Gateway at College Station

I needed an affordable place near campus so I decided to live at Gateway. I signed a one year lease and regretted it immediately a month into living there. First off, the office staff is incompetent. I have lost numerous packages through them. They seem nice and laid back when they want you to sign a lease but once you sign it’s entirely different ballgame.
The apartment itself is cheap. Things break easily, the carpets are stained, the beds have an odd smell. One time the shower handle broke out of the wall as if I was the incredible hulk. It started spewing water everywhere, leaking all over the floor and eventually into the rooms under me. (I was on the third floor) It would not have been so bad but the maintenance crew could not fix the leak. Apparently the pipe had been installed wrong initially and they had to redo the entire piping! It took a few hours but eventually they got it taken care of.
The utility bill is outrageous. Sure, my apartment was on the third floor. But in the middle of September the apartment would not cool down below 84 degrees. Try living in a sauna for a few months while still having to pay a $ 250 + utility bill all the while not trying to go bezerk. I tried telling the office staff but they insisted that was the «small» price I had to pay to live on the third floor.
All the people who live here are college kids. With that said, the weekends get pretty loud and the parking lot turns into a game of bumper cars. I wish I could say it’s a great place to meet friends but everyone is pretty standoff-​ish. Someone mentioned in a review that people are often seen playing vollyball. Yes, but they all know each other and good luck even walking past them without a douchebag cat calling out to you. It’s’s gross just thinking about it. I digress.
THE TRAIN. The train sucks. It doesn’t seem as loud during the day but when it’s one in the morning and you’re a light sleeper, it’s a freaking fighter jet.
If you’re looking at reviews to find a place to live, DON’T choose Gateway. Sure, it’s inexpensive and has a freaking beautiful pool but don’t be fooled. It is not worth the headache.

I’ve been living at for almost a year now and so far it has been pleasant. When I first moved in the toilet was leaking but it was fixed that same day. I would say they are pretty good with keeping up with maintenance. I usually wait at the most three days for them to contact me regarding my problem. I’ve had my celling fan not work and got a notice three days later that they would order a new one and it would arrive within three to four days which it did. Reason why I’m not rating this place 5 stars is because 1. The freezer is a little too small for four people. 2. They claimed that they do not have my renters insurance on file which I turned in when I moved in. 3. My dad pays my rent through automatic payment and they said that they didn’t receive my rent for this month even though my dad received a confirmation email saying It went through. He called and they said there wasn’t any money in the bank. My dad looked online and there was enough. So he called the bank and they said that gateway never checked to make sure there was money in there… So now I have to pay extra for it being late which will not happen. That for me is probably the only major problem I have encountered with them so far. They are probably the cheapest furnished apartments you’ll find here in CS for a four bedroom. No big bugs in the rooms, you’ll get the occasional ants though.

5 stars for the best value in town. I have a ⁴⁄₂ apartment and it’s the cheapest price I’ve found anywhere.
The amenities are alright, you really get what you pay for. But if you don’t need a hot tub or state of the art workout room, this place is good for you.
I heard management and maintenance weren’t good here, but I haven’t had a problem with them. I brought in cats that I did not put on my lease and the management kindly gave me a warning about the upcoming fines if they weren’t removed within a day. I called and explained that I was only fostering them and was just keeping them until they found a forever home! I’m so grateful they gave me an extra week to get them out of the apartment so I was able to find them a home!
Maintenance has also been VERY good. Every time we file an order, maintenance is there knocking on our door within 30 mins. We have had a lot of things needing fixing but they always a good attitude about it, always very helpful.
Although I haven’t participated in anything, I know that gateway has a very good community. They are always hosting get togethers. There’s also a media room which is very nice! There are always people outside playing basketball or volleyball.
As long as you pay your rent on time, sign up to pay utilities within the first week and don’t trash the place, you should be good!

So far living at the gateway hasn’t been bad at all! The train is annoying but you can’t really do anything about it. Plus all the neighbors are super friendly.

As a parent looking for a place for their student — go somewhere else! The apartment was not clean upon move in — inside or out. My college student has only been there a few months and I wish we could move now! The AC didn’t work for almost a week after move in and then we still had to purchase a circulating fan for comfort! As a parent this complex always found a way to charge «extra». My recommendation… keep driving!

The apartments themselves aren’t too bad, but the management is awful. They’re impossible to work with. The maintenance crew has been a lot better since I moved in, but it’s probably because they get so much practice fixing the stuff that goes wrong every day. For the first semester I lived at Gateway, something literally broke in the apartment once a week. It’s a little small for the amount you’re paying. Be careful with your pets — they charged me a $ 300 fine for not registering my pet even though it was their fault and they were putting MY pet rent on my ROOMMATE’s account. The first week I moved in a loose shelf fell on me, gave me a concussion, and broke my computer and the management refused to take responsibility even though the loose shelf was noted on the move-​in sheet.
There are a lot of apartments in College Station. Long story short, you can do better.
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