River Crossing Townhomes

The best part about this place is its proximity to downtown. East Riverside is busting out, and tons of great clubs are already here, and the south shore is nearing completion. The HOA resurfaced the pool deck in its entirety this year, and they added a good fence along Riverside before that. The fence to the complex to the west is being replaced by that complex in the coming year, which will elevate the security, as has the new evening courtesy officer (actual APD) whose monitoring ha reduced crime incidents. The apartments are a bit older in their décor, but the maintenance of the grounds and other facilities has improved. They do replace older A/​C units, appliances, etc., as needed with standard-​grade apartment replacements. Although they cut the office hours to 12 – 5, the current manager is often available much earlier. And he does not cut out early as had some previous managers, which helps working tenants retrieve packages.
Some of the units are available for sale, however, which provides a great remodeling opportunity to have an actual townhouse that is as plush as any East Austin condo for half the price. However, understand that although seven minutes from downtown, the school district is unbelievably DelValle ISD, not Austin ISD.
Here is the real value in this complex. This neighborhood, despite being on two bus lines that run straight to downtown every 20 minutes, has had a low percentage of its available short-​term rental licenses taken. It is perfect for renting during SXSW, F1, ACL, FunFunFun, etc. A secured gate on the west end of the property would be welcome to make it easier to catch those lines that are west on Riverside, but one is just outside the existing east-​side gates. If the Mayor gets his way and the trolley/​shuttle between downtown and the airport gets put in, then they are just worth that much more.
I’ve been an owner here for over six years. Contact me if you have any questions. I know of one unit that is unlisted but available at a firesale price, but there is a reason that has nothing to do with the property or the unit.

They have the place advertised as follows:
* Additional Storage (but you will need at least a 6-​ft ladder or really be
tall to get to it)
* CONNECT UTILITIES/​PAY RENT ONLINE (there’s a convenience
charge, might as well do bill pay directly with your bank)
* European Cabinetry (I think the Europeans would disagree)
* Broadband (they make it sound like it’s free but it’s actually out of
your own pocket)
* Luxury Townhomes (now that’s a strech… unless you consider a wall
of mirror the definition of luxury… not only that, at least one of the
floorplans has the cable outlet situated on the same wall as the
fireplace. That very same wall has windows and yet again a mirror
covering the entire top wall of the fireplace. They don’t make it easy
where to put the beloved idiot box.