1629 LOCUST ST Philadelphia, PA 19103 New

UPDATED: 05/28/2026 05:34 PM ON MARKET: 5 days on market

$2,950,000

7 Beds5 Baths10,000 SqFt

Key Details

Property Type Townhouse

Sub Type Interior Row/Townhouse

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 10,000 sqft

Price per Sqft $295

Subdivision Rittenhouse Square

MLS Listing ID PAPH2623126

Style 10000001211

Bedrooms 7

Half Baths 5

HOA Y/N N

Abv Grd Liv Area 9,000

Year Built 1899

Annual Tax Amount $29,451

Tax Year 2025

Lot Size 2,000 Sqft

Acres 0.05

Lot Dimensions 20.00 x 100.00

Property Sub-Type Interior Row/Townhouse

Source BRIGHT

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 façade 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.


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