I moved in soon after the building just opened. Everything was brand new and high quality. Study space, gym, and balcony are all quite nice. Also, property management is great. They are very responsive.

Great location, great property management team. A little bit loud with street noise.

I like the building and the apartment (I am first tenant!). I had some issues with the Tenant Relations Manager from Pearl Properties. That person wasn't helpful when I mostly needed. I asked to leave a key on the front desk because I was back in my country for holidays and guess what? The Tenant Relations Manager said they couldn't help. They didn't held the keys for me at the front desk in order for less than I week to handle it over to a friend of mine that was staying over. I would deeply encourage Pearl Properties to help that person develop and be more helpful to tenants. Other than that, I am very satisfied, but would think twice before renting here exclusively because of the customer experience I had with tenant relations.

The beacon is brand new and I would highly recommend it to wharton students. The apartments are beautiful and the amenities are some of the nicest that I've seen. Also, the landlord is wonderful and incredibly responsive if there are any issues.

Overall a great apartment located right in the heart of everything in Center City. Brand new, large apartments with modern kitchens and tons of storage space throughout. Really thoughtful design and on the top floors (7 - 14) you get floor to ceiling windows, which give you a great view of Philly.

Only cons: no roof deck (though there's an outdoor terrace on the 7th floor), elevators are small (and one seems to consistently be out of service), and moving in is a pain (there's only one freight elevator and you need to get someone to come and operate it).

Otherwise no major issues so far!

New building that opened in July 2017. 30 or so Wharton students. Awesome location on walnut Street. Straight shot to school down a Walnut Street. Easy to split Uber’s with other residents/classmates in the morning. Pearl is a great management company so far. Place has shitty wood floors and cheap (albeit new) appliances, but otherwise it’s pretty solid. Also there’s a marching band that plays outside sometimes that people loathe. Can get kind of loud even on upper floors on the weekend. Gym is never busy. Things are pretty seamless. Also they have these shitty solar shades in the bedrooms which were a really bad decision by somebody. They need to be swapped out for shades that block the light better.