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Rittenhouse Square, 1616 Walnut St | Philadelphia
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  •  24-Hour Front Desk
  •  Cat friendly
  •  Dog friendly
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Oversize or penthouse units
  •  Parking Garage  
  •  Resident Lounge
  •  Rooftop Deck
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Washer/Dryer In Unit

User Rating

8.1
Great
79 Reviews

About this Location

Di Bruno Bros.
5 min walk
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby
Rittenhouse Square
2 min walk
PATCO (rail) - 4 min
MFL (metro) - 8 min

Pricing 

Studio, 1 Bath
$1,742+
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,871+
1 Bedroom, 2 Baths
$2,666+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$3,718+
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$2,419+
Schedule Appointment At
(786) 403-0330
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
    •  Smoke-Free Community
  • Convenience

    •  Business Center
    •  Cold Storage for Grocery Delivery
  • Entertainment

    •  Community Kitchen
    •  Grilling Station
    •  Resident Lounge
    •  Rooftop Deck
  • Included

    •  Trash/Recycling Included
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Garbage Disposal
    •  Granite Countertops
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  • Laundry

    •  Washer/Dryer In Unit
  • Lease Terms

    •  Application Fee  
    •  Common Amenity Fee  
    •  Security Deposit  
  • Living Room

    •  Air Conditioning
    •  Hardwood Floors
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Bike Share Program
    •  Bike Storage
    •  Car Share Program
    •  Parking Garage  
  • Pet Terms & Amenities

    •  Cat fee  
    •  Cat friendly
    •  Dog fee  
    •  Dog friendly
    •  Max Pet Weight  
    •  Max Pets Limit  
    •  Pet Grooming Station
    •  Pet deposit for cats  
    •  Pet deposit for dogs  
    •  Restricted breeds  
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  24-Hour Front Desk
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
    •  Yoga Studio
  • Unique Unit Types

    •  Oversize or penthouse units
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Overall rating 8.1/10, based on 79 renter reviews Write a review

8.8
Location
8.6
Amenities
6.2
Management
8.2
Value
7.9
Social
8.9
Safety
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Icon reviews and highlights

  • Surrounded by endless shopping and restaurants
  • Few blocks from Rittenhouse Square
  • Several conference rooms, a movie room, and one of the best roof decks in Philly
  • I appreciate the hardwood floors and walk-through closets
  • Cold storage is convenient
  • Love the building
  • Management has been very kind to us and always responds to our questions in a timely, professional manner
  • Very quiet
  • Definitely a bit pricey, but worth it
  • Units are spacious and well designed
  • Great facilities, nice and helpful staff, and lots of Wharton residents
  • The roof has the most spectacular view of the city
  • Great modern building that just opened up this past summer (2014)
  • Gym is outstanding
  • Roof deck is great
  • Location is excellent as the building is right in the heart of Center City
  • New building with tons of amenities (e.g. Roof deck, gym, lounge area, bike storage, and cold storage)
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Great place to live

Love my apartment. Good amenities. Gym is ok. Roof is awesome. Apartments feel modern and updated. Great location.

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Great location

Love living at Icon, enough Wharton students to Uber to class and occasionally run into classmates without it being overwhelming. The common spaces are beautiful and the apartment is awesome, lots to love.

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Great area and apartment, unresponsive management

I have been at Icon for about 2 months and am very happy with the building, amenities, maintenance/front desk staff, security and my apartment.

It was a HUGE hassle and stress trying to communicate with management after sending in my rental application and waiting to hear if the application was approved (they were simply not responsive for several days and did not include my broker on communication), but it ended up working out in the end.

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Good overall!

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Mostly a Great Building

Pros: Very nice apartments, big windows, great rooftop and amenities, and decent pricing for what you get.

Cons: Terrible management and a few blocks further east of where most other law students live.

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Good location

Love the apartment, it has a gym and a lovely rooftop area. I appreciate the 24 hour concierge. It's in a good location with quick access to everything including public transport.

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Amazing property - 2 blocks too far

This building is great - the amenities are a major highlight. There is a gym, movie theater, lounge with pool table, roof, full kitchen & hosting space. The actual apartments are modern & spacious. My other MBA friends are always so pleasantly surprised seeing my space.

The cons are that living here means you’re just out of the center of MBA life - literally about 2 blocks away but as a woman walking home late at night after a party those 2 blocks become problematic at times. Also, this building is less social amongst MBAs (which can be nice at times because you don’t run into someone every time you get into the elevator so your home is a safe comfortable space).

