Stately living and wild greenery — five minutes from the city's finest schools, fifteen from its heart.
One of West Mount Airy's most distinctive homes for sale, this 1916 stone estate sits behind a winding walkway lined with Japanese maples, holly, spruce, and rose bushes — 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. With Wissahickon Valley Park practically in your backyard and the region's top schools minutes away, 112 West Upsal Street is the uncommon meeting of grandeur, nature, and convenience.
Your private paradise awaits.
From the parlor to the third-floor retreat, every space was arranged with intention.
Wind down in the parlor, anchored by a full wet bar with custom woodwork, a dishwasher, and wine and beverage coolers — set beside one of the home's original fireplaces. The natural heart of the home, equally suited to a quiet nightcap or a houseful of guests.
A statement chandelier and a window seat set beneath tall windows that look onto the front garden and its dramatic trees — bringing the outdoors to the table in every season.
A spacious kitchen with stainless appliances, warm butcher-block counters, and subway tile makes cooking effortless. Rich hardwood runs through the main rooms, with durable slate in the foyer and high-traffic areas.
Off the kitchen, a versatile space serves as a full mother-in-law suite — its own kitchenette, full bathroom, and separate driveway entrance. Interior security doors let you open it up as entertaining space or close it off as a private, self-contained suite for family, guests, or rental potential.
Wrapped in original stonework and lit by a skylight, the solarium opens directly to the garden and has its own water supply — perfect for overwintering herbs and plants, or simply a sunlit spot to sit and take in the view.
The entire third floor is yours — a private retreat spanning the full level beneath vaulted ceilings, with a separate room ideal as a home office or nursery. Unwind in your own sauna and walk-in shower, or soak in the tub. The second floor adds five bedrooms, dedicated laundry, generous linen storage, and four original fireplaces.
Roughly 0.6 acres — nearly impossible to find in the city. Mature, established fruit trees and bushes produce throughout the seasons, framed by a complete perimeter fence, two storage sheds, and a dedicated inner gardening area.
Apple, multiple figs, plum, peach, pear & walnut
Blackberry & blueberry
Raised beds for protected herbs & vegetables
Japanese maples, holly, spruce & rose bushes
Whether you're harvesting figs in late summer, picking berries with the kids, or simply taking in the green from the porch, the outdoor space here is genuinely special.
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 corridor of independent coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, and grocers, including the beloved Weavers Way Co-op.
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. Homes for sale in this corner of Northwest Philadelphia (ZIP 19119), between Chestnut Hill and Germantown, rarely come to market — and almost never with this much land.
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. Forbidden Drive, a wide, car-free gravel path, runs more than five miles along the creek.
CCL Real Estate
728 S Broad St, 3rd & 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
MLS# PAPH2623858
Rarely does a property of this size and character — roughly 0.6 acres, multi-generational flexibility, mature gardens, and a third-floor spa retreat — become available this close to Center City.