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Originally Posted by skr
My husband and I have been fruitlessly looking at houses in both UCity and Center City for the last six months. We are slowly realizing that even in our price range (mid-400s), we haven't been able to find a house that fits our requirements:
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Well, hang in there, it's often difficult to get the feel of the the area-
fyi, I'm a Realtor, so if you're already working with an agent,
you can skip most of this since your agent has probably done this for you.
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Originally Posted by skr
We had been looking exclusively in Center City and UCity because my husband is a surgeon at Penn and routinely works 90-100 hour weeks, so we were hoping for a short commute.
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In Center City, University City and the near suburbs, in the range from
from $425k to $475k
there are about 50 places-
cuts the list in half, down to 22 places
cuts the list in half again, down to 10 places
Homes are in the usual locations, three in "Center City"
Society Hill, Washington Square West, Rittenhouse Square.
The rest in the outlying Pennsport, Queen Village and Northern Liberties.
can't exactly match that, but there are a few that aren't condos and have
some kind of yard, but you'll probably have to put in your own garden.
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kid-friendly neighborhood.
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Much harder to quantify- Society Hill and Washington Square West aren't bad areas though.
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Originally Posted by skr
My question is what do you think about the commute? When we drove out there yesterday we followed Mapquest and took 76 to Exit 340A to Lincoln Dr, then up Germantown. Is that the most direct route or is there a shorter way between the hospital and CH?
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It depends, from the upper part of Chesnut Hill the fastest route can be crossing over the Wissahickon at Bell's Mill then taking Henry Avenue and either crossing at Falls Bridge going down 13 and crossing at Strawberry Bridge.
Depending on traffic, you can also take Lincoln to City Line, Belmont, Girard, 34th Street; or Lincoln to West River Drive then Sweet Briar to 34th - an old girlfriend drove that route from Manayunk to PCPS when she was going to school.
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Originally Posted by skr
I don't have (or want) a car, so I think CH would work for me, too, because of the 2 train lines.
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Going into the Main Line might be an option as well, a comparable drive time as from Chestnut Hill, but you've got a choice of options for Train and El that runs 24/7.
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Originally Posted by skr
I've been reading the posts in the various forums here, and it seems like Chestnut Hill keeps coming up.
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Well, Chestnut Hill is a very nice area,
7 places in the price range,
4 place that really might catch your eye
1 actually mentions "extensive flower beds"
Q- are you looking for a flower garden, or a vegetable garden,
or an herb garden?
Hal