Everything is great

Fantastic apartment with amazing amenities. New appliances and high ceilings (in the right units). Funky building layout but the units are generally great.

Street noise can be a bit loud if you're on Chestnut side - just worth noting if you haven't lived in a city before.

Gym and amenities are great.

Apartment is good, don't love my specific unit because of the location right next to the elevator. Great windows, high ceilings and new amenities. Washing machine could be better / higher tech, but it works and W/D in unit. Water pressure in shower isn't fantastic

I think the bang for your buck at 1700 Chestnut is the best in Philly. The apartment is modern looking, very spacious, and the price is right. The amenities space is great - can't wait until we can have guests again once covid is over. The gym has stayed open and has just about all you could want from an apartment gym - in particular, the large yoga/cycling studio is great for general fitness needs and is usually empty for use. Building management is very responsive and has swiftly made fixes anytime I've had a problem - no major problems but the few I've had have been resolved quickly. Pretty quiet building although my bedroom has no windows so I think that really helps keep the street noise away. I've gotten pretty used to the street noise in the living room and it's white noise at this point - note I'm pretty high up on the 7th floor so if noise is a concern, I'd look at a higher unit if possible.

Nice staff, nice gym, nice space. Really the only negative has been that the overhead lights are not very bright, so you will want to have a few lamps too

I like the place primarily because the amenities space is pretty luxurious. The fitness center is well equipped, but it can probably use 1-2 more treadmills. One problem is that currently (as of 11/22/19), half of the cable cross machine doesn't work and hasn't been for nearly 5 months and no attempt has been made to repair it. And lately, there's been a string of incidents in which the primary resident elevator doesn't work, and we have to share an elevator with Nordstrom Rack during business hours, which is an inconvenience for residents and Nordstrom. Sometimes the elevator would go days without repair, and then after repair, it goes bad within 12 hours and is out of order for another 1-2 days. There are no stairs to move between floors. The other BIG problem, for apartments along 17 street, is that the noise from the street can be annoying. Sometimes there's loud construction going on nearby, honking drivers, loud conversations, and other distractions, which interferes with sleep sometimes.

This building is in one of the best locations in the city. It is super convenient to a ton of restaurants and gyms and public transit lines that easily take you to other parts of the city, including to the Universities. The building is a bit old although it has been renovated, but still has some quirks left. The worst part is the elevators which have recently been on the fritz and even when working properly are super slow! The building has a ton of floorpans to choose from but only have a couple of each plan so you should contact them early to reserve the one that works best for you!

I'd recommend 1700 Chestnut. Excellent location, amenities, kitchen, floors, and closet space. Gym is good too and just large enough for the residents. Only issues are the walls are thin between the apartments and I only have one window that looks onto the courtyard (purposeful decision because street noise can be bad), but this hasn't been that much of a problem.

Building and staff have been great

1700 Chestnut is a great place to live. They have a few nice apartment layouts that are a bit bigger than others in the area and have more space. The amenities are also, nice with a really big common kitchen area! Management is responsive and very attentive. The only thing that is difficult sometimes is elevator access to certain areas of the building - the levels of the building are more free-flowing so it can be confusing and some apartments may not be directly accessible by a single elevator.