1213 was a decent building, but the catty and accountability dodging upper level management has let this place start swirling the drain.

You are living in the middle of Center City and paying a premium to be in a "managed" building with "24/7" concierge. However, this is a farce and false advertising. The management company contracts out the front desk during certain days to third-party services that have no clue what is going on and who actually lives here. This leads to strange characters getting into the building when safety is most vulnerable, aka the weekends when this area becomes incredibly active with drunks and nefarious actors. This has resulted in harassment of residents, and theft.

The noise here is incredible, Barstool is right next door and arguably the most obnoxious bar in the city, while you can avoid going there you cannot avoid the noise, drunks utilizing our entrance way as a urinal, vomitting on the building, etc. There is no proactive management of keeping our entrance-way clear of biohazards that seemingly appear every weekend and then we wait for rain to take care of it, apparently God is the only one who can clean up vomit, because whoever is in charge here walks past it daily and never has the thought that it may be good to have that power washed away.

Parties where people smoke cigarettes, vapes, and weed that leaks out into the hallways is apparent. Management does not punish those who break the no smoking policies. It's brutal paying $4200 for a one bedroom and to walk out to your neighbor having college aged men smoking cigarettes right outside your door, blocking hallway access and asking your girlfriend if she wants to "come party". If you attempt to report safety or harassment concerns, you will be ignored. Sexual harassment is a liability - so best to just ignore it, right?

The list goes on and on, if you post a review to Google they will do everything possible to get it taken down. This is in violation of FCC rules, and punishable by pretty large files - I suppose they're just hoping nobody reports them for it. Furthermore, reviews started popping up that read more like ad-copy than genuine residents experiences, so proceed with caution.

Good luck, look around when you tour, if they cannot keep the entrance way to the building clean and functional which is the FIRST thing anyone sees when coming to make a decision on their living circumstances - how do you think they will take care fo you and your unit when you sign?

Terrible managemnet

Great spot close to the hospital!

Have lived here 3 years now, had only good experiences but for full disclosure management switched maybe 2 months ago. No notable changes since management switched as of yet.

A bit far from the campus but decent overall

Poor location but overall good

Love my experience at 1213 Walnut!

High quality building with great amenities

Rent might be a touch expensive, but the building has excellent amenities (2nd floor balcony, lounge w/ pool table, gym, rooftop lounge), is extremely well run, and puts you in the heart of center city. Management is very responsive and the apartments are high quality and I have had very few issues with anything going wrong (save a dead light bulb)

The good: This apartment building is fairly new, the apartments are super nice and it seems like it was well constructed with better sound proofing than I've had in previous large complexes. The concierge service here is generally fantastic, they even came up to feed my cat one day when I was on 28 hour call and completely forget to feed her in the morning. Maintenance has been very responsive though I haven't had a lot of things go wrong. Management has also been responsive to concerns. I had some issues with a loud neighbor and this was addressed promptly. Unlike some places, the package pick up service in parcel lockers is included, which is nice. The gym is fairly large with a little outdoor terrace, I feel no need to buy a gym membership elsewhere. There are also really nice common areas on the 2nd floor and a rooftop deck that gives great views of the Delaware river. The location is fantastic, a bit far from Penn but literally in the middle of everything else (restaurants, bars, close to the shopping district, theater district, old city, Reading terminal, the Italian Market, grocery stores). It's about a 35 minute brisk walk to Penn's campus or a 10 minute bike ride. Bus lines also stop right outside (42 and 21) and you could technically get to the subway/trolley pretty easily. Also, bike parking is included and secure in the basement!

The bad: Lots of people here have dogs, which provides for great dog watching entertainment however there have been multiple times where I've stepped in dog pee or nearly stepped in dog poop because some residents apparently do not clean up after their pets. If you pick a north facing apartment, beware, since you'll be facing Fergies which over the summer was VERY loud despite excellent window sound proofing (I live in a west facing apartment and definitely would not not consider moving to a unit any further north because of the bars). I will say this place is pretty expensive for what you get, likely due to the premium location. Storage within apartments is limited though there is storage in the basement if you pay extra. Parking is nearby is VERY expensive. Also, there are in unit washer/dryers but the dryer doesn't work particularly well (washer is perfect), I think because it's not vented to the outside so it's a struggle to get my clothes completely dry (an even bigger struggle with sheets and towels). I had management look at this and was told "this is how it is".

In Summary: Overall I love it here but might be driven to move somewhere else to find more space for the price I'm paying here.