Gables Park Plaza

Gables Review: PLEASE READ BEFORE DECIDING TO RENT HERE: I am going to just lay all the facts out there about Gables and let you decide for yourself if you REALLY want to live here. I know this is a long review but it is important if you are trying to decided where to live and build a home. Lets start with RENT: We were moving from Los Angeles California, so we knew high priced studios and were willing to pay a higher price to be closer to downtown. What they dont mention is that they WILL raise your rent substantially when it is time for you to decide to renew or not. Its like they want you to get settled in somewhere just to jack up the rent by 800-600 dollars if you dont want to relocate at the end of your lease. They did it to us, our neighbors, and friends through out the building. If deciding to renew we would be paying 2,012$ for a 600 sq ft STUDIO. Oh and they also mentioned we had to pay a processing fee. Good news is parking is included now ** actually they just added a 50$ fee to the rent so it isnt paid separate**. So just note that if you want a long term place that is looking to keep residents, you should probably look else where. WATER: The water is CONSTANTLY shut off. One day we didnt have water until after 11 pm, and after working all day it sucks you cant even shower when you get home. They also say they provided water in the sky lounge. They only put up one case of water for the ENTIRE building of people. GYM: If you dont really care about working out then you can skip this part, but for me that was one of the selling points was the gym because as first glance it seemed really nice. Until you actually tried to use it. 2 out of the 3 treadmills never worked while I was there, even though various emails were sent out about fixing them. The guy that lives below will constantly come up and complain to you for dropping weights even when you arent. And typically its a MESS with very little equitpment. Roaches everywhere

Love the view.. Huge living room

As I mentioned earlier, I am satisfied overall with my time at gables park plaza. It'' s a great, convienet location.

Great place to live in!

Awesome location with great views and great people !

One of the best locations to live in downtown Austin! ^my review 6 months ago before the new management was brought in... The WORST apartment experience I have ever had. During the last 6 months of my lease I was in a unit directly above the construction on the corner of the building. The noise starting at 7 am woke me up every morning and vibrated the entire apartment. Gables did nothing and said it was not there problem since they did not own that part of the building. Due to the construction I was over charged on my electricity bill $150 extra each month for the last 3 months. Gables did nothing about it. I ended my lease and had them do a walkthrough to make sure everything was in order. The manager of the building did the walkthrough and said everything was fine. Two weeks later we received a $1000 bill in the mail saying they had to replace the carpets? The entire unit floors were made of bamboo besides the two bedrooms. Worst experience at an apartment I've ever had. Management could care less about fighting for their residents. DO NOT sign here.