Philadelphia · Home sale
8830 Towanda Ave in Philadelphia sells for $2 million
A single-family home at 8830 Towanda Ave, Philadelphia sold for $2,000,000 on July 20, 2026. See the seller and buyer net sheets for this sale.
- Sale price
- $2,000,000
- Sold
- July 20, 2026
- Property type
- Single-family home
- Living area
- 4,419 sq ft
- Price per sq ft
- $453
- Year built
- 1925
At $2,000,000, the sale was 18% above the most recent earlier sale on record: $1,700,000 in 2022. Philadelphia Department of Records' real estate transfer records show the single-family home at 8830 Towanda Ave in Philadelphia sold on July 20, 2026.
An aerial photo shows the property has a pool, trees covering much of the lot and other houses around it.
The record lists Reade H. Ryan III and Elise C. Meslow as the seller and Bradley Murtha and Jamie Jelly Murtha as the buyer.
Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment records show 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4,419 square feet of living area, a 1925 construction date and a 1.0-acre lot. At that size, the price works out to $453 per square foot. The market value on record is $1,928,100.
What this sale costs to close
What does closing cost at this price? Under Philadelphia custom the seller's larger charges are $35,780 for the philadelphia realty transfer tax and $10,000 for the state realty transfer tax. With a 5% commission, the seller's estimated net is $1,867,499 before any mortgage payoff. A buyer putting 20% down would need about $507,337 at closing.
Source: Philadelphia Department of Records, real estate transfers (OpenDataPhilly), document 54577300. Property details: Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment. Net sheets are estimates from the NetSheet.org rules engine, not the parties' actual closing statements. Request a correction or removal.
