packer park real estate

Extraordinary New Packer Park Listing!

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13235 Chaucer St
4 Bed/2.5 Bath
$444,900
Rittenhouse Square meets Packer Park!! Magnificent 20ft wide, totally renovated masterpiece with front driveway parking, rear yard, second floor deck and 4 bedrooms plus an additional den and 2.5 baths.

This wonderful home is located in the Brinton Estates section of the Packer Park 3neighborhood. Gutted and renovated top to bottom, amenities include: wide plank dark maple hardwood floors, new Pella windows throughout, new roof in 2014, custom high end kitchen with tons of beautiful KraftMaid cabinets, subway tile backsplash, quartz stone countertop including an island and peninsula- perfect for entertaining!

2Plenty of room for dining and large living room offers beautiful crown molding, built-in fireplace, luxurious lighting package and amazing woodwork everywhere! The master bedroom suite is large and luxurious with plenty of closets, natural light and private spa-like bathroom with large walk-in slate tile shower with glass doors and designer fixtures.

Two additional bedrooms and beautifully tiled second bathroom- perfect for the youngsters or guests! The exterior of the home features a paved driveway, brand new deck in perfect condition and large rear yard with brick pavers- perfect for entertaining and BBQing! Completely remolded from top to bottom in 2014, just a stone’s throw from the navy yard, FDR park, Broad Street, i95, I76, the sports complex and just a short distance from vibrant Center City Philadelphia!

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For more information or to schedule a showing, contact:
Jim Onesti. 215.440.2052 or jonesti@mccannteam.com

BHHS Fox & Roach. McCann Team. 215.627.6005

Gorgeous New Packer Park Listing!!

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23Extra-large Packer Park beauty with almost 1850 sqft, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 beautiful bathrooms, front concrete patio and garden area, plus rear deck off kitchen, 1 car parking, beautiful finished basement with full service entertaining bar and much, much more!

Gorgeous kitchen has high level granite countertops, tile backsplash, beautiful wood cabinetry, stainless steel appliance package, granite peninsula plus a huge butler pantry that extends into the formal dining room area with more granite counters, additional cabinets for storage, wine rack and wine glass holder.

This is an extra-large home with wide plank hardwood floors, central air, beautiful wood staircases with iron railings, full size finished basement which offers its own private entrance from the parking area, oversized beautiful tile flooring and a full service bar with oak cabinets, sink, fridge, shelving, TV – perfect for parties and entertaining!
 
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15Additional amenities include beautiful stone facade, new windows, tons of closets throughout, full size washer/dryer, crown moldings, ceiling fans, recessed lighting, huge rear deck accessed from French doors off the kitchen, half 24bath off first floor living room and beautiful stone tile luxury bathroom. This is one of the largest homes in Packer Park with all the bells and whistles! The interior and exterior of this abode is absolutely stunning, paired with quality workmanship throughout, large open spaces, tons of storage, 2 amazing outdoor spaces and countless other features…
come see for yourself!

1725 Packer Ave. 3 Bed/1.5 Bath. $359,000

For more info or to schedule a showing contact Jim Onesti. BHHS Fox & Roach. 215.440.2052 Direct or 215.627.6005 Main

The New Year is Starting off Fast in Packer Park!!

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So far 2014 has brought the following sales activity to the Packer Park area!

3109 S Juniper St. 3 bed/1.5 bath sold for $265,000 on 1/14/14.
3169 Sydenham St. 3 bed/2 bath sold for $305,000 on 1/31/14.
3176 Capri Drive. 3 bed/2 bath sold for $375,000 on 1/31/14.

As well as these pending sales, scheduled to settle soon:
1539 Hulseman a 3 bed/3 bath scheduled to settle on 2/28/14.
1906 Geary a 3 bed/2.5 bath scheduled to settle on 2/28/14.
1902 Geary a 3 bed/2.5 bath scheduled to settle on 3/7/14.
1827 Boise Place a 3 bed/1.5 bath scheduled to settle on 3/13/14.

Check back often for the final sales prices on these and other homes in Packer Park!

If you would like more information on selling your home, local market activity and what has recently sold in your neighborhood, contact me today! Your home may be worth more than you think!!

Jim Onesti. 215.440.2052 or jonesti@mccannteam.com 

Recent Packer Park Sales…

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Address Beds Baths Sold Price Settle Date
1908 Geary  4 2.5 $485,000 8/21/2013
1815 Hulseman 3 2 $315,000 6/28/2013
1904 Geary 3 2.5 $482,000 8/28/2013
3170 S 18th 3 1.5 $248,000 5/31/2013
3521 Reserve 3 2.5 $308,000 8/23/2013
1620 Croatan 3 1.5 $335,000 11/8/2013
3010 Smedley 3 1.5 $277,000 5/14/2013
1818 Packer 3 1.5 $245,000 7/25/2013
3230 Chaucer 4 2.5 $350,000 6/11/2013
3514 Reserve 4 2F/2H $367,000 7/26/2013
1526 Curtin 3 1.5 $295,000 7/11/2013
3129 Croatan 3 1.5 $250,000 11/18/2013

For more information on any of these sales or to find out what your home is worth, contact me today! Jim Onesti. 215.440.2052 or jonesti@mccannteam.com

College Grant Available for Packer Park Students!

