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Rittenhouse Square, 1616 Walnut St | Philadelphia
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  •  24-Hour Front Desk
  •  Cat friendly
  •  Dog friendly
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Oversize or penthouse units
  •  Parking Garage  
  •  Resident Lounge
  •  Rooftop Deck
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Washer/Dryer In Unit

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8.0
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78 Reviews

About this Location

Di Bruno Bros.
5 min walk
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby
Rittenhouse Square
2 min walk
PATCO (rail) - 4 min
MFL (metro) - 8 min

Pricing 

Studio, 1 Bath
$1,742+
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,871+
1 Bedroom, 2 Baths
$2,666+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$3,718+
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$2,419+
Schedule Appointment At
(786) 403-0330
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
    •  Smoke-Free Community
  • Convenience

    •  Business Center
    •  Cold Storage for Grocery Delivery
  • Entertainment

    •  Community Kitchen
    •  Grilling Station
    •  Resident Lounge
    •  Rooftop Deck
  • Included

    •  Trash/Recycling Included
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Garbage Disposal
    •  Granite Countertops
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  • Laundry

    •  Washer/Dryer In Unit
  • Lease Terms

    •  Application Fee  
    •  Common Amenity Fee  
    •  Security Deposit  
  • Living Room

    •  Air Conditioning
    •  Hardwood Floors
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Bike Share Program
    •  Bike Storage
    •  Car Share Program
    •  Parking Garage  
  • Pet Terms & Amenities

    •  Cat fee  
    •  Cat friendly
    •  Dog fee  
    •  Dog friendly
    •  Max Pet Weight  
    •  Max Pets Limit  
    •  Pet Grooming Station
    •  Pet deposit for cats  
    •  Pet deposit for dogs  
    •  Restricted breeds  
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  24-Hour Front Desk
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
    •  Yoga Studio
  • Unique Unit Types

    •  Oversize or penthouse units
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Overall rating 8.0/10, based on 78 renter reviews Write a review

8.9
Location
8.6
Amenities
6.2
Management
8.1
Value
7.9
Social
9.0
Safety
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Icon reviews and highlights

  • Surrounded by endless shopping and restaurants
  • Few blocks from Rittenhouse Square
  • Several conference rooms, a movie room, and one of the best roof decks in Philly
  • I appreciate the hardwood floors and walk-through closets
  • Cold storage is convenient
  • Love the building
  • Management has been very kind to us and always responds to our questions in a timely, professional manner
  • Very quiet
  • Definitely a bit pricey, but worth it
  • Units are spacious and well designed
  • Great facilities, nice and helpful staff, and lots of Wharton residents
  • The roof has the most spectacular view of the city
  • Great modern building that just opened up this past summer (2014)
  • Gym is outstanding
  • Roof deck is great
  • Location is excellent as the building is right in the heart of Center City
  • New building with tons of amenities (e.g. Roof deck, gym, lounge area, bike storage, and cold storage)
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Great location w/ updated amenities

The ICON is in a great location in Rittenhouse Square. Apartments are very modern and updated with nice appliances. The units on the inside of the building look straight into an office building unless you're on the 18th floor or above, so for more sunlight go for the higher floors or units on the outside of the building. There are also plenty of other Wharton students in the building, which makes it a nice social community. Management is a bit slow to respond at times but if you can catch them in person on site they will usually speed up your requests. Amazing common areas (rooftop, game room, theater room, gym, etc).Additionally, the building has a CorePower Yoga studio right inside and a kickboxing studio that is opening up soon.

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Scully ruined the Icon -- DO NOT LIVE HERE

TL;DR: DO NOT LIVE IN THE ICON. SCULLY DOESN'T WANT WHARTON STUDENTS. LIVE IN ANY OTHER RITTENHOUSE-AREA BUILDING.

