217 East Allen Street

217 East Allen Street in Philadelphia, PA was first built in 1900 and is 124 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 6 rooms in the home, of which, 3 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there are a total of 2 full bathrooms. There are 2 partial bathrooms. 217 East Allen Street has 1,836 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 180 ft and the linear feet between the front and back of the lot is 750. In total, the area measurement of the land is 1,318 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 average. 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. There is a fireplace in the home! Just imagine how amazing it would be to curl up in front of a cozy fireplace during those chilly winter nights. 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, 217 East Allen Street was last sold in Oct 11, 2023 for $450,000. According to our calculations, that's $245.10 per sqft. Prior to that sales transaction, the property was sold for $380,000 in Oct 19, 2022. Current property owners are expected to pay $3,644 in taxes per year. The property on 217 East Allen Street was last assessed in 2023. As a result of that assessment, the total value of the property was placed at $260,300. To break that down further, the land itself was valued at $52,060. While improvements to the property were assessed at a total of $208,240. 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. Remember, the purchasing price for your future home is not the costs you'll incur during the purchasing process. That's why it's important to save as much as possible and presumbly above the 20% minimum you may need to put down as down payment. You will want these additional savings to cover closing costs such as attorney fees, homeowner's insurance, title search fees, origination fees, and more. Thankfully, sellers may sometimes offer to cover certain costs as seller concessions to the buyer. Just keep in mind that sellers have their own fees to pay as well.