Date
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Price
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Source
5/27/2026
Listed
$2,950,000
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Property Description
LUXURY PROPERTY AUCTION: June 17-30. Accepting Starting Bids Through 16 June. Starting Bids Expected Between $1M-$1.75M. Earn an incentive by 16 June. An extraordinary opportunity to own one of Philadelphia's most architecturally significant buildings, steps from Rittenhouse Square. Designed in 1902 by Horace Trumbauer, architect of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the five-story Edward C. Knight Mansion was conceived in the 18th-century French Beaux-Arts tradition and has never lost its grandeur. The building's most celebrated feature is its four-story elliptical Carrara marble staircase, crowned by an oeil-de-boeuf skylight. The facade retains its original ornate wrought-iron balconies and gates, crafted by master metalworker Samuel Yellin. Interior spaces are generous, light-filled, and adaptable. Commercially zoned and currently configured for professional office use, the property offers compelling mixed-use potential - whether repositioned for boutique hospitality, luxury residential conversion, creative office, or a flagship retail or gallery concept befitting its address and pedigree. Over a century of distinguished ownership, including use as a private art museum and civic institution, has only deepened the building's provenance. Properties of this caliber and location rarely come to market.
Full Property Details
Full Property Details for 1629 Locust St
General
- Price: $2,950,000
- Taxes: $29,451 (2025)
- Status: Active
- Type: Townhouse
- Source: BrightMLSPhilly
- MLS ID: PAPH2623126
- Updated: Today (5/27/2026)
- Added to Site: Today
Interior
- Number of Rooms: 16
- Interior Features: Curved Staircase, Elevator, Skylight(s), Wood Floors
- Fireplace: Yes
- Number of Fireplaces: 4
- Fireplace(s): Marble
Rooms
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 5
- Half Bathrooms: 5
- Upper 3 - 1/2 Baths: 1
- Upper Floor Baths: 3
- Upper - 1/2 Baths: 3
- Main Floor Baths: 1
- Main - 1/2 Baths: 1
- Lower Floor Baths: 1
- Lower - 1/2 Baths: 1
Bedrooms
- Total Bedrooms: 7
- Bedrooms Upper: 7
- Bedrooms-Up3: 3
- Bedrooms-Up2: 3
Exterior
- Exterior Features: Sidewalks
Parking
- Parking Type: None
Location
- Area: 19103 (19103)
- Municipality: PHILADELPHIA
- County: PHILADELPHIA
- Subdivision: RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
- Driving Directions: On Locust between 16th and 17th Streets
- Direction Faces: South
- Historic District: Yes
School Information
- School District: The School District Of Philadelphia
Heating & Cooling
- Central air: Yes
- Cooling Type: Central A/C
- Cooling Fuel: Electric
- Heating Type: Hot Water
- Heating Fuel: Natural Gas
- Water Heater: Natural Gas
Utilities
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Structural Information
- Structure Type: Interior Row/Townhouse
- Architect: Horace Trumbauer
- Construction: Masonry
- Basement: Yes
- Basement Desc.: Partially Finished
- Foundation: Permanent
- Elevator(s ): 1
- Stories Description: Lower 1, Main, Upper 1, Upper 2, Upper 3, Upper 4
- Square Feet: 10,000
- Sq. Ft. Source: Estimated
- Living Area: 10,000 Sq. Ft.
- Finished Above Grnd: 9,000 Sq. Ft.
- Finished Below Grnd: 1,000 Sq. Ft.
- Year Built: 1899
- Year Built Source: Assessor
Unit Information
Unit 1
- Bathrooms-Lower: 1
Lot Features
- Property View: City
- Lot Size (Acres): 0.05
- Lot Size (Sq. Ft.): 2,000
- Lot Size Source: Assessor
- Lot Dimensions: 20.00 x 100.00
- Zoning: CMX3
Financial Considerations
- Price Per Sq. Ft.: $327.78
- Assessment Year: 2026
- School Tax: $16,493
- City/TownTax: $12,958
- City/TownTax Freq: Annually
- County Tax Freq: Annually
- Tax w/Assessment: $2,104,000
- Tax Amount: $29,451
- Tax Year: 2025
- Tax Total Finished Sq. Ft.: 9000
Disclosures and Reports
- Ownership: Fee Simple
- Lot Number: 44
Listed by Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, Melanie M Stecura and Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, Linda Knox
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Schools
Schools serving 1629 Locust St
School District:Philadelphia City School District
| Name | Grades | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Greenfield Albert M School 2200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | K-8 | 0.5 mi |
Franklin Benjamin High School 550 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130 | 12-11 | 1.1 mi |
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School attendance boundaries provided by ATTOM Data Solutions and are for reference only. Contact the school directly to verify enrollment eligibility.
Price & Sales History for 1629 Locust St
Tax History
Tax History for 1629 Locust St
Year
Property Taxes
Change
Tax Assessment
Change
2025
$29,452
—
$2,104,000
—
2024
$29,452
-18%
$2,104,000
100%
2021
$36,102
—
-100%
2023
$36,102
—
$2,579,100
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2020
$36,102
3%
$2,579,100
3%
2019
$35,136
10%
$2,510,100
10%
2018
$31,864
41%
$2,276,300
41%
2017
$22,677
—
$1,620,000
—
2016
$22,677
4%
$1,620,000
—
2015
$21,708
—
$1,620,000
—
2014
$21,708
-13%
$1,620,000
533%
2013
$25,014
—
$256,000
—
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1629 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (MLS# PAPH2623126) is a Townhouse property with 7 bedrooms, 0 full bathrooms and 5 partial bathrooms. 1629 Locust Street is currently listed for $2,950,000 and was received on May 27, 2026. Want to learn more about 1629 Locust Street? Do you have questions about finding other Townhouse real estate for sale in Center City East? You can browse all Center City East real estate or contact a Coldwell Banker agent to request more information.