This Craftsman home at 521 Strathmore Road in Havertown is available for sale.
The house, built in 1923, is 2,337 square feet and is in the Brookline neighborhood, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“It had a good vibe,” said Scott Carpel, describing the Havertown neighborhood where he ended up living for 22 years.
The four-bedroom, 1½-bathroom Craftsman-style home was a good size for him and his then-wife to raise their two daughters.
“There was no pretentiousness. It was family and community oriented, there isn’t a day that goes by that there isn’t a bouncing basketball on the street or a Wiffle ball in the air,” he said.
Now Carpel, in sales for a major food distributor, is selling the home to live with his fiancée in the Garnet Valley area.
There’s a living room with a working gas fireplace, a large dining area, laundry, a kitchen with a breakfast bar, and an extra room that could be used for a home office on the first floor.
There is a powder room, a sunroom off the dining room, a rear deck, and a fenced-in yard.
The second floor has three bedrooms, a full bath, and a den.
You will find a fully carpeted bedroom with built-in shelving and a bonus room in the attic.
An unfinished basement has plenty of storage space and could be converted into a workshop.
There is a detached one-car garage.
The bottom of the street has a Norristown High Speed Line stop. Haverford High School and Middle School are within walking distance, as is the Brookline Blvd. shopping area, and the Karakung Drive recreation area.
The house is listed by Larry Levin of Realty Mark Associates for $675,000.
Read more about this Craftsman-style house at 521 Strathmore Road in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
