Weekend Open House Roundup!

It’s Friday, which means that it’s time for another Center City open house roundup. Hopefully your plans this weekend include quality time with Mom, or another special lady in your life. There’s always time to sneak out for a look at your potential next home, however. To that end, enjoy a quick round-up of some properties available for a visit this weekend.

Good things come in small packages, and this cozy studio is no exception!

The first of two units showing this week at the William Penn House, the studio at 1919 Chestnut St #1423 is living proof that bigger doesn’t always equal better. Tasteful and contemporary at just 495 sq.ft., this co-op home is all about the location. Singles, empty-nesters, and young professionals would equally benefit from the superb amenities and ultra-walkability of this plum Rittenhouse Square address. For one monthly fee, you get all utilities included and access to a state-of-the-art fitness center and rooftop pool! Scoop this pie-in-the-sky 14th floor nest up for $169,000. Open house from 11am to 4pm on Sunday.

I want this space-saving, ultra-adorable kitchen in my life RIGHT NOW.

If you liked everything you read above but want something bigger than a studio, head on up seven stories to the 21st floor of the William Penn House and check out 1919 Chestnut St #2120, a 2/1 with 1,134 sq.ft. of room to roam. Thanks to very clever implementation of space, this co-op home is delightfully open. The kitchen is up-to-date and cozy, there’s a gorgeous cityscape visible from the living room window, and a big, totally unique Murphy bed in one of the bedroom for maximum daytime roominess. It’s priced to sell at $379,000. Check it out ’til 5pm today, from 10am ’til 3pm tomorrow, or from 10am ’til 4pm on Sunday.

At three stories high, this is a ceiling that takes “soaring” to new heights!

If space is what you crave, 802-10 Locust St #201 delivers it in spades. This 3/2 bilevel condo sprawls over 2,400 sq.ft. – the downstairs living space boasts ceilings 28 feet high! Gleaming hardwood floors, a tiled fireplace, and ample closet space delight and invite! The floorplan is original and desirable, with a loft-style second floor continuing the wide-open feeling invoked below. Washington Square living doesn’t get better than this. Listed at $678,900, open house from 12 – 1pm on Sunday.

Roomy, charming, and singularly adorable – you’re going to love this one.

A turnkey-ready family home in Center City for less than seven figures? Be still my heart! This 4/2 Spring Garden stunner at 2121 Brandywine St. is waiting for the companionable clamor of people who love one another. With 2,250 sq.ft., you won’t want for space, either! Built in 1914, the home features charming original details like adorable built-ins, moldings, and oak floors. At the same time, you get the best of the present as well: a stunningly upscale kitchen and master suite with custom closets and a roomy en-suite bath. Four bedrooms PLUS an office! There’s a spacious slate patio out back that can do double duty as a private parking space! Situated on a sleepy, tree-lined street on one of Philly’s best blocks, this is a steal at $695,000. Come visit from 10am – 2:30pm tomorrow.

Simultaneously bohemian and cozy, this could be your very own, very unique nest.

Boasting character in spades, 927 S. Clifton St. is offbeat and sweetly unique – the perfect starter home for a stylish small family. Nestled in quiet, yet centrally-located Bella Vista, this 2/1 townhome couldn’t be cozier. At a compact 900 sq.ft., it is missing nothing. My eyes were drawn instantly to the exposed brick, floating staircase, and boho corner fireplace, to say nothing of the dreamy bathroom – penny tile, a European sink, and a big, airy glass block window? Yes, please! There’s parquet and hardwood floors throughout, and a basement for additional storage. Priced generously at $289,000. Check it out Sunday from 12 – 1:30pm, or on either of the next two Thursdays (the 15th and 22nd) from 5:30 – 7pm.

A big home needs a big kitchen, and this house has that covered!

Rounding out the roundup is 1335 Reed St., which packs 6 bedrooms and 3 baths into 1,989 sq.ft. Your big – or growing! – family will be right at home in this Passyunk Square standout, located on the area’s most desirable streets. Three stories tall, with a spacious unfinished basement underneath, your loved ones won’t lack for space to call their own here! I love the leaded double doors out front, as well as the other historic details original or restored to the home’s 1915 building – built-ins aplenty, a transom doorway into the kitchen, and gorgeous wood trim and staircase bannister. The layout favors flow and convenience, and there are wooden and tile floors throughout! Steal this home for $449,000 – you can see it for yourself Sunday from 2 – 4pm, or either of the next two Thursdays (the 15th and 22nd) from 5:30 – 7pm.