The Beacon is an amazing property. It’s the best location (16th and Walnut, also right at a bus stop), and many other Wharton students are in the building. Also, the amenity space and the terrace is incredible - we have friends meet us for a drink on the terrace all the time.

Great, new apartments. New appliances with good floor designs. Only negative is that it is located slightly more east of most Wharton students, but not a big deal in my experience.

The area can be noisy if you're on one of the lower floors, but the rental experience was great.

I moved into this building for my 2L year and have really been enjoying it. The building has a 24/7 lobby attendant, beautiful outdoor space on the 7th floor, gym, media room, fireplace, pool table, kitchen, etc. as amenities for all residents. It’s really cozy. There are only 90 units in the building so we get great service from management and maintenance and it’s more neighborly. I love the people who work at the front desk - they’re great and take good care of the building and of tenants’ packages. Also, they’ll provide cute random snacks and events for everyone (just had federal donuts yesterday for no reason). We also get free yoga at the Harper every week. Lastly, the apartments are very clean and modern. They have central air, dishwasher, washer dryer in unit.

The Beacon is an underrated Pearl Properties building. Me and my partner lived in a 1 bedroom + Den (which was a proper room with a door and closet). We had a lot of space for 2 people and the Den was so valuable during quarantine because we had a separate office space. It is a well-managed building with a small, but great gym (dead lifting equipment available which made my boyfriend really happy). It is great location for access to all the restaurants, bars, shopping, and Rittenhouse park. However, it is farther away from Wharton's campus, but there is a bus stop right in front of the building and gets you to campus in 10 minutes. There are a good number of Wharton people in this building, but it seems like mostly couples and therefore isn't' particularly social.

The apartment is very clean and modern with central air, and the building has a nice common space with a pool table, desk space, screening room, outdoor patio, and gym. The building management is very responsive and also adds nice touches like organizing free social events around the holidays (and during covid they did things like contactless Vetri pizza delivery and Weckerly's ice cream sandwiches). My only complaints are (1) the area can be noisy if you face Walnut street, (2) there tends to be loitering around the Starbucks directly across the street, and (3) there are no outdoor grills on the shared patio

I've really enjoyed living at the Beacon. While it's on the pricier side, you get a great size and quality of apartment in comparison to other luxury buildings. Management is friendly and responsive, the apartments are modern and updated, and the amenity space is very nice. It's very quiet and I almost never hear my neighbors.

Amazing building close to the subway/in center city

New, modern building close to Center City and public transit

Great Apartment at a Very Reasonable Price for Quality/Amenities