This is the best rental company in the University City / West Philly area hands down…read more I've rented with them for over 4 years (at the Branden apartments) and am really sad to leave. The team is extremely kind and professional. Maintenance is always on time, and they fix everything with a smile. Matt and Amy with the management are always available to answer any questions, and help with any issues. The apartments are really big, and have tons of storage. If you're looking for an apartment you feel safe in, and feel like the rental company has your back, look no further

I was with UCH (The Branden on 40th and Chestnut) from 2020-2022. The management is very friendly…read moreand responsive. I'm especially thankful to the maintenance staff. I've bothered them with more than a few requests and they've always resolved the issues promptly and professionally. They do their jobs so well and they're very friendly! Being a student can get very busy, so it helps that UCH has always made me feel safe and comfortable with my housing. If you're looking for a place near Penn's campus, it's a very convenient location as well; everything you need is within a few minutes walk!

After being completely screwed over by another hotel in the area (ahem, AKA University City) this…read morehotel offered to help get us into a hotel for a short term stay for a phenomenal price while we await our daughters arrival. We had to be close to CHOP as our daughter is being born with a couple very rare heart and chest wall defects that require open heart and chest surgery. I spoke with Chris and he was wonderful and reassuring that everything would be handled correctly and that we were in good hands- which is so refreshing after our poor experience with AKA.

Loved everything about the place. Was gonna go for it til the places my american bulldog on The…read morerestricted lis American Pit bulls Rottweilers Akitas Cane Corsos Presa Canarios Bull Mastiffs Staffordshire Terriers Dobermans German Shepherds Boxers Malamutes Huskies Dalmatians Chow Chows Fila Brasileiros Wolf hybrids This list most banned dogs, where does my beloved 12 year old rank not there and this is piece info you should know that I'm really tired of explaining this so: No, the American Bulldog is not a Pit Bull. They may seem like the same, but they're actually quite different. While both breeds descend from the Old English Bulldog, the American Pit Bull Terrier is a cross of the Bulldog with the Terrier. They crossed these two breeds to create a more muscular and agile dog that could perform better in bull-bating and ratting. The Pit Bull is recognized as part of the Terrier family while the American Bulldog is part of the Molosser dog family. The temperament of the American Bulldog resembles that of an English bulldog. They are a gentle and affectionate dog that gets along well with children and can be regarded as a large lapdog. They can prove to be friendly dogs and very family-oriented, especially if they are trained at a young age. As I said he's 12, with arthritis and starting to lose his hearing and vision. He limps around, at this point the beloved Lab would maul him to death. He's too old and arthritic to hurt a bird at this stage of his life. Great stereotyping going on. Money wasn't an issue nor my credit, I'm a physician assistant and make quite a nice livelihood but I'd rather live in a hole in the wall than automatically rejects me on a dog they never met. Yeah it definitely won't be by any properties owned by you.

We happily renewed our lease at Chestnut Hall for another year. Gavin the community manager made…read moremany improvements. The lobby is a lot cleaner. They changed the carpets along to corridor. The maintenance guys are great, especially Dale and Ray. Whenever we have maintenance issues, they address it almost within 24hrs. The team behind the concierge desk is always helpful. It's a great location in West Philly. Near to everything you might need. West Philly has plenty of community events too. The residents are friendly. It's a quiet building too. Pet friendly. We appreciate that they enforce the no smoking environment.

DO NOT RENT FROM THEM! My daughter just moved out and they are withholding our security deposit…read morefor "Full Paint Studio". She lived there for 2 years and they said they define marks on the walls as "damage". I asked for a walkthrough and they stated that they did not conduct them with their tenants. This is the FOURTH apartment we have rented in Philadelphia Center City / University City and we've NEVER had a security deposit withheld! And there were multiple rats that live in the building...here's one dying in the hallway...

Rent Scene was absolutely pivotal in my apartment search. I was moving to Philadelphia from out of…read morestate and had 2 days to find a new home. Alex worked with me to set up two days of appointments across about 7 apartments. He was patient, super responsive, arranging things behind the scenes like a mastermind. On the first day Dwight showed me three apartments, and gave me great tips on what to consider when looking for a new neighborhood to call home, and was super informative and helpful. On the second day I found the place that I'll be moving into next month! Rent Scene made the entire process incredibly manageable. I can't recommend them more highly. I would use them again in a heartbeat.

Alex was nothing but a pleasure to work with, especially considering that I had absolutely no idea…read morewhat I was doing during my entire apartment search. Though I didn't end up signing a lease through Rent Scene, he was extraordinarily helpful in offering apartment suggestions, answering my (many) questions, and setting up tours ahead of my day in the city. Would highly recommend for anyone apartment hunting in Philly, especially if you're moving from further away and need help coordinating logistics!

The entire staff is friendly & helpful, I was very impressed with the personal touch & hands on…read moreapproach to managing my properties! K.E.D Enterprises LLC

I had the pleasure of working with Marisa for the second time selling a property. From start to…read morefinish, she answers ALL my text and phone calls within 5 mins or less. She remains consistent, professional, and helpful. I will always choose to use her services in the future. Thank You Marisa.

Absolutely horrible!!! Do not rent a property that is managed by him!!! When I complained about my…read morebasement flooding and all the mold it was causing, he told me that if I don't like it, I can move. (I'm a single mother and have 2 kids in the school district.) It's not that simple to just up and move when I've done nothing wrong. Ive never been late on my rent, ever. Why should I inconvenience myself and spend my time, energy and money, when he could and should simply just do his job? He is just pure lazy and has no compassion or empathy.

