The pros:
- The location is very convenient to the Old City and Reading Terminal Market, and lots of restaurants in Chinatown.
- The owner was very responsive and helpful.
- There’s plenty of space.
The cons:
- No elevator — and 53 stairs.
- Very little natural light. It’s a long narrow apartment with a couple of windows at each end (looking out on a narrow shaft). The living room, kitchen, bathrooms, and one bedroom have no windows, and the electric lights are kind of gloomy.
- The apartment feels a little rickety in places — the mirror broken off in the bathroom, closet doors that don’t close, loose tiles, etc.