We’ve loved living at the Carlyle. It’s an older building with a small gym. There really aren’t amenities but the 24/7 concierges are great. The street is relatively quiet compared to Walnut and Spruce nearby. It’s a convenient walk to Rittenhouse Square, Schuylkill River Park, kids school, Wharton, other friends housing, and the grocery store.

We also love that the floors are relatively small and there are a lot of long-term residents so it doesn’t feel like your basically in a hotel for the two years. We’ve met many of our neighbors in the building and have made good friends with outside of the Wharton bubble.

Highly recommend for families. if you can coordinate with a couple of other families as well, easy to swap babysitting.

The Carlyle is the best building in Rittenhouse. It is on Locust, which is quieter than Walnut/Market/Chestnut but still in the thick of things, and is a beautifully renovated older building with wonderful doormen.

We've loved having the 24/7 concierges. The building is a bit older and wasn't totally clean when we got here but the management has been responsive when we've requested repairs. Layouts vary throughout the building even for the same unit size (bed/bath).

Easy walk/ride/bus to campus. Right by Rittenhouse as well. Easy walk to kids schools. The street is also relatively quite compared to Walnut and Spruce that are close by.

We coordinated with other families to be in the same building and have been able to help each other out with watching kids after they go to bed. Also only a few blocks over from another popular (but more expensive) building for families.

It has everything I want! Great location, in-unit laundry, tons of natural light. It would be great to have outdoor space, but otherwise, no complaints. :)

Great experience, spacious but not modern

The Carlyle is a gem. It is an excellent 24 hour doorman building with responsive maintenance staff and a familial environment for all residents. The building is in a safe part of Rittenhouse and has a good mix of grad students, retirees and families in the building.

We've enjoyed our stay at the Carlyle. Although the building is pretty old and lacks some of the modern amenities that you'll find elsewhere, there are other aspects that make up for it. You can't beat the location, the doormen are awesome, and the rent is relatively affordable. We had some issues with the management company when we moved in (i.e. the apartment wasn't cleaned, a few maintenance issues, etc.). They were pretty horrendous at responding to those things - but that building manager has since left and the service is improving.

Great apartment for the price, in a really good location, with a doorman and a small gym. Lower floors cheaper than higher floors.

Average on all dimensions

An older building with less amenities than other apartment buildings in Philadelphia, but the doormen and maintenance staff are incredibly kind and responsive, the location is perfect (just a block off of Rittenhouse park), and the apartments are spacious.