I moved into the Icon my first year at Wharton (2014-2015) when it had just opened the summer of 2014, and it was an amazing building under the original management company, Bozzuto. Over the summer of 2015, the original developer sold the building to a new owner, and as a result management was switched to Scully Management.

Scully has basically ruined the value of living at the Icon. They have prohibited alcohol of any kind on the roof, which largely eliminates its use for entertaining guests. They have claimed that Pennsylvania / Philadelphia law requires residents to have an outside catering company with a valid liquor license serve alcohol. They have even at times stationed guards on the roof that have forced residents to pour out bottles of wine and beer when using the roof with a handful of guests. On top of this, they recently (in the late fall of 2015) instituted a new rooftop curfew, whereas Bozzuto had no problem with residents going up to the roof at night. Management has been unwilling to budge on any of these policies, even though they have made exceptions for some of the businesses that rent lower floors in the building. On several occasions they have completely blocked access to the rooftop by paying residents, while allowing companies to rent the roof and throw parties on it. Moreover, the elevators are now constantly breaking down, and the rooftop elevator has been out for longer than it has been operational this past year. The garbage chutes no longer work properly as you can no longer send stuff to recycling -- they are permanently stuck on trash only and management has not answered requests to fix that. The new lobby concierge (i.e. doorman) is much less friendly, and no longer lets guests up on their own. A few weeks ago I had a group meeting in one of the conference rooms on the roof, and the doorman would not let my group members up to meet me in the room. I had to physically come down to the lobby to get them one at a time as they showed up and bring them to the roof, which was a huge inconvenience.

It seems that Scully is sending out a clear signal that they no longer want Wharton students living here. They now provide no valuable amenities or services. In fact, as I described above they are intentionally making it a worse experience living here. For the amount of money you would pay in rent to live in the Icon, you could find so many better housing options. I would highly recommend living in any of the other dozens of apartment buildings in the Rittenhouse area.

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Be wary of management

Don't trust what management says-- trust only the documents they send you. Often these won't match and the doc will reflect arrangements that the leasing office said would not apply.

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Better value elsewhere

Icon is an aesthetically pleasing building in the heart of Centre City. It's convenient and safe.

That being said, given the very high rent, the building provides no real value to its residents. No alcohol in the rooftop or resident lounge, wifi barely works in any of the common areas, and even the printer is out of paper nine times out of ten.

Do yourself a favour and look elsewhere if you are looking to pay 2k+ for a one bedroom.

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Great building with terrible management

The building is in a great location, modern and updated. The amenities could be great. However, the management Company, Scully, is terrible. They treat the building like a dorm and institute random rules. The property managers treat every interaction with tenants as a business deal instead of realizing this is our home. Management's inability to think is shocking.

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Great building, terrible management

The building and amenities are great, however, the management is absolutely terrible. They are not at all responsive to complaints and the staff is rude. Avoid Scully management.

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Great building with great people. Everyone's super social and gets along very well. The building is right outside a bus stop that goes straight to campus. It's been very fun and the amenities are great. Also, super awesome location and in one of the best parts of Philadelphia.

However, the management does suck and they're trying to come up with more rules to stop us from having parties and events. Would like management to change.

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Great Building with a Social Scene that is Second to None

Very nice building that is reasonably priced given all that it comes with and the location. Comes with a nice rooftop with heated lamps, a gym, and a game room with pool, shuffleboard and a movie theater room. My 3 bedroom apartment is spacious with high ceilings and great appliances. The people at the front desk and in maintenance are all great people (I really appreciate them), but the overseeing management has inconsistent policies that they apply to some tenants and not others. They make zero effort to reach out to the tenants except for passive-aggressive emails about new policies or enforcement of "existing policies" that may or not have actually existed in the past. Despite these management setbacks, you can really get by without having to interact with these people and the rest of it makes up for the experience. Having lived here for half a year, I fully expect to sign up for another year.

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Not worth the hassle

I do not recommend signing a lease with Scully in the Icon or any other building the manage. We have had to deal with too many annoying issues that we simply don't have time for.

