Apartment Ratings | Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood) Ratings and Reviews

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Name Change Now Called Magnolia Court Apartments (Not Recommending)

2008-07-25T15:09:02-06:00

From lovedlocation: The location is great and that's what keeps their tenents. The customer service is aweful and they have very limited office hours. I would recommend it only if you know that in advance and are lucky enough to have no issues that need attention. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Thing looking up (Recommending!)

2008-04-09T10:28:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at the property for a little over two years. I really cant say that I was really "feeling" the last management/staff. Things were sometimes looked over, ie the gates in the front. But now there is new management and staff that arrived in February. I have to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Mediocre, with Vandalism (Not Recommending)

2007-11-03T01:59:37-06:00

From abi.ferguson@gmail.com: I am a UT grad student who has been living at Chelsea Regent for the last five years. I moved in after living for one year at the Trestles, which is a complex further south on Cameron Road but on the same UT shuttle route. I was fairly pleased with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): After 3 years at Chelsea... (Recommending!)

2007-10-11T16:56:56-06:00

From leudacrisspeed: Ive have lived at Chelsea on/off for 3years in the past 4. I am a UT grad working on a Master's Degree.I have read alot of people's comments and like others I agree with most, and only disagree with a few. The bottom line is this place is old. In ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Overall not worth it! (Not Recommending)

2007-05-29T09:56:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Please listen to the advice of others not to move in here! The place seems not bad and the inside of apartments is pretty nice (especially the huge walk-in closets). However I was totally fooled! I went 3 months with NO hot water and they didn't believe me when I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Hell really is a place on earth...and this is it. (Not Recommending)

2007-05-14T19:21:24-06:00

From softskeleton: I actually just broke my lease at this place, it was that bad. I moved to Austin from California for work and was in a hurry to get a place. On first look Chelsea Regent does seem that bad, especially compared to some of the dives in Southern Calfornia. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): A student review (Not Recommending)

2007-04-25T00:13:24-06:00

From hookemhorns03: My lease is up in July and I can't wait. If you are considering moving here, don't. Here are some of the problems my roommate and I have experienced during our stay:

-roach infestation (I have honestly never seen so many roaches in one place in my entire life! I couldn't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Not as bad as everyone says...not great either. (Recommending!)

2007-04-23T14:45:08-06:00

From calvinandhobbesfan: I read the reviews on here AFTER I'd signed my lease and before I moved in so it was with a little trepidation that I began my stay. The management they had in the office turned out to be god awful (there was an obnoxious girl named Julie in leasing, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Decent (Recommending!)

2007-02-23T16:13:37-06:00

From somegirl2: To begin, I have lived in Chelsea Regent for about 7 months and I AM NOT ON STAFF THERE. I chose to live in the complex because: it's close to everything because it's right next to I35, it's cheap, and it's not awful. My apartment has the concrete floors (which ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): It's fine. (Recommending!)

2007-01-11T15:49:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived in Hell before and this isn't it. Granted they take too long to fix small problems. I have not had any problems with the staff and I hope they do fix the problem with double parking, I write notes on people cars. I would like to park next ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Keep Looking! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-19T09:39:13-06:00

From EbonyRI: I'm a current resident of Chelsea Regent and am counting the days until my lease ends. The buildings and fixtures are old and leaky, even the "renovated units". There's a reason why they make you sign a mold addendum when you move in. The first day I moved into the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): frustrating place to live (Not Recommending)

2006-10-23T12:32:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: staff has nothing better to do than to complain about double parking...when they need to concentrate on safer grounds, repetitive pipe bursting, water main leaks, routine repairs taking 3 months to fix, miscommunication among staff and residents (in my opinion, their way of making more money). it's not worth the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Worst apt I've ever lived!! DO NOT MOVE (Not Recommending)

2006-08-02T15:19:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It was the worst.

I reported the several problematic things when I moved in, but they charged me several hundred dollars for the replacement or cleasing fee when I moved out.

It seems the way for them to make money!

They are horrible!!!

