No traffic, close to a park, clean rooms and quick maintenance if needed. It's easier to walk to campus too.

Management (especially Kyle) sucks. Unresponsive unless they’re reminding you to pay for something. The people who actually work in the building are wonderful though. Very nice gym and amenities, great location, spacious layouts, and nice neighborhood. Great place for couples, families, dog owners…even single folks. I definitely recommend it.

My experience living at Locust on the Park has one hundred percent taught me that I hate corporate landlords and will only rent from private landlords in the future. Things regularly break both in my apartment and in the building. For example, I have lived here for three years. I would say about 1/4 of that time, one or the other elevator has not been operational. Now, our keypad from the parking lot to access the building is broken. The water fountain is broken. I've had appliances break and not be properly fixed, so they break again. All this would be (more) acceptable, but at the premium price point, it's actually offensive.

Expensive, hallways are very bare in an ugly way, otherwise great. Will resign

Great location by dog park, and Schuylkill river; between Rittenhouse Square and Wharton/West Philly; in quiet brownstone Fitler Square part of town. Nice tall loft with windows.
Replacement of windows makes the nearby train much less distracting (rarely hear it now).
Mostly responsive with repair work orders; but there are a lot of random leaks and such (it is an older building retrofitted to be apartments from a factory). Only 2 elevators, and 1 of them has been out for months. Lots of repairs since the Schuylkill river historic flood in September (refinished gym and community room).

Super convenient location, great gym, very charming building with loft-style apartments. A handful of other residents and healthcare workers live in the building but there are also families and older adults

Great place to live if you have a family. Next to park. As close as you can get to campus while still living on the city side of the river. Management isn't the greatest, but it is hard to beat the great community of families in the building.

The best part about Locust on the Park is that it’s right next to the Schuylkill River Park with an off-leash dog park. The apartment complex itself is also great. It has a package locker, a gym, and a resident lounge on the first floor. Each unit has a really high ceiling, central AC, smart home system, etc. The management is very responsive, and the maintenance team is quick and professional. The only downside is that the rent is a bit steep and that it can occasionally be loud if your unit is facing the train track.

You really cannot beat Locust on the Park for the location - especially if you have a dog or you are a runner, since you're right by the Schuylkill River Trail. However, the property is ridiculously expensive given how little perks there are. ALL utilities - even trash & common area electricity - are separately accessed on top of rent, which means you should add about $75 to the cost of your rent, before getting to your own electric bill, cable, pet rent, & parking. Now, the building is getting aggressive about no visitor parking, which is frankly ridiculous given the price. For that, I really would expect a full time concierge, at the very least, and a gym that is actually functional. Or repairs for things like the AC or the washer/dryer to be completed in a single try. And yet...
For my few years in Philly, it'll be fine. If I were to do it over, though, I'd have chosen a different building - especially if I could manage to get into Locust Point, just across the street.

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