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Point Breeze
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- Safe & Sound
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Parking
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
- Schools
- Childcare
"Point Breeze is coming back! Great for ROI!"
Key tips that helped me move into Point Breeze:
- I've been living in south Philadelphia Graduate Hospital (3 years) and Point Breeze (1 year) for awhile now. Right now it's the best time to purchase a home in the city. If you're looking to get more for your money, Point Breeze gives you the opportunity to buy a million+ (houses are more priced in that range on the other side of Washington ave, closer to center city) house for less than $400k. More people are coming back to the city, home values are increasing, new restaurants are popping up everywhere. You wont regret it!
- Walk/bike around the neighborhood. Each block has their own pros and cons (e.g charm, investment, crime, etc). It's all about how you feel with living in a community that you know it's steadily improving.
- Think more into the future vs the present.
- Job growth.
- I've been living in south Philadelphia Graduate Hospital (3 years) and Point Breeze (1 year) for awhile now. Right now it's the best time to purchase a home in the city. If you're looking to get more for your money, Point Breeze gives you the opportunity to buy a million+ (houses are more priced in that range on the other side of Washington ave, closer to center city) house for less than $400k. More people are coming back to the city, home values are increasing, new restaurants are popping up everywhere. You wont regret it!
- Walk/bike around the neighborhood. Each block has their own pros and cons (e.g charm, investment, crime, etc). It's all about how you feel with living in a community that you know it's steadily improving.
- Think more into the future vs the present.
- Job growth.
Pros
- Affordable to live
- Lots of parking
- Investment opportunity
- Low taxes / tax abatements
- Close to the hip areas
- Steadily improving
Cons
- Vacant lots
- Stigma against the neighborhood
Recommended for
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- LGBT+
- Hipsters
- Students
I have lived in Point Breeze with no issues for the past 2 years (28 - Female) and I live at 21st and Dickinson. I bike to work everyday to Center City and walk my dog at night by myself. Its a great location for my husband and I who both work in the City.
We do live near the PHA housing there, but there is no issues with crime or any disturbances. Its actually a Senior Citizens only housing, so its quite quiet. We often find ourselves exchanging vegetables from them and our little urban garden!
However, due to job and life changes, we are looking to move out to the western suburbs of the city and will be leaving point breeze. We loved being able to get to center city quickly or doing happy hours up in graduate hospital or Rittenhouse and walk home.
If anyone is looking for a beautifully restored 2 bedroom row, we will be putting our house on the market in October. We love our house, with its restored hardwoods, original columns, backyard and original vestibule. If we could pick it up and move it with us we would!
But just an FYI for anyone who is looking near the 2100 Dickinson block. As far as safety we have had 0 issues over the years. We have two cars and have had no problems with them being on the block as well.
We are selling our house at 2109 Dickinson Street if you are interested in a custom renovated and restored row home!
For us we went to Tasty Toast, On Point Bistro and OCF coffee for the saturday and sunday morning festivities. Tasty Toast is unassuming, but has amazing green smoothies, breakfast sandwiches. On Point is great for brunch as they have larger dishes likie chicken and waffles and breakfast burritos or breakfast burgers, and they are also BYO but provide mixers! OCF is great for just a cup of Joe.
We went to Sardine Bar, Burgs Hideaway Lounge and wandered over to South Philly Taproom or up to Sidecar if we wanted to mix it up a bit. Sardine bar is great in the warmer months, as they have an awesome outdoor area and a good happy hour! There is also this really unassuming BYO Mexi place with amazing marg mixers called Cafe Ynez at i think 19th and washington? It doesn't look like anything from outside, but i went there with some girlfriends to start our night out with tacos and margs before walking our way up to center city.
Also - you are pretty close to Passayunk as well. So thats a easy walk, bike ride, or uber for some great italian food.
The nice thing about being near the 20th or 21st block is its an easy walk up to GradHo or Rittenhouse (15-20 Minutes)
Hope that Helps!
Thanks!