Absolutely the BEST apartment AND building I have ever lived (ok to be fair PMC has never done me…read morewrong in any building I have lived in). I just resigned my lease for another year and have no plans of leaving this building for a while if anything I may just upgrade to a bigger one bedroom.. .. Chris the rental agent for Vida was extremely helpful over a year ago when I first moved. I saw my place at 1030am and at 330pm the same day I got a text saying I was approved and the place was mine! Christine the property manager is always just a email away and I don't think I've ever waiting longer than a couple hours to get a response and the like 2 times I needed something fixed it was done in 24 hours. You will LOVE living here.. PMC.. better buildings . Better staff .. every time.

I have lived in the Vida for almost two years and could not be happier to be living in this…read morelocation. There is something about the vintage building and architecture that is addicting to me - I have not found any other apartments in center city like it. Besides the fact that my apartment has original hardwood floors and a porcelain soaker tub, it is in the most ideal location without having to pay the price. I can walk out of my apartment and either go down two blocks to Rittenhouse Square for coffee at Parc or I can walk one block up to Walnut and be in shopper's heaven. I'm a big runner so it's also at the perfect location to jog down Pine and be running along the river in less than 5 minutes. This building does come with its downsides, however. For example, yes the elevator can run a bit slow - but it is in a 100+ year old building so I see the elevator as a luxury. There's also a massive service elevator, which is a huge help for people with oversized furniture to move like I did. There's some noise from the bars late at night. If you have a problem with that, which apparently some of the other reviews did, then don't live in Center City! I love the hustle and bustle that comes with the location and I knew that coming into the lease signing. I would recommend the Vida building to people for all types of lifestyles because I truly feel it has something special for everyone. Good luck with your apartment search - I hope this helps!

I lived here for one year in a studio…read more Upsides: -clean, no pets -only good experiences with management -super close to Rittenhouse -new appliances that work work -new finishings -awesome roof desk I moved only because I wanted a slightly bigger place and was able to afford that in a different part of town. The only other downside is that the area immediately in front of the building and on the block is a little less nice than other parts of Rittenhouse, with some homeless people that live nearby or on the block. It didn't bother me very much though or make me feel unsafe (as a woman). Thanks for a great experience AQR

AQ Rittenhouse must stand for 'atrocious quality' because this place is truly low-rent and ghetto…read more I'm not sure if this place use to be a senior citizens home or a prison because the space is incredibly small and uncomfortable; found this place through Airbnb and I can't say that I was impressed at all. * I was greeted by a pungent odor after checking into the "apartment" so I was beyond aggravated * the bedding in both rooms smelled old and musty like someone just slept and sweated in the beds * every piece of living room/kitchen/bedroom furniture is made of cheap plastic... simply horrid. - the sofa was covered in someone's hair (GROSS) * the bedrooms are the same size as a prison cell - tip: don't sleep with the heat on and the door closed; you just might die from a heat stroke * the beds are perfectly sized for a toddler * there's no scenic view or legit parking LONG STORY SHORT... THIS PLACE IS A DUMP! I have no idea why someone would actually play to live here but that's really none of my business I highly suggest staying at a hotel because you truly get what you pay for here and it's not much.

Wonderful place to live. Tremendous location. Very responsive to maintenance requests. Roof top is…read moresecond to none as are other amenities.

Have lived here about four months and overall great experience! Location and staff are awesome…read more Wanted to share a heads up on a few things I wished I knew for anyone who moves in: 1. Heating/AC is controlled by the building and they only switch over once for spring/summer so it was very hot during the unseasonably warm days!! Bring a fan/AC so you're not running to Target in a sweaty panic like me lol. 2. Four regular and two freight elevators but multiple are often broken so plan accordingly and leave a little early in case of long elevator wait times! 3. Not much noise from neighbors but certain areas are louder, ie. I always hear my neighbors' TV from my bathroom. Figured this out when I heard "THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELLS YOU" after a late night shower and got very scared lol.