The building looks great and the amenities look great but not enough to outweigh how irritating dealing with the management company has been.

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ICON Management: Trained to Say No

Extremely frustrated with the ICON management now that Scully has taken over - their default answer is literally "no" on everything: printer toner, being outside, working BBQ pits, turning on heating lamp.

The building itself is fine - it's the management office that creates a extremely tense situation.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 19 Recs

Cleavers
Pietro’s Coal Oven Pizzeria
Snap Custom Pizza - Center City
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grocery 2 Recs

Di Bruno Bros.
MOM’s Organic Market
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convenience 3 Recs

CVS Pharmacy
Wawa
Walgreens
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fitness 31 Recs

Philly Personal Training
Body Cycle Spinning Studio
Flywheel Sports
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parks 6 Recs

Rittenhouse Square Park
John F. Collins Park
Dilworth Park
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coffee 24 Recs

Federal Donuts
Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Elixr Coffee Roasters
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About Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square is located in Center City and is home to some of the city's best restaurants, shopping, and nightlife. The neighborhood has luxury high-rises with beautiful views of the the park and has quick access to popular transit.
Pricey
Amazing Charm
Extremely Safe
Central Location
Great Social Scene
Great Coffee Shops
Lots of Wharton Students
Median rents in Rittenhouse Square
Studio
$
1,500
1 Bedroom
$
1,900
2 Bedroom
$
2,550

Getting around Rittenhouse Square


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Rittenhouse Square Reviews

582 reviews
Walnut street is very safe - there's always people around and it's well lit. The neighborhood includes all of the fun aspects of living in Philadelphia - tons of access to food and bars, nearby grocery stores/markets, access to the parks and the Schuylkill River Trail
Very close to fun restaurants/bars/shops. Close to the subway as well as the train station (suburban station).
Rittenhouse is the safest part of Philly. It's a very "happening" part of town—lots of restaurants and bars on every street. At the same time, it's right next to more residential neighborhoods to walk around in and explore. It's a great place to live relatively close to the law school but with a degree of separation so as not to get trapped in the law school bubble.
The neighborhood is both quiet and lively. There is so much around, but I have never had an issue sleeping or studying because there is too much noise. The broad street line is a 10-15 minute walk away and we are close to shopping, food, the park, and the river trail. Has everything within a 10-15 walk.
This neighborhood has everything I need within walking distance. Shops, grocery stores, parks, the subway and trolley, post office. You name it. It's very safe and extremely quiet, which helps when I'm trying to study. The Rittenhouse Square area is really the best place to live in Philly if you don't mind paying a little more.
I love this neighborhood and knew I wanted to live here when beginning my apartment search. The park is one of my favorite places in the city, and I love being able to easily access all the restaurants and shopping nearby. It's also an easy (~20 minute) walk to Penn Law, and the walking commute has always been a nice and peaceful part of my day.

Spruce Street in particular is great - it's a little south of the square, so is quieter/shielded from a lot of the traffic that the neighborhood gets, but it's not out of the way or far away. There's a Starbucks, a grocery store (Rittenhouse Market), and a few corner stores (Four Seasons and Food & Friends) within a 2-3 minute walk of my apartment.
Love the neighborhood, Rittenhouse Square is beautiful and we are so close to the more commercial areas like Walnut Street while not being in the center of the craziness. Plus we are within walking distance of public transportation including 10 minutes from the 15/16 street PATCO station. I personally think it is one of the best areas of Philly to live in.
Rittenhouse Square has a park in the center surrounded by a bookstores, restaurants, and a public library. It is open to pets and often has open art / food markets on the weekends. It is close to the Broad Street Line and PATCO. There are many families who live in the area. It is affordable compared to other major cities (NYC, DC, Boston), but there are certainly more affordable areas in Philadelphia, simply without the luxury of being so close to Center City.

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