1905 Wharton Street

1905 Wharton Street in Philadelphia, PA was first built in 1915 and is 109 years old. This has been categorized as a residential property type. For those interested in architecture, the building on the property was built in a townhouse style. There are a total of 3 floors. There are a total of 7 rooms in the home, of which, 4 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there are a total of 2 full bathrooms. There are 2 partial bathrooms. 1905 Wharton Street has 1,617 sqft of living area. This is typically the area of a building that is heated or air conditioned and does not include the garage, porch or basement square footage. The linear feet across the front of the lot is 170 ft and the linear feet between the front and back of the lot is 410. In total, the area measurement of the land is 679 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. Fun fact, did you know that buildings can move due to weather changes? That's why, the type of control joints used in the construction of your home is extremely important. Based on our data, we know that the home was built with masonry control joints. The condition of the building has been evaluated as fair. The exterior walls of the home are made of brick. Walk into the home itself and you'll find that it is currently being cooled with central air conditioning. As for heating, the home is utilizing a heating system. Here at RealtyHop, we've focused a lot of our efforts into gathering up-to-date and accurate data for our users. Based on our sources, 1905 Wharton Street was last sold in Jul 15, 2010 for $64,000. According to our calculations, that's $39.58 per sqft. Prior to that sales transaction, the property was sold for $45,000 in Feb 26, 2010. Current property owners are expected to pay $5,094 in taxes per year. The property on 1905 Wharton Street was last assessed in 2023. As a result of that assessment, the total value of the property was placed at $363,900. To break that down further, the land itself was valued at $72,780. While improvements to the property were assessed at a total of $291,120. Based on our records, the total market value for this property has been marked the same as the total assessed value as of this moment. Which is nothing out of the ordinary. Speaking of costs, many buyers and sellers often forget to take into consideration the closing costs they may occur. Closing costs can stem from anything mortgage or property related to fees related to your property title. As you'll soon learn from our guide, fees can quickly add up hence why as a rule of thumb, we typically recommend setting aside at least 5% of the purchase price to cover potential closing costs. Don't worry, any additional you save up can always go towards your principal. Better safe than sorry!