The most dynamic neighborhood in Philadelphia requires highly desirable housing stock, and properties in Fishtown offering this much style, space, and sophistication are few and far between. If you are looking for the best that Fishtown has to offer, come see this extraordinary one-of-a-kind home designed by Lance Kraemer Associates. Adjacent to the garage, and a few steps up from the sidewalk, you will find a recessed, covered entrance featuring a custom, artisan-crafted, multi-light door with a transom. Through the doorway, you will step into a spacious foyer where you will immediately experience a sense of the volume of space and light that permeates this home. In front of you will be two sets of floating steel and timber staircases suspended by stainless steel cables. One staircase ascends a short flight up to the primary living areas, the other takes you downstairs to a beautiful second living space highlighted by 9'ceilings, a poured-in-place concrete wall, and a 6' wide set of sliding glass doors opening to a large light well. This level offers so much possibility: media room, playroom, gym, workspace, and can double as a guest space with the adjacent full bathroom. Back upstairs to the foyer, a few more steps take you to an open kitchen dining area. The open galley kitchen design features extensive counter space and cabinetry, built-in stainless steel appliances, a marble counter with waterfall end offering seating for four, and is sunlit all morning by a pair of southeast-facing windows over the industrial style sink. Extending out from the kitchen on wide plank wood flooring that runs throughout the house, and overlooking the sunken living area through a glass-paneled railing, is a large dining area that is perfect for dinner parties and family gatherings. A few steps down from the dining area takes you to an expansive living room with 16' high ceilings, a light-filled wall of glass that opens to a beautifully landscaped patio, a fireplace set into a floor to ceiling chimney breast wall, above which is a recessed space for your monitor. Opposite the fireplace are four illuminated wood-paneled niches adding architectural interest and suitable for highlighting art and decorative objects. Outside you will find a large patio lined with wooden fencing surrounding planting beds, a grassy area, and a hardscape patio perfect for lounge seating or al fresco dining. Back inside, and up the stairs, you will arrive at an open corridor illuminated by a stairwell skylight that filters light through four floors. At each end of the corridor are spacious and sunlit bedrooms, each with its own terrace. Between the bedrooms, you will find an interior office space, a laundry station, and a full bath with floating vanity and ceramic tiled flooring and shower surround. Once up the stairs and on the top floor you will arrive at a light-filled flex space that is suitable for a seating area or office. Towards the front of the home on this floor, you will find a generously sized owners bedroom suite with plenty of closet space, a private terrace, and a large spa-style bathroom offering floor to ceiling marble tiled walls, double vanities, a jetted bathtub, and a frameless glass shower stall. Back down the corridor, and through the flex space, you will find the floating steel staircase that takes you to a large fiberglass roof deck with expansive 360-degree views including the Center City skyline and the Benjamin Franklin bridge. Included in this exceptional property: a Control 4 smart home automation system, custom Hunter Douglas window treatments, HikVision outdoor security cameras, living room tv monitor, and 5 years left on the tax abatement. Centrally located in the heart of Fishtown, just one block off of Girard Avenue, and just a 10-minute stroll to Frankford Avenue, Penn Treaty Park, or Riverwards market, 631 Flora offers a wonderful style, in a private setting, with easy access to all of the amenities that Fishtown has to offer.
