While you can find cheaper 1 br in a building, lofts 640 truly is the best bang for your buck. Pool and hot tub are only open til 11 pm, but gym is being improved on with new perks (free trainer). The North Broad stretch is up and coming, with new bars, apartments. You feel the city living without the true traffic/chaos since Fairmount is still a residential area.

I moved here more out of necessity than desire -- I needed an affordable apartment with a secure parking lot. Lofts 640 has delivered more than I could have expected! Quiet, nice amenities, helpful staff. Love it here! Perhaps most notable is the amount of space you get for your dollar -- way more than any other building in the area or, most likely, the city.

This building is constructed of solid concrete, which is nice, because it helps to muffle the noise from neighbors. The ceilings are high, with large windows and gives it a modern feel. The windows however, are not insulated well at all, and in the winter, they let in a lot of air. The forced AC/Heat work, but since the vent is fairly high on the wall, the heat just rises, and it runs constantly trying to keep the apartment at a 63 degrees in the winter.The gym is great for an apartment building, however, it does get cramped when you have people trying to use jump ropes, Pilates, and other routines that take up floor space. BUT, there is a pilates/Yoga studio space. Overall, this is a really nice community to live in, and management is very cooperative and helpful. The building offers social gatherings for residents, and holiday parties.

Not the best location, but close enough to everything and great amenities and value.

The building is a converted warehouse space, which gives you high ceilings and big open rooms. Depending on how high up you are and which direction you face, you get more or less sunlight through the huge windows. The kitchens are updated, and the amenities are great. Decent sized gym with 5 treadmills and weight machines, and a trainer that does free classes and will do a nutrition plan for you (for a fee). There is a rooftop deck that is very under used, and an indoor pool and hot tub. The rent includes a parking space in a garage that is attached to the building, and after 6:30, you need a gate remote to get onto site. The gate also has a walk-in entrance that requires a fob, and the lobby has a person at the desk at all times, so it is very safe. Right across the street is Alla Spina, and attached is Osteria, both are great Vetri restaurants. 309 South and Vie are also across the street.

The building is incredibly safe, conveniently located close to all of the Fairmount St shops and a short walk to center city. Next to three wonderful restaurants (one is in the building!), with a very helpful security system. Also provides a (small, but nice) gym, hot tub, pool, and rooftop deck with a 180 degree view of downtown Philadelphia. Maintenance always responds to any requests within 24 hours (usually much sooner) and keeps the building spotless. Dry cleaning can also be dropped off at the front desk twice a week. Located in a converted factory, giving every apartment an open floor plan and very high ceilings, the look is very chic and clean. Very easy access to the highways for any partners working out of the city. It is a quiet, welcoming, safe neighborhood near several schools and very close to other Philadelphia landmarks (2 blocks from the inquirer building, 1 mile from the art museum, less than a mile from Logan square). The apartment is also full of professional students and young professionals and families from all around Philadelphia, making for a convenient social environment. People often spend time on the roof and there are also gatherings such as a holiday party that allow people to meet their fellow residents.