Apartment Ratings | The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower) Ratings and Reviews

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Pretty good experience (Recommending!)

2008-09-09T11:43:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I do agree with the previous post that a lot of residents got caught up in the renovation madness some years ago. I've had nothing but positive experiences with the Arts Condos. Each unit is individually owned, so I won't expound upon my unit in particular. I have friends throughout ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Better than reviews (Recommending!)

2008-08-15T09:41:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Some tenants moved into The Arts Condominium during the stages of renovation and they've gone through all the frustrations during construction. But I have found it to be a plus experience. There have been a few problems, but not many considering the huge renovation that was done. There are many ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Avoid the Arts Condos at all costs!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-07-25T16:43:21-06:00

From terribleartscondos1017: My bf and I shared a studio flat # 1017 - less than 400 sq feet - for $895 a month, inclusive. The apartment was dingy, dark (only one window) and falling apart. No oven, no tub - only two hobs and one cabinet.The place was a DUMP. Completely over-priced.My ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): lived here for about a year. still love it (Recommending!)

2008-07-23T06:13:57-06:00

From freepeace88: i live here with my girlfriend, a couple in our 20s/30s. the staff and security is great here, cheerful and personable. the studios are small but fine for two people. very pet friendly (we have 2 dogs). the condo fee is higher for a studio (310), but considering that covers ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): I Love it (Recommending!)

2008-06-17T11:15:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a buyer and Have moved in Feb 08. I love it!! I feel really bad for the headache previous renters has experienced. I also have to admit that I am lucky because one thing for sure is that you can hear noise, but I have lucked up on ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Newly renovated & a great location! (Recommending!)

2008-05-05T23:21:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into the Arts Condo for my first year out of college (June 2007-June 2008) and it has been great for this stage of my life. I can walk to my job, theaters (handy for $10 rush tix), great restaurants & bars, Old City, and Rittenhouse Square. Exciting to ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): (Recommending!)

2007-11-07T20:53:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm planning to move in to this building (as a renter) in the next few weeks. Recent/current tenants: are you happy in this building or do you suggest I look elsewhere? I read through the reviews on this site and on geocities, but I would like a more recent review. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Opinions of a "Potential Buyer" (Recommending!)

2007-05-17T17:40:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Hi,

I got this email today about sales of these converted condos and I thought the price and location was good. I am not from the area, but live in DC. However, I was thinking of buying a condo in Philly and these came across my email.

I called the sales ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Don't Waste Your Time (Not Recommending)

2007-03-23T02:51:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is terrible. Period.

The walls are paper thin, and sleep is damned near impossible if one is a grad student or works in a profession that is second or third shift. The maintenance staff is terribly rude and has no respect for tenants. I am a bartender and am ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): ARTS CONDOMINUM REVIEW. (Not Recommending)

2007-03-26T18:06:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: http://geocities.com/artscondo
for current resident issues.

I have been living in this building, formally known as "Arts Tower", for 3 years. Towards the end of 2006 Arts Tower was sold to Arts Condominuim Development. Therefore,they are now under an entirely different management. Currently, they are selling condominiums from the low 100's which is ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): This place is Great for many reasons (Recommending!)

2006-08-14T10:10:17-06:00

From adibenedetto: I was a college student at the University of the Arts (1 block from the apartment). There are many colleges in that area, and for that reason, aquiring a 2 bedroom apartment for $750 a month was a great deal. The 24 maintenance is the best in the city, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Long time resident (Not Recommending)

2006-08-07T11:10:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived at the arts a long time and have seen the changes not for the good. Staff used to be great. Whatever happend to the Lady, Lynda that was in charge of maintenance and housekeeping? She always called us back, was great with all of us residents, made sure maintenance ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Change in ownership (Recommending!)

2006-08-05T00:30:54-06:00

From Mgalgon: The Arts Tower has been sold! Please those of you posting, give the new owners a chance from this point on to make some changes for you. The new owner, has already began taking steps to straighten out these various problems that i have read about. We have plans to ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Slum (Not Recommending)

2006-07-05T11:32:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't waste your money, time, health in this slum! So many roaches that you can't kill them all. You hear everything from the apt. next door, plus you get every odor that is in the halls and in the apt. next to you. The halls are filthy, carpets dirty, wallpaper ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Living on the street would be cleaner and safer (Not Recommending)

2006-06-21T09:45:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: STAY AWAY from this dump!! A box on the street corner would be cleaner and safer. Drunks hanging in the halls and fire escapes, people banging on your door at all hours of the day and night. No one stops these people from coming into the building. You are afraid ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): i will never want to be apart of chancellor properties again! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-16T19:22:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: chancellor ignores you, raises the rent every single year. i have not seen clean floors i have friends from school and the floor that they reside on is filthy i guess i'm lucky that they empty the trash. the wallpaper has been peeling for far too long. the last person ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): this place sucks (Not Recommending)

2006-05-29T22:16:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: hmmm what do we have at the arts tower
*crime
*drug addicts
*thieves
*dirty hallways(do they ever clean)
*maintenance that gets to you a week later
*please the nastiest elevators ever i am surprised that they are still working
*Bed bugs galore(my neighbor had to break his lease because of this filth
*if you didn't want a roommate ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): BURGLARIES AND CRIMES GALORE (Not Recommending)

2006-05-14T16:40:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Burglaries and crime happen constantly. management is no help! They don't care, they just want the rent check ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): (Not Recommending)

