Westbury Apartments

My wife and I have lived in the Westbury since we moved to Philly from Seattle, 2.5 years ago. We love it here! The building itself if beautiful - antique and ornate, yet well-maintained. Our unit has a modern kitchen, a beautiful South-facing view of the city, and plenty of space for a 1-bed. Maintenance requests are addressed promptly, and with a high level of professionalism. But most importantly, the staff here are kind, caring and approachable. Indeed, several of the building staff feel like family and friends to us. While the Westbury doesn't have all of the amenities of "luxury" buildings in the city, it more than makes up for this with a community atmosphere, happy neighbors, and an unbeatable location for city-lovers. All of this for a very fair price for rent. We will likely be sticking around the Westbury until we decide to leave the city altogether.
Mar 23rd, 2024

My wife and I have lived in the Westbury since we moved to Philly from Seattle, 2.5 years ago. We love it here! The building itself if beautiful - antique and ornate, yet well-maintained. Our unit has a modern kitchen, a beautiful South-facing view of the city, and plenty of space for a 1-bed. Maintenance requests are addressed promptly, and with a high level of professionalism. But most importantly, the staff here are kind, caring and approachable. Indeed, several of the building staff feel like family and friends to us. While the Westbury doesn't have all of the amenities of "luxury" buildings in the city, it more than makes up for this with a community atmosphere, happy neighbors, and an unbeatable location for city-lovers. All of this for a very fair price for rent. We will likely be sticking around the Westbury until we decide to leave the city altogether.
Mar 22nd, 2024

The Westbury is a very special place, living here feels safe and comfortable. The staff issues quickly and are very professional and friendly. Great area, everything within walking distance. The views are great, my little cat is endlessly entertained looking out of the windows. There are some usual noises on weekend nights but nothing out of the ordinary and the windows block most sounds. Overall this is the quietest apartment I Ive ever had due to what I assumed to be very thick walls. These older buildings are solidly structured gems. Highly recommended.
Feb 5th, 2024

The Westbury is a very special place, living here feels safe and comfortable. The staff issues quickly and are very professional and friendly. Great area, everything within walking distance. The views are great, my little cat is endlessly entertained looking out of the windows. There are some usual noises on weekend nights but nothing out of the ordinary and the windows block most sounds. Overall this is the quietest apartment I Ive ever had due to what I assumed to be very thick walls. These older buildings are solidly structured gems. Highly recommended.
Jan 15th, 2024

The Westbury was my first apartment out of college and it had checked all of my boxes for a dream homea historic building in the heart of the city with hardwood floors, tall ceilings and a big, beautiful bay window to set my desk in. However, the real gem of this place ended up being the University City Housing team. The staff had always been so friendly, helpful and community-oriented. And after 2 years of reasonable-to-no rent raises during the most intense era of COVID, I vowed that as long as I worked in Philadelphia I was never going to leave the Westbury, or at the very least the UCH system. Recently my partner and I have made the step to move in together, causing us to require more space as we both work primarily from home. As a result, we opted to move into a brownstone owned by UCH. To say that Cal and Forrest, the leasing officers, have been accommodating towards both of our move-in schedules and overall wants and needs would be a massive understatement. They have been downright saints. I dont believe I wouldve been able to navigate this move with anyone else. If you are considering the Westbury as your new home, theres not much I can say about the building that you wont see for yourself once you get thereits absolutely gorgeous and I think that alone speaks for itself. But at a time where property managers around the country are refusing to take care of their rentals, refusing to get to know their tenants, and yet demanding 50% renewal increases from them come the end of their leases, I cannot shut up about how important it is to have a team like UCH who will actually treat you like a part of a community.
May 1st, 2023