AIR Communities

Great apartment building and amenities with a rooftop pool and gym. Reliable maintenance in apartments but building maintenance in general (e.g., broken entry doors, elevators) is slow and can be inconvenient. They just renovated the hallways and lobby which really updated the building. The front desk is very helpful and I feel very secure living in the building. Apartment doors require a code and there is a fob required to enter into the building and elevator (although sometimes the doors and elevator are open without the fob).

Riverloft Review

A little pricey, but a great apartment

Overall, my experience at the Left Bank has been great! I have a few small gripes about the timeliness of responses from maintenance and the landlord, but overall I am very happy.
The apartment is in a great location and is very clean and quiet. It also has high ceilings which makes the space feel much larger and cozier.

Huge. You get your moneys worth with space. The doorwoman is so friendly and nice, and overall it is pretty quiet. Lots of law students live there.

2 bedroom -- one is significantly smaller, which is mine, so I pay much less than my roommate and definitely much less than the average student at Penn Law.

Living at Chestnut Hall has been a positive experience! Although the building lacks many amenities (no gym, limited communal space), my apartment is very spacious and an excellent price. I live in a one-bedroom apartment and have a lot space for the price of rent. Whenever I have an issue, the maintenance is very responsive and usually repairs whatever needs to be fixed within a day. The location is also wonderful—15 minute walk from the law school (10 if you’re running late) and there’s a bus stop right outside the building entrance. I also rent a parking spot which is convenient but expensive ($275 per month). The building is pretty quiet and I only know one or two of neighbors, but everyone is nice and cordial!

Good apartment, great location for law students!

Definitely feels like a dorm building, but the location is very convenient. I am not concerned about safety. The package system is not very reliable which is annoying but nothing has been stolen or damaged. It can get very loud if you live on the Chestnut Street side with all the cars and sirens, but I moved here from Manhattan so I'm mostly immune to that. Overall, I like living here. I signed a 24 month lease to get a month free. It's still too expensive for what I'm paying for, but that's everywhere.

The apartments are very spacious and, for its location, good value per square footage for a managed building, despite its high rent. They are also well equipped and relatively newly renovated. I have had no issues with pests and only small maintenance issues which were rapidly fixed. Additionally, the building has a nice rooftop and gym. The location is great for being very close to the medical school and hospitals, but less so for social purposes being far from other common student neighborhoods. I wouldn't say this building has any surprises. If you like it after touring and are happy with the location and rent, you'll end up liking to live here.

All the units look slightly different to some extent, and some units have issues with rodents and cockroaches, especially the lower floors 15 and below. They are not that effective in treating those type of requests and you'll have to call exterminators pretty frequently to get rid of the issues. The lobby area and hallways look dingy a bit but my unit was good, but can't say that for others. I would just make sure you do a tour before locking something in. Also the ac/heater in my apt is just in the living room making the circulation in my room difficult

Nice apartment building, good maintenance personnel and office staff. Very expensive.

Good value $/sqft, especially on lower floors. Excellent gym and rooftop amenities. It felt like they didn’t clean or repaint my apartment after the last tenant - but they were quick to remedy that when I raised the concern. Also recent issues with alarm system going off unnecessarily has frustrated tenants. Location-wise it’s pretty quiet, but need to walk to other side of market street for bars / restaurants.

Great value for the space

The staff is nice and it is really nice that everything can be done on your phone. Also, it is really nice how close the apartment is to campus. Just be prepare for constant water leaks and slow maintenance orders.