The Left Bank is unbeatable from a location standpoint. It's a 10 minute walk to HUP Main and the Pavilion, while it's about 15 minutes to the VA or Penn Presbyterian walking. It takes about 20 minutes walking to get to the heart of center city and is right next door to the Schuylkill River trail which is incredible!

The units are spacious and depending on where you are also have great views of the city. There's a decent gym, nice rooftop, and community kitchens throughout the building. One big downside is the smell. It is pet friendly building which is great, but often times there is a lingering smell of pets, especially due to the carpet throughout the halls.

Overall it's a great building if being able to walk to the hospital is important for you. It's safe, has nice units, and very large kitchens.

A little bit far from SP2, facilties are fare good with big gym, the maintenance sometimes is slow. Really spacious compared to other apt, sunlight and view depend on the location of each apt. Not very safe because ppl could follow into apt.

Nice but $$$

I have had a great experience at the Left Bank! Extremely convenient commute to CHOP. Worked well for me and my partner because we had a car and a dog to consider and we have access to covered parking and the building is pet friendly.

Extremely Safe, really convenient spot that is located between Huntsman and Rittenhouse. University City is 1000% safer to live than Center City or Rittenhouse Square these days because of the rise in crime in Philadelphia. Unlike Center City/Rittenhouse Square- University has 3 different security elements (Penn Police, Drexel Police and Alliance Security) always on the prowl making sure the area is under control. Numerous people I know who live in Rittenhouse Square have been assaulted or robbed on their way to class. By living at Left Bank within University City- I have not had to put up with these types of safety issues.

I enjoy being able to live so close to campus while still having accessibility to Rittenhouse/Center City. There were times when the building was struggling with pest control issues, but management was very responsive to this. The maintenance staff is extremely friendly and helpful! My major issue is that they hiked rent considerably over the past year (almost 25%). The roof is a great place to host parties + the rooms are huge.

The Left Bank offers pretty good value. Compared to other nice apartment buildings in University City and Center City, it is slightly cheaper and offers much more square footage, but it is slightly less modern and nice. The management is notoriously difficult to get ahold of and it was very difficult to get an apartment here because they usually don't respond to communications, but they seem to be getting slightly better. For about a year now, the building has also managed to avoid poor upkeep problems that plagued it last year with trash accumulating in the trash rooms and packages overwhelming the lobby. I will say the lack of overhead lighting in the floor plans becomes more annoying the longer you live here, but it's not the biggest deal in the world. It's usually quiet and overall a nice place to live, which is why I decided to stay here another year.

Centrally located, generally well-maintained apartment building. The building used to be a railway depot so it has some industrial elements in each apartment. The rent can be pricey but it can be worth it for the prime location (next to University of Pennsylvania and Drexel, 5 mins from SEPTA MFL/Trolley, and <10 mins from 30th St Station Amtrak). Overall, the building is very quiet as everyone tends to keep to themselves and we cannot hear our next door neighbors. We had cockroach problems for about a month last year but the management assisted with pest control. Sometimes maintenance requests can take a while to resolve (ex: 5 days to fix the plumbing for our leaking kitchen sink). Otherwise, we enjoy our spacious unit with lots of storage. We make good use of the amenities (rooftop, gym, lounges) and appreciate the updated renovations and appliances in our unit. Apparently not all of the units have received the renovations and updated kitchen cabinets, bathroom tub/sink/floor, and laundry machines (even though they're priced similarly) so keep an eye on those when you inspect the various units.

Good proximity to campus, but fairly expensive to live in. Very nice apartments.

I love the location of the Left Bank. Personally, I really love having only a 10 minute walk to school, especially as a 1L, because it's a huge time saver. The apartments are really nice, the lounges and gym are great, and there's a fantastic roof deck that's great for hosting social gatherings (my 1L class has had several birthday parties up there). During the leasing process, the management was a bit unresponsive, but the maintenance team has been really great at managing the pest control issues I unfortunately did have towards the beginning. Based on talking to others though, I think the pest issues are rare in the building and I just got unlucky. I would definitely recommend living there, especially as a 1L.