8711 Shawnee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3709 $900,000

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Beds/Baths: 4/4
Interior Sq. Ft: 2,250
Acreage: 0.12
Age:99 years
Style:
Colonial
MLS#: PAPH2411778
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Twin/Semi-Detached

Description

Discover a rare gem in the heart of Chestnut Hill. This stunning 1925 home blends timeless charm with modern luxury, perfectly situated in one of the most coveted “walk-to” locations. With 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths, this semi-detached residence offers an exquisite living experience on a quiet, tree-lined street at the very top of Chestnut Hill. Step through the foyer into a grand, light-filled living room, where three sets of elegant French doors open to a sun-drenched flagstone patio. Perfect for both relaxing and entertaining, this space features a lovely fireplace that invites you to unwind. The expansive open floor plan flows effortlessly into a large dining room, adorned with deep-silled windows and plantation shutters. The modern kitchen, equipped with white cabinetry, generous black granite countertops, a center island, and stainless-steel appliances, is a chef's dream. Just beyond, an enchanting private brick patio with flower beds awaits – ideal for al fresco dining or a peaceful retreat. Upstairs, the primary suite boasts a renovated bath and an impressive closet/dressing room, complete with a washer and dryer for added convenience. The second level also features a charming additional bedroom with built-ins, and a second bath with a stall shower. Ascend to the third level, where two generously sized bedrooms share a hall bath. The possibilities continue with a full lower level offering high ceilings and exterior access, ideal for storage or finishing as a media room, gym, or more. The home includes a one-car detached garage and an additional parking space in the rear. Features include newer roof, heater, and hot water heater (all updated in 2021); 8-foot ceilings and newer hardwood floors on the main and second levels; custom wainscoting, newer windows and recent exterior hardscaping and landscaping. Located in the desirable "Top of the Hill" neighborhood, you're just steps away from the vibrant shops and restaurants on Germantown Avenue, plus easy access to the R8 & R7 SEPTA rail lines. Explore the beauty of Wissahickon Park trails, Morris Arboretum, Woodmere Art Museum, and so much more – all within walking distance! Simply move in, unpack, and enjoy the blend of historic charm and contemporary comfort that this beautiful Chestnut Hill home has to offer!

Bedroom 3: Upper 2
Bedroom 4: Upper 2
Bathroom 3: Upper 2
Primary Bed: Upper 1
Primary Bath: Upper 1
Laundry: Upper 1
Bedroom 2: Upper 1
Bathroom 2: Upper 1
Living Room: Main
Dining Room: Main
Kitchen: Main
Bathroom 1: Main
Taxes: $7,983
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Philadelphia City

Features

Utilities
Central Heating, Forced Air Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer, Upper Floor Laundry

Garage/Parking
Detached Garage, Off Street, Garage Door Opener, Detached Garage Spaces #: 1;

Interior
Full Basement, Poured Concrete , Ceramic Tile Flooring, Hardwood Flooring

Exterior
Concrete Perimeter Foundation, Masonry, Patio(s), Porch(es), Extensive Hardscape, Exterior Lighting, Flood Lights, Sidewalks, Stone Retaining Walls

Lot
Urban

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Public Elementary (48 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.39 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.97 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.48 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.9 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 2.05 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.1 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.25 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.3 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.32 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.56 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.62 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.72 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.76 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.76 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.81 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.84 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.93 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 3.11 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.25 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.31 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.45 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.52 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.75 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 3.77 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.8 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.91 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.98 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.09 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.09 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.2 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 4.27 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.33 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.36 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.42 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.47 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.49 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.56 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.61 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.69 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.69 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.69 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.77 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.78 mi
Cooke Jay Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.91 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.91 mi
Steel Edward School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.91 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.95 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.97 mi

Public Middle (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 2.05 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.8 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.17 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.74 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.07 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 4.13 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.33 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.7 mi

Public High (18 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.92 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 1.92 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 1.99 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.45 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.74 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.77 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.79 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.95 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.5 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.53 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.19 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.31 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.31 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.33 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 4.82 mi
Randolph A. Philip AVT High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.96 mi

Private (72 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.16 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.16 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.21 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.37 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.53 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.84 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.02 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.16 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.48 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.55 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.57 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.67 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.69 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.7 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.81 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 2.07 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.18 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.31 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.35 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.38 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.58 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.59 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.7 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 2.74 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.77 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.82 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.83 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 2.99 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 3.04 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 3.13 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.13 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.16 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.18 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.18 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.19 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.22 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.26 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.27 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.48 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.48 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.48 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.51 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.55 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.56 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.58 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.6 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.61 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.65 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.65 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.66 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.69 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.76 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 3.93 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.95 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 3.97 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 4.09 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 4.11 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 4.12 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 4.12 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 4.16 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.18 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.21 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.25 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.3 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.41 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 4.75 mi
Logan Hope School Christian (no specific denomination) K–8 Philadelphia 4.8 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.9 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.91 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 4.94 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 4.94 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Philadelphia (19118), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 35
  • Average salary of people in this community: $83,918

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,362
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.16
  • Households w/ Children: 39%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 2,022 (42.9%)
  • Rented: 2,481 (52.6%)
  • Vacant: 215 (4.6%)
  • Total: 4,718

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 10,884
Households: 4,503
Median Age: 45.70

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

Temperature

Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.0%
  • Some High School: 2.5%
  • High School Graduate: 11.4%
  • Some College: 13.9%
  • Associate Degree: 4.3%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 27.1%
  • Graduate Degree: 39.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $89,422

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Studio: $1,213
  • One Bedroom: $1,320
  • Two Bedroom: $1,620
  • Three Bedroom: $1,960
  • Four Bedroom: $2,365

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8711 Shawnee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3709

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