Gateway Apartments 1624 West 6th Street, Austin, TX 78703

"I like to call this place a commie block, because that's basically what it is. It's subsidised housing for UT students, and, even if the layout isn't the prettiest, the apartments themselves are reasonably spacious and the location is perfectly placed between UT and all sorts of amenities like restaurants, bars, grocery stores, outdoors activities, and others. If you do get a place here, I'd say probably go for it."

"Spacious houses and good maintenance!"

"This community is okay-ish. Pros: The rent is cheaper than other apartments. The floor plans are good and the space is large. People living here are mostly Ph.D. students at UT, so unlike on-campus housing with college students, there are not many loud party events here. The maintenance is good and fast. Water is included in the rent. Cons: The buildings here are too old. If you live on the first floor, you can always hear the footsteps from upstairs. If your upstairs neighbor is jumping, then you are screwed up. The A/C compressor is installed at the roof of each building's staircase. It is so loud that every tenant in that building can hear the deep working sound of A/C. Also, it is close to the railways, so you can hear the sound of trains at the midnight. The vent in the bathroom seems connected to you neighbor's so that when they take a shower, you can smell their shampoo and body wash. Overall, if you can choose other communities, please choose them."

"The apartments are good, albeit a bit small and old. The management (UHD) is the main issue, lacking transparency in decision making, having almost no communication about important changes, and having turned this into a dorm style living rather than apartments. Families are not allowed to live in these apartments. It used to be a great place to live, now it's no longer so. The living guide agreement keeps changing, like randomly banning pole lamps, then unbanning them. Now, they are going to randomly pair roommates and not offer a choice. Overall, if you are a grad student not wanting to sacrifice privacy and autonomy, stay elsewhere."

"Weird setup and very indistinct. Reminded me of a prison complex. Hard to find an address on a building and extremely poorly lit."