2116 Chestnut should have everything going for it. It's new, has a nice gym, and the views are spectacular (especially from the higher floors). Unfortunately, the building management is so beyond incompetent that it completely ruins the building's many perks. The elevators will be down completely at least once a week. When they're 'working', count on at least one of them being down at all times. With a building this large and full of students on relatively similar schedules, this means that the wait for the elevators can become unacceptably long.

When the elevators aren't causing problems, the fire alarms are. I lost track of the number of fire alarms that were triggered in the past year, but it was unacceptably high. Additionally, the alarms weren't able to be turned off for several hours on numerous occasions. Living on a high floor, that means that I had to choose between listening to the same recorded message and an ear piercing wail every ten seconds for >4 hours or trek down and then back up 25+ flights of stairs on a monthly (and sometimes weekly) basis. Always fun when the fire department is forced to come out, turn things off, only to have it start up again just after they've left. That happened more times than I could count. Naturally, the elevators would completely stop during fire alarms and couldn't be turned back on for hours after they had stopped. Fun times.

This building was a horrible experience. Admittedly, our view of center city was beyond spectacular, but that pro was wildly outweighed by the many cons of living in 2116 Chestnut. We were blown away by the building when we did a tour before moving to Philadelphia, but I wish we would have done more research before signing a lease. You can spend far less money and have a much better experience in nearly any other building in the area.

Don't waste your money or time, save yourself the headache, and live somewhere else. It took us a year to figure that out and hopefully we'll prevent other people from going through a similarly poor first year in Philadelphia.

We loved this building when we first moved into it. The views of Center City are breathtaking and the units were pretty nice inside, granite counter tops, garden tubs, stainless steel appliances. They're a bit small and the rent is among the highest in the area, but we thought it was worth it for the beautiful views. The building felt very well-kept and safe. Front desk staff was very friendly and helpful, especially Erica and Sean. We were happy until management switched to Greystar. After management switched over, we had problem after problem. The elevators were constantly going down (which is a big problem if you live on a high floor), the fire alarms would go off constantly at all hours on multiple occasions, my fiance got stranded in the elevator for 2 hours because the emergency buttons inside didn't work, the hot tub wasn't working on the couple of occasions when we tried to use it, the trash chute was often broken, and the hallways were very hot because they don't turn on the AC in them. Some of these things we could have overlooked in a normal building, but not at the very high price we were paying to live there. In my opinion, the constant inconveniences far outweighed the views.

Great building, friendly staff, and state-of-the-art gym that is rarely busy. Building location is ideal--near Rittenhouse Square and walking distance to University City, and one block away from Trader Joe's. Studio layout has huge kitchen and tons of storage. Love living here!

Expensive, other buildings more affordable. Seems to attract a lot of students, which is unfortunate if you're not a students because they hold parties and large group events. Not much of a community feel. Original building managers were better. Cleanliness in gym could be improved.

2116 Chestnut has skyrocketed in price over the past 3 years, and has been going downhill since the management change over to Greystar. Consider other highrises under different management companies. In-building parking is an addition 300/month charge.

Great amenities and great location. Lots of Wharton students. The new management definitely could improve.

Great location. Apartments are new and offers a lot of sunlight. I live in a studio and it is very spacious, with a large bathroom and kitchen. Amenities are also a differential of this building.

Am very happy for most part. There have been a few one-off incidences - but nothing major to complain about. The rent is also on the expensive side.

2116 is in a great location. The amenities are great and the building is well managed.

MGMT change last year. They're cutting costs. They also tried to incorrectly confiscate a $500 security deposit I made for an event reservation which I thought was very poorly handled.

New door people are very friendly!