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1Friends and neighbors of Packer Park, Jim Onesti of Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors is so pleased to announce a brand new grant program catered exclusively to families and students in the Packer Park Area.

Jim pledges to donate a portion of his commission from EVERY Packer Park home he sells towards one annual lucky winners college costs!

To be eligible you must be a resident of Packer Park and be accepted and registered to attend college the following fall. To enter please submit your name, address, contact information along with a short essay on who you are and why you think you deserve this grant. All entries must be received in advance, no exceptions.

No one sells more real estate in Packer Park than Jim…so the grant amount has a chance of being very large!!!

To be considered please forward your information to: jonesti@mccannteam.com or mail to:

Jim Onesti. Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors. The McCann Team. 530 Walnut St – Suite 260. Philadelphia PA 19106

Packer Park Cul-de-sac VS. Packer Park “Main Street” PART 2

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1pp  Our February 1st Blog titled, “Packer Park Cul-de-sac VS. Packer Park “Main Street”,   discussed which type of Packer Park Homes sell for more and are more desirable, homes located on a Packer Park Cul-de-sac or main street homes in Packer Park, we wanted to try to dissect the findings of our research a little further…..

As a reminder the results of our data crunching were as follows:

*Since there are many more main street homes than cul-de-sac homes in Packer Park, the number of main street sales was more than double the number of cul-de-sac home sales over the two year period examined in our evaluation.

*SALE PRICE: The average sale price for the cul-de-sac homes was $336,000. The average sale price for the main street homes was $320,000. (close to a 5% difference)

*PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: The average price per square foot for the cul-de-sac homes was $291 per sq’. The average price per square foot for the main street homes was $277 per sq’.

*DAYS ON MARKET: Average days on market for the cul-de-sac homes was 222. Average days on market for the main street homes was 82. A HUGE difference!!!

But WHY???

We feel the main factor creating these numbers is Supply and Demand. Many of us often disregard how important this simple economic law is. Supply and demand although a simple theory is amazingly important… Supply and demand is the key indicator in todays Real Estate market in my opinion. Center City Philadelphia and the surrounding neighborhoods are experiencing price appreciation and an increased pace of sales because the inventory of homes for sale is almost 20% less than this time last year and is actually at its lowest point since 2006!!!!

Think of it this way…how many buyers are there in our market place right now? Thousands and Thousands…. if there were only two homes for sale in the city, how much would those homes sell for with a thousand buyers fighting over them??? the answer is ALOT!! That is supply and demand…

One of the main factors why Cul-de-sac homes have sold for 5% more than main Street homes and have a price per square foot much higher than the Main street homes is supply and demand… There are always 200-300% more main street homes for sale at any given time then Cul-de-sac homes in Packer Park.

There are other reasons as well but none as Obvious as this.

Currently there are only 9  homes for sale in Packer Park between 250k and 400k..!! If you are looking to sell now may be the time! If you are looking to buy, don’t waste anymore time!!

Cul-De-Sac VS. Main Street, Which type home sells for more in Packer Park?

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3135 Olympia For years my colleagues and I have argued over which is more valuable, desirable and in more demand…. Packer Park homes located on one of its historic and scenic Cul-de-sac’s or a Packer Park home that sits on a wide and bright main street in the neighborhood like 17th or 18th….?  They both have their advantages….

We have done our research and compiled data to settle the age old packer park debate.. Cul-de-sac or main streets in Packer Park….

Here is how we arrived at the conclusion. We evaluated every 2-story Packer Park home that has sold and settled in the last 2 years- located east of 20th street. We did not include fixer uppers, only above average condition to excellent condition homes.

All of the homes had private parking or the ability to make their yard a parking spot. All of the homes had central air and all but one of the homes was 1152 square feet.

The results are as follows:

Since there are many more main street homes than cul-de-sac homes in Packer Park, the number of main street sales was more than double the number of cul-de-sac home sales over the two year period examined in our evaluation.

SALE PRICE: The average sale price for the cul-de-sac homes was $336,000. The average sale price for the main street homes was $320,000. (close to a 5% difference)

PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: The average price per square foot for the cul-de-sac homes was $291 per sq’. The average price per square foot for the main street homes was $277 per sq’.

DAYS ON MARKET: Average days on market for the cul-de-sac homes was 222. Average days on market for the main street homes was 82. A HUGE difference!!!

What do these numbers mean??? Stay tuned for our follow up Blog Post on this topic…Jim Onesti Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors 215-440-2052

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