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Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: bad management (Not Recommending)

2009-09-20T19:32:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had similar experiences leaving a spotless apt and getting charged. This appears to be their way of getting money to update this poorly managed property. You'll spend a lot on utilities as this place is old, poorly built and not maintained well. Overall, not a great experience. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: edit on last review (Not Recommending)

2009-07-25T12:00:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Sorry, ended up with double entry when I tried to edit..I just wanted to point out that I don't care too much about people being loud and having fun as much as I care that our rent was almost $1000! That's fine that we live in an older building with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: What it lacks in style, it makes up in fun living (Recommending!)

2009-07-15T12:28:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Argosy borders on the good and bad of the ATX. I like living here overall. The apartments are older people, so please do not write reviews expecting modern amenities when you chose to live in an older apartment complex probably and mostly because of location and price. The residents are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Talked into moving here, would not renew (Not Recommending)

2009-07-15T10:33:06-06:00

From julialaursen: I moved here only because my roommate would not compromise at all on location. The rent was high when I initially moved in 2 years ago and it is unreasonably high now. There are only two amenities in this complex. One is is the pool, which is constantly filled with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Living it up at the Arg (Not Recommending)

2009-07-04T16:26:21-06:00

From austin_apt09: Ok, let me sum it up....it was priced pretty decent before they got bought out and threw 'crestview' in their name. Now prices are ABSURD. The Goods:-Billy the Maint Guy; superb and friendly, down to earth and honest-Great convenient location-Nice open green areas to just take walks in-I live in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Argosy Isn't that bad (Recommending!)

2009-06-29T22:19:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm surprised that so many people have had problems with the women in the office. They have always been helpful and pleasant. I lived at the Argosy for two years and my major problem with the place was the frat boy pool volleyball smackdown that would go on for hours. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Decent Apartment, Good Area, & Miserable Management (Not Recommending)

2009-05-31T19:01:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I recently moved out of an "upgraded" apartment in the Argosy complex. After signing the lease I had very bad experiences with management, but I tried to make an unopinionated assessment below.Signing the LeaseArgosy doesn't accept sales, nor do they make special deals - so you're going to get surprised ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Great Living for a Grad. Student (Recommending!)

2009-05-12T12:20:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I recently had the pleasure of living at The Argosy Apts. during my duration of completing my Graduate Degree at U.T.-Austin. The convience of the complex with CapMetro in mind was a great bonus. The staff was always helpful and courteous when I needed something-even if it was a last ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: (Recommending!)

2009-05-10T09:22:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: A great apartment community!!! Love the management and front office girls, staff always cheerful and helpful. The Manager consistently on top of any concerns or questions I have had over the past five years. The pool, grounds and laundry facilities always clean and tidy. I have regularly recommended this apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: They respect people equally (Recommending!)

2009-04-27T15:30:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I mean as long as you treat the management with respect, there are no problems. Most of the negative reviews here are obviously from immature college student types who haven't learned the meaning of being a good citizen yet. Some of them are my neighbors. I've lived in this complex ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Read this before you move out (Not Recommending)

2009-09-18T22:32:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The week I moved out, I cleaned my ENTIRE apartment and it looked as good as when I moved in. However, the office lady who does walk throughs charged me for cleaning because I failed to clean the air vents. The AIR VENTS?! Who thinks about that? Also, make sure ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: No Problems Here (Recommending!)

2008-11-11T09:43:45-06:00

From lc86austin: I have never had any problems living here and love my pool view. It is a quiet place. The management ladies have always been professional and nice. They have made sure my requests are completed quickly. To respond to one of the other reviews I see maintenance scrubing the deck ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: DO NOT LIVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2008-09-30T13:18:51-06:00

From utrenter09: These people do anything to get you to sign their lease. Then after that you are not worth anything to them. I've only lived here for 2 months. The office in general is slow. I don't understand how they run that place sometimes by the way they handle issues with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Be Cautious of the 3 Witches of the Leasing Offices of Argosy (Not Recommending)

2008-12-12T08:42:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Theses ladies have worked at this apartment office for probably more than 20 years. Yes, all 3 of them. The fat-ass blonde, the one with coke bottle eye glasses, and the one with gigantic hair. When you first come-in they will be all smiles and respectful. But, once you sign ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: UPDATED: In Retrospect and in All Fairness (Not Recommending)

2008-10-01T01:47:02-06:00

From jg8047: In retrospect, leasing at the Argosy at Crestview is hard to describe, but suffice it to say awkward situations at the front desk are an Argosy specialty. There is no doubt that you will be enticed into living here as its exterior is picturesque and NEW living units are furnished ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: The pool is surrounded by bird crap (Not Recommending)

2008-07-16T12:54:41-06:00

From txnomad: If you plan on using a pool, don't move here. There is so much bird junk on the deck around the pool that you can't take one step without stepping in some. DISGUSTING! That means, of course, that it's in the pool water also. Better not swim in it if ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Pros and Cons (Not Recommending)

2008-06-28T16:38:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There was ample room in the apartment and the place is really close to a bus route. The management was really slow to repair things and sometimes rude. They were especially rude as we were moving out and refused to return the deposit. Also my car got broken into in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: prices rising (Recommending!)

