This building is in the middle of hotels, night clubs and traffic congestion. The windows are large and super thin, therefore don't provide any noise (and heat) isolation. You will wake up in the middle of the night with either 1) people fighting on the street, 2) loud music from the night club across the street, 3) garbage truck or 4) street singer shouting.

This building is a hidden gem for Wharton students - very centrally located, with nice amenities.

Really nice amenities and the building is very well maintained. It’s a little far from campus, but close to all the restaurants and night life.

A lot of Wharton students live in this building. I was a Wharton pass-down so got a great deal on the unit. Have heard from others that the street noise can get disruptive if you're in an exterior facing unit; my unit is on the interior so not much natural light (windows open to a courtyard) but extremely quiet. The building is a bit difficult to navigate for guests, but the security is great and management is very responsive. Highly recommend but make sure you check the unit you're renting before committing.

If you have ANY sensitivity for noise or want to sleep at a reasonable time, do NOT rent here! I’m serious, i lived in multiple city centers (all larger than Philly), but this is the worst experience i had in terms of noise pollution. There is a night club right across the street with NO sound isolation (trashy music until 2am, then drunk people fighting after). There are multiple homeless people shouting/singing constantly. I’m not even mentioning car honks and truck sounds. For reference, i live on a higher floor and keep my windows shut.

Pros: internals are new-ish (renovated), maintenance crew is nice and responsive

1700 Chestnut Review

The amenities are fantastic (treadmills are a bit shaky), building is relatively quiet. Feels like a lot of Wharton students live here for a mid-rise, but don't necessarily bump into them all the time. Exterior units can get pretty loud, interior units don't have much natural light.

Excellent building, modern interiors/appliances and first-class amenity center. Even on the 7th floor, there is a decent amount of traffic and street noise on evenings and weekends, in addition to the garbage truck that comes in the morning on the 17th street side. Rooms are spacious with high ceilings and plenty of sunlight. Mostly students living here - it's a safe, clean and well-managed building with 24-hour staffed front-desk.

I used to like living at 1700 but in my second year of living there the number of maintenance issues has gone up 10-fold. Definitely ask about the age of your unit if you plan to live here. They also have gotten incredibly strict on guests which can be really frustrating.

The apartment is beautiful and the amenities are top notch! Building management is great. Just be aware that its a little further from campus and from where most students live. If you're ok with the extra 5 min commute, definitely check out this building!