Encompassing hotspots like Midtown Village and iconic South Street, Washington Square West is identified as between Seventh and Broad streets, running east to west, and between Chestnut and South streets, spanning north to south. Washington Square West falls in the 19107 and 19147 zip codes.
Trendy Midtown Village is the cultural standout for Washington Square West, featuring restaurant and bar Maison 208 with the city’s only retractable roof, funky coffee hangout The Last Drop, the city’s biggest and most delightful serving of French toast at Green Eggs Cafe and the stretch of multi-cultural, award-winning Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran restaurants on 13th Street. The neighborhood is also home to the Gayborhood and its LGBT nightlife, McGillin’s Old Ale House (Philadelphia’s oldest bar), the renowned Cheu Noodle Bar, plus Garces Trading Company – the namesake of Iron Chef Jose Garces.
Washington Square West will soon run adjacent to Fashion District Philadelphia, a mixed-use shopping center expected to open in 2018 on Market Street.
Washington Square Park remains the place to be for dog-walking and lounging on a spring day with a book, serving as the one-square-block sister park to Rittenhouse Square. It’s also the home of historic landmark – and still-operating – Walnut Street Theatre, ideal for kids, and the more grown-up performing arts center The Wilma Theater – where you’ll catch thought-provoking works with influences from around the world.
Architecturally, the Curtis Center, spanning the northern end of the park, impresses with its grandiose atrium, where you’ll often spot weddings on a Saturday.
The neighborhood also has several bars, such as MilkBoy, Voyeur Nightclub and Franky Bradley’s, that double as small-scale venues for music concerts, burlesque performances, drag shows and more.
Philadelphia School District kids in the 19107 zip code attend the General George A. McCall School for kindergarten through eighth grade, and Benjamin Franklin High School, on North Broad Street, for high school. Those in the 19147 code attend the George Nebinger School for kindergarten through eighth grade, and the Horace Furness School, in South Philadelphia, for high school.
Washington Square West has no shortage of grocery options, with Whole Foods and regional supermarket Acme side-by-side on South Street, a Target Express on Chestnut Street, grab-and-go market Everything Fresh on Walnut Street and a Wawa convenience store just a block west of the park. Of note, the world-famous Reading Terminal Market is just a short walk north.
In the future, a MOM’s Organic Market will be housed between Market and Chestnut streets, just north of the neighborhood’s boundaries.
Browse Washington Square West real estate listings for homes, condos and apartments. Contact us to learn more.
$500,000
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911 Ellsworth Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 Beds 1 Baths 2,208 SqFt 0.030 Acres
$500,000
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911 Ellsworth Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2,208 SqFt 0.030 Acres
$509,900
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1010 Arch Street 201 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 Beds 2 Baths 2,008 SqFt
$515,000
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825 Bainbridge Street 202 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 2 Baths 910 SqFt
$524,999
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1029 Christian Street A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,530 SqFt
$525,000
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1 Queen Street 15B Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Beds 3 Baths 2,671 SqFt 1,500 Acres
$526,500
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717 S Columbus Boulevard 1113 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,293 SqFt
$527,500
PENDING
717 S Columbus Boulevard 1203 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,304 SqFt
$530,000
ACTIVE UNDER CONTRACT
1023 Lombard Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,621 SqFt 0.010 Acres
$535,000
PENDING
717 S Columbus Boulevard 1206 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,297 SqFt
$545,888
COMING SOON
508 Federal Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1,818 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$549,900
PENDING
812 S Warnock Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,416 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$550,000
PENDING
1150 Cross Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,084 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$550,000
PENDING
736 Annin Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,596 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$550,000
ACTIVE
410 S Front Street 206 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 1 Baths 1,157 SqFt
$550,000
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1435 S Juniper Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 Beds 4 Baths 1,890 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$550,000
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703 S 4th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2,000 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$559,000
ACTIVE
919 Washington Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 Beds 3 Baths 1,752 SqFt 0.020 Acres
$559,900
PENDING
200 Lombard Street 3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,574 SqFt
$564,900
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709 S Delhi Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,464 SqFt 0.020 Acres
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One of the city’s most well-preserved neighborhoods, Society Hill is located just east of Washington Square West and is known for its cobblestone side streets, array of historic architecture and fine dining.
Located just below Society Hill, this neighborhood is often cited as the starting line for South Philadelphia, with an increasingly youthful feel and attractions like the quickly evolving Fabric Row and South Street Headhouse District.
Ground zero for Center City Philadelphia culture, Rittenhouse is host to the world-known Rittenhouse Square Park and its surrounding restaurants and the culturally rich stretch of Walnut Street Shopping, and rests in close proximity to City Hall and Dilworth Park.
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