208-10 Rex Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3719 $2,250,000

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Beds/Baths: 9/5.2
Interior Sq. Ft: 9,800
Acreage: 1.42
Age:165 years
Style:
Victorian, Other
MLS#: PAPH2455526
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

An 1860 Italianate grand house with a 1927 Arts and Craft addition comprises 10 000+SF s on 60,000 square foot corner lot in the heart of Chestnut Hill. Potentially a multi-unit or Development Site Zoned for 4 units in the existing Historic House plus an addition in the rear and 2 single family houses totaling 7 dwellings. The existing pool and gardens can be Incorporated in the development plans. Walk to the charming shops of Chestnut Hill or Fairmount Park in minutes. Philadelphia architect H. Louis Duhring. added his studio in a bi-level space with a floor to ceiling north facing window. Presently there are three living spaces and 15 car parking. Enter from the wraparound porch though Italianate front door to the main residence with a formal dining room with three sets of French doors opening to porches, gardens and terraces on both sides and a greenhouse to the rear. Across the grand entrance hall is a formal living room with a center fireplace and large glass French doors. The library/music room has a stone fireplace, beamed ceiling and a wall of bookshelves with glass doors overlooking gardens. The kitchen area is replete with high wooden cabinets, large windows and a separate laundry room with powder room. Hardwood. floors are throughout with plaster walls, moldings and tile baseboards. A grand, skylight stairwell leads to the second level. The primary bedroom suite faces South with Walking closet and bathroom with large tub and French tile floors – A second bedroom with private balcony overlooking the atrium and skylight has a Delft tile bath. The third bedroom has a fireplace and a connecting door to an office with floor-to-ceiling closets entrance from the bedroom. The staircase to the third floor is covered with a large skylight. There are 4 additional bedrooms flowing from the center hall with a full tile bathroom and an office connecting to the storage hall. The bi-level apartment features dramatic architectural elements 22'x35 living room with stone fireplace one bedroom and separate loft overlooking bilevel space and a corner dining room flooded with light on both sides. A Lower-level Grotto apartment includes a large walk-in fireplace, full kitchen, 22'x35' LR and private terrace. The other ground level space includes the original kitchen with a dump waiter, utility rooms and wine cellar. An amazing opportunity to bring the old-world charm into the 21st century.

Bathroom 1: Upper 3
Office: Upper 2
Living Room: Main
Dining Room: Main
Library: Main
Half Bath: Main
Kitchen: Main
Laundry: Main
Solarium: Main
Bathroom 1: Lower 1
Full Bath: Lower 1
In-Law/auPair/Suite: Lower 1
Workshop: Lower 1
Storage Room: Lower 1
Taxes: $13,981
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: N
Basement: Y
Pool: Yes - Personal
School Dist: Philadelphia City

Features

Utilities
Hot Water Heating, Oil, Wood, Wall Unit Cooling, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Hot Water - Oil, Public Water, Public Sewer, Circuit Breakers, Lower Floor Laundry, Main Floor Laundry, Upper Floor Laundry, Cable TV, Electric Available, Natural Gas Available, Sewer Available, Water Available

Garage/Parking
Driveway, Lighted Parking

Interior
Built-Ins, Butlers Pantry, Exposed Beams, Kitchen - Eat-In, Wet/Dry Bar, Additional Stairway, Combination Basement, Full Basement, , Tile/Brick Flooring, Wood Flooring, Mantel(s), Stone Fireplace, 9'+ Ceilings, Cathedral Ceilings, Bay/Bow Windows, Skylights, Transom Windows, French Doors, Storm Doors, Double Entry, Security System

Exterior
Brick/Mortar Foundation, Stone Foundation, Flat Roof, Pitched Roof, Block Exterior, Combination Exterior, Mixed Plumbing, , Stone Exterior, Balcony, Deck(s), Patio(s), Porch(es), Roof Deck, Exterior Lighting, Flood Lights, Other, Outside Shower, Play Area, Gutter System, In Ground Pool

Lot
Corner Lot, Landscaping, Rear Yard, Road Frontage, Secluded Lot, Sloping Lot, Trees/Wooded, Poolside Lot, Private Lot

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Public Elementary (48 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.45 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 1.18 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.36 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.01 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.08 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.11 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.16 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.24 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 2.27 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.4 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.53 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.63 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.74 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.77 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.82 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.86 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.97 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.1 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.19 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 3.24 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.5 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.52 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.55 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 3.66 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.76 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.76 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.85 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.95 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.07 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.08 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.31 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.31 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.33 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 4.4 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.47 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.51 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.52 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.54 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.56 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.57 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.6 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.78 mi
Steel Edward School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.79 mi
Cooke Jay Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.84 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.94 mi
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney K–8 Philadelphia 4.96 mi

Public Middle (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 2.27 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.89 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 2.97 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.72 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 3.86 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 4.34 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.49 mi

Public High (18 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 1.78 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 1.96 mi
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 2.13 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.31 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.58 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.73 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.86 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.92 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.32 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.43 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.56 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.12 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.25 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.44 mi
Randolph A. Philip AVT High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.8 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 4.99 mi

Private (79 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.2 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.37 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.37 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.49 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.74 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 0.83 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 0.95 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 1.04 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.41 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.48 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.66 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.83 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.87 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.89 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 1.97 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.98 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.01 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.27 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.36 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.41 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.45 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.56 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.66 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 2.7 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.71 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.86 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.86 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.03 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.07 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.09 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.12 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.16 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.17 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.17 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 3.18 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 3.21 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 3.28 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.28 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.35 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.41 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.42 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.47 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.57 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.63 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.69 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 3.73 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.74 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.76 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.79 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.88 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.99 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 4 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.01 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 4.12 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.13 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 4.15 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 4.17 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 4.2 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 4.32 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.35 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.51 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 4.58 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.61 mi
Logan Hope School Christian (no specific denomination) K–8 Philadelphia 4.72 mi
Smart Center Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–3 Philadelphia 4.86 mi
Bala Cynwyd School For Young Children Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.87 mi
Childrens School At St Johns Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.88 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.88 mi
I S Kosloff Torah Academy High School For Girls Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.9 mi
Waldron Mercy Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Merion Station 4.93 mi
The Mesivta High School Of Greater Phila Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.94 mi
The Bala House Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.95 mi
Gan Chabad Of The Main Line Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 4.98 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 5 mi
Merion Mercy Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Merion Station 5 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Philadelphia (19118), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 35
  • Average salary of people in this community: $83,918

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,362
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.16
  • Households w/ Children: 39%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 2,022 (42.9%)
  • Rented: 2,481 (52.6%)
  • Vacant: 215 (4.6%)
  • Total: 4,718

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 10,884
Households: 4,503
Median Age: 45.70

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

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Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.0%
  • Some High School: 2.5%
  • High School Graduate: 11.4%
  • Some College: 13.9%
  • Associate Degree: 4.3%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 27.1%
  • Graduate Degree: 39.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $89,422

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Studio: $1,213
  • One Bedroom: $1,320
  • Two Bedroom: $1,620
  • Three Bedroom: $1,960
  • Four Bedroom: $2,365

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208-10 Rex Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3719

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