Establishment Apartments

This is a great place to live, especially if you attend St. Edwards University. My one-bedroom is perfect for my situation. Plus, the location is ideal, with many fun things to do, eat, and explore nearby. Overall, it’s a solid spot to call home!

Pros: the location, plenty of parking (free/unassigned), large bedroom, no carpet.

Beyond the above, I've had nothing but issues at this apartment. I know an older building won't be perfect, but I've never had issues like this. The biggest being the cockroaches - since I moved in, I've been dealing with roaches in my bathroom. Its gross and pest control is not solving the issue. Pest control only comes Fridays, and the only thing they will do is spray the floors. Management shows no desire to... further address this issue.
The in-unit dryer is a condensing/ventless unit - so inefficient, takes forever to dry laundry.
The exterior of the building is dirty, and nothing is done to keep the walkways, stairwells, or buildings clean.
The "renovations" are surface level - new cabinet doors and appliances, that's it. Drawers were broken when I moved in.
Windows are terrible - they're old, and the living room window is single pane, letting in cold/heat and condensation when it gets very cold out. They're also dirty - no cleaning before I moved in.
Overall, there are plenty of better places to live nearby. I'd skip this.

Note: new management took over last week, tbd how that will affect things going forward. Read More

I would recommend anyone looking for an apartment to live anywhere else but here. I am shocked at some of the positive reviews and question them, as everyone I've talked to that lived there had a negative experience. Management does the bare minimum. When we moved in every light in Building 5 was out, which is a huge safety issue. After going to the office multiple times to report it, I put in a maintenance request on 02/24/2022. I never heard back, so I went into the office to follow up. I went... in weekly for about four weeks and was repeatedly told it was not in this year's budget, but they would see if they could order temporary lights. After reemphasizing the safety issue, they installed ONE crappy motion detector light that barely worked. Fast forward five months and the lights were still broken. On top of this, there have been multiple homeless in the dark stairwells, people sleeping in their cars, dumpster divers, and more. Some mornings I would wake up and see homeless bathing in the pool. I never felt safe and lost sleep after hearing about what happened to other tenants. Every time I told Melanie her response was to call the police and maybe they'll start doing trips in their free time. Her answer was never to fix the issue, but instead the bare minimum. After a few months living there, I started to count down until my lease was over. In addition, none of the buildings are maintained and it seems like everything is falling apart. I think the first step would be to get new management and start caring about the tenants. Until then, I would recommend living somewhere else. Read More

I like living at the Establishment. I like living here so much that I recently renewed my lease. I moved here in August 2017 and have not had many issues since. The apartment is small, well-maintained, and very friendly. I say hello to my neighbors all the time! Pests can be a bit of a problem, but the maintenance employees are always around to help. The front office is also very personable and no hassle. I would totally recommend that my friends live here.

The establishment staff is amazing. Any maintenance requests really get answered crazy fast. Beautiful apartments, couldn’t have asked for a better first apartment experience.