My car was scratched in this apt complex.
I hate the manager. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Don't listen to wonderful sales pitch the ladies of management push...for it's all a bunch of B.S.! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-09T19:06:31-06:00

From ltrompler: After living an entire year at a private dorm right off campus (Dobie), I moved here to Chelsea and have been residing here for a year and a few months now (just signed a new lease...what a mistake). I can honestly say that this is 100x worse than living on/near ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Total Sh*thole, DO NOT MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2006-06-01T17:17:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My boyfriend lived here for 2 years, and I came to visit him pretty much every weekend and all holidays and vacation days I had. This place is by far the worst apartment complex I have ever seen. You can trust my post, or you can trust the only one ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): HORRIBLE DO NOT READ FURTHER. (Not Recommending)

2006-06-01T15:45:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: inept staff, crummy everything, crappy neighbors (they will allow anyone, ANYONE, to move in), did i mention inept/unreliable staff?

if you must read further, trust the non-recommendation from 99% of the comments, the other 1% are clearly staff trying to get the ratings up

DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THINKING ABOUT MOVING ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Ehhh...Ups and Downs (Recommending!)

2007-02-07T19:01:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok. I've read what everyone else is saying, and although I disagree with some of it, I also agree with some too. The water does get turned off often. Is this something to expect of an older apartment? Maybe. I like our apartment, but it does have some issues. It ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Student review (Not Recommending)

2006-05-06T21:40:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I never really had a problem with noise. I guess it just depends on what part of the building you live in. I did, however, not have ANY hot water during the winter. Management seemed to change bimonthly. I enjoyed the renovated apartments. There are very nice spacious walk-in-closets. However, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Hell hole (Not Recommending)

2006-05-05T12:40:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All the problems listed in the previous comments are true...don't think these are from a few pissed off tenants. If you lease here prepare to deal with:
-Grounds that flood and fill with dirt/mud each time the sprinklers are turned on. Maintenance and/or staff has failed to clean up major sidewalks ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): MICE!!!! RUDE PEOPLE! and DRUNKS oh my! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-22T20:40:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: MICE MICE MICE

I lived here and made a few visits to the Austin tenants council! The management is terrible! It changed to Greystar, which has a fair reputation, but the people I dealt with were AWFUL! They treated me like I was a problem because I did not want to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): OMG DO NOT MOVE HERE! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-07T14:56:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: for reasons everyone else has already mentioned DO NOT MOVE HERE! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): What a friggin joke. (Not Recommending)

2006-01-26T15:41:58-06:00

From vinyukon@yahoo.com: I already passed my review off in a response to the last review, and have no urge to type it all again. Lets just say that if you move here, don't expect hot water, a safe place to park your car, a reasonable water or electricity bill (due to poorly ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Do not move here (Not Recommending)

2006-01-18T16:42:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Between running around the massive amounts of dogs fecal matter on the side walks and having my vehical broke into, this property is a nightmare. The pool has been abandoned by the management, along with the grounds up-keep. My girlfriend has also had all of her under garments stolen from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): DON'T LIVE HERE! Learn from my mistake! (Not Recommending)

2006-01-16T14:04:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There have been more problems than I can list, so I'll name the biggest ones.

-The grounds are very poorly kept. As one reviewer stated earlier, the lack of proper drainage and grass presents major problems when it rains: mud all over the sidewalks that have caused me to slip more ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Here is the real scoop on Chelsea Regent (Not Recommending)

2005-12-24T10:36:03-06:00

From sandscaye@yahoo.com: The "Million-DOllar" renovations are crap. Instead of properly installing granite counter tops.. they glued granite bathroom tiles to the tops of the existing kitchen formica counters. The stained concrete floor would have really looked nice if they had scrapped the freakin carpet glue off the concrete before they stained it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Misery (Not Recommending)

2005-09-12T18:59:49-06:00

From sarek2600: I was poorly placed in an apartment with noisey neighbors. Most were college students (sorry horns fans) but the worst was not. There is barely any green space for dogs. This place lacked good management by far. They even tried to screw my credit report after I moved away a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Not the place it used to be when it was Shadow Wood (Not Recommending)

2005-08-16T10:23:24-06:00

From disappointedrenter200: This apartment complex was a very nice place to reside several years ago. However, due to several management changes and owners, it seems that the pride that went into keeping the place maintained and liveable has gone downhill tremendously. There is virtually no grass, except the grass and flowers you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Ok if you don't mind crack dealers (Not Recommending)

2005-06-08T22:27:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: No, I haven't seen anyone selling crack but they look like they could. I have sleepless nights due to the people UNDER me that play their tejano music so loud the next building could probally hear. Gates are constantly broke and take days to fix. The maintence isn't bad and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): So bad I can't even put it in words (Not Recommending)

2005-06-03T14:44:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I currently live at Chelsea Regent and can't wait to move out.
I moved in 8/04 and they are on office cre number 3, this crew is a bit better but still lacking. I overheard a former office worker tell someon he couldn't get the job he really wanted because he ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Re: I like living here (written by management) (Not Recommending)

2005-05-25T10:12:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I like living here was indeed written by the management...trying to cover up the blemishes that this terrible complex suffers from. Her door knob isn't the only thing loose.... ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): I like living here (Recommending!)

