Located near major transit centers, Upper Fells Point is accessible to the Jones Falls Expressway from the west, Interstates 95, 895 and 695 from the east, and water shuttles from the south. In addition, the Maryland Transit Authority provides numerous bus routes through the area along with subway services from nearby Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Proximity to major employers include Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, Church Home and Hospital, Sylvan Learning Center and H & S Bakery as well as all employers located downtown.

The neighborhood provides a wide range of the traditional Baltimore rowhouse. Moreover, one can find many examples of adaptive reuse. Many historic shops, warehouses and churches have been converted to charming and spacious apartments. Rowhouses can vary in size from quaint, 800 sq. ft. 1-2 bedroom homes located on narrow streets to massive 3 and 4 story houses over 3,000 sq. ft. Prices range from $20,000 for “handyman specials” up to $200,000 for a large, tastefully renovated rowhouse. Many homes include well-kept urban gardens and courtyards, an abundance of historic details and charm while housing a diverse population.

Prior to 1729, the town of Fells Point consisted of three homes, several tobacco houses, an orchard, and a mill. In 1797 Fells Point was incorporated into Baltimore town as the Debtford Hundred, a parcel of land that included all the Fell family holdings, both the Point and the higher ground to the north then known as Fells Prospect. Today the area is called Upper Fells Point.

As a deep water port and maritime building center, Fells Point was largely responsible for shaping the ethnic character of Upper Fells as it exists today. The first wave of immigrants were the Irish, establishing the second Catholic Church in Baltimore, St. Patrick's, in 1792. A few years later, this was the site of the first free school in Baltimore. It was academically rigorous and admitted poor children of all races and religions. The Irish and African-Americans lived side by side with the newer German immigrants.

By 1860, one quarter of the population of Baltimore was German. By the 1880's East Baltimore canneries and clothing sweatshops were providing employment to hordes of newcomers. Bohemians, Scandinavians, Italians, Poles and Czechs found work and lodging in Upper Fells Point. These groups were joined by the Lithuanians and Greeks in the early 1900's. The Depression caused many of the larger homes in the area to be divided into multi-family dwellings. Adding to our ethnic diversity are the Lumbee Indians who migrated here from the Carolinas in search of jobs in the factories involved in the war effort, and a Hispanic population which is a product of the 1960's and '70's.

Upper Fells Point, as it exists today, is the recipient of a rich ethnic background, with a history of diversity and tolerance.