Is there a fire on the floor or in the hearth because it looks like Mrs. Puddle Duck the Executive Disaster of Historic Harriton House built that on the floor? One would have thought she would’ve learned how to lay the fire by now? But then at her inaugural meeting 2 years the fire department came, right?
I am finally off of their mailing list but I have been told by people I know that they continue to send out letters for money etc. How long has it been since the rental property at 500 Harriton Rd. has been rented? They had it listed originally for $5000 a month which really made me laugh out loud. It has been empty since September 2023. So that means rent was last collected in September? The rent last paid by a tenant was $3000 a month so how do they justify the hike?
They had a wonderful tenant whom they gave the bum’s rush to and will they say why? I know that this person was probably the best tenant they had had since my friend’s sister and her husband rented it years ago, with another friend of mine in between. This most recent tenant whom I know? I provided an enthusiastic reference for them when the former executive director was there….but that was when Harriton still felt like Harriton….sigh.
I have to wonder if they fixed all the things that needed fixing in this property? It’s a very old building so things need maintenance and repair.
Listed for rent now for $4500 a month? Please don’t misunderstand me, it’s a charming rental, but it’s not worth what the ask is currently and it’s quirky. And I wonder what the realtor is getting as a rental commission because his mom is on the board of Harriton House yes?
So the Zillow listing has like 96 photos which is odd for a rental listing, or real estate listing in general. One of the photos on the Zillow listing gave me pause, because it shows there’s a problem with the inside ceiling, and this is a very important historic asset in Lower Merion Township. Is that wood rot? Rot from a leak? Is the roof okay?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/506-Harriton-Rd-Bryn-Mawr-PA-19010/2052835667_zpid/
Of course, my other thing I wonder about the attic is did they fix the missing panes of glass up there because there had been a couple of panes missing for years.
Also they don’t mention that this place has no air conditioning or a garage. And it’s a shared basement in a sense with the original historic part of the house, and that basement floods.
But the biggest question is how can the rental have the address of 506 Harriton Road when it’s attached to the historic home which is 500 Harriton Road? 506 was the address attached to the office and education center, so how does that work exactly?
https://www.foxroach.com/realestate/details/37825576/506-harriton-road-bryn-mawr-pa-19010
Thank you for informing on this situation. Such a disappointment after all the past successes of the Harriton property management. As over $18,000 not collected in rent since last September, no wonder letters asking for money has gone out to the membership. I for one will no longer be a member until the current leadership changes. I have missed the trees that were cut down, the fun activities that brought the neighborhood and beyond to Harriton’s historical archives. Even the manner in which the tours are conducted, the staff in tee shirts and shorts, is abominable. Harriton has lost it’s class.