District Area
Airport Hazard Control 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
50/ 100
Moderate sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be some shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 6497 Morris Park Rd
$240,815
$915 over list price of $240K
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The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $120K to $320K.