Co-Yarding in Center City Philadelphia | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Tobia,Blaise (tobiabj![]() |
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Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 14:53:07 -0700 (PDT) |
We are part of an eight-household cooperative backyard community in Philadelphia - in Powelton Village., which is part of University City. We adjoin the campuses of U. Penn and Drexel University; we have a trolley line out front that gets us to City Hall in ten minutes; we're a fifteen minute walk to the main Amtrak Station or a fifteen minute drive to Philadelphia's airport. We have an excellent hospital and major medical complex virtually across the street and numerous good supermarkets within walking distance. Powelton Village is a progressive, welcoming, and historic (mostly Victorian), neighborhood. The eight houses that open onto the cooperative backyard ("Pearl Court"), ours included, are all historically listed, built from 1860-75. Pearl Court was established by Quakers (visa the Quaker Coop) in 1947 and it is protected by easements. The adjoining residents cooperate on maintenance of the Court - which is green and wooded. We have occasional social events. One of the houses that opens up on the Court is currently on the market. It's a three-story brick row house built in 1871 but extensively renovated over the past decade. It's divided into an "owner's unit" - the second and third floor, and a rental unit - the first floor and part of the basement. The asking price is $750K, but we believe it will sell substantially lower. The rental unit brings in roughly $2K per month. The building has about 2200 sq. feet of space, plus a full basement. Note that the entire building is leased until August 2026, so a buyer wouldn't be able to move in until then. We would love to find a buyer who would embrace the cooperative nature of Pearl Court and be a good neighbor. If you have potential interest and would like to know more, please email me <tobiabj [at] drexel.edu<mailto:tobiabj [at] drexel.edu>>. -- Blaise Tobia
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