Lived here for just over two years. It was a great experience. As I settle into a new rental, I…read morereally appreciate how great the Chocolate Works property management was. They were responsive to requests and always available. Common are maintained well. Spill in the elevator? Gone in minutes. Halls were vacuumed at least weekly. Trash piling up in the compactor? They ordered an extra pickup. Our trash chute was never backed up (not true for my new building). There were some poorly behaved neighbors, but they handled the situation quickly and professionally. Maintenance requests were addressed the same day. Units are fine. They have been around a while, so they may seem worn, but they do try to renovate. I love the old wood beans in the ceiling. I love the history of the building (it was the former home of the Wilbur Chocolate Factory). Despite sitting up against the Ben Franklin Bridge, my apartment on the North side of the building was pretty quiet for a city apartment. If you have a car, the lots under the bridge are a pretty good deal for parking. The building has some parking as well, though there may be a wait list. There's free coffee and water in the common areas, a pool table, and a conference room.

I lived here for a year. They have tiny dryers in each unit that take literally 4 hours to do a…read moresmall wash and dry cycle. The dryers literally use a hairblower to dry your clothes. There's one elevator for the whole building and it takes forever to repair. It's also overpriced and the leasing office is absolutely horrendous to deal with. The property manager Dan Cornillot is really good though.

I stayed at the Domus for the las 24 months and it would be my first option going back to Philly. I…read morelike to thank the staff of the building, in particular, Colby, who was absolutely helpful and knowledgeable all the time.

My daughter has lived at Domus Apartments for a couple of years now and we couldn't be happier. She…read moreabsolutely loves living there, and as a parent, I have real peace of mind knowing they are in such a secure, well-maintained, and welcoming community. The security, convenience, and top-notch amenities truly stand out, and the location is unbeatable -- everything is within walking distance - to school, to great restaurants, and shops. The building is always clean and well-kept, and every interaction I've had with the Domus team has been nothing short of excellent. Everyone is helpful and responsive, and I want to give a special shoutout to Colby Rosenberg for consistently going above and beyond with support and availability for any questions or assistance.

I totally disagree with the review above. I lived in 444 for 6 weeks in one of the hotel apartments…read moreand had a very possitive experience. No rubbish in the hall, while I was there. The door people and handy many 'Bob' were amazing and very helpful. Cafe in the building sold great food and had a very friendly team, we still visit eventhough we no longer live in the building. I never saw any riots or felt unsafe in the area. I also never had a problem parking, in fact most of the time I was able to park by the front door, very handy with a baby. The only annoyance was minor and it was due to dogs barking, there are a lot of dogs in that building.

Very cool loft units with parking and walkable to both old city and northern liberties.read more

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!

Goldtex Gets A Bad Wrap So, I have been here about 6 months…read morenow and figured it is time to leave a review. Especially because people are more prone to go on and vent rather than say what is going right. I moved up here from Florida in December, just after Greystar took over. I love the history of an older building and understand that comes with its drawbacks. Yes, the elevators were having some issues when we first moved in but it looks like those have been resolved. Haven't had a downed elevator in over a month now. The pool and hot tub are closed for refurbishment (but honestly...it has been winter...who wants to swim during winter. Maybe the hot tub would have been nice but it's not the end of the world.) Even with that down, the new management team took the time to make the rooftop a nice place to hang out. Maintenance sometimes takes a bit but when I went in and actually talked with the staff, they explain that they were down to one maintenance person for a bit and (again older building) they were a bit behind. They sent out an email explaining the situation with the HVAC and have also been sending updates...in addition to providing portable AC units for those of us who needed them. Has it been perfect, no. But they have been communicative, have taken short term action to try to overcome the situation they probably found themselves in when they were hired to manage the building, and have kept us up to date on the actions they are taking towards a permanent fix. The concierge staff is amazing. Rob and Phil are always friendly and welcoming. They knew my name AND my dog's name within a few weeks of moving in. The management team has held 2 or 3 events every month since I got here that has made it really easy to meet some of my new neighbors. Especially nice when coming in to a new city. Regardless, I love my apartment and am glad that it is my first home in Philadelphia and think it is pretty obvious that a company that JUST came on 6 months ago is doing a great job handling an older building and all the charm that naturally comes with that.

DO NOT MOVE HERE! No matter what kind of deal they offer you when you tour. The new mgmt is…read morehorrible and the Heating/AC has been broken/unusable for the entire year we have lived here. The amenities are not usable as the rooftop renovations have been ongoing for almost a year with no progress. The building has roaches and other bugs and despite the units looking nice when you first tour, avoid moving to this building at all costs!

