How will the Houses Look?
The architectural drawing attached here will give you an idea of how the houses are planned to lay out. Keep in mind that the final plans may differ from the drawings here.
Site Plan
Floor Lay-out, non-handicapped houses
Floor Lay-out, wheelchair accessible
Brand New Homes in the City
Only $125,000!!
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This Fall, Community Ventures and Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corporation will begin construction of eleven houses in the Strawberry neighborhood. All will be located near the intersection of 32nd Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The addresses are as follows:
- 3125 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 3127 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 3129 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 3131 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 3133 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 3135 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 3200 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
- 1631 North 32nd Street
- 1633 North 32nd Street
- 1637 North 32nd Street
- 1639 North 32nd Street
The houses will be complete and ready for move-in after a construction period of nine to twelve months (in other words, the summer or fall of 2010). All of the houses will be built with the following features:
- Complete new kitchens with black ranges and dishwashers. (Buyers will bring their own refridgerators.)
- Ceramic tile floors and tub surrounds in the bathrooms
- Ten of the houses will have three bedrooms, two full bathrooms and one half bathroom. One house (3200 Cecil B. Moore) will be designed for wheelchair barrier-free occupancy, and it will have four bedrooms and two full bathrooms.
- New hardwood floors in the living and dining areas
- 200 amp electrical service
- High-efficiency, gas-fired, hot-air furnaces
- High levels of insulation at the roof and walls as well as excellent air sealing and double-pane windows for lower utility bills
- Central air conditioning
- Lots of closet space
- New rubber roof with ten-year warranty (from date of completion)
- Off-Street Parking
- Fenced yards
- One-year warranty on the entire house (from the date of completion)!
Like to Know More?
or call Ben Geishauser at (215) 564-6004.
Some Restrictions Apply
(1) Buyers will have to be "first-time homebuyers," defined in the applicable regulations as persons who have not owned their home within the past three years.
(2) Buyers will need to meet "Moderate Income" restrictions, which are based on family size. The maximum household income limits for 2008 are as follows:
- 1 Person - $43,600
- 2 Persons - $49,800
- 3 Persons - $56,050
- 4 Persons - $62,250
- 5 Persons - $67,250
- 6 Persons - $72,200
(3) Buyers will have to live in the house they purchase, and they may NOT rent the houses.
(4) If buyers choose to sell within 15 years, they will need to sell to another "moderate income" buyer.
(5) If buyers choose to sell within five years, they will need to split any profit on the sale with the Redevelopment Authority.