2006-05-13T11:36:54-06:00

From gadgetman: Many burglaries and other crimes including assalt and attempted rapes have happened here. Mangagement takes no responsibility. Not a safe place to live. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Worst place I've ever lived (Not Recommending)

2006-05-02T18:26:11-06:00

From rohara30: By the second week, my carpet was all matted up, and the realitor said don't worry about it, I won't have to pay for it. But she wouldn't put it in writing. Its also in the Gayborhood, which means its loud as hell. Also, my toilet overflowed 5 times in ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): do not recommend (Not Recommending)

2006-03-24T07:35:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The only pro I have to say about this place is that they provide free utilities and internet access and that's about it. They don't give tenants enough notice before they enter your apartment. A few hours tops!!!! They do this more often then I think an apartment should. You ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): not a nice place! (Not Recommending)

2006-01-18T11:22:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have had a new maitenance problem every week, sometimes two in a week. Maitenance doesn't do a good job and often has to come back a few times to do a simple task, or they come a week later or don't come at all. (most of these problems were ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): If You Can Put Up and Shut Up.... (Not Recommending)

2006-01-15T12:12:02-06:00

From HauntedStarling: Okay, I'm going to try and give this my best. I'm a college student currently, and used to living in dorms. So moving to the Arts Tower seemed like a good choice (and HAS been) for a few reasons:

1. It's one of the only buildings in Philadelphia that does not ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): (Recommending!)

2005-08-31T04:27:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved here the summer before sophomore year. Everything is included in the rent, including Verizon DSL. Maintenance has been helpful and pretty fast every time, even when I've called for seemingly stupid things as an emergency (the fire alarm is way too high for anyone to get to without ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): barely ok (Recommending!)

2005-08-27T14:20:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i have had several minor incidents with the people in the office, due to miscommunication. i must say that for the location the price is more then great. the apartments themselves could be a bit more modernized.my only big gripe are the elevators, they MORE THAN SUCK!! but a couple ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): overall, good. (Recommending!)

2005-08-04T09:29:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Apartments are not big, but then neither is the price for Center City.
It is in one of the most convenient locations for public transportation and tons of places to go.
All the utilites are free and so is internet, a real plus.
Maintenance was good and office people were helpful. I never ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): pathetic (Not Recommending)

2005-07-31T20:40:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had a problem with my apartment and they were very unconcerned. my apartment was virtually unlivable. i would rather put a cigarette out in my right eye than have to talk to another inept, useless, uncaring, mentally challenged employee from chancellor. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Cheap apt. & free internet (Recommending!)

2005-04-26T20:24:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i currently live in the arts tower building and personally don't have any complaints, not yet anyway.

the apartment is small and it doesn't have a kitchen, but it serves the purpose that i need it for. at least it's clean. i'm a student with little money and all my ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Halfway house/Apartment Building in one (Not Recommending)

2005-04-01T08:58:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Found it strange that to see off duty staff in street clothes riding the elevators. Oh, they live there. Poor people on the top floor (i.e penthouse) subsidized by the city. Old people who haven't seen a shower in years. cockroaches and fires galore. No kitchen. really, like nothing. this ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): sucks bad (Not Recommending)

2005-03-07T15:32:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: hot all the time, it stinks -- I mean really smells. Noisy and elevators are total crap (and once they had crap in them)! ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Management should live there (Not Recommending)

2004-12-29T14:12:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The place is full of roaches that get into your clothes and your food. The office staff are rude and don't have time for you after you sign your lease. Ceilings are always falling down and ruining your stuff. Elevators never work and alarms go off day and night for ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): worst place ever (Not Recommending)

2004-09-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The studios are tiny. There is no kitchen, no place to make a sandwhich; just two burners, a half of a sink with a mini-fridge underneath. There is no freezer, unless you can actually use the frosted over ice box. it was noisier than college, I could hear people having ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): get what you pay for (Not Recommending)

2004-04-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Stayed at a studio for a year. Very small, but free electricity and water. Good location.

Cheap place to live but very loud. Walls are really, really thin. Heard people having sex more than I ever wanted to. You can hear radios, telephone conversations, etc.

The elevators never work in ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Wouldn´t Move My Dog There (Not Recommending)

2004-01-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Very small units (studios scarcely larger than a prison cell); overpriced; paper thin walls (no sound suppression); a tiny half-refridgerator and 2 electric burners for a range top stove; no oven; inadequate number of electrical outlets (none along the main wall); frequent loss of power if you have a microwave ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): big fat boo (Not Recommending)

2003-09-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: poorly maintained. the elevators are rarely all working at the same time, and you must nag maint. to come and fix whatever problem is in your apartment. they no longer accept packages on resident´s behalf. the residents are mostly younger college students on their own for the first time. though ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Poor quality (Not Recommending)

2003-08-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I stayed in a studio. The conditions were very old; the bathroom was terrible. A classmate who stayed on another floor had her ceiling falling down! Luckily she was out at the moment and was not hurt. The good thing was that they provided us with new microwaves as soon ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): (Recommending!)

2002-09-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Arts Condominium (formerly Arts Tower): Good For a Month (Not Recommending)

2002-09-01T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Security is non-existent......doormen(and I use the term loosely) let anyone walk in with no questioning.....three elevators with at least one always non-operational....more cockroaches than people....walls are paper thin.....impossible to control central heating...had windows wide open in January and it was still too hot.....fine for a student for a semester who ... [click to read full apartment review]