I rented from them for 1 year and it was 1 year too long. From the day I moved in the house was…read morefilthy, not repainted, and overall dirty. They took forever to respond to maintenance requests (I went 3 weeks without air), allowed us to live in a house with poorly functioning heat(our inside temperature was 60 degrees or below on the coldest days even with the "heat" running), and tried to make us pay for a high water bill when it was their water tank that was leaking. You have to send them multiple emails to get them to even come out. Happy to be moved out so I never have to deal with this management group again.

The international House of the place that College students of all nationalities and backgrounds…read morelive while attending local Philly colleges. It is also a venue that's often used by several organizations to hold festivals that presents movies and art receptions etc. It is a well laid out space with a lot of of options if you need to hold or sponsor a special event. Within the last 12 months I attended two festivals BLACKSTAR and The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Both I enjoyed immensely, I was able to view movies in a very comfortable and reasonably priced theater. The International House always appears to be fairly clean and staffed with an employee at the 'front desk'. Check out their website for more details, you might like what they have to offer.

Talk about an interesting place. where else can you go to take cheap language classes, catch a…read morediverse and entertaining film festival, see a band, and potentially live in? and their not joking by International. picture a place that has bright college students from 30 to 40 different countries living under it's roof? this place runs rampant with culture. The film fests are the best though. they had a festival of films by Alejandro Jodorowsky, who is perhaps the most unique and artistic director of all time. and it had a Kung Fu festival that didn't show the traditional Jackie Chan/Sonny Chiba kind of films that you would expect. The are getting ready to had a Spaghetti Western festival next.

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

Delighted to share my second experience working with Rachel Shaw, a truly phenomenal realtor -- I…read morefirst worked with Rachel three years ago to buy my first house, and I chose to work with her again recently to list and sell a house. As was the case when I was on the market as a buyer, Rachel is easy to work with and very knowledgeable about the market and the neighborhood. I really appreciated that she was transparent about the how/why of her pricing recommendations and listing strategy (taking the time to talk through every detail if that's what I needed) and I trusted her completely. A few other 'perks' that I didn't realize to look for in a realtor but were invaluable in my house selling experience: - Rachel has been doing this a long time, and has incredible insight on what types of updates to consider/prioritize that will increase the value and interest in the house (which was very helpful for me because my house needed some major refreshing, but with a very tight budget) - she has a list of recommended trades persons for any work you need to hire for (and will even recommend different shades of white paint for that fresh coat that you may want to apply before listing!) - she is SO responsive! No waiting around for a reply when you have a question/concern/need... she gets back so quickly and manages to thoroughly address the question/concern/need in the simplest way. - she is approachable and easy to work with, and also really savvy and strategic on getting the best possible outcome for her client I loved working with Rachel, and highly recommend her and the Philly Home Girls team for your real estate needs! An all-around positive (and successful!! she got my house sold so quickly, and over asking!) experience!

Rachel Shaw was absolutely amazing to work with for the sale of my home in Philly, while I know…read morelove out of state. Easy communication, thorough and friendly throughout the entire process. Definitely recommend!

PROMULGATORS OF NUISANCE / PARTY PROPERTES. AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ABOVE MARKET…read moreRENTS$$$ SEEMINGLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT REAL PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY. If you are looking at this Yelp page to consider renting in, next to, or within a multi unit Realty World building, you have a high chance of landing next to or within a party house. This company for years has been what I would make the argument to be the root cause / operator of numerous "party houses" in primarily professional adult and property owner, non student focused residential neighborhoods. Seemingly no oversight as to the reality of the actions at NUMEROUS Realty World Properties, or providing resolution to numerous complaints over the years to remediate the problems for totally reasonable complaints pertaining to code violations and illegal activity happening at their properties. Their properties on the 4000 Block of Baltimore Avenue have been a massive quality of life impact for years on residents, and at this point the root cause and responsibility of the situation one could easily construe to be Realty World Properties. Their properties for years have been locations for a large number of occurrences of code violations and illegal activity, all facts. - Far exceeding building zoning occupancy limits & fire code stipulations pertaining to occupancy in houses for large parties and events - open container law violations - extremely high probability of under age drinking in clear public view - noise violations (before and after 9pm per the city code) - fireworks activity - large music systems on the front porches of their properties. - and more. With these points above happening routinely over a period of years, one could easily make the argument that Realty World is absolutely a "nuisance / problem Landlord". They make far above market rates in residential neighborhoods by renting to large groups of college kids, who routinely throw massive parties, multiple nights a week for years. Realty World clearly does not instruct their tenants about neighborhood disturbances, and as a large property management company to many neighbors seems to clearly only cares about making as much money as possible. Northing wrong with renting to college kids, but there are many solutions to the complaints given to Realty World Properties over the years with no resolution or seemingly care to do anything about it from this management company. At the same time many of their properties are eyesores, and they seemingly also skimp on at least exterior maintenance (and if so likely interior) to "MAXIMIZE ROI" even further. Their management operations and impact to the surrounding neighborhoods is truly sad and shameful

DO NOT RENT FROM THEM, THEY WILL STEAL YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT. Their staff is unprofessional and…read moredon't care about you, the apartments, or your safety. No lead testing, old apartments that haven't been updated or cared for in decades, and overall bad management. I had to fight with them in small claims court to get my whole security deposit back - they know it's a huge pain to do that and will not give you any justification for deducting money from the deposit, even though they're legally required to. The office staff didn't dispatch anyone for a MOLD PROBLEM for months after I notified them, and I even followed up multiple times. Their answer was "it's busy here with the new tenants coming, you'll have to wait." UNSAFE CONDITIONS and terrible management.