Exceptional home in the neighborhood of Swarthmore College! ✨ Convenience and serenity abounds! Let someone else take care of all your maintenance needs. Snow, grounds maintenance and more is all taken care of. ✅ Close to shopping and excellent dining. ✅ Award-winning public and private schools, several country clubs and the coveted downtown area of Media are nearby ✅ Multiple walking trails through Swarthmore College woods are less than a mile away. Ridley Creek State Park and several public land preserves are minutes by car ✅ and you are 20 minutes to the airport, stadiums, Wilmington and Philadelphia. 🌲Located on almost an acre, this 1983 Victorian home has been converted to 3 condominiums. Unit #1, on the first floor, has been updated and maintained impeccably so that it almost feels like new construction. 🙌🏼 The owner has updated many things before selling it, including a new back entrance with Pennsylvania blue stone steps, New HVAC, Refrigerator and Washer. (See the seller's disclosure for a full list of improvements). A flagstone walkway leads to a new front door (2022) with sidelight. ✔This spacious first floor unit boasts hardwood floors throughout, an impressive decorative fireplace with original wood mantle, tall original windows with fully functioning, integrated shutters in each window, high ceilings, a Primary Bedroom with ensuite bathroom, huge Eat-in Kitchen with original hutch, two more bedrooms with one featuring a back porch and entry, a large hall bath, and laundry closet. ✔ The full basement, accessed from the side of the house offers plenty of storage space along with a laundry tub for washer water drainage and outdoor clean up. ✔The detached garage bays have 1 space for this unit. And the trash and recycling is housing in its own fenced area. This is truly move-in ready! Outside there are lawns, flowering shrubs, and mature trees. Let this home be your setting for many happy memories...and pets are welcome!
For sale
Price cut: $16K (5/15)
$469,000
519 Walnut Ln #1, Swarthmore, PA 19081
3beds
1,432sqft
Est.:
Condominium
Built in 1893
-- sqft lot
$460,000 Zestimate®
$328/sqft
$735/mo HOA
What's special
Detached garageHigh ceilingsBack porchImpressive decorative fireplaceOriginal wood mantleLaundry closet
- 127 days
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Zillow last checked: 7 hours ago
Listing updated: August 05, 2025 at 08:15am
Listed by:
Perri Evanson 610-517-5208,
BHHS Fox & Roach-Media (610) 566-3000
Source: Bright MLS,MLS#: PADE2086534

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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
- Main level bathrooms: 2
- Main level bedrooms: 3
Rooms
- Room types: Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Foyer, Bathroom 2, Primary Bathroom
Primary bedroom
- Features: Attached Bathroom, Bathroom - Stall Shower, Flooring - HardWood
- Level: Main
- Area: 234 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 18 x 13
Bedroom 2
- Features: Flooring - HardWood
- Level: Main
- Area: 121 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 11 x 11
Bedroom 3
- Features: Flooring - HardWood
- Level: Main
- Area: 110 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 11 x 10
Primary bathroom
- Level: Main
Bathroom 2
- Level: Main
- Area: 70 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 10 x 7
Dining room
- Level: Main
- Area: 273 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 13 x 21
Foyer
- Features: Flooring - Carpet
- Level: Main
Kitchen
- Features: Eat-in Kitchen
- Level: Main
- Area: 252 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 18 x 14
Living room
- Features: Flooring - HardWood, Fireplace - Other, Built-in Features
- Level: Main
- Area: 396 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 22 x 18
Mud room
- Level: Main
- Area: 98 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 14 x 7
Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
Cooling
- Central Air, Electric
Appliances
- Included: Gas Water Heater
- Laundry: Mud Room, In Unit
Features
- Built-in Features, Eat-in Kitchen
- Basement: Full
- Number of fireplaces: 1
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,432
- Total interior livable area: 1,432 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,432
- Finished area below ground: 0
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Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 6
- Parking features: Garage Faces Front, Free, Private, Detached, Parking Lot
- Garage spaces: 1
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: None
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Porch, Wrap Around
- Exterior features: Street Lights
- Pool features: None
Lot
- Size: 1 Acres
- Dimensions: 201.00 x 216.50
Details
- Additional structures: Above Grade, Below Grade
- Parcel number: 43000131000
- Zoning: RESIDENTIAL
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: Condo
- Architectural style: Victorian
- Property subtype: Condominium
- Attached to another structure: Yes
Materials
- Stone
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1893
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: None Available
HOA
- Has HOA: No
- Amenities included: None
- Services included: All Ground Fee, Common Area Maintenance, Maintenance Structure, Insurance, Maintenance Grounds, Parking Fee, Sewer, Snow Removal, Trash, Water
- HOA name: THE WALNUT LANE CONDOMINIUM
- Condo and coop fee: $735 monthly
Location
- Region: Swarthmore
- Municipality: SWARTHMORE BORO
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $328/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $174,880
- Annual tax amount: $6,677
- Date on market: 4/2/2025
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Inclusions: Washer, Dryer, Refrigerator
- Ownership: Condominium
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