1 Bed
1 Bath
575 SqFt
1 Bed
1 Bath
575 SqFt
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home, Condo
Sub Type Unit/Flat/Apartment
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Rent
Square Footage 575 sqft
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID PAPH2682638
Style Victorian
Bedrooms 1
Full Baths 1
Abv Grd Liv Area 575
Year Built 1925
Property Sub-Type Unit/Flat/Apartment
Source BRIGHT
Property Description
The kitchen is the natural center of gravity. Upgraded countertops provide real working surface, and stainless steel appliances, including a refrigerator, microwave, ice maker, and disposal, make daily cooking feel efficient rather than effortful. The bedroom benefits from a walk-in closet, which quietly solves the storage challenge that trips up so many apartment dwellers. An in-unit washer and dryer completes the picture, removing the laundry room from your weekly calculus entirely.
Beyond the front door, the building wraps its residents in a suite of amenities that shift the daily experience in meaningful ways. A concierge at the door sets a tone of attentiveness from the moment you arrive home. When the week accumulates its weight, the fitness center downstairs offers a reliable reset without the commute. The game room and meeting room serve residents whose lives spill beyond the boundaries of their own four walls, whether that means a remote work session that needs a change of scenery or an evening of casual socializing with neighbors. When the weather turns cooperative, the roof deck becomes the most desirable room in the building, with open sky above and the rooftops of University City spread out below. The picnic area offers a more grounded alternative, while the dog park means your four-legged companion, cat or dog, is already accounted for in the building's thinking. Elevator access and on-site security round out a building that takes the infrastructure of daily life seriously.
Step outside and the neighborhood rewards the decision immediately. University City has developed into one of Philadelphia's most walkable and eclectic corridors, where long-established diners share the sidewalk with specialty coffee shops, international eateries, and neighborhood markets. Chestnut Street itself is a thread that connects them all, and the building's position at 3900 places you well within the heart of it. Weekend mornings practically write themselves: coffee within a few blocks, a farmers market or bookshop visit, a long afternoon that requires no car and no plan.
Built in 1922, the building carries the kind of architectural credibility that newer construction rarely earns. The bones are solid, the proportions considered, and a century of Philadelphia history settles quietly into the hallways and common spaces. That lineage does not read as nostalgia so much as confidence, a building that knows what it is and has kept improving anyway.
When the city calls, transit options in University City connect residents to Center City and beyond with the ease that makes a car feel optional rather than necessary. The broader grid of Philadelphia opens from here with straightforward access, which is one of the less celebrated but deeply practical reasons University City continues to draw residents who want to live close to everything without sacrificing a sense of neighborhood. 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.
Location
State PA
County Philadelphia
Area 19104 (19104)
Rooms
Main Level Bedrooms 1
Interior
Interior Features Walk-in Closet(s), Floor Plan - Open
Hot Water Other
Heating Other
Cooling Central A/C
Equipment Stove, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stainless Steel Appliances, Dishwasher, Disposal, Washer, Dryer
Furnishings No
Fireplace N
Appliance Stove, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stainless Steel Appliances, Dishwasher, Disposal, Washer, Dryer
Heat Source Electric
Laundry Common
Exterior
Amenities Available Fitness Center, Concierge, Elevator, Dog Park, Spa, Extra Storage, Game Room, Security, Reserved/Assigned Parking
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Garage N
Private Pool No
Building
Story 1
Unit Features Hi-Rise 9+ Floors
Above Ground Finished SqFt 575
Sewer Public Septic
Water Public
Architectural Style Victorian
Level or Stories 1
Additional Building Above Grade
New Construction N
Schools
School District The School District Of Philadelphia
Others
Pets Allowed N
Senior Community No
Tax ID 881117500
Ownership Other
SqFt Source 575
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