I highly recommend living in this building. The management company has really built a community among the residents, through the use of our shared community space and gym and through the frequent social events (that have free food and drinks). Additionally, the construction of the Capital One cafe is amazing and the staff there are so friendly. I'm until closing on most evenings.

My experience at the Latham has been nothing but wonderful. The people at Pearl Properties are always there to help me if I have an issue - not that I've had many at all! Everything is brand new and nice, which is so hard to find in the city. All of the doormen are extremely nice and always willing to chat or help me out if I need it. I can't imagine living anywhere else in Philly!

Although the building was newly renovated, there were just too many issues: electricity out for several times, elevator not in service sometimes, the mice problem, false fire alarm, etc. The walls were thin, so you could hear the crowd on the Walnut Street. What's worse, there was one unfriendly neighbor who made a knocking noise in the early morning at 6 am... I think the management really needed to be improved. Regardless of all the problems, the doormen were pretty friendly.

Since I've moved in, first few months I couldn't sleep because of construction on the 3rd floor (woke up almost every night to loud drilling noises, elevator has been in a terrible state, there has been a blackout for about 8 hours, I've been locked out of my apt because the door lock wasn't of quality (it had to be changed), there's been mice infestation (I slept one night with a mouse running around my apt. I called Maintenance and they had me wait till the next day before someone was sent), doorman is not allowed to accept large packages for you or have you drop off stuff to be picked up, apartments are tiny for the price you pay.....need I say more? I will not recommend this place to anyone. Only good thins is the friendly staff.

The room is small but the rent is quite affordable at $1,195, one of the lowest rates that you can get in Rittenhouse square. However, the building has still been under renovation and, hence, it may be inconvenient from time to time. In addition, maintenance services are not that responsive to certain issues such as broken internet connection or even electricity (for 1-2 days without electricity for the entire building). However, since it is owned by one of the largest property managers in Philly, I hope things are going to be better soon.

Mice and ants in building(I heard ordinary ants and termites, that live in damp wood, are on many of the floors).
Internet is very slow and in some parts of your room you will loose wifi.
All units are very very small. It's more like a dorm than a house. Note that just looking at the square feet can be deceiving. Other apartments with similar square feet seem to be more spacious.
False fire alarms go off often. Once a month on average for the entire building and more often by each floor.
Building in front is quite close (unit facing west) and so you can see what they are doing and vice versa.
Building does not seem to be very energy efficient. The unit is warm while the heater is on but drops a degree approx every 2 mins (A/C or heater not included in rent).
No amenities. We share the lounge and gym that are in Chestnut 1700.
The doormen are very kind and Pearl Management is responsive but non of the problems have actually been resolved.

This building also became an apartment starting summer 2016 so many things were not in place. Hopefully it'll improve over the next few months.

What we've experienced so far:
- Very unstable internet
- Low quality keys unable to enter your own apartment
- Black out
- Mice
- Noisy air conditioner
- False fire alarms! (5 times between late July to early December)
- the amenities are not in this building, they're in 1700 Chestnut which is inconvenient for us, and there's no social opportunity because of this
- Elevators look awful
- Maintenance people could come into your apartment without prior notice

The few good things are:
- location: a block away from Rittenhouse Square and it's on Walnut street, no other place could beat this
- front desk people are very nice

Great studios for students looking to live on their own. The spaces are pretty small but the kitchen and finishes are top quality. The building shares amenities with 1700 Chestnut, which is great. Also the property owners often host social events like pizza and beer or happy hour which is great.

Couldn't be happier at the Latham. The Latham is a newly renovated building on 17th and Walnut that only has studios. While the floorplans are small, I love my layout and the space perfectly fits my needs. I'm able to live in a brand new, beautiful studio at a very reasonable price tag. I've had friends in the building complain about construction noise but I haven't had any issues (probably depends on which floor you are on and if you are facing Walnut).