Expensive, but very nice building that is literally across the street from the law school. Very safe.

As a medical student at Penn, the location is incomparable. 9 min walk to the medical campus, 10 min walk to Presby, 15 min walk to the VA, 5 min walk to undergraduate campus, and 4 min walk to MFL 34th street station.

The apartment is incredibly nice and quiet, with granite countertops, steel appliances, wood floors, the works. I have floor to ceiling windows overlooking the adjacent street, though the view isn't amazing. Animals are allowed but incur a small monthly fee. Central heat and AC, hotel like conditions. There's a built in parking garage for about $160 a month (slightly cheaper than long-term use of adjacent garages). There's an outdoor pool open during the summers and a nice indoor gym. Several multimedia rooms and study rooms.

The problem is the cost. $2900 a month for a 1 bed, 1 bath. Might be worth sharing with a roommate, though; both of you would have great housing in a fantastic location at $1450 a month. But I wouldn't recommend going it solo.

Domus is extremely expensive compared to other apartment buildings in the area. However, you definitely get your money’s worth. The apartments are fairly new, spacious, and beautiful. The building has several great amenities like conference rooms for studying, a gym, pool, club house, outdoor fire places, etc. The staff is extremely attentive, and if you submit a work order in the morning, there’s usually someone there within the next couple of hours to take care of the issue. The building is also located between Drexel and Penn’s campuses, which, apart from being a convenient location for students at either school, means that campus security officer are constantly patrolling the area. This makes makes you feel really safe when you are walking home, especially at night, and provides a nice sense of security. The building also has fob access to the main entrance and elevators, further adding to the safety of Domus. There is also a Starbucks conveniently located in the lobby, and the building is a 10 minutes walk to market street station.

My only complaint is that the building permits undergraduate students to reside there. Although most undergrads don’t cause trouble, the halls will sometimes smell like marijuana, and sometimes students will throw parties that can be a bit annoying. However, this is pretty rare, and not limited to the actions of undergraduate students.

Convenient location for class, but pricey.

Management here is utterly unprofessional, untimely, and generally rude. Definitely do not move here if you have pets, because there is nowhere to take them out and the building acts very anti-pets. They have allowed my packages to be delivered to other residents, and then send me upstairs on a goose chase to find my packages rather than retrieving them on their own. The other residents are loud and obnoxious, and frankly everyone is a rich, international student that feels entitled to do whatever they want, and management doesn't care. People treat these apartments like college dorms, and they are absolutely not worth the price they rent for.

Very good especially for a 1L - close to school, great amenities, easy for study group meetings etc.

Great Management. Great amenities. 10 to 15 min door to door walk to classes. Luxurious, spacious and well maintained units. Tenants are diverse, mostly law students, medical students/doctors, professionals and some Whartonites. Several international students/families. Many tenants with small children and/or pets. 24/7 concierge (Good Security) Maintenance is responsive. Quick Uber or taxi ($6-$8) to Center City if you need to meet with friends over dinner or drinks. Bus #21 to Center City stops across the street. Metro is less than a block away. Trolley is about 1 block away.

When I moved in to Domus in the Summer of 2015, it was the only full service rental building in University City. Apartments are spacious, more luxurious that you would expect, and well designed for students with large built in desks. Parking is well below market at $150/month and management offers 10 month leases (at a premium), which is nice for students who don't want to deal with subletting. Overall, it is an exceedingly comfortable place to live with a few caveats:

-The pool is beautiful, but the rental office won't tell you that it closes on Labor Day.
-Having moved here from a very well run condo building, my view of management is lukewarm at best. That said, although they don't do much to make you feel like a valued resident, they have been consistently honest and haven't caused any major issues.
-Fire alarms have been a problem and management has been defensive about the cause(es).

Since I moved in, three new high rise apartment buildings have opened in the neighborhood. If rents normalize to ~2k/month, Domus starts to become a fair value.

Located directly across the street from the Law School, Domus is one of the most conveinent places to live in the city

I love living at Domus. It's close to school but unfortunately far from the action of center city and the rest of Philadelphia. It's perfect for a pet owner- it's a $30 monthly fee. However, because it's pet-friendly, you'll be dealing with everyone else's noisy dogs too. It's a beautiful building with great amenities including a pool and movie theater, but might not be worth the rent premium. Management knows there are no other luxury apartment buildings so close to Penn and Drexel so they really do charge a premium, and raise the rent a LOT each year. You can definitely find cheaper rent elsewhere, but nothing this spacious, high-end, and comfortable in University City. If you have a car, there's no better choice because the garage is attached.