Tucked into a handsome 1927 building on a tree-lined stretch of Locust Street, this one-bedroom residence invites you to slow down and actually settle in. University City is mid-transformation around you — longtime institutions and newly opened cafés, studios, and gathering spaces coexisting on the same blocks — and from this address you are positioned right at the center of that energy, without being swallowed by it.
Step inside and the open floor plan immediately does what good layouts are supposed to do: it makes a 700-square-foot apartment feel generous. The living area breathes, and because the kitchen flows directly into it rather than hiding behind a wall, the whole space becomes one connected room you actually want to spend time in. The kitchen itself earns a longer look. Stainless steel appliances line the workspace — refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, and disposal all present — and the arrangement makes meal prep feel less like a chore and more like a ritual. Picture a Saturday morning: coffee already going, eggs in the pan, the sounds of the neighborhood just starting to stir outside. The kitchen is sized for that kind of morning, the kind where you linger rather than rush.
The bedroom is positioned for real rest. An entry-level layout means no awkward half-flights or split configurations — just a clean, logical home that moves the way you move. The walk-in closet handles what most one-bedrooms cannot: an actual wardrobe, stored properly, without the visual clutter of a room-dividing wardrobe rack. The single full bath completes the unit with everything you need and nothing extraneous.
What this building adds around the apartment is equally worth your attention. A fitness center means your workout is an elevator ride away, not a membership negotiation. The game room gives residents a place to decompress that isn't their own couch. A meeting room handles the days when working from home means you genuinely need a door and a table. On-site laundry removes one of urban living's persistent small frustrations. Parking on-site addresses another. The building is gated, and elevator access makes the upper floors as practical as the lower ones. If you share your life with a dog or a cat, this building accommodates that — pets are welcome with applicable breed restrictions and deposit requirements, so you can bring your household as it actually exists.
University City itself is one of Philadelphia's most genuinely walkable neighborhoods, and Locust Street puts you in the thick of it. The corridor between 40th and 43rd has been quietly gaining momentum — independent restaurants, specialty coffee, academic and creative institutions that generate foot traffic and neighborhood life at all hours. The blocks here have the kind of layered character that only comes from a neighborhood with real history: century-old rowhouses beside newer infill, established businesses beside first-year ventures, students beside long-term residents who have watched the whole thing unfold. It is a neighborhood in the middle of becoming something, which tends to be the most interesting time to be there.
This is not a unit you pass through on the way to somewhere else. It is an address you come home to, in a building that has been part of this block since 1927, in a neighborhood that is writing its next chapter right now. Pricing and availability subject to change on a daily basis. Photos are of model units. Parking may be available subject to availability and may be an additional fee.
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Price
$1,465
Days On Site
17 Days
Bedrooms
1
Inside Area (SqFt)
700 sqft
Total Baths
1
Full Baths
1
Partial Baths
N/A
Lot Size
N/A
Year Built
1923
MLS Number
PAPH2678260
Status
Active
Property Tax
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HOA/Condo/Coop Fees
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Sq Ft Source
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General Features
Available on
2026-10-06
Levels
One
Parking
Off Street
Pets
Cats OKDogs OKNumber LimitYes
Property Sub Type
Condominium
Security
Smoke Detector(s)24 Hour SecuritySecurity Lights
Sewer
Public Sewer
SqFt Above
700
SqFt Total
700
Style
TraditionalUnit/FlatOther
Water Source
Public
Zoning
N/A
Interior Features
Appliances
Electric RangeElectric OvenGas RangeGas OvenWasherCooktopDishwasherDisposalDryerExhaust FanFreezerMicrowaveRefrigeratorStainless Steel Appliance(s)ENERGY STAR Qualified Appliances
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