28 W Gravers Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3306 $950,000

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Beds/Baths: 4/2.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 2,925
Acreage: 0.1
Age:128 years
Style:
Traditional
MLS#: PAPH2372330
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Welcome to 28 West Gravers Lane, a gem in the heart of Chestnut Hill. This 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom authentic late 1800s farmhouse has been meticulously updated and expanded, preserving its original character, details, and charm while incorporating modern conveniences and a floor plan tailored for contemporary living. Step through an original wrought-iron gate off the sidewalk onto a welcoming front porch, where you can relax and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of charming Chestnut Hill. The entry foyer, with its high ceilings, opens to a spacious living room featuring a decorative fireplace, perfect for cozy gatherings. The large dining room is ideal for both daily meals and holiday entertaining. The expansive eat-in kitchen boasts stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, shaker cabinetry, a custom-built butcher block prep station, and a custom-built workstation with ample storage. A convenient powder room and a laundry room with side-by-side washer and dryer, plus additional storage cabinets, complete this lovely living floor. Step outside to an enclosed, large yard with a patio and storage shed, offering an ideal outdoor space for entertaining, play, dog lovers, or gardening. Upstairs, you'll find a fabulous and spacious family room, complete with a gas fireplace, custom built-ins, and a wet bar, perfect for cozy winter evenings. The primary suite is a serene retreat, featuring an abundance of windows overlooking the charming street, an en-suite bathroom with a step-in shower and soaking tub, and a large walk-in closet. Ascend to the third floor to discover two guest bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a third room currently used as a home office with charming wainscoting, truly authentic to the farmhouse feel. The basement provides excellent storage space. This home is conveniently located near shops, restaurants, cafes, and markets, with easy access to parks, transportation, Center City, major highways, and the suburbs. Experience the perfect blend of historic charm and modern living in this enchanting section of Philadelphia.

Taxes: $8,723
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Buyer Agency Comp*:
Garage: N
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: The School District Of Philadelphia
*The listing broker's offer of compensation is made only to participants of BrightMLS

Features

Utilities
Radiant Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Natural Gas, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer

Garage/Parking
On Street

Interior
Partial , Carpet Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Accessibility - 2+ Access Exits

Exterior
Concrete Perimeter Foundation, Stucco Exterior

Select a school from the following list. Schools are grouped by school type.
The schools on this list are selected by their proximity of up to 5 miles to the property address. Proximity does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Please contact the school directly for more information on enrollment requirements.
* If there are more than 5 schools of any type within a close proximity, click on the button to see additional schools of that type near the search address.

Public Elementary (52 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.12 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 1.16 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.19 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.69 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.83 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.01 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.01 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 2.16 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.25 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.36 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.42 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.45 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.54 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.6 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.68 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.68 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 2.92 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 2.94 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 3.08 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.21 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.24 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 3.47 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.49 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.57 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.6 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.77 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.78 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.81 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.91 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.92 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.01 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.04 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 4.08 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.12 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.28 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.42 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.45 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.5 mi
Cooke Jay Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Steel Edward School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.62 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.66 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.71 mi
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney K–8 Philadelphia 4.72 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.77 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.79 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.8 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Marshall Thurgood Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.84 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 4.97 mi
Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School K–6 Philadelphia 4.97 mi

Public Middle (11 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 2.13 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.56 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.43 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.01 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.09 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 4.16 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.64 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Abington Middle School Abington School District 6–8 Abington 4.92 mi
Elkins Park School Cheltenham School District 5–6 Elkins Park 4.93 mi

Public High (20 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 1.64 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 1.92 mi
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 2.01 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.45 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.54 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.63 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.63 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.69 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.14 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.18 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.19 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.84 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.88 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.01 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.12 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 4.7 mi
Randolph A. Philip AVT High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.71 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Mastery Cs-Gratz Campus Mastery CS-Gratz Campus 7–12 Philadelphia 4.91 mi

Private (76 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.43 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.43 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.48 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.63 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.68 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 0.85 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 1.06 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.06 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.24 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.51 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.66 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.72 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.74 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 1.78 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.91 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.03 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 2.05 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.08 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.09 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.31 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.31 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.33 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 2.42 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.54 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.54 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.65 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 2.83 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.85 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 2.86 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 2.87 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 2.94 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.95 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 2.97 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 3.01 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 3.05 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.2 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.2 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.26 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.28 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.32 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.32 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.34 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.35 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.37 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.4 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.46 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.48 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.59 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 3.68 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.69 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.71 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.77 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 3.83 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 3.84 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 3.88 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.95 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 3.99 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.31 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 4.32 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 4.4 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.4 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.44 mi
Logan Hope School Christian (no specific denomination) K–8 Philadelphia 4.49 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.5 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 4.73 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 4.74 mi
Smart Center Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–3 Philadelphia 4.79 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 4.87 mi
Meadowlane Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Jenkintown 4.93 mi
Bala Cynwyd School For Young Children Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.96 mi
Mercy Career & Technical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Philadelphia 4.98 mi
St James School Episcopal 4–8 Philadelphia 4.98 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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28 W Gravers Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3306

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