This is a beautiful, historic, well maintained building in a good location. Groceries are out of reach for practical purposes without car (you must either train or walk carrying loads a half mile from Reading Terminal Market or walk the same distance from Target or Whole Foods). If you have a car, family to shop with, or get delivery, you'll be fine. Walkability during decent weather is unbeatable - head to Fairmount or Center City and be either place in 15 minutes. The flexibility and
...positioning on the corner of everything is ideal; not to mention you're sitting on top of the Broad Street Line...I've popped on the train many times in snowy mush and arrived at work with barely a snowflake on me.
The amenities are great -- there's a desk attendant (usually friendly and helpful), package service and storage (you can even SEND outgoing UPS/USPS packages from the desk -- no need to slog boxes to a post office or store), bell hop carts for giant loads of groceries or heavy boxes, a free coffee machine in the lobby, a vending machine in the basement for guilty midnight snacks, bike storage in the basement, a breathtaking view of the city skyline and waterfront from the Penthouse level lounge/study room with free wifi, multiple computer workspaces, and free printing, and an underused enormous and cozy theater room. Off-site parking came with my lease and is close, and while they let you live park in the loading dock to offload heavy stuff like groceries, packages, furniture, etc, it's not as convenient as on-site parking -- which exists but is reserved for a mysterious wait list. The gym is professional level awesome -- my one gripe is that usually only 2/4 treadmills in the gym ever work at the same time.
The service in this building is particularly outstanding. The service portal makes it easy to submit requests and observe progress. Service requests are handled promptly and you are alerted of the resolution by email - a very efficient and convenient system. Maintenance tech Kirby is so professional, responsive, and friendly, he frankly makes it a pleasure for something to break in your apartment. I had a wonky shower he came out to fix multiple times (no fault of his - the parts given to him for the repair were wrong). Each time he followed up to make sure it was working to my satisfaction, and if it wasn't, he happily came back again to get it right. He really represents the definition of "service."
Overall, I would recommend this apartment.
Max of 2. Maximum of 2 pets per residence. Pet rent is $35 per pet, per month. There is also a $500 one-time fee per household with pets.