I am very happy with my living situation. I am located right on Market street, with all Center City stores accessible to me. I am right across the street from the grocery store, and a 2 minute walk from the 8th and Market Patco station. My roommate and I both have our own bathrooms. There is ample space, and updated kitchen amenities.

This space is great because it is close to Jefferson station and I can commute to campus in about 35 minutes. The neighborhood is busy and commercial which is a downside, but we're super close to very nice restaurants, bars, and activities and our proximity to the bus, train, and subway gives us access to the entire city.

The management team could not be worse. We constantly have trouble getting in touch with them. They could not care less about us. The only upside is our onsite maintenance person (Victor) is awesome and fixes everything he can.

We have an awesome view and perfect access to the 8th street SETPA station. Our landlord is not very responsive when it comes to repairs, but it eventually gets done.

My roommate and I love our apartment, but the management of the building is horrible. We moved in with two LARGE active leaks in the ceilings, the AC not working (in August with temps over 98!), and it was filthy. It took them over a month to repair the leaks and the AC and we had to continuously check in with them every day to get any sort of information about when or if the maintenance people were coming. Once that was all fixed we’ve enjoyed living here- the doorman Victor is awesome and having a small gym in the basement is very convenient. The acoustics in the building are a little weird.

The pros of the apartment: (1) great design (modern post-industrial, like a former warehouse that is filled with wood floors and stainless steel appliances); (2) included washer and dryer; (3) lots of space; (4) convenient location (only 5-10 minutes walk to Old Town, Reading Terminal Market, Chinatown, Target, Whole Foods, AND the subway is literally underneath); (5) good value for the location and quality of the apartment; (6) air conditioning included

The cons of the apartment: (1) the walls in the bedrooms do not go up to the ceiling, so noise carries very easily from one room to the other (the walls only go 3/4 of the way to the ceiling because the ceilings are really high and the lofts are converted from a former factory or something; (2) the immediate block (Market St between 7th and 8th) usually has a lot of homeless people and feels a little sketchy at night; (3) management is occasionally unresponsive; (4) doorman is only there part-time (mornings, usually); (5) security feels a little lax (everyone uses the same four digit code to enter); (6) billboard across the street shines into your living room 24/7