Owner will renovate to suit! Attention developers & professionals! To be sold either "as is" or renovated to the buyers specifications for residential or professional use. This land and house is on the corner of W. Cheltenham Ave. and Lakeside Drive. Currently it is two parcels (970 & 1008 W. Cheltenham Ave.). There is 337 ft. of frontage on Cheltenham Ave and 397 ft of frontage on Lakeside Dr. Presently there is a house, a garage with an apartment above it, and another garage, all in need of renovation or demolition. The house is very unique, it looks like a castle and it is at the Northwestern corner of the property so it may be possible keep the house on one parcel and still sub divide the rest of the property. Three of the pictures are of the house, picture #4 is of the vacant land, #5 is the Cheltenham Ave. frontage, and picture #6 is the Lakeside Dr. frontage.
Sold for $485,000
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$485,000
970 W Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19126
6beds
4baths
1,238sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1930
0.3 Acres Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$392/sqft
$2,870 Estimated rent
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 4.5
Heating
- Other
Cooling
- Central
Features
- Basement: Finished
- Has fireplace: No
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,238 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: Garage - Detached, Off-street
Features
- Exterior features: Brick
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Territorial
Lot
- Size: 0.30 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: 611463300
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Condition
- Year built: 1930
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Philadelphia
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1/12/2026 | Sold | $485,000+115.7%$392/sqft |
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| 5/20/2010 | Listing removed | $224,900$182/sqft |
Source: Sovereign Home Realty #5533692 Report a problem | ||
| 2/21/2010 | Listed for sale | $224,900+63.4%$182/sqft |
Source: Sovereign Home Realty #5533692 Report a problem | ||
| 12/15/2006 | Sold | $137,600$111/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,541 +49.4% | $324,400 +49.4% |
| 2024 | $3,040 | $217,200 |
| 2023 | $3,040 +32.4% | $217,200 |
| 2022 | $2,296 | -- |
| 2021 | $2,296 +7.6% | -- |
| 2018 | $2,133 +22.5% | -- |
| 2017 | $1,741 -14.5% | -- |
| 2016 | $2,037 | -- |
| 2015 | $2,037 | -- |
| 2014 | $2,037 -17.3% | $204,800 +440.5% |
| 2012 | $2,463 | $37,888 |
| 2011 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2010 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2009 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2008 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2007 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2006 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2005 | -- | $37,888 |
| 2004 | -- | $37,888 +10% |
| 2003 | -- | $34,432 +28.6% |
| 2002 | -- | $26,784 +1.9% |
| 2000 | -- | $26,272 |
| 1999 | -- | $26,272 |
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Neighborhood: East Oak Lane
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10Ellwood SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.4 mi
- 3/10Wagner Gen Louis Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.9 mi
- 1/10King Martin Luther High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.5 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Philadelphia
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