A bit pricy, but good apartment. The building is only a couple of years old and management is stellar. Lots of Penn students and young professionals. Can't beat the location.

Great door staff, amenities, and apartments. We got exactly what we paid for.

Great apartment with excellent staff. Apartments are very solid, and the amenities area is outstanding. Maintenance requests get resolved asap. Only issue is if you have an apartment facing 17th street, it can get very loud on Thursday - Saturday night from 1-3 am.

Only other gripe I have with the units is that there is very limited kitchen storage and counter space.

This building is in a great location. It's right in the middle of the Rittenhouse Square area, and is a ~10 minute walk to Trader Joe's. The building is only a few years old, and feels very new. It has a nice common space, and one of the better gyms of the high-rises buildings. Management is also very responsive to any issues you bring up with them. I've never had an issue with receiving packages. My unit overlooks Chestnut St, so it can be a little bit loud at times.

Overall love this apartment! Very responsive management how are great about sending maintenance over when there's issues. Great community with many students (I'm a Wharton MBA student). It's also reasonably close to the trolley which is great for getting to campus. Only downside is that they are rather strict about the use of the common area, often kicking people out at 10pm or requiring that each resident can only bring up 2 people. This depends a lot also on the person manning the front desk at the time and how strict they are. Also, my apartment does not get a lot of natural light because it's right against another building.

The apt is well appointed with big windows, new appliances, and a well thought out layout. However, the windows do not block any sound and I can hear a conversation of people on the street corner. 17th and Chestnut is a busy intersection with lots of street peddlers, marching bands, aspiring singers/rappers, and honking at all hours of the day (often in the middle of the night).

Very responsive management company; building offers a lot for price

The apt building is relatively new and modern - hardwood floors, stainless steel washer/dryers. TONS OF WHARTON STUDENTS both in the building and in the surrounding area. I always could join an uber pool during preterm (less easy now that our schedules are so different, but still often). Very safe and secure and ideally located- close to the bars, restaurants, shopping, and Rittenhouse Square .

My only complaint: Street noise. Even with an apt on the 8th floor, if you are facing 17th Street, you will hear noise at all hours, especially when Davio’s across the street ends for the night.

Part of our criteria for choosing an apartment in Philadelphia was a new building with full amenities, gas stove (not electric), plenty of space/storage, good location, and a front desk attendant for packages. I couldn't be more satisfied with all of the above. If anything breaks or goes wrong, Pearl Properties is VERY responsive and will be there within 24 hours. The building was remodeled in 2015 so we are the second people to live in it. The closet is enormous, and we have a bunch of storage. Not to mention, there's a nice wine rack above the fridge for storage! The gym isn't HUGE, but it's very nice and clean and has pretty much everything you need. There is also a very large studio area where there are bikes for spinning and an open space for any other activities. The common area is beautiful and clean with various spaces for different activities. Theres a large kitchen area with a pool table and couches that you can rent out, or there's a movie room that you don't need to reserve. I looked at many different apartments with similar amenities in the area and 1700 was definitely the best bang for our buck. We are also in a great location, we sold our car before moving to Philadelphia and I have never felt like I need a car. We can walk to trader joes or uber anywhere we need to go. Target is 2 blocks away, there are CVSs and Rite Aids all around and plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance as well! You can walk to the train station or take a 5 minute cab ride.

We were the first tenants in our unit and it is beautiful! Very nicely done with great high end finishes. The kitchen is very large with lots of storage. The corner of 17th and Chestnut is a great location, very close to many bars and restaurants, however, there is also a lot of traffic on that corner and it can be very loud from cars honking. Our bedroom does not have any windows so the noise is not a problem in our bedroom. Additionally, the common area is gorgeous but the process to reserve and use it decreases our likeliness us to utilize it as much as we would like.