Pearl Properties

We love it here! Space is clean and nice, management is great, and location is perfect for us.

I love living at the Terrace! The management company, Pearl Properties, is excellent -- I would recommend looking at all their properties. The building is only 1-bedroom apartments. Very friendly people and great amenities.

The Beacon is a great apartment building in Rittenhouse. The location makes it convenient to get to campus by public transit or on foot. Plenty of restaurants, bars, and other spaces for social outings nearby.

The building itself is great, with large apartments and good amenities. Value-wise, it is hard to beat, but it is still on the higher end on a student budget.

The studios are tiny but the rent is low for the area. The units are clean and well-maintained. Laundry is not in-unit but there are laundry rooms on every floor that are rarely occupied. Each unit has a smart TV, dishwasher, stove, oven, and lots of kitchen storage. There is a 24/7 staffed front desk and everyone who works there is lovely + Amazon lockers for mail deliveries (no package theft). The 21 and 42 buses stop directly in front of the building and trolley/septa stops are only a couple blocks away. You can also use the gym and amenity spaces at another Pearl building across the street which are large and very well-maintained. Overall my only gripe is that the units are incredibly small (feels like a dorm room), but the pros far outweigh the cons as a student.

1700 Chestnut is a great place to live. The gym and amenity space are quite nice, the Amazon locker hub is really helpful, and it's nice to have a door person to help process packages and let people up to your floor when they visit. My apartment is very nice and has next to no bugs or maintenance issues--I've had a great experience. Maintenance is incredibly responsive when anything happens. The only issue is the noise -- the windows let in a LOT of street noise in my apartment, and my friend who lives in the building has the same issue.

I love living here, the view alone is unbeatable! From my balcony, I can see the Philadelphia Art Museum, the Barnes Foundation, and the Free Library. The building is also in a prime location, just minutes from campus, with several SEPTA routes only two to three blocks away (albeit transit changes are on the horizon).

The Terrace does a great job of building community by hosting frequent resident events, ie. Happy Hours, dinners, and even themed gatherings like an upcoming Luau. Recently, they brought a taco truck right to the driveway! On top of that, residents get a small discount at Federal Donuts conveniently located on the first floor.

Most of the front desk staff are welcoming and friendly, and every maintenance request I’ve submitted has been answered promptly. All in all, it’s been a comfortable, engaging place to call home.

The Beacon, and by extension Pearl Properties, is the best apartment I have lived in during my past eight years in Philadelphia. It has an awesome location in the center of the city, right next to the bus line that goes to Penn and the PATCO line that goes to Cooper. The building features a large theater room, amazing lockers, a gym, and an entire amenities floor with a balcony overlooking the neighborhood. There are fun social events every month with free food and drinks. There are no worries about roaches or mice, and the maintenance team has been extremely quick and effective whenever we need help with anything. With the exception of some construction last year, there is minimal noise despite the fact that we are facing the rear street. The leasing team is easy to work with, and the tenant relations team is superb. There’s also a water dispenser in our fridge, unlike at some other properties. It’s easy to take this for granted, but it truly makes life amazing.

Positives
- Awesome location
- Nice gym and amenities floor. The gym has free weights and a power rack
- Pearl has events with free food/drinks pretty regularly (would estimate every 1.5 months) at their various properties which are fun and a good way to meet people
- Very quiet. I almost never hear noise in my unit either from neighbors or outside
- I've never once seen a bug or spider in my apartment
- Excellent tenant relations team especially the tenant relations coordinator Brett
- Maintenance is fast/effective whenever I had an issue
- Amazon Locker for packages is really convenient

Negatives
- The fridge doesn't have a water dispenser
- Comcast for internet (as opposed to e.g. Verizon Fios). It's actually impressively fast for not being fiber I just hate Comcast

Mixed
- The 24/7 front desk attendants are good but also absent somewhat frequently at times when it'd be nice to have someone there (e.g. getting food delivered)

I have lived here for 2 years and would stay longer is it wasn't for work. Maintenance is fast. The few times that I had an issue they came out the next day. If i c could change one thing, central air. The AC is okay but central air would be better.

Living at The Terrace has been nothing short of amazing. The front desk and maintenance teams are so friendly and attentive, and the building amenities... to die for! I have my own balcony. Management hosts community events often! The front desk loves on my dog every time they see her! Most days it feels like a luxury retreat.

It's a quiet building but you can hear the street noise. I wish the windows were thicker. Management is okay. They always come when I call and take care of issues. I m sad to be leaving but would recommend this place to anyone. It has a cozy charm about it.

Amazing all around in Logan Square

The apartment itself is beautiful, with tall ceilings, a huge gym, and great staff and doormen, making it very safe. The location is great. Pearl is a good management company. But you really can't win with noise here. If you face the alley, you will be woken up by trash trucks coming and slamming dumpsters as early as 4 AM, sometimes for hours. According to the other reviews, noise is also an issue if you face Chestnut or 17th, as those streets are very busy. The windows are thin and very large, which initially seemed awesome, but they let in a ton of noise so that you can hear conversations multiple floors down. For the amount I pay, I could have gotten a much better deal somewhere I could actually sleep.

Good management, amenities and in a good location

1700 Chestnut is fantastic. The building is beautiful, I've seen zero bugs in a year and a half, the view is great, the gym and study space are excellent, and the package system is reliable. The location is perfect as well. The only downsides are the street noise (I can hear loud conversations on the street from my 8th floor apartment) and the price.