What’s the 511

511 N Broad · Philadelphia

Resident guide

We’re in this building together.

511 is a historic corner tower full of people with different schedules, pets, packages, and plans. When we look after the shared pieces — the doors, the packages, the trash chute, the carts, the laundry — daily life here gets easier for everyone.

511 N Broad today: a white ten-story corner tower with shopfronts at street level, with City Hall’s tower in the distance down Broad Street.
511 N Broad today, at the southeast corner of Broad & Spring Garden.

Leaks, alarms, lockouts

911 first for life or fire. Then water into another home, a building alarm, a stuck elevator, or a gas smell — who to call, in order.

How we live together

A first-week list if you’re new. For everyone: packages, laundry, hallways, e-bike safety, nearby, and how we share the building.

Your unit

Water heaters, bills, shutoffs and breakers, how to ask for a repair, owning a condo, and what HOA fees cover.

Keys and doors

Fobs (you need the resident census form on file first), the 2N callbox for guests, cameras on the street, and parking. Don’t hold the door for strangers.

Trash & recycling

Tied bags in the chute. Cardboard and recyclables on Nectarine. Bulk (mattress, furniture) does not go down the chute.

Moving in or out

Reserve the freight elevator with building management, load on Nectarine, return the Independent Service key.

Who to contact

The Resident portal first, the emergency line for emergencies only, and what belongs to the city instead.

This building’s story

Odd Fellows’ hall, the 1911 Lea building, auto-row shops, offices through 2006, then condos in 2007 — photos and a timeline of the southeast corner.

Newsletters

Printed issues of What’s the 511 — rehab, water heaters, and the rest of building life this season.