PACKER PARK - is a neighborhood located in the South Philadelphia that includes 1,200 homes built in two unique builder developments of Packer Park 1950's, and Brinton Estates 1990's. It is one of four residential communities that form Philadelphia's special Sports Complex District. The boundaries are Packer Avenue to the north, Hartranft Street to the south, Broad Street to the east, and 20th Street to the west.

The Reserve at Packer Park, another separate housing development of 230 homes was built in 2004 on a land area to the west of 20th Street.

This urban townhouse community distinguishes itself in South Philadelphia by providing a greater green park setting, and air-lite homes with a unique style of step down living rooms. It was named after the main Avenue by the primary real estate developer, Ludwig Capozzi. Packer Avenue itself was named in honor of William Fisher Packer, a governor of Pennsylvania, and was built as an approach to the American International exposition grounds of the Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926. Following the exposition, the US Navy built temporary housing on the site. In the 1950's the Navy moved to the Capehart site and this opened up the site to development of Packer Park. To the east is the South Philadelphia sports complex.