Designed by architect Walter Durham, a 1918 all-stone English Cotswold residence on N Rose Ln in Haverford went under contract 4 days after the current listing date and closed September 4 at $3.50 million, the top reported home sale of the week in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro area. The five sales combined for $15.78 million for the week ending September 6, 2026.
The week’s transactions reach both sides of the metro: Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Blue Bell and Devon on the Pennsylvania Main Line and in Montgomery County, plus Moorestown’s Town Center in New Jersey. They range from a newly completed custom build in Blue Bell to a 1924 residence in Moorestown, and Compass RE represented the listing side of two of this week’s five highest-priced reported sales.
No. 1 — $3,500,000 · 534 N Rose Ln, Haverford, Pennsylvania
Walter Durham’s 1918 English Cotswold design at 534 N Rose Ln brought $3,500,000 when it closed on September 4, 2026. Listing materials identify Durham as the architect of the all-stone Haverford residence, which is approached through a Belgian block courtyard and driveway and carries a reported 4,180 square feet.
Inside, a foyer opens to a living room with a fireplace and bay windows, a wood-paneled library with a second fireplace, and a formal dining room lit by five-window arrangements overlooking the front and rear grounds. The kitchen pairs a Vulcan commercial-grade range with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and honed Calacatta Gold marble countertops, and hardwood floors and zoned HVAC systems run throughout. Upstairs, five bedrooms and four full bathrooms include a primary suite with a custom built-in alcove, dressing-area built-ins and an oversized shower, backed by a room-sized upper-level laundry and a rear staircase.
Landscaped grounds with mature trees screen a pool sited away from view, a flagstone patio extends off the living room, and two separate garages complete the property, which sits moments from Merion Cricket Club with easy access to Bryn Mawr, Villanova and Center City Philadelphia. The home went under contract 4 days after the current listing date, and the $3.50 million closing put Jody Kotler of Compass RE at the listing side of the metro’s highest-priced reported sale of the week β Kotler’s second appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro.
Jody Kotler of Compass RE was the listing agent. Ady McGowan of BHHS Fox & Roach Wayne-Devon represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,358,000 · 840 Harriton Rd, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
At 840 Harriton Rd in Bryn Mawr, a renovated 2002 residence with a reported 7,507 square feet brought $3,358,000 in a sale completed August 31, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $2,535,000 in 2010.
French doors off the light-filled foyer open to a terrace, and the main level sets a formal living room and fireplace beside a private office with double French doors and floor-to-ceiling built-ins. An extensively updated kitchen centers on a large seated island with a Thermador six-burner cooktop, double ovens, a built-in Sub-Zero refrigerator and quartz countertops, while a butler’s pantry adds wine refrigeration and an integrated ice maker. A reworked lower level holds a custom bar with dual wine coolers and Viking appliances, a mirrored gym and a sound-insulated private theater, and the primary suite’s marble bath features radiant heated floors, dual vanities and a soaking tub. A gated pool and spa with a cascading water feature anchors the landscaped grounds.
The transaction ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s weekly Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5 and marks Lavinia Smerconish’s third appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro.
Lavinia Smerconish of Compass RE was the listing agent. Andrea Desy Edrei of SERHANT Pennsylvania LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,250,000 · 725 W Curry Dr, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Newly completed in 2026, the custom-built residence at 725 W Curry Dr in Blue Bell closed at its full asking price on September 3, 2026, at $3,250,000, after going under contract 6 days after the current listing date. The property previously changed hands for $750,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
Behind a full natural stone facade with Andersen 400 Series black windows, gas lanterns and a bluestone paver walkway, the five-bedroom home opens to a herringbone-patterned foyer under 10-foot ceilings, with 5-inch solid white oak flooring and 8-foot solid-core doors. The kitchen combines custom inset cabinetry with brass hardware, honed Carrara marble countertops, a 42-inch ILVE range and a paneled Monogram refrigerator beside an oversized butler’s pantry, and the family room carries exposed oak ceiling beams, built-in bookcases and a marble-surround gas fireplace. Every bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom, and a reported 7,500 square feet is rounded out by a finished basement, a three-car garage and a rear brick patio with an exterior fireplace.
The full-asking-price sale ranked No. 3 among the metro area’s reported transactions for the week, with Matthew Condello of BHHS Fox & Roach-Blue Bell representing the listing side of the new construction.
Matthew Condello of BHHS Fox & Roach-Blue Bell was the listing agent. Geiger Smith of BHHS Fox & Roach-Haverford represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,900,000 · 205 Exeter Rd, Devon, Pennsylvania
A stone Colonial manor at 205 Exeter Rd in Devon went under contract 10 days after the current listing date and closed September 2, 2026, at its full asking price of $2,900,000. Listing materials credit the design and construction of the 2004 home, set on a landscaped corner acre with an oversized pool and hot tub, to Ted Babiy; the property previously changed hands for $1,900,000 in 2015.
A front-to-back center hall with a two-story turned staircase leads to formal rooms framed by arched cased openings, with wainscoting, crown moldings and hardwood floors through the living room, dining room and study. The renovated kitchen is organized into task stations with quartz counters, an island with a second sink, an oversized refrigerator-freezer with built-in wine refrigeration, two dishwashers, a six-burner gas range and double wall ovens, opening to a vaulted breakfast room and a great room with a Palladian window and a slate-surround gas fireplace. A third-floor recreation room and a lower level with a game room, second family room, exercise room and second laundry extend the reported 7,243 square feet.
The full-asking-price result stood at No. 4 among the week’s reported sales across the Philadelphia metro area, with Ady McGowan of BHHS Fox & Roach Wayne-Devon holding the listing side.
Ady McGowan of BHHS Fox & Roach Wayne-Devon was the listing agent. Robin Elliott of Compass RE represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,776,000 · 205 E Central Ave, Moorestown, New Jersey
In Moorestown’s Town Center, a 1924 Federal-style residence at 205 E Central Ave sold for $2,776,000, with the closing recorded August 31, 2026. The seven-bedroom home sits on just over an acre within walking distance of Main Street and previously changed hands for $2,015,000 in 2010.
A grand center hall introduces floor-to-ceiling windows topped with fanlights, layered custom millwork and original detailing, while a mahogany library with coffered ceilings and a fireplace and an Andalusian-style gathering room with a custom bar and terracotta floors overlook the pool. The kitchen wing carries a massive island, a hand-painted Italian-tile pizza oven, a walk-in pantry and a separate catering kitchen, and the finished basement holds a wine tasting room, a theater stage, a full kitchen and a billiards area across a reported 14,144 square feet. Outside, a pool and spa join a full outdoor kitchen with warming drawers, a wood-burning fireplace and a bluestone patio with brick inlay, and a restored three-level barn now serves as a two-car garage.
The transaction placed at No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Philadelphia Metro Area Top 5 for the week, with Naoji Moriuchi and Jane F Hipple of Compass New Jersey, LLC – Moorestown on the listing side.
Mr. Naoji Moriuchi and Jane F Hipple of Compass New Jersey, LLC – Moorestown were the listing agents. Jane Hipple of Compass New Jersey, LLC – Moorestown represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 6, 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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