2005-05-21T14:56:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here since July 2004 and have had no major complaints. Whenever I have requested maintenance, it has been taken care of within 24 hours - including a new garbage disposal and faucet. When replacing the faucet, the maintenance man noticed that part of the lock on my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): DO NOT LIVE HERE-UNSAFE (Not Recommending)

2005-04-10T23:43:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Although their are lots of families that live here, these are NOT the type of families you want to be living near. This place is noisy at all hours of the day and night with people blasting there Tejano and Rap music. I can't get one night of good sleep ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): It is a horrible apartment complex, and poorly managed (Not Recommending)

2005-03-23T11:15:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There is a lot of loud music, and there is no one from management that cares about our complains. I requested to get my mirror changed since a former maintenance person broke it, and it has been almost 6 months since they told me they were going to do so. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): DO NOT MOVE INTO THIS COMPLEX (Not Recommending)

2005-02-11T12:45:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at this complex for many years and witnessed it deteriorate at a RAPID rate since the property was taken over by Chelsea Regent. The "security gates" are open 24/7.
The pool area is dirty and the hot tub is a breeding ground for bacteria. One more than one ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): management screwed me (Not Recommending)

2004-12-28T09:33:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: it isn't really that nice of a place, it's far from school even though it's on the bus route. the pool isn't cleaned regularly and very shady people hang out in the hot tub.

when i tried to move out, they said i had a self-renewing lease that went month ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Bankruptcy (Not Recommending)

2004-12-01T15:52:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Use to live at this dump, moved out this past summer..the owner's have filed chapter 13 (bankruptcy)and are about to be foreclosed on. Trying to get Section 8 (low income housing) in. If I had a brother in prison, and a brother in Chelsea Regent, I'd get the brother in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Incompetence with an attitude (Not Recommending)

2004-09-25T17:52:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at the Chelsea for a year. In that year, there were at least four different complex managers and countless new staff members. With every new wave of employees, maintenance of the complex became worse.

Sometime towards the seventh month of my tenure at the chelsea, crime went through ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Not worth it!! (Not Recommending)

2004-07-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The first year of my lease, I was very happy here. Management was so friendly and helpful. Maintenance was prompt. I referred a couple of co-workers to move in. They've since vacated. I'm soon to follow.

You have to be here at night time to really see what I'm talking about. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Decent place, especially for UT students (Recommending!)

2004-01-26T00:00:00-06:00

From lizard_boy8@yahoo.com: I´ve lived here since August, I have no idea what the other reviewers are complaining about. I´ve had zero problems with management, in fact I was impressed how quickly they fixed the things that I put on my move-in sheet.

This is a fairly nice complex, if you´re a student at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): WELCOME TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-09-18T00:00:00-06:00

From CHELSEASUX: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): complex is nice enough, but management is atrocious (Not Recommending)

2003-07-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where do I start? I have so many complaints about this place, and they basically all regard the horrible treatment of my roommate and myself by the Chelsea Regent staff. They lied to us about a great many things, and the second we signed the lease, all concern for us ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Much improved. (Recommending!)

2003-05-11T00:00:00-06:00

From lk1999: Much more professional office staff than before. Good for the price and on shuttle route. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): It was splendid until the complex came under new ownership (Not Recommending)

2002-07-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When the complex was under the Archstone company, life was great. The maintenance staff was excellent. I moved in with a poor refridgerator, medicine cabinet, and tiles in the bathroom. Two days later, the maintenance staff came and looked things over to tell me that I should be receiving brand ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Nice facilities, HORRENDOUS Management. (Not Recommending)

2002-07-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Management is completely unresponsive and incompetent. They always maintain a completely adversarial attitude with the tenants.

As a result of the poor management, all of the professional types and students have moved out, only to be replaced with hordes of large low income families. Prices have dropped considerably due to the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): (Not Recommending)

2002-03-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Chelsea Regent (formerly Shadow Wood): Very nice, but bad neighborhood (Recommending!)

2001-06-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Great amenities, nice staff, attentive mainetenance. Free cookies in front office! ... [click to read full apartment review]