718-722 S 7th St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
9 UNITS | BELLA VISTA · Multifamily Property For Sale · 9 Units

Translating to “beautiful sight,” Bella Vista was the first Philadelphia neighborhood settled by Italian immigrants. The original heritage informs much of what exists today, but the family-oriented residential pocket has blossomed into a fascinating microcosm of South Philadelphia itself. The Bella Vista neighborhood is bounded by 6th Street, 11th Street, South Street, and Washington Avenue. Commercial activity within Bella Vista is focused around the 9th Street Market and South Street Headhouse District. The 9th Street Italian Market is the oldest operational open-air hub of its kind in America. Welcoming the presence of other cultures (Vietnamese and Mexican most prominently) has helped the area grow into much more than the sum of its once-monocultural parts. Today, the market houses an assortment of shops, bakeries and restaurants, and though it has maintained a predominantly Italian influence, the market has begun to encompass other immigrant cultures. The diversity in the market reflects the current diversity of the Bella Vista community as a whole, as the Italian immigrant population now shares both the market and the neighborhood with Vietnamese and Mexican immigrant groups.