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Top Amenities
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Cat friendly
- Fitness Center
- Granite Countertops
- Hardwood Floors
- Indoor Pool
- Parking Garage
- Private Balconies
- Resident Lounge
- Rooftop Deck
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Washer/Dryer In Unit
About this Location
9 min walk
restaurants nearby
4 min walk
BSL (metro) - 3 min
Pricing
updated 1 hr ago
Schedule Appointment At
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Building Related
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Elevators
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Entertainment
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Resident Lounge
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Rooftop Deck
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Kitchen
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Dishwasher
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Garbage Disposal
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Granite Countertops
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Microwave
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Stainless Steel Appliances
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Laundry
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Washer/Dryer In Unit
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Lease Terms
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Application Fee
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Living Room
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Air Conditioning
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Hardwood Floors
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Parking & Transportation
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Parking Garage
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Parking Nearby
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Pet Terms & Amenities
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Cat friendly
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Pet deposit for cats
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Pet deposit for dogs
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Security & Maintenance
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24-Hour Front Desk
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Sports & Fitness
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Fitness Center
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Private Balconies
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Overall rating 7.9/10, based on 132 renter reviews Write a review
1500 Locust reviews and highlights
- Some units are renovated with stainless steel appliances and new carpets
- Rent is pretty expensive
- Good mix of young families, retirees, young professionals, and graduate students
- A few blocks from Rittenhouse Square
- Amazing pool, gym, and rooftop
- Office staff and maintenance people are wonderful and respond very quickly to complaints
- Only complaints are the slow elevators and the fire alarms that go off at night sometimes
- Lots of Wharton students
- Elevators have had frequent breakdowns
- Gym is great
- Fantastic maintenance staff and doormen
- Wonderful amenities
- Nice gym with dumbbells, weight machines and cardio equipment
- Great for hosting dinner parties
- Building allows subletting during the summer
- Gym boasts one of the best views of Philly
- The walls don't insulate very well during the winter months
- Great place to live
- Resident's lounge is fantastic
Good
Its more affordable and good finishings
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1 bed / 1 bath
Good value, slightly further from campus than most buildings
1500 Locust is a bit further from the Penn campus (35-40 min walk) than most apartment buildings that Wharton students live in, but the building provides good value since you can get renovated and large (800 sq. ft.+) 1-bedroom units. I think it is hard to beat the rental prices here compared to more popular Wharton buildings, plus the units are 25%-50% larger. The building has had perennial issues with elevators being out of service, which can add significant wait times since it is a large building, but management seems to be focused on addressing the issues and improving the overall living experience here. It's a good place to live especially if you are sharing a 1-bedroom unit with a partner and want to live in a building that has fewer Wharton students.
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
The full package for less!
I love living at 1500 Locust. The apt layouts are very spacious (750+ sq ft for a 1 bed). My fittings are not recently renovated but still great. Maintenance comes fast. The higher floors give a great view of the city. The amenities floor is so nice - spacious lounge, indoor heated pool, decent gym, and gorgeous roof deck. It’s a bit separated from the Wharton bubble but that means amenities are never crowded. You’re ~5-10mins from the popular Wharton buildings and super close to lots of the popular restaurants by being midway between RH and center city.
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1 bed / 1 bath
1500 Locust Review
Living at 1500 Locust has been very pleasant overall. There are wonderful front desk staff available at all times. So it is a very secure building and there is no worry about package stealing. There is also a rooftop, indoor pool, and gym. The only real downside is there are only 3-4 elevators for a very large building so if one is down, it gets very backed up. Has only happened once to me so far. Another tip is asking if they have any unrenovated units available if interested because they are cheaper than the renovated units and honestly equally nice. Most units are also significantly more spacious than others in the area for around the same price.
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1 bed / 1 bath
Affordable and near Rittenhouse Square
The building has great amenities. Rooftop with gym and pool. In-unit repairs were all done very fast. Front desk people are very nice and helpful. Location is a little further than where most Wharton people, but it's still a very good location.
My renting experience was not that good, with some rudeness from an agent when calling. Studios are spacious, but they receive very little sunlight and there is no lightening installed in the main area of the studio. It's very rare to see all elevators working at the same time.
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Studio / 1 bath
1500 Locust
Location very convenient to many restaurants and downtown and Rittenhouse Park. Onsite staff is phenomenal - friendly, helpful, fix stuff same-day. Management company is at times unyielding. Onsite pool, gym and roof deck are also great. I take the bus to work that's usually 25-40 minutes roundtrip.
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Pet owner
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1 bed / 1 bath
1500 Locust Review
Great but pricey
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Pet owner
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1 bed / 1 bath
1500 Locust
This has been a great space for us. It's not super fancy, but it's good value for an apartment we like, pool/jacuzzi, rooftop and location in city center close to Rittenhouse Park. It's about 30min on the bus to work or about 40min walk. The on-site door and maintenance staff is super friendly and get repairs done quickly, however, the management company doesn't budge at all on complaints.
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Couple
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Pet owner
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1 bed / 1 bath
Well-run with one caveat...
This building is actually very well run - maintenance orders are dealt with almost too fast and the front desk is super helpful. Only major downside is slow elevators (just add an extra 2 minutes to everything)
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Couple
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 2 baths
Good value
Just a tiny bit outside of the Wharton bubble but you definitely get more for your money. Gym, pool, and roof deck are nice perks. They're generally pretty strict on guests so won't be able to host parties in the common spaces. Not the most luxury interiors vs. other Wharton-heavy buildings but nice enough. Elevator breakdowns can sometimes be annoying and we've had a few fire alarm evacuations.
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
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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.