***And for those "50 additional cameras?" Footage of two…read moremasked men INSIDE an apartment for 8min that they robbed three separate times shows that cameras are not enough of a deterrent at this point. PSA: there are no CCTV monitoring stations at the front desk for the "security" staff to watch. footage is in the hands of property management only, who are only at their desks from 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. nor is there any guest sign-in book or procedure - only a package sign out sheet. the call box in the doorway does not work. Simple solution? ALL locks need to be changed. You can imagine that that has not once been considered as an action plan after multiple requests - just like how multiple requests for cameras from over 5 previously robbed tenants like myself were flatly denied over the past six months. Goes to show whose interest they're really protecting.*** (Side note: there are 13 floors in this building with apartments, plus the parking level, and two stairwells with doors at each floor = 1 camera per area, NOT including the lobby or hallways.) ------ The moral of this story about 2040 Market: if it seems too good to be true, it *really* is. My apartment was burglarized while I slept on a Sunday night in November 2019. Shaken, I filed a police report and went to the management office so video footage in the hallway or elevator could be reviewed. To my surprise, I was told there were no cameras on floors - only one in the lobby. After repeated emails asking for cameras to be installed to ensure everyone's safety, I was denied several times, told to "buy my own camera if I wish", and finally compromised by escalating to PMC corporate and getting fob scanners in the elevators - in February. I later found out through talking to others in the building - not from property management - that upwards of ten more people were robbed between November 2019 and the time I'm writing this, late February 2020. And the kicker? We still don't have cameras. They added "four more security guards that rove the halls at night"...never mind that the additional folks who were robbed dead bolted their doors and the bags, backpacks, and cases their high-value electronics and wallets were found thrown into empty apartments in the building. Summary? It's an inside job. In a building with a "doorman" (read: package accepter), no cameras, opaque management, and $1800 rent. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to see several screenshots of vague, defensive, uninformative emails from management (with time stamps), hear more about my stories or others' stories about living in this building - this just scratches the surface. Spend a couple hundred dollars more a month for a building in Center City that actually cares about the safety of its tenants. It's worth it.

Horrible management such a shame it's a nice building but we keep getting robbed and management has…read moredone nothing to remedy the situation!

Reposting on Yelp as The View has taken down my + many other former tenants HONEST reviews. They…read moreclaim that they don't take reviews down, but I've seen it happen to 5+ former tenants. I genuinely enjoyed living here, but the $400 a month rent increase when I tried to renew my lease is what lead to a 1 star review. The new management is great (compared to the 3 different management teams during the short time I lived there) and I know the increase was coming from corporate. However, the building is not worth almost $3000 a month to live in a glorified studio. Now they're left with a bunch of empty units because no one will renew or a sign a lease at these outrageous rates. The building is a ghost town. It's really a shame that they're losing SO many tenants over this. Not to mention, this building is disgusting at this point. I went back to visit some friends a few weeks ago. I found a shattered handle of alcohol just sitting in the hallway. They are really letting this place go, it's terrible. If it's this bad now, I could only imagine how bad it is in 5 years. I must share one of my memories at The View - when a domestic dispute carried into the entire building with a man breaking doors to enter into back into the building after being escorted out by the police. My boyfriend, who is a corrections officer, had to handle the domestic dispute because the front desk was unsure what to do. The back door is still broken from this (it happened in August/September) and anyone can walk right in by pulling on the back door. **Also, many of the 5 star reviews on Google are employees of Priderock. I have countless emails with their names in the signature line.