2008-04-26T16:24:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This hasn't been a bad experience, but it hasn't been great either. The apartments are older and they have upgraded them since I moved in. Unfortunately, my first summer here the pool was closed the entire time thanks to the renovations (really bad timing). They trimmed the tree next to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Bad customer service and PROPERTY THEFT (Not Recommending)

2008-02-29T13:35:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at Argosy since June of 2007. In general, this complex is definitely not the worst place to live. However, I have had multiple maintenance issues, since I first moved in, that have either been taken care of sloppily (wall repainted in an area and person left splatters and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: updated apartments (Recommending!)

2008-02-23T15:48:51-06:00

From joedebola: I just moved in a couple months back, so I got one of the newly updated apartments. I love the place. All new everything. I have had friends live here in the past and hated it. But I guess with the new ownership there have been alot of changes. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Crooked Management, Rent Hikes, New changes only cosmetic - Do Not Rent Here. (Not Recommending)

2008-01-25T17:09:31-06:00

From longgoneandhappy: ** Argosy staff pinned an extra $1184.00 charge on me once I left by withholding or not processing paperwork from me two months before leaving. The apartment was left better than I found it, so I did get a full deposit back. They prey on people who cannot afford legal ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Argosy is not a good place to live (Not Recommending)

2007-11-10T00:53:25-06:00

From austinrealty: I don't like this place or the new owners. In addition to raising the rent substantially, they immediately went and cut down a lot of nice trees right next to the hot tub and pool area. I think it is much worse than before. Argosy is also known for some ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Lived here 3 years. (Not Recommending)

2007-06-05T02:17:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived here 3 years and just moving out. The place is OK, but the tow truck drivers are insane. THey constantly prowl the place looking for people to tow they can charge them $191 to get their car or motorcycle out of tow. If you park in the visitors spots, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: RUN AWAY!! (Not Recommending)

2007-02-13T12:12:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management here is insane. Every year that you live here, they will increase the rent by $100. Just shoddy, shoddy management, unsafe, even the tow truck driver is a lunatic. It's like nobody working here is sane.

When I moved in the carpet had holes in it, fading from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Not pet friendly! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-25T19:34:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for a year during grad school...HUGE mistake. The management were unprofessional and rude. I assume because of my Spanish surname, they asked me for immigration papers (I was born and raised in TX)and did not apologize for it either. I worked evenings and there was never any ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Save the headaches! (Not Recommending)

2006-07-31T12:40:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After living here for 2 years, we were pretty pleased with the property in general. However, my biggest complaint with this property is the management! Linda and Anna are not reasonable at all. We paid a pet deposit and two days later, they called screaming at us that we would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Excellent Property! I lived here 8 years! (Recommending!)

2006-07-27T10:35:13-06:00

From ctaylor1: Let me begin by saying that the staff is EXCELLENT--Linda has excellent management and demonstrates professionalism and fairness at all times. She is direct and doesn't beat around the bush. Anna is the same and professional and pleasant. I have never come into the office and seen any of the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Great place to live! (Recommending!)

2006-07-14T11:32:09-06:00

From vkaramazov: Don't listen to the angry few! I think most people are happy here, so they don't bother checking out or writing reviews. I checked out a bunch of places before moving in, and this is defintely the best for the money. Plus, I love the location (quiet neighborhood, close to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Decent, clean, great neighbors. (Recommending!)

2006-07-13T12:58:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: As a grad student who appreciates coming home to a quiet community, to unwind and prepare for the next day, I can sincerely say that Argosy is a very decent clean place to live. My cat and I have found our needs tended too without being overwhelmed by an intrusive ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: stuck in a rat hole- shoulda stayed @ Argosy (Recommending!)

2006-07-13T12:36:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lets save money on rent my roommate said, there are several bus routes, and all the restaurants you can think of he said, what he didn't mention was that our unit was bordered by a night club, surrounded by apartment communities on all four sides. The commotion at all hours ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Run!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-07-07T17:56:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management sucks. They are rude and never want to fix anything. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: attentive and courteous (Recommending!)

2006-07-05T16:17:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Argosy is a great community, I lived there from may 03 through may of 06 and found the management to be very attentive and courteous, move in and move out was a breeze. Thank you, Sincerely SR ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Not perfect, but well worth it (Recommending!)

