The building is conveniently located, has a shuttle to campus, and has a solid gym (most equipment, but very old). The renovated units are nice, but are expensive. However, they building was flexible on lease time (e.g., 9 months vs. 12 months) which can save money.

The apartment is lovely, especially the newly renovated units. While it doesn't offer the same level amenities as other high-rise apartments, it makes up for that in affordability and location - right by the Rite Aid, the Trader Joes, and Center City while only a 20 min walk (or 6 min bus ride) from UPenn's campus. Between the cargo train off the Schuylkill river, unit renovations, and work on the Chestnut street bridge, noise can be a bit of a problem. That being said, there is little to no noise from adjacent units. The free laundry room on every floor is great along with the dishwasher, garbage disposal and trash room (especially coming from someone who lived without these for years!) The doormen are friendly, helpful, and responsive to concerns and the mail room is great. Finally, the large windows in every unit are amazing both for their natural light and views.

Would recommend!

Spacious apartment and responsive maintenance staff. Some noise during the day due to construction in the building.

2400 Management overall has been great, very responsive to any maintenance issues. The staff is friendly and helpful with things like receiving packages. The location and the views from the apartments are some of the best in the city. However, some units are currently being renovated, which leads to a lot of construction noise. Also, the A/C and heating units are old. There are no thermostats and it is hard to keep a constant temperature in the units.

It's overall fine, but there are major drawbacks. For example, the washer/dryers are only 2 to a floor and constantly breaking. I know other residents found mold in their water filters and were ignored. Both times the fire alarm has gone off, it has randomly switched off when it was not supposed to and there was still a fire. The elevators break often. They are using their maintenance staff to help with the renovations so requests take forever to be fulfilled. They do not keep to 'drilling hours' so construction noise is unrelenting. On the lower floors, there's also noise from the bridge construction. Management generally seems not to care unless you really put your foot down.

The staff themselves are friendly and the renovations are very good considering that it's a mid-range mass apartment project. Move in process was easy and I feel very safe in the building itself. The surrounding neighborhood is safe, but be aware of your surroundings. Parking for residents is cheap, package pick up is easy, views are amazing, lots of storage in unit, no pests, and the units themselves are nice. Even with the bridge closed, it's an easy walk to Penn.

On the whole, the building is pretty good, although the rent is a little pricy. The renovated apartments are quite nice, there's free laundry on every floor, and a gym (albeit not the best gym you'll ever see). Management is fine. Higher floors have very nice views on either side and it's walking distance to both Penn and Center City. The renovations of other apartments can be noisy but hopefully (?) will be done soon.

Great apartment, but unfortunately this is not the time to live here. Construction on the chestnut bridge will not be complete until Fall 2021, and the building itself is doing renovation projects. This construction noise, both inside and outside, has been particularly bothersome as most of us are working from home.

Cons:

- Construction around the apartment has been going on for over a year. Roadblocks can make it difficult to get food deliveries or access to public transportation.

- Renovation of apartments has been going on for over a year. Can be very loud.

- No pets

- Frequent false fire alarms (not drills).

- One shuttle for students is not enough. Mornings are a race to the van.

Pros:

- Free washing machine and dryers on each floor

- Friendly staff

- Proactive measures against spread of COVID

- Renovated units are very nice; stainless steel refrigerator and microwave, marble countertops, 4 closets for clothes plus a storage closet.

- Beautiful view of either the river or center city.

- Free of pests

- Great location; 20 minutes walk to UPenn, 5 minutes walk to center city, close to SEPTA stops.

Good Place to Live