The house at 1255 Hollow Road stands on more than 30 acres of meadow, pond and woodland in Chester Springs, with five fireplaces inside and a restored 18th-century bank barn beyond the main residence. It previously changed hands for $2,700,000 in 2013.
The five sales span Chester Springs, the Radnor Hunt community in Malvern, Media, Gladwyne and Villanova, and together they total $13.23 million for the week ending September 27, 2026. At the foot of the list, a 1961 Cape Cod-style house in Villanova sold for $1.9 million.
No. 1 — $4,020,000 · 1255 Hollow Rd, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
A custom Chester County farmhouse on more than 30 acres at 1255 Hollow Road in Chester Springs closed on September 21, 2026 at $4.02 million, the highest reported home sale price in the Philadelphia metro area for the week. The 1992 residence holds four bedrooms and six baths across a reported 5,973 square feet.
Listing materials identify John Milner as the architect. Stonework, mahogany cornices and a standing-seam copper roof define the exterior, and the interior combines full plaster walls, custom millwork and flooring that ranges from pegged walnut and 100-year-old long-leaf yellow pine to herringbone brick and imported tile. Rooms were laid out for the southern exposure and the views over the Birchrun stream, a pond, open meadow and partial woods. All four bedrooms have en suite baths, and the primary suite adds a dressing room and private access to an upstairs bonus room.
A detached four-car garage sits beside the house, and a fully restored 18th-century bank barn carries a further four-car garage wing. The land is enrolled in Act 319 with no deed restrictions.
William Cochrane and Elizabeth Kramer of James A Cochrane Inc represented the listing side of the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 27, 2026. Joymarie DeFruscio of Keller Williams Realty Group represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,300,000 · 623 Sugartown Rd, Malvern, Pennsylvania
Linda Burgwin of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services held the listing on a Radnor Hunt property that went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, the No. 2 transaction in RealtyWire’s weekly Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5. Meghan Chorin of Compass RE represented the buyer.
623 Sugartown Road, a farmhouse-style residence on 4.2 acres in the Radnor Hunt community of Malvern, went to settlement September 25, 2026 at $3.3 million. Built in 1992 and extensively reworked since, it offers five bedrooms and six baths across a reported 7,000 square feet, and it previously changed hands for $2,500,000 in 2021.
Custom millwork, pocket doors and built-ins run through the renovated interior, where the kitchen pairs custom cabinetry and quartzite countertops with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, walnut floors and a fireplace and opens into a conservatory-style dining room enclosed by stone walls, vaulted ceilings and walls of windows. The primary suite adds a private fireplace and a spa bath with heated floors, a Japanese soaking tub and a sauna.
A barn complex behind the house serves as both an equestrian facility and an entertaining space, with a stable area, a three-bay garage and a stone and brick loggia overlooking a 60-foot pool. A separate post-and-beam party barn carries the property’s fifth bedroom above a 16-foot bar and a deck over the paddocks. Stalls and tack rooms adjoin the original barn, and the grounds open onto miles of riding trails.
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No. 3 — $2,100,000 · 365 Arbor Cir, Media, Pennsylvania
Maria Doyle of Compass RE represented the listing side of the sale, which ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The buyer’s agent was Jen Driscoll of Keller Williams Realty Devon-Wayne.
365 Arbor Circle, a six-bedroom house in the Arbors community in Media, sold on September 21, 2026 for $2.1 million. Completed in 2003, it carries nine baths and a reported 10,910 square feet, with an elevator connecting its levels and a five-car attached garage fitted with lifts.
Listing materials identify Jack Quinlen as the builder. A two-story foyer opens between the formal dining room and a living room with a gas fireplace, and a home office with cherry built-ins joins that room through a wet bar. The remodeled kitchen has double ovens, a gas cooktop and a large island, and geothermal heating and a whole-house generator serve the property.
Five en suite bedrooms occupy the second floor, where the primary suite takes in a gas fireplace, private balcony, sitting room and a bath with views toward Ridley Creek. The lower level holds a full bar, a second kitchen and a home theater, and a heated in-ground pool and spa with an outdoor fireplace sit behind the house below a Trex deck and a screened porch. The property backs onto open space within the Rose Tree Media School District and previously changed hands for $975,000 in 2002, before the current residence was completed in 2003.
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No. 4 — $1,915,000 · 1536 Monticello Dr, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
A 1960 house at 1536 Monticello Drive in Gladwyne sold for $1,915,000, with settlement September 24, 2026. The five-bedroom home has five baths and a reported 3,858 square feet, and it previously changed hands for $1,150,000 in 2024.
A foyer floored in black-and-white checkered marble opens the house, and hardwood runs through the principal rooms. A working wood-burning fireplace serves the formal living room and a second one anchors the family room, which is open to a kitchen with granite countertops, custom cabinetry and a large center island. Two bedrooms upstairs have en suite baths, and the primary suite has raised ceilings and his-and-her closets.
The finished walkout lower level works as an in-law or guest suite with a private full bath and direct access to the rear patio, and a bi-level deck faces the grounds behind a rear-entry two-car garage. Improvements include a new roof, HVAC, plumbing and Lutron smart electrical in 2024, a whole-house generator in 2025 and new windows in 2026. The house sits in the Lower Merion School District, minutes from Main Line shops.
Jennifer Govberg Schulman of Hightop Real Estate LLC held the listing on a Gladwyne house that went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s weekly Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5. Amanda Kardon of Compass RE represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,900,000 · 1300 Morris Ave, Villanova, Pennsylvania
1300 Morris Avenue, a brick Cape Cod-style house on 1.26 acres in Villanova, closed at $1.9 million in a September 25, 2026 settlement. Dating to 1961, it holds five bedrooms and six baths across a reported 4,783 square feet, including a first-floor primary suite, and it previously changed hands for $1,310,000 in 2023.
Hardwood flooring, moldings and three fireplaces run through the interior, and the living room’s picture window looks over the grounds toward a bluestone patio. A newly completed eat-in kitchen combines custom white and walnut cabinetry, quartz countertops, a seated island and Thermador appliances; French doors open to an office and library with a gas fireplace; and the daylit lower level has been newly finished as a gym.
Covered and uncovered seating areas at the rear overlook a resurfaced and retiled pool, and a pond in one corner has been rebuilt with a cascading waterfall, stocked with fish and fenced. Systems work includes electrical panels with an EV charger, architectural roofing, HVAC, replacement windows and a whole-house generator. An attached two-car garage serves the house, which sits in the Lower Merion School District near Villanova University and the Villanova train station.
Lisa Ciccotelli of BHHS Fox & Roach-Haverford represented the listing side of the No. 5 transaction in RealtyWire’s Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 27, 2026. The property went under contract 2 days after the current listing date and closed $125,100 above its final asking price of $1,774,900. Maria Doyle of Compass RE represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 27, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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