This is a 3 star Apt through and through. I contemplated giving just 2 stars because I had a really…read morebad experience but I am going to review this apartment and stick mostly to facts instead of opinions and this apartment would compare to other 3 star Apts in the area. My bad experience was attributed to the fact that I lived in one of the two basement apartments and due to that, I ended up being too close for comfort to the property manager's 'office.' The property manager is a very difficult person to be around. She is rude, crass, vulgar you name it. She is extremely unhappy; I never saw her smile once. She takes her comments to the extreme and she is unpredictable. One day she'll leave you alone, the next day she'll be threatening to evict you. Because of her behavior I worried about my safety, and I wasn't going to stick around to find out what she would do. I tried really hard to understand why she is so angry but ultimately I think she has a stressful job and takes it out on people verbally. I got to know a few residents who do not live in the basement but had an unpleasant opinion of her. So if you live on level A-D you will interact with her, but in a limited capacity. I don't take the things she did and said personally; I hope she seeks help to handle her anger and improves her communication skills. If you live here, do not live in the basement: 1) You will be in constant contact with Jenn the property manager 2) You will hear people walking, talking, yelling, parking...you name it because your windows are facing 36th St. You will hear everything that's going on outside. You will hear every footstep and toilet flush of the tenant above you. 3) No cell service. I had Verizon and couldn't make or receive calls because I had no signal. I had to switch to AT&T and buy a signal booster. One of the maintenance guys had Boost Mobile and couldn't use his phone when be was in the basement either. 4) No AC Like any other apartment you will have to deal with bugs. Just handle it yourself, I don't think the landlord should have to respond to every bug complaint after the initial move in extermination. The Living area is the largest of all the apartments in the building. Mr. Berger is a really good landlord, it pains me to have to write a negative review because if it was just about him, I would say he is a 5/5 star landlord. He responds within 24 hours. Handles all issues quickly and despite my issues with the property manager, he has been extremely helpful, professional, and accommodating. I've lived in 2 other places in Philly and by far, he has been the best landlord. All utilies are covered except electric. Indego bike share is 50 feet away, the Drexel Shuttle stops at 37th & Spring Garden Street. The pricing is ~$800-925 that I know of for 1 bd. If you are a Drexel student the location is ideal, I wasn't. If you have a pet you don't have to pay pet rent or pet deposit...this is actually a bad thing. Residents can have any breed including pitbulls and mastiffs. As a dog owner, it saves you money up front but the money is a wash of you have to take your dog to the vet for emergency surgery and get stitches on your hand if one of those dogs gets loose and attacks you and your dog. I would recommend this apartment to Drexel Students who need annual living only. I highly recommend you DON'T live in a basement apartments. I highly recommend Berger Properties and Mr Berger the landlord (He has 3 others in the city).

Do not live here unless you have no other options. This apartment building is disgusting, roach…read morefilled, and smelly. The building manager never does what he says he will; you have to repeatedly ask him for minor repairs to get him to do his job. I had a major repair issue which never got fixed. Many of the other tenants are loud and dirty. The bathroom floor is full of cracks. This is a very old and disgusting apartment. Roaches and flies came out within days of my move-in, even though I am very clean. The location of the apartment is not good, the buses are never on time and you have to walk quite a distance to get to good transit. The neighborhood is sketchy and dirty. Also, people leave the back gate open so even though the apartment is "locked" it is very easy for people to enter the building.

i moved in on saturday. no one vetted my appartment to make sure i had running hot water or heat…read more day 4 no hot water. bryan and adam tried to convince me an older age women that barely luke warm water was the best that i could hope for. they tried with all their might to convince me that because i was on the garage level that cold / lukewarm water was the best i could hope for and made it seem as if i was being unreasonable i told them that i doubt people paying 2000-3000 a month in rent had barely luke warm water. nor would they tolerate it , i finally got a hot shower in a model unit. sure enough that water was hot

The first problem the building has is that half of it is a Sonder (the Airbnb model) so you have…read moretons of people coming in and out specially during the weekends which creates a security concern. While I left the building about one year ago, I did so because management is greedy and wants to charge higher than market rents. The building is old and the upkeep in the rooftop has been below par. Old furniture, peeling paint at the tables, cleaned only every other day, etc. The young individuals working here put a good effort into it.

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.