Great place to live. The only issue is the super slow elevators.

Although on the surface the building looks good, and it has nice amenities, it has many problems I would like to point out. First the management is not very good. They seem very attentive when showing the building, but after moving in this changes completely. I have had very bad experiences with required maintenance. They take too long to check, they check and simply leave notes but don't perform the needed amendments. e.g. the drying machine has been working poorly since the beginning and after reporting it 4-5 times, they never seem to find any problem or they simply do not check. They are bad at communicating scheduled maintenance times and in many occasions have either failed to show up or come out off-scheduled times The elevator is a disaster, not only are there very few elevators for the number of tenants, but usually there is at least one elevator down, which slows the process. It is common to wait 10-15 minutes for the elevator. There is little control with the fire alarm, there have been multiple false alarms at late times. In general this building is too expensive for what it offers and in general not a comfortable place to stay.

Poor management and defective elevators.

1500 Locust is nice, but the elevator sucks and it is far from everyone and campus.

Convenient building with convenient amenities. Everything looks really nice and pretty from the outside, but on closer inspection the materials the building uses are not very high quality. But at least they look nice! Most units are getting upgraded to new kitchens and washer and dryer.

The building facilities are nice - gym, pool, study lounge with wireless, roofdeck, movie room - but at Wharton I never have enough time to use them. The building is overly expensive for what it is, and the security is lacking - virtually anyone can get upstairs. The elevators are the worst part about this building - at any given time one or two of them is broken, leaving long lines for the residents to get upstairs (no way to take stairs up the building, only down because of multiple locked entries in the stairwells).

It is a nice building but overpriced for what you get. The rent is high and does not include anything additional such as cable, internet etc. The gym is very basic (similar to a hotel gym) so if you train regularly you will have to get a separate membership. Also management and maintenance are quite poor with several ignored requests for maintenance. If you can find a building between 18-22 streets that is a better location.

The amenities (indoor pool, gym, resident lounge and rooftop deck) are fantastic. The actual apartments are just ok though. My unit has not been updated (no hardwood floors, old appliances) so other apartments may be better. The elevators are dreadful. There are only 4 in a 45 floor building, they only run 3 of them even when they are all operational, and there's generally at least one broken one. It's extremely frustrating and can end up waiting for an elevator for 15 minutes or taking 30 flights of stairs. It's a little far from campus, but good for getting on the bus in the morning because you beat the crowd. You also have the option to take the trolley at 15th and Market. The building is on the expensive side, but a lot of students pay the price to live here. Tons of people live in the building, including 2 of my learning teammates.

I am highly allergic to mold, and I chose 1500 Locust because Wharton students told me it would be the cleanest, most recently renovated place to live. (Older buildings are problematic for me; they are more likely to contain mold due to leaky pipes, rotting wood, or damp surfaces beneath floors and above ceilings.) I love my apartment. It was renovated just before my move-in date with modern kitchen appliances (i.e. stainless steel fridge), new carpets, and finished wood floors. Most units in this building are completely carpeted (aside from the tiled kitchen and bathroom), but luckily my apartment has a wood floor living room. Wood is a safer option for me than carpet, due to my allergies, but I also haven't had any trouble with the carpet in my bedroom. The gym is convenient and includes a spectacular view of Philadelphia skyscrapers. The downside to this building is that there are only 3 elevators (+ 1 service elevator) covering over 40 floors. Elevator wait times are very long, and this year at least one elevator has been out of operation ~50% of the time. It is frustrating, and everyone complains, but I would not move out of the building solely due to long elevator waits.

Clean, conveniently located building with good amenities and a large Wharton population. The 21 bus starts picking up people here so you can always get a seat before the crowds of other students swarm on at 18th. On the other hand, a 40+ minute walk from school. I also have a south facing bedroom with a spectacular view of everything from the Kimmel center to the stadiums at the south end of Philly. And the library is convenient for learning team meetings. On the con side - some of the nicer touches (free cookies in the morning, umbrellas when it rains, and doormen letting you in before you can pull out your wallet) have disappeared during the two years I have lived here, and there are some disadvantages of living in such a large building - such as when the weather is warm you have to stake out spots on the roof deck early in the evening. Also, the elevators were sabotaged by a disgruntled tenant a few months ago so they go under repair often, which means that occasionally there are long wait times.