230 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106

Location. Style. Privacy. Luxury. 230 S 3rd offers the finest in urban living. Being a rare freestanding single-family home in Center City, this is a singular opportunity to own a recently renovated 4500 sq ft, two-story home with exceptional daylight, an extraordinary walled patio, a garage, and all of the finest necessities of contemporary life. You will enter the home through a private, gated entrance off the walkway to Bingham Court on the south side of the property. Stepping into the home offers sight lines throughout the expansive, 1500 sq ft living level. Wide plank white oak flooring extends throughout the home. A dining area to the southwest features a soaring 18' ceiling supported by a series of four 17' tall brick arched windows opening up to afternoon light, and a beautiful, spacious, privately walled, slate paved patio featuring planting beds with mature vines, and ample room for dining, lounging, and entertaining. The dining room is anchored on one end by a towering, brick-faced, wood-burning fireplace and on the opposite end by recessed cabinetry and counter space for serving and storage. Adjacent to the dining room is an expansive kitchen featuring a long and deep island with seating for 5, supported by federal blue base cabinets. Beyond the island are white-paneled upper and lower cabinets centered around a professional grade Wolf range with hood, and backed by counter-to-ceiling white marble tile. The rear of the kitchen features a wall of additional cabinets and counter space, adjacent to a wide SubZero refrigerator. Tucked behind the kitchen is a large mudroom with under-storage bench seating, shelving, and coat hooks, which leads to the rear entrance off Willings Alley, and directly into the garage. The spacious garage was designed at a 45-degree angle off of Willings to allow vehicles to easily pull in and back out onto the rarely trafficked alley. Open to both the kitchen and dining areas is a gracious living space offering windows on two sides, a freestanding wooden, wet bar, and a fireplace wall featuring a fireplace with both heating and lighting elements, as well as recessed shelving. Through a blackened steel and frosted glass sliding door, you will find an adjacent room perfect for an office, study, or library. Off the entrance foyer and between the living room and the staircase, is a well-placed powder room. Taking the stairs down a flight you will find a 2nd large living area featuring a well-equipped bar, a media wall with a wood-framed modern electric fireplace, and plenty of space for seating areas, billiards, etc. Just off the common area is a full bath and 3 additional rooms suitable for guests, offices, or a gym. There is ample storage space and also an external staircase that leads up to the patio and the garage without having to go through the house. Up the light-filled, floating staircase to the second floor is a lovely mezzanine walkway overlooking the dining area and out to the patio. At the end is a luxurious primary suite complete with a spacious sleeping room, a spa-quality bath, a walk-in closet, and a laundry area accessible from both the suite and the hallway. Another hallway leads to 3 additional bedrooms, one of which has an ensuite bath, and there is a well-appointed hall bath. One more skylighted flight up takes you through a pilot house to the roof, which is ready to be built out into a second outdoor space, should it be the new owner's wish. For gracious urban living in a home that welcomes an abundance of light, art, entertaining, family, and guests in an extraordinarily private setting, this property is unsurpassed.