“If you can stay right on the most historic block in the country, that’s pretty cool,” said Mike McCann, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Philly.
The attractions are many; three independent cinemas and two performance spaces, plus music venues, again, all within walking distance. Based on research that historians have weaved together, 139 Elfreth’s Alley has likely been home to a carpenter, a sea captain, a saddler, and a French diplomat. Belong anywhere with Airbnb. Philadelphia in 2015 became the largest U.S. city to legalize the platform, with legislation allowing residents to rent out a property for McManus’ interest in putting another Airbnb on Elfreth’s Alley illustrates the changes that the tiny street has undergone over three centuries. “It’s a historical attraction itself. Though initially occupied by artisans and merchants, some of whom ran businesses from their homes, the alley is often remembered for the famous colonial-era figures who may — or may not — have traveled there. Elfreth’s Alley — formed in the early 1700s after two landowners combined properties to make a cart path to the river — has seen and survived multiple uses (and non-uses) in its more than 300 years. The National apartments are on the 100 block of North Second Street, just steps from Elfreth's Alley. 18th & 19th Century Elfreth’s Alley was not included in original plans for Philadelphia. The unit has a private entrance.
“Personally, I would consider that a positive thing.” “It’s kind of exciting,” said Ted Maust, associate director of the Elfreth’s Alley Association, the street’s advocacy group, which also operates the “If we suddenly moved to a place where half the houses were Airbnb, that would be a little bit unsustainable, I would think, if there became a habit of late-night, loud people,” Maust continued.
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Tourists from Myanmar pose outside of 139 Elfreth's Alley. I really couldn’t recommend this unique townhome more highly. “It’s narrow and it’s cozy, but we really see the buyer of this property being someone who can rent the property out based on its historical value and its proximity to historical attractions in Philadelphia,” said Ryan McManus, the listing agent and founder of the real estate company Agent PHL. Still, McManus remains confident that the property can fetch $1.2 million, especially amid a local housing market that he said has “never been so strong.” “The asking price is not reflective of market comps,” McManus said. Yet the building might not be standing today if not for the late Philadelphia builder Sam Marinucci, who purchased the property in 1974 after it had sat vacant for 25 years. In the last five years, eight of the 29 properties facing the block have been traded, with only one fetching more than $700,000. That property, which can sleep 12 guests, is currently listed on Airbnb for $849 a night, though smaller portions of the home can be rented for less. At the time, a wall had fallen in. It is within walking distance of the Betsy Ross House, the Liberty Bell, and the Revolutionary War The location is incredible right in downtown Philly and close to everything you could want to see. 139 Elfreth's Alley, with origins dating to the mid-1700s, is on the market for the first time in nearly 40 years.The agent behind the listing says the history surrounding the property could make it an attractive Airbnb. The bed was very comfortable and everything was very clean. From casual dining to some of the best restuarants in Philadelpia, you still do not need to get into a car. William’s instructions for check in were super simple and easy to follow. Comfortably sleeps 4 (2x queen sized beds) and there's plenty of space to spread out and relax. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located in the former home of dressmakers and has been restored to showcase their lifestyle. The home, with red shutters and a red door, is being marketed as the oldest home on the nation's oldest continually occupied block. Come stay at spacious apartment built in the 1700's on the oldest residential street in America! I would say that a good one-third of my clients right now are investors.” “New Yorkers or people from other metropolitan areas are seeing [Philadelphia] as a gold mine,” DelColle said. “This is a quiet place." That property, 139 Elfreth’s Alley, by contrast, is 12 feet wide, and totals 912 square feet.
139 Elfreth's Alley, well-known for its red door and shutters, is on the market for the first time in nearly 40 years. Tourists so frequently knock on the door that the current owner, Alfred Krawitz, said that he jokingly contemplated gluing the knocker to the door. This private loft is within walking distance of many historic sites: Elfreths Alley, Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Penn’s Landing, the Ben Franklin Museum, Betsy Ross’ house, Independence Hall, and the Museum of American Revolution. The apartment is on Elfreths Alley, the oldest residential Maust, from the alley’s association, said it’s unlikely that Franklin stayed on the street, though he can’t “disprove it.” Instead, he said, (And though McManus is currently marketing 139 Elfreth’s Alley With all of the tales surrounding the street, it is often easy to forget the times that Elfreth’s Alley barely survived. Krawitz contends that, when he purchased the rowhouse in 1978 for $53,000, he knew nothing of the block except that it was “old.” But after living there for nearly three decades (he moved out five years ago), he came to love the little “ordinary” home — even when tourists tried to walk through his open front door. [2][3] The alley is a National Historic Landmark. After it had been abandoned for more than two decades, 139 Elfreth's Alley was purchased in the 1970s by Philadelphia builder Sam Marinucci, who wanted to restore it as a "passion project."