Updated Review: I have had two leases in this building since January of 2020. When we first moved…read morein, some amenities were not accessible or available as it was a new building and COVID precautions were in place. We knew what we were getting into and we were super patient about it. Everything was great, obviously since we signed two leases. The original staff was amazing and super helpful and informative. There has since been changes with staffing and management. I submitted a work order for my ceiling on November 8 2021 and as of now has not been addressed (January 9th 2022) Maintenance came to fix, yet another, leaky ceiling and left the job incomplete with a patchy paint job that clearly does not reflect luxury living. I've emailed about this twice. They have also come to fix a leaky kitchen faucet, which they left very lose and feels like it can fall off at any moment. Emailed about this half done job a week ago. On top of the sloppy maintenance work, our renewal lease option that was originally presented to us was an increase of $500 in rent & $100 in parking. So a total of $600 monthly increase to renew. Obviously that prompted us to look else where. We found a great apartment in Rittenhouse Square thats $200 less than what we pay now. So it actually worked out for us in the end. They did try to negotiate another offer , however at that point we've already seen other, more convenient apartments, so it was too late. The building itself used to be kept a lot better. Not so much now. The walls were a mess. They just recently painted them. Just in time for tours, assuming many residents will be moving with this rent increase. Morning front desk staff is pleasant, always speak always nice. Night shift is completely different. Always on their cell phone, heads down. Not attentive. Just there. There is one girl who always speaks and is nice , everyone else needs more training. Someone on staff is always sitting in theater room just hanging out. The rooftop deck is finally open after two years, sort of. The elevator button to the roof is disabled for whatever reason. The building isn't terrible , they just need to figure out the maintenance/ management issues so tenants won't experience a two month delay like I have. Take more pride in keeping the building clean. Train staff appropriately, and bring back community events (NOT the ones that we currently have to sell a product/service ) Those feel like timeshare presentations. If these issues are fixed , then maybe asking for more $$$$ a month won't be as insulting.

I wanted to post an update because I've seen many positive posts, however, they aren't recent and…read morethere has been a shift recently. Things were great until there was a problem: *A flood from a pipe *false fire alarm going off a few times in a month *heater breaking in the winter (it's day 4 and it's not fixed yet) *office closes earlier than a typical work day, so if it's after 4 or so, no one is there. *maintenance may or may not come. If they don't, they may erase service request so it looks like you never put a ticket in *some times you get unprofessionalism when you contact the office *more times then not, the service team half asses a job and it looks like hell.

Heat has been an issue for weeks and now there's been no heat in the entire building for a week…read more nothing but excuses for management. I'm looking at legal possibilities to break my lease early and recoup losses from when the space has been uninhabitable. I recommend staying away from this building and this company

Would give 6 stars if I could. Absolutely loved staying there. I needed an extended stay while I…read morerecovered from surgery at one of the nearby hospitals. My apartment was incredibly comfortable and well designed. The staff was friendly and professional. And even better--there were 4 places to eat and get food accessible from the lobby--great places. It's always great when expectations are high exceeded--definitely the case here. Can't recommend it enough.

A lovely building with excellent staff and a perfect location. Helpful parking attendants…read more Recommend

I lived here for almost 4 years, and I have a very mixed opinion about this place. It is updated…read morewith high quality materials, and anyone would likely be happy with the amenities in the apts themselves. The women in the leasing office, Nancy and Anita, are very professional and helpful, and I really enjoyed chatting with them on occasion. The doormen at The Touraine with whom an Annex resident likely encounters quite often going to the gym or getting a package are also very nice and helpful. However, The Drake apt building next door has trash pickup Tuesday - Thursday mornings between 4:30 and 6:30 am, and you will be woken up by the loud banging, noisy metal sounds, and the trucks compacting trash. But my primary issue is with the woman who is in charge of resident issues, she is a nightmare to deal with at times. She is truly incompetent, and how she is dealing with residents of the caliber of the Touraine, I have no idea. There have been several complaints made, but she's still in the job 2 years later. It got to the point when I truly dreaded each email I sent to her, the last of which on June 1st, the day I was told I could move out earlier than my lease end date because they'd found another tenant. On the same day, June 1st, I emailed Domonique to ask what the June rent would be pro-rated, and I got no response. What I did get on June 6th was a late fee for $50. Talk about a slap in the face! I asked her to the remove the fee, and she said that she couldn't because I hadn't paid the rent by 6/5. She completely ignored that I'd asked what the pro-rated amount was. She is not fair, she is not intelligent, and you will be treated with no respect. I am so happy not to have to deal with her anymore, it was truly one of the best perks of leaving. The worst part is there is no accountability as no one appears to have a boss, and Giuliano Pignataro, who is the developer seems to be the only escalation point. I've tried leaving him a vmail to report her egregious behavior, but his vmail box is always full. I have included pics of the email chain for all to see.