281 S Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 (MLS# SC-6315)

281 S Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

$610,000
Property Type: Residential Income Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 10 Square Footage: 4,950 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 6,534 Status: Pending
Current Price: $610,000 List Date: 12/14/2024 Last Modified: 4/08/2025

Description

281 S. Franklin Street was listed in 1989 on the National Register of Historic Places as a ''significant structure'' in Wilkes-Barre's River Street Historic District. Architecturally, the building illustrates the Queen Anne style which was first introduced to Wilkes-Barre in 1883 The three-story, brick building (completely re-pointed about ten years ago) includes a slate roof and a stone and mortar foundation. There are ten (10) apartments in the building including 5 studio and 5 one-bedrooms.

More Information MLS# SC-6315

Contract Information

Current Price: $610,000 List Price: $610,000 Status: Pending List Date: 2024-12-14 Property Type: Apartment Property Attached YN: No Listing Agreement: Exclusive Agency Listing Service: Full Service Seller Offers Concessions YN: Yes Owner Name: Graysha K. Harris

Location Tax and Legal

House # (1): 281 Street Direction Pfx: S Street Name: Franklin Street Suffix: Street City (Post Office): Wilkes-Barre State/Province: PA Zip Code: 18701 County: Luzerne Geo Lat: 41.242578 Geo Lon: -75.891357

General Property Information

Total Bedrooms: 6 Total Bathrooms: 10 Total Full Baths: 10 Above Grade Finished Area: 4814 Year Built: 1890 Year Built Source: Owner New Construction YN: No Garage YN: No Parking Total: 8 Lot Size Acres: 0.15 Lot Size Dimensions: 41x165 Lot Dimensions Source: Owner Association YN: No Waterfront YN: No Basement YN: Yes Furnished: Negotiable Units Furnished: None Fireplace YN: Yes Spa YN: No Senior Community YN: No Rent Control YN: No

Remarks and Miscellaneous

Public Remarks: 281 S. Franklin Street was listed in 1989 on the National Register of Historic Places as a ''significant structure'' in Wilkes-Barre's River Street Historic District. Architecturally, the building illustrates the Queen Anne style which was first introduced to Wilkes-Barre in 1883 The three-story, brick building (completely re-pointed about ten years ago) includes a slate roof and a stone and mortar foundation. There are ten (10) apartments in the building including 5 studio and 5 one-bedrooms.

Status Change Information

Major Change Timestamp: 2025-04-08T14:11:18Z Major Change Type: Status Change Status Change Timestamp: 2025-04-08 PurchaseContractDate: 2025-04-07

Income and Expenses

Electric Expense: 1960.69 Heat Expense: 9302.6 Insurance Expense: 7970 Sewer Expense: 3320 Trash Expense: 4736.03 Water Expense: 3488.78

Unit 1

Unit #: 1 SqFt Total: 373.75 Baths Total: 1 Beds Total: 1 Dining Room YN: No Kitchen YN: Yes Living Room YN: Yes Occupied YN: Yes Unit Remarks: studio

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Listing Office: NASSER REAL ESTATE, INC.
Last Updated: April - 08 - 2025
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