Great maintenance, always respond quickly to requests. Great apartment for Penn dental students in their 3rd and 4th year as a lot of other students live in the building.
Property includes a rooftop pool and gym. Great locations walking distance to rittenhouse square.

Clean & modern with nice outside space

While the finishes may be pretty, the bones of the building are very dated. For example, each unit has a washer/dryer as well as a garbage disposal however the pipes were not designed to carry this volume and often back up and flood apartments. There have been issues with roaches and fruit flies. Also, there is only ever heat OR air conditioning available, never both.

Great building, great amenities, great management

I love the amenities at the sterling. It is a fully managed apartment that takes away the hassle of having to worry about some mundane maintenance and service issues that you will have to worry about if you lived in a house or brownstone. The Sterling has a large Gym that's free to use (when there is no covid) and their rooftop is deluxe. You will also get the most value for your buck in terms of square footage. No other apartment beats it within the Rittenhouse Square area

Pros: The apartment is modern and spacious - big living room, large closets, open floor plan, modern appliances. The building has great amenities - rooftop grills and pool, gym, business center (conference rooms and printing), and attached restaurants and convenience store. There are plenty of other students living in the building, so there's a good community here. Finally, the price is the best of any building I've seen - easily the best value around Rittenhouse.

Cons: A little further from campus/other students' apartments (typically South and West) than other buildings, heating/cooling from one unit/room leads to different temperature zones around the apartment, and it can be a little noisy in the mornings with trash pickup/street cleaning (only matters if you're a very light sleeper).

The building is great. The amenities are fantastic and the management is very responsive.

In general terms the building is very well maintained, it has great amenities (reception, security, mantainance team, swimming pool, grills, gym) and there is a lot of space in the apartments. Moreover, the apartments are very well equipped (washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, microwave, oven) and you receive assistance from the building if you have any issues with them. However, neighbours are always complaining about almost everything (you are talking too loud, you are walking too loud, your TV is too loud, your music is too loud, you left an umbrella in the hallway, you left your door opened, and the list continues). Therefore, since the price and the apartments are very cool, I would recommend to ask for an apartment with no neighbours (corner ones are the best usually).

Wonderful apartments, lots of amenities (roof, pool, gym, tech lounge), responsive maintenance / leasing office, great package system. Quite a few noise complaints throughout the building according to my friends, but never had an issue myself.

I personally enjoy living at the Sterling. It's a couple blocks from the hustle and bustle of Rittenhouse Square, which is perfect for me since I prefer my peace and quiet from time to time. And there's a good number of Wharton MBAs living here to hang out with. Easy walking distance to restaurants, retail stores, etc. Views aren't that great because you are staring at office buildings. Also, the building controls the HVAC. So, even if it's still hot out, you may not have A/C after a certain point in the year (and vice versa). But management is great, maintenance issues are addressed in a timely manner, staff and community is friendly. And the rooftop pool/deck is amazing for gatherings! Apartments are also spacious and that's something we hear a lot when students visit from other buildings. (look out for deals too because I got 3 months free rent)