This incredibly spacious 5 bedroom 2 full bath home with detached 1 car garage and original hardwood flooring throughout has so much to offer! With very little improvements, this could be a great investment to add to your portfolio, or a first time home! Enter through the front door off of the covered front porch into the spacious living room featuring hardwood flooring, ceiling fan, and tile entryway. Continue on to the formal dining room offering bay window and two large closets with glass panes and beautiful glass doorknobs. The eat-in, 37 handle kitchen offers a stainless steel refrigerator to be left for the new owners, wainscoting, electric cooking, and an access door to the mudroom/side entry. Make your way to the second floor to discover 3 spacious bedrooms and the full bathroom— all providing original hardwood flooring, two with ceiling fans, and one bedroom providing access to the enclosed rear porch that can be used as a walk-in closet or dressing room! The third floor offers 2 additional bedrooms, both with closet space and hardwood flooring! The full, unfinished basement houses the laundry hookups and a full bathroom with shower! As if all of these great features weren’t enough, the long, generous rear yard leads you to the 1 car detached garage with alley access. Call today for more information or to schedule a showing before it’s simply too late!
Sold for $180,000
$180,000
429 Fern Ave, Reading, PA 19611
5beds
2,076sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1923
3,484.8 Square Feet Lot
$256,000 Zestimate®
$87/sqft
$2,246 Estimated rent
Home value
$256,000
$238,000 - $274,000
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Listed by:
Brittney Whitford 610-780-8285,
Daryl Tillman Realty Group
Bought with:
Joshua Abraham, RS312102
Century 21 Gold
Source: Bright MLS,MLS#: PABK2036040
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Basement
- Area: 0
Heating
- Hot Water, Oil
Cooling
- Window Unit(s), Electric
Appliances
- Included: Electric Water Heater
- Laundry: In Basement, Mud Room
Features
- Ceiling Fan(s), Dining Area, Floor Plan - Traditional, Formal/Separate Dining Room, Eat-in Kitchen, Kitchen - Table Space, Bathroom - Tub Shower
- Flooring: Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Hardwood, Vinyl, Wood
- Basement: Full,Unfinished,Walk-Out Access
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total structure area: 2,076
- Total interior livable area: 2,076 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 2,076
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: Other, Garage Faces Rear, Detached, On Street
- Garage spaces: 1
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Features
- Levels: Three
- Stories: 3
- Patio & porch: Porch
- Pool features: None
Lot
- Size: 3,484 sqft
Details
- Additional structures: Above Grade, Below Grade
- Parcel number: 18530657641592
- Zoning: RESIDENTIAL
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Traditional
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
- Attached to another structure: Yes
Materials
- Brick
- Foundation: Stone
Condition
- Good
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1923
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: 100 Amp Service
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Reading
- Subdivision: Reading
- Municipality: READING CITY
Other
Other facts
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional,FHA,VA Loan
- Ownership: Fee Simple
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2024 | Sold | $180,000+2.9%$87/sqft |
Source:  Bright MLS #PABK2036040 Report a problem | ||
| 11/3/2023 | Pending sale | $174,900$84/sqft |
Source: Bright MLS #PABK2036040 Report a problem | ||
| 10/27/2023 | Listed for sale | $174,900+45.8%$84/sqft |
Source: Bright MLS #PABK2036040 Report a problem | ||
| 1/7/2021 | Sold | $120,000+9.1%$58/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 11/2/2020 | Pending sale | $110,000$53/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX Of Reading #PABK365960 Report a problem | ||
| 10/28/2020 | Listed for sale | $110,000+61.8%$53/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX Of Reading #PABK365960 Report a problem | ||
| 5/3/2011 | Sold | $68,000-14.9%$33/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 12/11/2010 | Price change | $79,900-11.1%$38/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX of Reading #5800086 Report a problem | ||
| 11/15/2010 | Listed for sale | $89,900$43/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX of Reading #5800086 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,389 +1.5% | $53,000 |
| 2024 | $2,353 +1.6% | $53,000 |
| 2023 | $2,317 | $53,000 |
| 2022 | $2,317 | $53,000 |
| 2021 | $2,317 +1% | $53,000 |
| 2020 | $2,294 | $53,000 |
| 2019 | $2,294 | $53,000 |
| 2018 | $2,294 +0.7% | $53,000 |
| 2017 | $2,279 +75% | $53,000 |
| 2016 | $1,302 +8.7% | $53,000 |
| 2015 | $1,198 | $53,000 |
| 2014 | -- | $53,000 |
| 2013 | -- | $53,000 -15.5% |
| 2012 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2011 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2010 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2009 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2008 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2007 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2006 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2005 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2004 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2003 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2002 | -- | $62,700 |
| 2000 | -- | $62,700 |
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Neighborhood: 19611
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 3/10Millmont El SchoolGrades: PK-4Distance: 0.2 mi
- 3/10Central Middle SchoolGrades: 5-8Distance: 1.7 mi
- 1/10Reading Senior High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 2.2 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Reading
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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