5242 West Berks Street

5242 West Berks Street in Philadelphia, PA was first built in 1925 and is 99 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 2 floors. There are a total of 6 rooms in the home, of which, 3 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there is only one bathroom. There is a 1 partial bathroom. 5242 West Berks Street has 1,488 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 160 ft and the linear feet between the front and back of the lot is 1,000. In total, the area measurement of the land is 1,600 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. For those who need parking, there is a garage. There is one available parking space. 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 alum/vinyl siding. As for heating, the home is utilizing a heating system. We've gathered and summarized the following transaction history in an effort to provide more transparency and up-to-date information for our users. According to our sources, 5242 West Berks Street sold most recently in Aug 28, 2000 for a total of $65,000. If you work out the math, that's approximately a cost of $43.68 per sqft. There could be many factors that caused the property to sell at a higher price and increase in value. Tax-wise, the current owner is expected to pay close to $858 in taxes each year. 5242 West Berks Street was most recently assessed in 2023. During this assessment, the property's total value was estimated to be about $141,300. If we break it down further, the land itself was valued at $28,200. Improvements to the property, however, were assessed at a total of $113,100. The property's total market value has been marked the same as the total assessed value which is pretty typical. 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!Sadly, this property is not available for sale but we are constantly updating our inventory in real time. Sign up for a RealtyHop account and add this property to your favorites to get updates on when this property is back on the market. Or alternatively, you can check back frequently for updates.