Bexley at Tech Ridge Apartments 1200 East Parmer Lane, Austin, TX 78753

"Bexley at Tech Ridge has been an excellent place to live during my time here, with very minor inconveniences (discussed below). I’ll try to be as thorough as possible in case anyone uses reviews to decide where they lease (which you shouldn’t do, btw) Staff: The leasing team has always been quick to respond to any emails/calls I leave them. There was a time the Luxor lockers were down due an internet outage and the team let me into the office at 8 am so they could help me get a package I needed before going to work when they didn’t open until 9. That is the story constantly for the team, Weinstein has done an excellent job with their property management staff. Maintenance: Quick to get to issues, thoroughly take care of the problems, and are all very friendly. When they have stopped by while I’m home they are always ready to make light conversation, which is great. They also keep the breezeways extremely clean. It seems since they are on call during the weekend the compactor always begins to overflow, but it is handled before I’m home Monday evening. Amenities: the gym, while small, has everything you could need. There isn’t much room for expanding the gym area, so no real complaints since there isn’t much that can be done. The pool was out of service for a little, but it was during the winter so no one missed it. Always looks clean. Package system: luxor is my favorite option by far, so I’ve been very happy with the package system. There is a community garden, but I’ve never seen a slot become available (I also haven’t inquired into it so I’m not upset by that). I think there’s also a car vacuum which I’ve only used once and it had a weak suction, but there is a car wash right down the road so it’s not a big deal. I had a detached garage during my stay and it was very nice. I think $75/month is a bit steep, but considering you don’t pay to park in the general parking, understandable. I’ve never had to park super far even before getting the garage though. I think I’ve used the clubhouse once and I’m pretty sure they have coffee stocked all the time. Safety: I have never once felt unsafe in this location. It’s far away from inner Austin so you don’t have problems with homeless or car breakins. The front gate has been out of commission for most of my time here due to the City of Austin moving slow with permits (typical COA), so I can’t put a ton of blame on the apartments themselves. Apartment: I see a LOT of reviews about roaches, but I have never seen these “infestations” people mention. Maybe building 1 is just lucky. We’ve had a couple here and there as well as some ants when it began to rain more, but overall nothing crazy. I’d even go so far as to say I’ve seen a less amount of pests/insects than most apartments I’ve lived in. The 2 bed 2 bath I am in is phenomenal. The master bedroom is massive, a nicely sized island in the kitchen, and a balcony. There is no concrete layering, so you can expect to hear your upstairs neighbors walking around and your Nextdoor neighbors talking (or baby crying… every single night) My BIGGEST complaint by far is the road. This is more so about the apartments facing the highway, but you can expect to never go a single night without hearing sirens as a fire station is right down the road. People always rev their engines all night as well. Nothing the apartment can do, but I would recommend signing for a more internal unit. My only other complaint is Bexley has signed a contract with spectrum, so they are the only Internet provider you can get. I’ve spoken with employees at ATT & Google and both have let me know fiber is in this area. All in all, while we are planning to not renew due to wanting to be closer to work, I would absolutely recommend Bexley at Tech Ridge to anyone looking to live on the outside of north Austin."

"I’ll start off with this: if you like cockroaches, this is a great place for you.. otherwise would recommend avoiding. My fiancé moved here about two years ago. Initially it was a fine place. However it has significantly gone down hill since then. I moved in with him in September and wow that was a wrong move. The facilities and management do not seem to care about the quality of their property. The gate has been broken for months, there is constantly lone pieces of trash in the stairwells and hallways, and the nail in the coffin… roaches. It started a couple months ago, they sent pest control who sprayed and little around the kitchen which did absolutely nothing. We clean our dishes, we don’t leave trash out, the only “dirty” thing about our apartment is the fur from my dog I vacuum up constantly. I was so confused why we had this problem until I realized it wasn’t us, it was this complex. This is one of the worst things I’ve ever experienced. We have been fighting them ourselves for the last month. We have bait out around our apartment and my fiancé sometimes stays up at night hunting down their nests. He’s also had nightmares about cockroaches for the last couple of weeks… It is AWFUL. We are breaking our lease early just so we can get out here. I am worried for who ever moves into our apartment after us as they will likely still be dealing with the issue. I have zero confidence they will properly clean or bug bomb the apartment after we leave. So just… move somewhere else."

"I feel that I am pretty fair when it comes to reviews, so here goes nothing. I give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars. To reference, I signed a 13mo lease. 1) From the time I got my keys until now, I can't speak for the future. I've had cockroaches. I saw 4 cockroaches within 24 hours of moving in. I was told by the office that "thats surprising, I haven't heard anyone mention that". That had to be a lie because I asked a few neighbors around me and they were experiencing the same thing, cockroaches. Pest control only did so much. I still deal with them. I'm absolutely terrified and sometimes it would keep me up at night. 2) The dirty corridors are not cleaned for several days. The hallways are gross! They smell, people leave their trash out which is most likely leaking. There are trash cans all over my hallways at the moment and its 10:37am on a Friday. I hate to bring people to my place because its absolutely disgusting. 3) As for security, this is a separate issue; their gate broke several months ago, and they still haven’t fixed it. And this doesn’t make you feel safe in this condominium. can enter this condominium and steal cars or do something else, bad. 4) The gym is very dirty and hasn't been cleaned for a long time. All dust and dirt. 5) One of the advantages is parking. I never have issues with parking (except for one time I flew in super late). Too expensive for such a poorly maintained home."

"I enjoyed my Tour here today, I walked in and was warmly greeted by the leasing agent she asked me a few availability questions and took me on a tour of the exact unit I would be applying for and it was a nice apartment stainless appliances , in unit washer and dryer, hardwood floors in the common areas and affordable for Austin! It was a nice apartment but the community its self could dare to be a little cleaner. The only other issue I have I also seen a lot of reviews about roaches which is very concerning to me but that was not what I seen while touring so maybe the issue has been resolved I plan on getting more information soon! But it really does seem like a nice affordable community !"

"I lived at Bexley for 10 months and we definitely recommend it. I wish we could stay longer but we are moving from Austin to further my education. Now that I'm looking for an apartment in a different city, I realize how spoiled I was here! Our unit was clean and updated. I always felt very safe and any maintenance issues were dealt with very promptly. At one point we had noise complaints from our neighbors and I feel that staff was helpful to the best of their capability and the issue was resolved. Really excellent pet-friendly community and my best apartment experience so far. I also really loved that they had a Peloton in the gym. The only long-term issue we had was trash; the trash compacter was frequently full or overflowing."