Just (Re)Listed: Extended Alley Trinity in Society Hill
This week, another trinity serves as advice that might help you sell your own place when the time comes.
Do you remember what the living room of this house at 504 S. Hancock St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 looked like when it went on the market for the first time in December? What a difference a one-month refresh makes. / Photos: Pete Hill, Plush Media, via Bright MLS and Compass
One piece of advice professional designers, stagers and real estate agents offer homeowners selling their houses is:
Make sure your house doesn’t look too lived-in.
Judging from the photos of this re-listed extended Society Hill alley trinity house for sale, the listing agent concluded that the house had indeed looked a little too lived-in.
Entrance gate to South Hancock Street
Compare the photos you see here with those in the original listing in December and you should see what I’m talking about.
The chronology of events is:
The owner of the house had already moved out of the country and rented it to a tenant. When she listed it for sale, the listing agent, Jeff “City” Block of Compass, had photos taken of the occupied unit.
Then the tenant moved out. That gave Block the opportunity to recommend that the seller take advantage of a unique service Compass offers.
Front door
That service is called “Compass Concierge.” Sellers who use it get money up front to give their houses makeovers and repairs that Compass claims will enable them to sell their houses faster and for more money. They pay Compass back, with no interest, when the house sells.
As you can see, this house has now been professionally staged, and doesn’t it look great? (Block says that the house didn’t need much in the way of repairs.)
Den/home office
The staging gives the living room a fresh, contemporary appearance and turns the dining room/den into an actual home office.
Kitchen
It also brings out the even more modern style of the kitchen in the basement.
Kitchen
It also brings out just how much cabinet and counter space it already has.
Kitchen
The photography also shows off some of the house’s details better, like the exposed brick and original five-panel door in the kitchen.
Bathroom
Bathroom
The furniture and minor touch-ups make this house really pop.
Primary bedroom
From the primary bedroom on the top floor to the kitchen in the basement to the cozy side patio, it now has a clean, modern look.
Side patio
Everything else about this house remains the same: It has a great location close to South Street, Head House Square, the Delaware waterfront and Old City.
I’ll wager that this move will be worth it for the owner, who won’t have to drop the price to get the house to sell — or at least won’t have to drop the price as fast as she otherwise might have.
But in the current market, where trinities are sticking around longer, it may still take a while for this extended Society Hill alley trinity house for sale to sell. This move, however, has probably moved it up several places in line.
THE FINE PRINT
BEDS: 2
BATHS: 1
SQUARE FEET: 802
SALE PRICE: $360,000
504 S. Hancock St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 [Jeff “City” Block | City Block Team | Compass]
