Great home with recent renovations, near shopping and business route 422! Spacious home with many upgrades and a detached 2 car garage! Renovations include new flooring, fresh paint, new drywalling, granite countertops, gas heating/cooling unit,new roof, sun/mud room, and assumable solar panels and a partially finished basement w a 5th bedroom. Immediate Possession... (Back on market due to buyer default)
Sold for $280,000
$280,000
205 Taft Ave, Reading, PA 19606
4beds
1,932sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1926
5,227 Square Feet Lot
$311,800 Zestimate®
$145/sqft
$1,927 Estimated rent
Home value
$311,800
$296,000 - $327,000
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Listed by:
John Griffin 610-908-7033,
Weichert, Realtors - Cornerstone
Bought with:
John Griffin, RS291640
Weichert, Realtors - Cornerstone
Source: Bright MLS,MLS#: PABK2041598
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
- Main level bathrooms: 1
Basement
- Area: 0
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas, Solar
Cooling
- Central Air, Electric
Appliances
- Included: Electric Water Heater
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood, Laminate, Carpet
- Basement: Partially Finished
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,932
- Total interior livable area: 1,932 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,932
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Garage Faces Front, Driveway, Detached
- Garage spaces: 2
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Features
- Levels: Three
- Stories: 3
- Pool features: None
Lot
- Size: 5,227 sqft
Details
- Additional structures: Above Grade, Below Grade
- Parcel number: 23532714441733
- Zoning: RES
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: A-Frame
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Brick
- Foundation: Block
- Roof: Architectural Shingle
Condition
- Good
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1926
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Above Ground
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Reading
- Subdivision: None Available
- Municipality: LOWER ALSACE TWP
Other
Other facts
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional,FHA
- Ownership: Fee Simple
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 7/22/2024 | Sold | $280,000+0%$145/sqft |
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| 6/20/2024 | Contingent | $279,900$145/sqft |
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| 6/12/2024 | Listed for sale | $279,900$145/sqft |
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| 5/9/2024 | Pending sale | $279,900$145/sqft |
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| 4/22/2024 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 4/12/2024 | Listed for sale | $279,900+255.4%$145/sqft |
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| 12/23/2014 | Sold | $78,750$41/sqft |
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| 9/3/2014 | Sold | $78,750-6%$41/sqft |
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| 5/23/2014 | Price change | $83,800-3.7%$43/sqft |
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| 4/24/2014 | Price change | $87,000-5%$45/sqft |
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| 3/24/2014 | Price change | $91,600-7%$47/sqft |
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| 2/20/2014 | Listed for sale | $98,500+4590.5%$51/sqft |
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| 2/6/2014 | Sold | $2,100-98.6%$1/sqft |
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| 3/30/2011 | Listing removed | $148,500$77/sqft |
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| 1/20/2011 | Listed for sale | $148,500$77/sqft |
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| 11/26/2010 | Listing removed | $148,500$77/sqft |
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| 6/25/2010 | Price change | $148,500-1%$77/sqft |
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| 3/19/2010 | Price change | $150,000-3.2%$78/sqft |
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| 12/25/2009 | Price change | $155,000-6%$80/sqft |
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| 11/25/2009 | Price change | $164,900-16.3%$85/sqft |
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| 6/13/2009 | Price change | $196,900+19.4%$102/sqft |
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| 6/2/2009 | Price change | $164,900-16.3%$85/sqft |
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| 12/22/2008 | Price change | $196,900+15.9%$102/sqft |
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| 12/10/2008 | Listed for sale | $169,900$88/sqft |
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| 7/29/2008 | Listing removed | $169,900$88/sqft |
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| 7/4/2008 | Listed for sale | $169,900+38.1%$88/sqft |
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| 5/17/2004 | Sold | $123,000+75.7%$64/sqft |
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| 1/13/2004 | Sold | $70,000$36/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,041 +8.2% | $71,700 |
| 2024 | $4,661 +3.5% | $71,700 |
| 2023 | $4,504 +3.3% | $71,700 |
| 2022 | $4,361 +2.1% | $71,700 |
| 2021 | $4,270 +2.9% | $71,700 |
| 2020 | $4,151 +3.2% | $71,700 |
| 2019 | $4,021 +1.1% | $71,700 |
| 2018 | $3,978 +3.1% | $71,700 |
| 2017 | $3,860 +258.6% | $71,700 |
| 2016 | $1,077 +5.3% | $71,700 |
| 2015 | $1,023 | $71,700 |
| 2014 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2013 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2012 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2011 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2010 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2009 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2008 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2007 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2006 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2005 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2004 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2003 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2002 | -- | $71,700 |
| 2000 | -- | $71,700 |
Find assessor info on the county website
Neighborhood: 19606
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate SchoolGrades: 4-8Distance: 1.7 mi
- 4/10Antietam Middle School/High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.5 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Antietam
Source: Bright MLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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- Berks County
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