About 4247 Locust St #617
Tucked into one of University City's most storied residential corridors, this sixth-floor one-bedroom at the Fairfax Apartments rewards anyone who takes the time to look a little closer at what 4247 Locust Street has quietly been offering since 1927. The building has aged into the kind of character that newer construction simply cannot replicate, and unit 617 carries that spirit into a 700-square-foot layout that feels considered and complete.
An open floor plan keeps the living space from feeling contained, letting the rooms breathe into one another in the way older buildings sometimes surprise you. The kitchen arrives equipped with stainless steel appliances, a dishwasher, microwave, disposal, and refrigerator, giving you everything needed to cook a proper meal or simply heat up leftovers after a long day on campus or in the lab. When the evening winds down, the walk-in closet off the bedroom means your things have a place to live without crowding the room itself.
Then there is the building around you. The Fairfax offers an elevator, so the sixth floor never feels like a climb. A fitness center means the morning workout happens before you ever step outside. The game room gives the evening somewhere low-key to land when you want company without a commitment. A meeting room is there when the apartment desk just isn't cutting it. Laundry is in the building, the community is gated, and parking is available on the lot, which in this part of Philadelphia is a detail worth pausing on.
If you share your home with a dog or a cat, the building welcomes them too, breed restrictions and deposit requirements apply, but the dog park on site means your mornings can start with a proper walk without leaving the property. It is the kind of small convenience that compounds over time into something you genuinely appreciate.
Step outside and University City opens up around you. Locust Street sits in the middle of a neighborhood that hums with the kind of energy that comes from proximity to some of the city's great institutions, independently owned coffee shops, and the particular mix of old rowhouses and lively storefronts that defines this stretch of West Philadelphia. Weekend farmers markets, late-night falafel, a favorite ramen spot, the kind of bookshop you wander into for one thing and leave an hour later having found three others — it is all part of the daily geography. Center City is reachable, and the surrounding streets reward the kind of life built around walking, exploring, and knowing your neighbors by face if not always by name.
Life at the Fairfax has a rhythm that is hard to manufacture. It comes from a building with nearly a century of presence on this block, from a neighborhood that has always attracted curious, driven, community-minded people, and from a floor plan that gives you just enough space to make it fully your own. 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.
