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.

Good Place to Live

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.

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.

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.

I have lived in 2400 Chestnut for nearly 5 years and cannot imagine moving anytime soon. The management is extremely welcoming and responsive to all issues. The apartments are spacious with lovely views. No problems with pests. Laundry on every floor. Convenient ~15-20 min walk to work and free morning shuttle as an alternative commute option.

2400 is a great location between school and Rittenhouse Square. The building has huge windows and great views, and is overall very convenient. As they renovate prices are increasing, but the non-renovated rooms are still a pretty good value.

The rent can be a bit expensive, but the building is so comfortable that it is worth it in the end

2400 CHESTNUT

I love living in 2400, although it is certainly not perfect. Things I like about it: the location is perfect, easy access to center city and U city as well as multiple forms of public transport; the management and staff are extremely friendly and ready to help; the newly renovated apartments are super nice with lots of outlets, closet space, and big open windows. Things I don't like about it: there is no way to check your balance with management/make sure you have paid everything you owe besides asking someone to check manually and despite paying my rent/electric/car payment in a timely manner, I have had more than one instance where 2400 told me I owned them hundreds of dollars from months previously for an extra payment I didn't realize I owed (e.g. a new deposit when moving apartments within the building); they are still in the process of renovating apartments plus the city is redoing the Chestnut bridge so there is a LOT of construction at ALL times on many fronts and therefor a lot of noise even through the middle of the night and on weekends.