3 Valley View Road, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3623 $2,695,000

Beds/Baths: 5/5.2
Interior Sq. Ft: 6,272
Acreage: 0.65
Age:16 years
Style:
Colonial, French
MLS#: PAPH2449360
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Set on a picturesque street in Chestnut Hill, this extraordinary home seamlessly blends classic architectural elegance with modern convenience. An inviting entryway with an arched entry door and herringbone stone floor sets the tone for the refined interiors. The gourmet kitchen is a masterpiece of both form and function, featuring a Viking double refrigerator, convection oven and microwave, marble island with seating for four, and custom cabinetry. A butler’s pantry with a wet bar and beverage fridge ensures effortless entertaining, while a built in workspace and large pantry add function to this area. French doors open from the kitchen to a sprawling terrace, offering seamless indoor-outdoor living with views of the plunge pool. The great room is a stunning focal point, with a stone fireplace with a repurposed wood mantel, and glass doors leading to the patio. A formal dining room, a formal living room with a charming banquette window seat and gas fireplace, and a private office with custom built-ins and expansive windows provide beautifully designed spaces throughout. The mudroom provides ample storage, as well as access to the 2-car garage. The primary suite, set apart for privacy, features vaulted ceilings, generous natural light, dual walk-in closets, and an ensuite bath with a soaking tub, walk-in shower, and marble-topped dual vanity. The second floor hosts three guest bedrooms, each offering generous space, abundant natural light, and refined finishes. One bedroom features a private en-suite bath, while the other two share a Jack & Jill bathroom with dual marble-topped vanities. A final spacious and secluded bedroom retreat awaits on the third floor, complete with its own en-suite bath and walk-in closet. Thoughtful hall spaces include a built-in desk, laundry room, and second staircase for added convenience. The lower level offers an exceptional retreat for relaxation and recreation, complete with a climate-controlled wine cellar, media room, billiards area, sitting room, gym, and full bath. Located in the heart of Chestnut Hill, this home offers unparalleled access to boutique shopping, dining, and the scenic trails of Wissahickon Valley Park. An extraordinary opportunity to own a masterfully designed residence in one of Philadelphia’s most sought-after neighborhoods.

Taxes: $29,692
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: Yes - Personal
School Dist: Philadelphia City

Features

Utilities
Forced Air Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, On Site Septic, 200+ Amp Service, Circuit Breakers, Upper Floor Laundry

Garage/Parking
Attached Garage, Inside Access, Attached Garage Spaces #: 2;

Interior
Butlers Pantry, Full Basement, Fully Finished Basement, Interior Access Basement, Outside Entrance Basement, Basement Walkout Stairs, Hardwood Flooring, Stone Flooring, Tile/Brick Flooring, Gas/Propane Fireplace, 9'+ Ceilings, Cathedral Ceilings, High Ceilings, Vaulted Ceilings, Bay/Bow Windows, French Doors, Sliding Glass Doors, Security System

Exterior
Concrete Perimeter Foundation, Pitched Roof, Shingle Roof, Brick Exterior, Stone Exterior, Stucco Exterior, Patio(s), Terrace, BBQ Grill, Heated Pool, In Ground Pool, Saltwater Pool

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Public Elementary (46 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.73 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.89 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.78 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 2.03 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.19 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.25 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.42 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.42 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.5 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.63 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.65 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.9 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 3.02 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.05 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 3.1 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.11 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.18 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.2 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 3.37 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.38 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.59 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.86 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.93 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.03 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 4.08 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.13 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.14 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.25 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.38 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.43 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.5 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 4.52 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.56 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.61 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.66 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.71 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.73 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.75 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.78 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.82 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.83 mi
Plymouth Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Plymouth Meeting 4.89 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.89 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.93 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.96 mi

Public Middle (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 2.06 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 3.1 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.33 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.03 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 4.08 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 4.16 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.66 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.75 mi

Public High (16 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.92 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.08 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.25 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 2.25 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.88 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 3 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.11 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.18 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.29 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.74 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.8 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.84 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.52 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.56 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.65 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.66 mi

Private (69 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.1 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.23 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.31 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.31 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.66 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.74 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.24 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.27 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.3 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.42 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.54 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.6 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.78 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.88 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.97 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.04 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.37 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 2.39 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.64 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.68 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.69 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.88 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.89 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.89 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 2.93 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 2.98 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 3.01 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.08 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.14 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 3.16 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 3.28 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 3.36 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.42 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.44 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.49 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.52 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.53 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.54 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.58 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.61 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.64 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.74 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 3.75 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.77 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.77 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 3.84 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.84 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.85 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.85 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.9 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 3.92 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.96 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 3.96 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.99 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 4 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.03 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.1 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.2 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.21 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 4.3 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.34 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 4.43 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 4.44 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 4.48 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.49 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.56 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.58 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 4.61 mi
Holy Rosary Regional Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.85 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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Listing Courtesy of: BHHS Fox & Roach-Chestnut Hill , (215) 247-3750

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3 Valley View Road, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3623

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