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Top Amenities
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Building Laundry Room
- Cat friendly
- Dog friendly
- Fitness Center
- Granite Countertops
- Minimum Lease Term
- Oversize or penthouse units
- Resident Lounge
- Short Term Rentals
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Walk-in Closets
About this Location
8 min via 2 (bus)
restaurants nearby
BSL (metro) - 7 min
8 min walk
Pricing
Schedule Appointment At
(786) 403-0330-
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Dry Cleaning Valet Service
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Resident Lounge
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Sewage Included
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Trash/Recycling Included
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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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Laundry
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Building Laundry Room
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Lease Terms
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Application Fee
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Common Amenity Fee
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Minimum Lease Term
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Online Rent Payment
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Other Fees
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Security Deposit
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Living Room
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Air Conditioning
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Wall-to-Wall Carpets
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Parking & Transportation
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Parking Nearby
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Pet Terms & Amenities
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Cat fee
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Cat friendly
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Dog fee
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Dog friendly
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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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Unique Unit Types
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Oversize or penthouse units
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Overall rating 6.8/10, based on 42 renter reviews Write a review
The Drake reviews and highlights
- Recently renovated
- Elevators are really quick
- Relatively quiet street
- Convenient amenities, but lacking some of the features of newer luxury buildings
- Great staff and responsive management
- Best value for price in Center City
- Close to Rittenhouse Square
- Nice, but small gym
- Laundry room is great
- Free heat and hot water is great, but the units can run really hot even in the winter
- Units are incredibly clean
- Very safe neighborhood
- Parking can be a challenge
- Lots of bars and restaurants nearby
- Sound-proof walls
- Lots of light on upper floors
- Great apartment building
- Friendly doorman staff
- Nice community feel
- Although the building is old, the interiors are very up-to-date
Excellent building and friendly staff
Pros: Great apartment building with modern design and great amenities- Friendly doorman staff. I have yet to find a better value Cons:- On the far edge of the area where most MBA students live. A 35-40 minute walk to Huntsman.
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Roommates
Solid apartment building
Great value for money, if you manage to get a good apartment
Historic building, great location, and friendly staff
The Drake is a historic hotel-turned-apartment building with renovated interiors. The staff is friendly and very attentive. Since the building has its own leasing office, you don't have to go through the hassle of dealing with third party leasing agents. The location is excellent. Spruce is a beautiful, residential block close to Rittenhouse Square and lots of dining options east of Broad Street. It's the best of both worlds.
Overall good experience!
Can't beat the space you get for the price. Location is great. Building is on the older side and doesn't have the ammenities of some of the newer buildings.
I've had a very good experience with The Drake
There are several Wharton students so it provides a mini-community. I think it's relatively good value compared to the surrounding buildings. Although the building itself is old, the inside of the apartments are very up-to-date with gas stoves, dishwashers, air conditioning, etc. I have been very pleased with the maintenance in its timely and effective response to service requests. The amenities in the building are "just okay" - the laundry room is great but the fitness room leaves something to be desired and I think much-advertised Drake Room is creepy. Location could be better, i.e. closer to Rittenhouse, but I think that's part of the reason why this building is more affordable. Overall good experience!
The Drake is a great value
Best value for price in center city.
The Neighborhood
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About Rittenhouse Square
Getting around Rittenhouse Square
PATCO (rail)
BSL
Suburban Station
2 (bus)
27 (bus)
40 (bus)
12 (bus)
Parking Near The Drake
Town Garage
PARKWAY Pine & Hicks Lot
Latimer Garage
Rittenhouse Square Reviews
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.