
The Best Budget Apartments in University City, Philadelphia
University City University City, or U-City, is a dense, urban community in West Philadelphia. Stretching from the banks of the Schuylkill River (pronounced skoo-kuhl) to 52nd Street to the west, from Market Street and Powelton Avenue to the north, down to University Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard to the south, University City is a 2.4 mile enclave home to numerous globally recognized institutions of higher learning, entrepreneurship, healthcare and education which have earned it is namesake. These include: University of