2006-06-21T15:10:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place has some of the lowest rents in the area, and that's what I like most here. I have a friend who has lived here for 3 years now and he still likes it. I've been here about four months and have had no problems. It beats the pants ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Do not live here! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-27T23:42:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: A warning to all who might want to live here....Don't. This place is not for anyone who wants to have nice place to live, nice cars or a nice management team. The management team Linda and Anna are very rude. They are very unhelpful. Don't ask for anything to be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: A very good place to live. (Recommending!)

2006-05-03T16:31:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I think this place is awesome. I lived here in 1999 to 2001 and moved back in just a year ago. The only reason I left was I moved out of Austin. The rent is very reasonable, the management has always been kind to me, and it is very quiet. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Place is OK, management variable (Not Recommending)

2006-04-23T21:48:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The stars rating is not really usable here, as things may vary from the best to the worst, so read the text and do not look at the ratings...

The apartments are located in a quiet place (only noise is the dog in the apartment below, or the emergency trucks on ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: i live here now, here's my badly typed deal (Recommending!)

2006-04-05T21:46:58-06:00

From awolawol: hey i still live here. third floor 1-bed corner unit. very quiet, also lots of stairs but like i said very quiet and i am a super light sleeper. i never set up my alarm system and never had a breakin(10 months so far),, i did have my side view ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: (Recommending!)

2006-04-04T17:17:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Nice size. Nothing fancy. In a residential neighborhood, near a small park. Good area for running. Conveniently located on the bus route 1L/1M. And I enjoy the nice oak trees outside my window. :) ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Trade offs (Not Recommending)

2006-02-25T18:30:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartment is ideal for newcomers that don't really know the area too well. Somewhat convenient to go to the bus stop and take the #1 metro bus because it goes up and down congress, guadalupe, & lamar. The only thing not good is when they go on strike and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: HELL HOLE!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-17T16:02:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been here going on a year and I'm ready to get out. The management is rude they don't care all they want is your money. And it's poorly kept. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: not a vey friendly staff!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-08-26T17:20:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The manager is a witch and the owner is not very into his property. The property would do better by getting a new staff (manager). If you like to be avoided, lied to, hung up on then that is the place for you! I would never live there again. They ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Great So far (Recommending!)

2005-01-20T12:06:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for a year an a half. Before moving here I lived in a Brand new apartment on Crossing Place. Even though these apartments are not as new I think they are much nicer. Anytime I have a maintence problem it is fixed immediately. I have been ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Go somewhere else. (Not Recommending)

2004-11-16T09:30:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: These apartments are a little nicer than most places closer to the UT campus, and they attract a lot of older students and graduate students. The office staff are extremely nice at leasing time, of course, but that is the only time you'll see that side of them. Once you're ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: This place is garbage (Not Recommending)

2004-11-13T22:56:56-06:00

From spuds1@mail.utexas.edu: Note the title ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Note to Clean, Quiet, and Friendly (Not Recommending)

2004-08-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Please don't take Argosy management as typical of Americans. Most Americans would be offended by them too.

Your experience is very similar to mine 5 years ago. The office person we usually dealt with during our stay was nice up until we moved out. That is when they became unreasonable.

My opinion ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Update on Clean, Quiet and Friendly (Not Recommending)

2004-07-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My boyfriend posted that ad just before our problems with management began. I admit that we made a mistake - we did not give 60 days notice on our apartment. Now we are on the hook for another months rent. According to Texas Property Code 91 (which anyone renting from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: far from everything (Not Recommending)

2004-06-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: the apartments are nice size, but there is a massive amount of ghetto people that make you feel like you live in the middle of harlem, plus it is extremely far from UT, and pretty much everything. If you want to take the express bus the managers push as a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Clean, Quiet, and Friendly (Recommending!)

2004-06-05T00:00:00-06:00

From kam_loops: I don't know where all the other reviewers are coming from. I've lived here for almost a year now and have really enjoyed the place. It is quiet, very clean, the management is friendly and more than willing to please. The manager, Anna, has been great to my roomates and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Be careful - management may take advantage of you (Not Recommending)

2004-05-06T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was amazed to see another reviewer complain about Argosy management doing a walk through with the tenant and telling them that they would not be charged for this or that. And then charging them for it. My experience is nearly identical.

My wife and I had exactly the same experience ... [click to read full apartment review]

Argosy Apartments-Leasing Ofc: Overall Decent Place (Recommending!)

2004-04-07T00:00:00-06:00

From ancientree@hotmail.com: Overall, I like Argosy. Its quality is in between the typically-rundown apartments near UT and the nicer apartments made for working people. Argosy is in a great location--within about 5 minutes to Mopac, 183, and I35. It's also within 10 minutes to the main UT campus during the evening traffic. ... [click to read full apartment review]