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Great apartment, bad management

I love my apartment. The building is in a great location, the apartment is spacious, and the amenities are relatively new. However, the lease is terrible (e.g. automatic 10% annual rent increase & no subletting) and management is unwilling to negotiate or offer flexibility on any terms. I would still recommend living here, but just beware.

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good bang for your buck

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Nice Building

The apartments are nice and they are clean, laundry/dryer in unit which is a huge plus.

There is both a lounge (With free coffee, pool tables, theatre area, and a conference room) and a gym (although limited in size)

There are a lot of students/young people living in the building which is nice

Building gets both Verizon and Comcast (Id choose Verizon to avoid service outages)

Management is generally fine, although a bit unresponsive and slow to fix issues on occasion

There is a doorman who checks in packages to the storage room (helps to avoid anyone stealing them) and will sign for them if necessary

There is a parking garage in the building but it is expensive and the company that operates it is terrible

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 19 Recs

Cleavers
Pietro’s Coal Oven Pizzeria
Snap Custom Pizza - Center City
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grocery 2 Recs

Di Bruno Bros.
MOM’s Organic Market
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convenience 3 Recs

CVS Pharmacy
Wawa
Walgreens
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fitness 31 Recs

Philly Personal Training
Body Cycle Spinning Studio
Flywheel Sports
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parks 6 Recs

Rittenhouse Square Park
John F. Collins Park
Dilworth Park
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coffee 24 Recs

Federal Donuts
Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Elixr Coffee Roasters
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About Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square is located in Center City and is home to some of the city's best restaurants, shopping, and nightlife. The neighborhood has luxury high-rises with beautiful views of the the park and has quick access to popular transit.
Pricey
Amazing Charm
Extremely Safe
Central Location
Great Social Scene
Great Coffee Shops
Lots of Wharton Students
Median rents in Rittenhouse Square
Studio
$
1,500
1 Bedroom
$
1,900
2 Bedroom
$
2,550

Getting around Rittenhouse Square


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Parking Garage

Parking garage in building, Valet only

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Rittenhouse Square Reviews

582 reviews
Walnut street is very safe - there's always people around and it's well lit. The neighborhood includes all of the fun aspects of living in Philadelphia - tons of access to food and bars, nearby grocery stores/markets, access to the parks and the Schuylkill River Trail
Very close to fun restaurants/bars/shops. Close to the subway as well as the train station (suburban station).
Rittenhouse is the safest part of Philly. It's a very "happening" part of town—lots of restaurants and bars on every street. At the same time, it's right next to more residential neighborhoods to walk around in and explore. It's a great place to live relatively close to the law school but with a degree of separation so as not to get trapped in the law school bubble.
The neighborhood is both quiet and lively. There is so much around, but I have never had an issue sleeping or studying because there is too much noise. The broad street line is a 10-15 minute walk away and we are close to shopping, food, the park, and the river trail. Has everything within a 10-15 walk.
This neighborhood has everything I need within walking distance. Shops, grocery stores, parks, the subway and trolley, post office. You name it. It's very safe and extremely quiet, which helps when I'm trying to study. The Rittenhouse Square area is really the best place to live in Philly if you don't mind paying a little more.
I love this neighborhood and knew I wanted to live here when beginning my apartment search. The park is one of my favorite places in the city, and I love being able to easily access all the restaurants and shopping nearby. It's also an easy (~20 minute) walk to Penn Law, and the walking commute has always been a nice and peaceful part of my day.

Spruce Street in particular is great - it's a little south of the square, so is quieter/shielded from a lot of the traffic that the neighborhood gets, but it's not out of the way or far away. There's a Starbucks, a grocery store (Rittenhouse Market), and a few corner stores (Four Seasons and Food & Friends) within a 2-3 minute walk of my apartment.
Love the neighborhood, Rittenhouse Square is beautiful and we are so close to the more commercial areas like Walnut Street while not being in the center of the craziness. Plus we are within walking distance of public transportation including 10 minutes from the 15/16 street PATCO station. I personally think it is one of the best areas of Philly to live in.
Rittenhouse Square has a park in the center surrounded by a bookstores, restaurants, and a public library. It is open to pets and often has open art / food markets on the weekends. It is close to the Broad Street Line and PATCO. There are many families who live in the area. It is affordable compared to other major cities (NYC, DC, Boston), but there are certainly more affordable areas in Philadelphia, simply without the luxury of being so close to Center City.