Wide and spacious, 2-story home on tree-lined University City block in the Penn Alexander School Catchment. Beautifully updated throughout. Rare opportunity for a perfectly-sized home in Spruce Hill. Ideal for the buyer who prefers not to have an oversized West Philly home. Wide and open layout on two floors. South facing for superb light. Front garden and covered porch plus a big rear yard--the kind of outdoor space you can only get in University City. Great character, including exposed brick, 9.5' ceilings on both floors, original hardwood floors with inlaid detail, original solid core doors, and other original detail. Renovated kitchen and bath with radiant floors, ultra-high-efficiency multi-zone air conditioning and heat (plus radiator heat as well). Open and clean basement for plenty of storage and laundry. Excellent storage throughout. This highly updated home with substantial character enjoys an amazing location. Within blocks of Clark Park and its superb Farmers' Market, ReAnimator and Earth Cup Coffee, Local 44, Bottle Shop, Green Line Cafe, Honest Tom's, Tampopo, Pop Shop, Milk and Honey, Renata's, Clarkville, Baltimore Avenue Restaurant Row, CVS, and much more. Walk to HUP, Penn, CHOP, Penn Vet, Drexel, University of the Sciences. 12 minutes to Rittenhouse Square by car and plenty of convenient SEPTA options. Note: Home also has space to add a half bath in several spots. Green Note: This is an extremely efficient home. Not only reasonably sized, but with replacement windows throughout, and an ultra- efficient 42,000 BTU 5-zone, programmable ductless, maintenance free Mitsubishi AC and heat pump system. The home has hot water radiator heat as well. These systems work well together. And the home has significant insulation added to boot. A great home on a great block in a great neighborhood.