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Top Amenities
- Building Laundry Room
- Cat friendly
- Fitness Center
- Granite Countertops
- Hardwood Floors
- Laundry on Every Floor
- Oversize or penthouse units
- Private Balconies
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Surface Parking Lot
- Swimming Pool
- Washer/Dryer In Unit
About this Location
11 min walk
restaurants nearby
6 min walk
PATCO (rail) - 3 min
Pricing
Schedule Appointment At
(786) 403-0330-
Bedrooms
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Walk-in Closets
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Building Related
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Elevators
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Included
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Basic Cable Included
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Electricity Included
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Heat Included
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Water Included
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Kitchen
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Dishwasher
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Garbage Disposal
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Microwave
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Laundry
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Building Laundry Room
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Laundry on Every Floor
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Washer/Dryer In Unit (some units)
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Living Room
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Air Conditioning
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Hardwood Floors
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Parking & Transportation
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Surface Parking Lot
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Pet Terms & Amenities
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Cat friendly
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Security & Maintenance
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24-Hour Front Desk
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Sports & Fitness
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Fitness Center
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Swimming Pool
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Unique Unit Types
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Oversize or penthouse units
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View
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Private Balconies
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Overall rating 8.7/10, based on 26 renter reviews Write a review
Academy House reviews and highlights
- Concierge desk and doormen are very helpful
- Utilities are included
- Great value
- Most apartments have a balcony
- Safe, clean, quiet, and in a great location
- Security is always great
- Building is mostly working singles and retirees
- Coin-operated washer-dryer on every other floor
- Some landlords allow sublets
- Lots of light
- Great building and centrally located
- Slightly older building
- Small gym, indoor pool and a hot tub
- Lots of students and residents from Jefferson Medical
- Near lots of great restaurants on 13th street and Rittenhouse Square
- Convenient access to the 21/42 bus
- Some units have washer and dryers in unit
A bit farther away but good amenities
I like living at Academy House; I mostly chose it because it has an indoor pool and I like swimming. It’s a bit farther from HUP/Presby compared to graduate hospital, but it’s pretty close to Pennsy (and even HUP and Presby aren’t super far by public transit).
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1 bed / 1 bath
Great!
Its in center city but a 3 min walk to a bus that takes you directly to UPenn
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Roommates
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2 beds / 2 baths
Academy House Review
Academy House Review
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Couple
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Pet owner
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1 bed / 1 bath
Academy House Review
Great find in the city
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1 bed / 1 bath
Great building
This was the first apartment that I've ever rented, and first time living alone. Academy House is a condominium building with several units rented out by either private landlords or management companies. The unit I live in has great sunlight, views, and is quite spacious for someone living alone. The building management is very responsive, and the 24 hour staffed front desk is great for receiving packages when you're not at home. Maintenance staff have been incredibly kind, responsive and willing to look at issues in the unit outside of whatever you submitted a ticket for. The building also has a community space where you can do work with public WiFi, a conference room you can reserve, as well as a gym and swimming pools. There's a washer/dryer on every other floor, although some units may have in-unit laundry. The building is not as luxurious as others, but my rent includes all utilities/internet/cable and it is hard to beat!
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1 bed / 1 bath
LOVE Academy House
Living in Academy House has been amazing. The units are priced well, and it comes with all utilities included except an extra $60ish per moth for internet/cable. The management and front desk workers are amazing, with weekly email updates about what's going on in the building and in Philly. No complaints whatsoever!
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
Academy House Review
Comfortable living in hard to beat spot
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Roommates
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2 beds / 2 baths
Great place
Small but liveable space. There were major renovations in my apartment and in the shared facilities recently. Lots of pleasant older residents in the building but many younger families moving in.
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
Location is everything!!
Although I just moved into Academy House last week, the location is even better than I expected! EVERYTHING is within walking distance, this is truly in the heart of center city! All of the best restaurants, shops, bars, and sites are right outside your door! The unit I am living in is spacious with great views. Could use a bit of a renovation, but we got a great deal on rent! I recommend this place to anyone, the door people and staff and so nice and helpful. Couldn't have asked for a better place!
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Great location and apartments at an affordable price
The apartments are spacious, the location is great, the gym has everything we need, and the fact that all utilities are included is a major pro for us (no need to deal with any service providers or bills, except for internet).
The price is affordable and overall we love the building.
If I ought to state cons: the pool is quite small and most residents are old but extremely nice couples, so it's not ideal if you are looking to socialize.
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
The Neighborhood
Signature Spots
About Rittenhouse Square
Getting around Rittenhouse Square
BSL
PATCO (rail)
Suburban Station
MFL
27 (bus)
12 (bus)
Parking at Academy House
Surface Parking Lot
Parking Near Academy House
Latimer Garage
PARKWAY 15th & Spruce (Ave. of the Arts) Garage
PARKWAY Bellevue Garage
Rittenhouse Square Reviews
Spruce Street in particular is great - it's a little south of the square, so is quieter/shielded from a lot of the traffic that the neighborhood gets, but it's not out of the way or far away. There's a Starbucks, a grocery store (Rittenhouse Market), and a few corner stores (Four Seasons and Food & Friends) within a 2-3 minute walk of my apartment.