12 W Sunset Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3622 $1,499,000

Beds/Baths: 4/3.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 4,828
Acreage: 0.4
Age:28 years
Style:
Traditional
MLS#: PAPH2347154
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Welcome to 12 West Sunset, nestled atop a picturesque hill, offering breathtaking views and contemporary comfort. Built in 1996 with meticulous attention to detail and premium materials, this sun-kissed Chestnut Hill Colonial radiates elegance, warmth, and easy living. Step through the vaulted entrance hall into a refined sanctuary. Custom millwork, wainscoting, hardwood floors, and endless windows create an ambiance of sophistication throughout. The seamless flow from the living room to the dining room to the family room, complete with a cozy fireplace, sets the stage for memorable gatherings and intimate moments. Discover culinary delight in the light-filled kitchen adorned with striking stone countertops, a convenient breakfast area, and a wet bar for effortless entertaining. Upstairs, retreat to the tranquility of 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths, offering ample space for rest and relaxation. The light soaked primary suite features high ceilings and sunset views over Valley Green. The lower level brings a finished basement, perfect for recreation, home gym, or additional flex space to suit your needs. Outside, revel in the serenity of the expansive gardens, adorned with meticulously landscaped perennials and mature plantings—a private respite to unwind, let go and reconnect with nature. With the proximity to all that the village of Chestnut Hill has to offer from incredible restaurants to local shops and boutiques, you will experience the best of Philadelphia’s Garden District. Step through the Crefeld gate and wander the endless foot trails of the Wissahickon Valley, the crown jewel of Fairmount Park. Chestnut Hill living is truly at its finest in this beautifully maintained residence, where every detail has been thoughtfully curated for the discerning homeowner. Don't miss your chance to call this lovely property home.

Taxes: $18,162
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Buyer Agency Comp*: 2.5 % Of Gross
Garage: Y
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
Forced Air Heating, Electric, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer, 200+ Amp Service, Main Floor Laundry

Garage/Parking
Attached Garage, Driveway, Additional Storage Area, Built In, Covered Parking, Garage Door Opener, Garage - Side Entry, Attached Garage Spaces #: 2;

Interior
Butlers Pantry, Ceiling Fan(s), Kitchen - Island, Primary Bath(s), Skylight(s), Sprinkler System, Fully Finished Basement, Hardwood Flooring, Partially Carpeted Flooring, Gas/Propane Fireplace, Cathedral Ceilings, High Ceilings, Bay/Bow Windows, Energy Efficient Windows, Replacement Windows, Insulated Doors, Security System

Exterior
Concrete Perimeter Foundation, Shingle Roof, Masonry, Patio(s), Terrace, Extensive Hardscape, Exterior Lighting, Gutter System

Lot
Backs to Trees, Front Yard, Landscaping, Rear Yard, Sloping Lot, Premium Lot, Private Lot, Panoramic View, Trees/Woods View

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 (45 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.8 mi
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.84 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.92 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.94 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.24 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.31 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.34 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.5 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.65 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.74 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.78 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.01 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 3.02 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.18 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 3.21 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.27 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.34 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 3.4 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.5 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.71 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.96 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.04 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.07 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.14 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 4.22 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.37 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.52 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.53 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 4.54 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.57 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.62 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.64 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.7 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.76 mi
Plymouth Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Plymouth Meeting 4.77 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.79 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.81 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.82 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.86 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.88 mi
Shady Grove Elementary School Wissahickon School District K–5 Ambler 4.89 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.94 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.97 mi

Public Middle (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.99 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 3.16 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.47 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 4.08 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.12 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 4.19 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.79 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.86 mi

Public High (16 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.83 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.2 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.28 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 2.34 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.01 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 3.03 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.08 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.22 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.89 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.91 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.96 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.58 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.65 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.79 mi

Private (69 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.1 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.38 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.38 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.38 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.64 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.66 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.13 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.38 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.41 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.44 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.45 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.49 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.75 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 2.01 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 2.02 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.09 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.28 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 2.53 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.72 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.76 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.83 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 2.93 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 2.93 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.96 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 3.03 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.2 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.22 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 3.25 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 3.3 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.31 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 3.38 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.51 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.58 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.59 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.64 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 3.65 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.66 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.69 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.72 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.76 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.78 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 3.78 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 3.83 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.87 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 3.91 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.92 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.97 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.98 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.99 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.04 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.08 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.1 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.1 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.11 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 4.14 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.2 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.35 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 4.39 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.43 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.44 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.44 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 4.51 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 4.52 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 4.56 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 4.66 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Holy Rosary Regional Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.72 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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Contact Information

Listing Courtesy of: Compass Pennsylvania, LLC , (267) 435-8015, marianne.dillon@compass.com

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Listing data as of 7/16/2024.

12 W Sunset Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3622

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