Stately living. Wild greenery. Five minutes from the city's best schools and fifteen from its heart.
Philadelphia, PA 19119 — West Mount Airy
Set behind a winding walkway lined with Japanese maples, holly, spruce, and rose bushes, 112 W. Upsal Street greets you with a wrap-around porch and a front garden that feels more like an arrival than an address. This is a home that asks you to slow down.
Inside is a residence built for the full range of life — quiet mornings, big dinners, working from home, raising a family, hosting friends, and disappearing into your own third-floor retreat at the end of a long day. Outside, more than half an acre of mature gardens and fruit trees, along with a sheltered solarium, make this a true gardener's paradise, rare to find this close to Center City.
In one of Philadelphia's most beloved and walkable neighborhoods, with Wissahickon Valley Park practically in your backyard and the region's top schools minutes away, 112 W. Upsal Street is the rare combination of grandeur, nature, and convenience.
Your private paradise awaits.
From the parlor to the solarium, every space in this home was designed with intention.
A wrap-around porch and a winding garden path set the tone before you ever reach the door. Exotic and mature plantings — Japanese maples, holly, spruce, and rose bushes — create lush, dramatic visuals year-round and a genuine sense of serenity and arrival.
Wind down after a long day in the parlor, anchored by a full wet bar with custom woodwork, a dishwasher, and wine and beverage coolers. It's the natural gathering point of the home — equally suited to a quiet nightcap or a houseful of guests.
Host memorable dinners in the formal dining room, complete with built-in cabinetry and glass display. Tall windows frame views of the front garden and its dramatic exotic trees, bringing the outdoors to the table in every season.
A spacious kitchen makes cooking for a crowd effortless. Rich hardwood floors run throughout the home, with durable slate in the foyer, kitchen, and main traffic areas. A convenient half bath sits between the kitchen and the living and entertainment space — a small detail that makes daily life and hosting genuinely easier.
Off the kitchen, a back room and pantry lead to a versatile three-season room that can serve as a full mother-in-law suite — complete with its own kitchenette, full bathroom, and separate driveway entrance. Interior security doors let you open it up as a seamless indoor-outdoor entertaining space, or close it off as a private, self-contained suite. Whether you're hosting extended family, creating a private guest wing, or exploring rental and Airbnb potential, this space adapts to whatever you need.
A separate solarium with its own interior water supply offers a sheltered, multi-season garden — perfect for overwintering herbs and plants, or simply as a sunlit spot to sit and take in the view.
Five bedrooms, a dedicated second-floor laundry room, and a generous linen closet make family living practical and comfortable. Four original fireplaces — currently closed off, with the option to reopen — are a nod to the home's character and craftsmanship.
The entire third floor is your private oasis. The owner's suite spans the full floor and includes a separate room ideal as a home office or nursery. Unwind in your own sauna and walk-in shower combination, or soak in the soaking tub of the second full bath. After a busy day, this is a retreat that rivals any spa.
The masterfully landscaped backyard is the heart of this property — roughly 0.6 acres of space that's nearly impossible to find in the city.
Mature, established fruit trees and bushes produce throughout the seasons:
The grounds are fully framed by a complete perimeter fence, with two storage sheds and a dedicated inner gardening area. Whether you're harvesting figs in late summer, picking berries with the kids, or simply enjoying the green from the porch, the outdoor space here is genuinely special.
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Explore the layout across all four floors of this 5,588 sq ft estate.
See the property and surrounding West Mount Airy neighborhood from above.
112 W. Upsal Street sits in West Mount Airy, a tree-lined neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia known for its historic homes, architectural variety, and one of the strongest community cultures in the city.
This is not your typical rowhome neighborhood — the streets are leafy, the houses have character and human scale, and the vibe is famously welcoming and family-oriented.
A few blocks away, Germantown Avenue offers a walkable commercial corridor full of independent coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, grocers, and shops — including the beloved Weavers Way Co-op. It's the kind of place where daily errands turn into neighbors saying hello.
West Mount Airy has long been celebrated as a national model of diversity and neighborly stability — a place people move to and stay in for decades.
Just five minutes away lies Wissahickon Valley Park — roughly 2,000 acres of protected forest with more than 50 miles of trails, all within the city limits. Its best-known route, Forbidden Drive, is a wide, mostly flat, car-free gravel path that runs more than five miles along Wissahickon Creek, perfect for an early-morning run, a family bike ride, an impromptu picnic, or a long walk to the historic Valley Green Inn.
For the outdoor enthusiast — or anyone who just wants to step out of the city without leaving it — this is an extraordinary amenity to have minutes from home.
After a long day in Philadelphia, the trip home is part of the appeal — a quick ride that ends in trees, quiet, and your own front garden.
If education is a priority, you'll be in exceptional company. Within minutes of the home are several of the most prestigious independent schools in the Philadelphia region — consistently ranked among the best in the city and the state:
Few homes offer this caliber of educational options so close to the front door.
Rarely does a property of this size and character — roughly 0.6 acres, with multi-generational flexibility, mature gardens, and a third-floor spa retreat — become available this close to Center City.
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CCL Real Estate
728 S Broad St 3rd & 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
MLS# PAPH2623858