House of the week: An expanded four-bedroom Colonial in Abington Township for $599,900
After nearly three decades, including a major renovation, the Abington Township home is on the market.
Living in the Fox Chase Manor neighborhood in the mid-1990s, Linda and Mike Tobin admired the location of houses across the street. So in 1997, they decided to buy one and enlarge it.
They raised their two children there and sent them to the Abington School District. But now the children are grown up and have moved to Cherry Hill, where Linda is from, so the Tobins will follow them there.
Mike installs telecommunications systems for businesses, and Linda is a retired telecommunications professional.
Mike said they were particularly attracted by “the quaintness of the neighborhood, the big oak trees,” and township-residents-only Alverthorpe Park, with its variety of athletic facilities.
So they undertook a major renovation of the house on one of the larger plots of Fox Chase Manor, with a two-car attached garage and driveway parking for four more cars.
The renovation comprised an expanded eat-in kitchen, first-floor powder room, and a family room with a gas fireplace and a large patio.
The second level was expanded for the house to have four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and a laundry room.
Entrance to the house is through a covered front porch into the foyer, living room, and formal dining room.
The second level has the bedrooms, and the primary bathroom has a stall shower and walk-in closet.
The partially finished basement has heat.
There are hardwood floors in most of the home, and tile in the kitchen and bathrooms.
The roof was replaced in 2015 and there is 200-amp electric throughout.
The house is close to Huntingdon Valley Shopping Center and a Giant supermarket.
It is listed by Don Rowley of Coldwell Banker Hearthside Realtors for $599,900.