This custom-built home features contemporary design with an open floor plan and subdued elegance. Open and airy, light floods in through huge and numerous windows that frame the professionally landscaped grounds and the distant mountain. The flowing floor plan was deisgned for entertaining, yet it allows for private living including a spacious main floor master suite. As you enter the front door, you'll see this home is set apart from the ordinary by its marble and wood flooring, solid wood paneled walls, and striking centerpiece: a floating spiral staircase. The main floor features a cozy wood paneled family room with a fireplace and wet bar. The adjoining dining room features built in storage and opens to the sunken living room. The state of the art kitchen features double sinks, a center island, a cooktop with a range hood and plenty of storage. You will also find an adjoining breakfast room and a main floor laundry room. The first floor master suite features a very spacious wrap around master bath with a tiled shower and marble soaking tub. The suite also has floor-to-ceiling sliders leading to a private patio. Upstairs features a spacious landing, perfect for an office or seating area. Two of the bedrooms share a jack and jill bathroom. There is also a private bedroom with an ensuite bathroom at the end of the hall, perfect for an au pair or guest suite. The property has been exceptionally cared for and shows attention to detail. Come see for yourself why this would be the perfect home for you.
College Heights, located between Penn Street and Mount Penn, is a residential and academic Reading neighborhood with hillside streets and campus greens. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Albright College campus edge near 13th Street, where brick academic buildings, shaded walks, and a steady rhythm of foot traffic set the tone. Stone-and-brick homes and small apartment buildings line curving blocks, giving the area a classic college-district streetscape. Albright College’s Schumo Center for Fitness and Well-Being and the Freedman Gallery act as cultural anchors. Nearby City Park adds broad lawns and a bandstand backdrop for an outdoors-forward routine. The slope toward the city grid keeps downtown views in frame without losing the quieter, residential feel.
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Market insights
1701 Lorraine Rd · $495,000
DAYS ON MARKET
6 days
The average home goes pending in 10 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.9%
Most homes are selling 2% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$495,000
Median sale price in this area is $362,251. (27% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
20% 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
Open floor plan
Breakfast area
Built-ins
Cedar closet(s)
Curved staircase
Family room off kitchen
Master bath(s)
Stall shower
Tub/shower
Wet/dry bar
Plaster and wood walls
Bedrooms
One main-level bedroom
Three upper-level bedrooms
Bathrooms
Three full bathrooms
One half bathroom
Two full bathrooms on the upper level
Kitchen
Cooktop
Wall oven
Refrigerator
Breakfast room adjacent to kitchen
Laundry & utility
Washer
Dryer
Main-floor laundry
Flooring
Carpet
Hardwood
Marble
Heating & cooling
Central heating (electric)
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Patio(s)
BBQ grill
Backs to trees
Corner lot
Landscaped
Partly wooded
Home design
Detached property
Shingle roof
No tidal water
Located in a suburban setting
Fee simple ownership
Property in excellent condition
Parking
Attached 2-car garage with garage door opener, built-in storage and oversized space
Additional parking lot with 4 spaces
Asphalt driveway
Total of 6 garage and parking spaces
Construction
Stone and wood siding exterior
Block foundation
Above-grade structure
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
200+ amp electric service
Electric hot water
Municipal trash service
Other
Pets allowed with no pet restrictions
Federal flood zone
Electricity and solar
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The R-1 Districts preserve and enhance low-density areas composed of one-family detached dwellings on relatively large lots. The R-2 Medium Density District provides a variety of one-family detached, semidetached and attached dwellings. The R-3 District allows the highest residential densities and permits multifamily apartments.
Zone overlays
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Communications tower
Agriculture-Cropland
Park & open space
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
4/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 99° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
4/10 Wind Factor
16% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Reading, PA • 19604
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Sun exposure
77/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
9.7 hrs
4.8 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 1701 Lorraine Rd
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Nearby homes have recently sold between $255,000 and $550,000.
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $255K to $550K.