Old facilities-constant repairs

Good experience, except for the construction (which should be wrapping up soon!). The staff are kind and helpful; and there is a morning/evening shuttle to University City. Beautiful views of the river, easy access to grocery stores and public transport, and close to Rittenhouse.

Note that the building is right next to the train tracks so there are some middle-of-the-night horns that can be heard loud and clear.

Close to campus, great view.

Noise from cargo train horns and construction on Chestnut street bridge.

The building is undergoing some improvements on the hallways that have taken longer than expected but should be completed soon (February 2022).

Friendly staff, but a little bit slower on maintenance requests.

Apartment terminations could be better.

Perfect location right on the river between Center City and Penn Campus. ~25 min walk to the med school campus. 5-10 min walk to Trader Joe’s, CVS, Target, etc. friendly management is generally responsive to repair requests, etc. mail/package service and gym included in the rent. Gym is pretty small but has basic equipment. Affordable given the great location and quality of the rooms, especially if you live with roommates.

Where to start... this building and apartment is overall, in one word, trash. Having living in many metropolitan areas and dealt with the typical issues that exist with apartment living—neighbor noise, elevator wait times, construction interruptions, etc.—this building has somehow managed to outperform every apartment building in Philly in the worst ways.

Noise:
-neighbors: you can hear everything. It's as if there is only half an inch of sheet rock between the apartment units. Conversations? Yes. Toilet shutting? Yes. Closing the closet? Yup

-construction: there are renovations happening on many hallways and units throughout the building, but this is the most mind-blowing part: you can hear construction drilling and banging from not only the floor you're on or near you, but many floors above or below you. How on Earth does the noise travel this much? Noise dampening just doesn't exist in this building. Want to work from home? Nope, you're screwed. Want to study at home? Hilarious—you're even more screwed. Bye bye, good GPA.

-elevator: this is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing about the building and the biggest issue I've had in the many buildings I've lived in: you can hear the elevator running constantly. If you're in a unit that's right next to the elevator, get ready for constant wake-ups and disturbances every 45-60 seconds. Even if you are living at the end of the hallway—like I am—you *still* somehow hear this elevator *even when you're wearing earplugs*. That is how bad the noise is.
It sounds like air whooshing for 20-25 seconds, and then start up again a little later. Over and over. I've been using ear plugs for when I sleep, study, work, etc — I've been using earplugs so much that *I received an ear infection a few weeks ago* because I have never had to live like this before. This is torture.

In short: beautiful on the surface, absolutely terrible internally. Living here is hell.

The only redeeming quality is the management: management seems to be on top of repairs and things needing to get done in the building.

I may try to sublet my place or have someone takeover my lease, but 1) who would want to live here with these issue, and 2) I have a conscious so I don't know if I can morally allow someone to take over my lease.

For all incoming students and professionals: AVOID THIS BUILDING. Don't say nobody warned you.

It has been generally nice to live here, no pet rent which is super nice, great lighting and room layout, great views, and weirdly cheap parking for the area. It's good walking distance from campus but also has a shuttle which is super convenient and a really close trolley station at 22nd and Market like 3 blocks away. Only major issues have been that there is ongoing construction (usually scheduled during lunch hour) and there have been some flooding issues this year given the 100 year flood. Also, have had a number of elevator issues which would be fine except that the stairs don't have lobby access to take them up, only down.

Constant noise from construction, unresponsive management

2400 Chestnut could be considered a "Penn Law dorm" with lots of students from Penn Law, Wharton, and other Penn graduate schools. It's at a good location (although Chestnut St bridge is under construction) with a 15 minute walk to school and walking distance to bars and restaurants in Center City. It has a pretty good deal for parking. River-side apartments have great views of the river and sunsets. This year, elevators seem to break down or take forever, but other than that, it's a good deal. There's also a shuttle that goes directly to Penn Law, which saves from walking across the bridge in the mornings.

The good:
The apartments are clean - no bugs or other pests.
Wonderful, friendly front desk staff.
Shuttle to Penn.
Cat-friendly.

The bad:
Not so friendly management staff. Dismissive. Might ignore your emails. Also, management needs to be more transparent (last year, there were recurring fires - approx 7 times - in the trash room and tenants received no explanation).
Apartments were recently renovated but seem to have been poorly done - doorknobs on closets falling off, crystal deco on the overhead lights falling off, electric sockets not working, built-in heating/ac system regularly stops working. Also, learn to take shorter showers and say goodbye to baths; water runs cold after 30 minutes.
Major elevator traffic - there are three elevators serving the 33 floors and maintenance/construction crew are constantly using them in the morning.
The lower floors of the building were submerged in water during the flood and are undergoing repairs/currently inaccessible (including the gym).

Nice location and easy to commute to school (Line 42 and 21). The apartment also has a free shuttle bus service every morning and afternoon.
However, please be aware of the noises and do your own research by asking upperclassmen. All studio apartments are right next to the elevators and you can hear them moving all the time especially during rush hour (early mornings and evenings on weekdays; midnights during the weekend). All 1B1B are facing the railway and you will hear the trains honking from time to time, including after midnight.
Gym is a bit old.