I have rented at the Drake for a little over a year now. I agree with previous reviews that the rent is relatively cheap given that we have front door staff. You cannot beat the location, and the apartment is old but relatively well maintained.

The Drake is a historic building and is charming with great decor, common areas, classic design. However, it is a very old building and this shows in some of the amenities, namely the gym, the plumbing, water, elevators, etc.

Very enjoyable space in historical building

The Drake is a decent building, relatively cheap for a doorman building.
Pros:
-Doormen are really nice
-Doormen, elevator, low rent
-Rooms are decently sized
-Large kitchen area with a lot of counter/bar space
-Close to bus stops and Indego station

Cons:
-No in-unit laundry (laundry costs 2.25 per load and is cash only, but only up to 20 dollar bills)
-Some issues with electricity (lots of small outages, had one really big outage that lasted 3 hours and was not planned)
-Maintenance is not good (first day I moved in, the ceiling in my bathroom started leaking urine from upstairs - took them a long time to fix. Also, heat is not strong and there are a lot of cold leaky spots from the air conditioner/crevices in the floor, etc.)
-Some windows are broken (but they are double insulated)
-Carpeting?
-4 elevators, 2 on each side of the building. Be sure to call and book an elevator for move in/move out well ahead of time, since they use up one of these 4 elevators (there's no freight elevator). These elevators are kind of slow and you don't know where they are on when you are waiting for them on your floor.
-The kitchen sink is tiny
-Living room kind of small
-One bathroom is small, the other is big (but the small one belongs to the bigger bedroom)
-The kitchen cabinets are not well cleaned before move in
-They charge water by the building
-Far from campus and all the other Wharton students if you go to Wharton

You get an apartment in a doorman building with good management at a discount to your friends living on Rittenhouse Square.

The Drake is an amazing elevator building with affordable rent! It has everything you need and is clean and quiet! I am obsessed! The management helped to ensure I had everything I needed when I moved in. I've never had an issue with anything yet and the online portal is great!

The Drake is an iconic tall-rise building in Philly. The location cannot be surpassed, which is mostly what you are paying for. The quality of the place is fine, everything works and looks okay and clean. It's really quite a nice place, just you will definitely be paying a premium for the location.

Great management and staff. Good value for money. Well-kept facilities like common areas, reception, and gym.

Pros
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Great Management, Very safe and comfortable building with a in-house gym (basic but good enough)

Cons
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Apts are smaller thn comparable at the same price and the building is a little far from the Wharton bubble

Value for money, large bedrooms with relatively small hallway