Camden Midtown Houston

I have lived at Camden Midtown on Travis since August. My roommate and I moved here for jobs, and Camden was our favorite option! We have had such a great experience in Houston, and Camden really has contributed to that. So far, we have very few complaints and love where we live.
Some of my favorite things about Camden:
-$ 5 über to anywhere Downtown, walking distance to almost anywhere in Midtown
–I can park about 30 ft. from my front door
–There are great pools/​layout chairs at both buildings
–Decent workout areas
–I actually like that they now bring my packages to my door (they used to keep them in the office for you)
–I feel very safe
–Erik (Lease Consultant at the front office) has even checked on my cat when I’ve had to go out of town unexpectedly!
The reason I am not giving 5 stars is that there are homeless people that wonder outside of our building, but that is something you have to deal with anywhere in Midtown; and they are working on getting rid of the benches as well. Also, our apartment is a little smaller than some others we saw for about the same price.
Overall, Camden has been a great place to live!

I have never been happier since I have moved out of Camden Midtown. I lived here for over two years and wasn’t all that impressed.
Apartment unit and amenities are fine.
I never really felt safe while living here. This was a homeless person hangout spot. I couldn’t walk out the gate without being asked for money.
The parking garage was awful. Multiple break ins and an assault occurred in the parking garage. The front office would send out warnings but never really addressed the safety issue. Instead of putting in more lights, security cameras, what have you, they put in way too many unnecessary speed bumps. Just not enough emphasis in my opinion on making this a safe place to live.
Staff was usually helpful. Sometimes I found myself standing in the empty front office for 5 minutes before someone had the courtesy to look up from their phones to greet me. They don’t have very conducive office hours (10 am –6 pm) considering the resident population is mainly working professionals. They also stopped accepting packages, and instead had the carrier deliver the package to your front door. The reason behind this was it was too much work for our staff to handle. I’m sorry but that is not an acceptable excuse for what you pay in rent here. I saw people jumping over the «high fences» with ease countless times so I did not like the fact that these packages were sitting in plain site until I returned home from work.
The move out experience was awful with Camden and that is why I’m giving them a two star. They try to nickel and dime you for just about everything that should be normal wear and tear in hopes you will just pay it so they can make more money. After almost two months of going back and forth on the charges, they have removed some but not all. Don’t let them take advantage of you!

Absolutely worst place (CAMDEN AS A WHOLE) to stay in Midtown. Completely unsafe and there are HOMELESS people everywhere. Also, they will nickel and dime you and charge you for everything!!! They’ll also hold every bit of your security deposit and give you zero back. I moved into another of their complexes in Austin and am already regretting it because of awful management, rules, fees and just general awful treatment.

When you write a review while you LIVE there …(if its anything less than 4 stars) the interactions with the ofice become extremely awkward. apartment managers love to reply «we suggest you come to our office to discuss your concerns» …why? Will you be giving me money? I HATE THAT… But maybe that’s just me.
If it weren’t for the phonoscope and no package acceptance situation this would be 4 solid stars
Pros:
— I lived on the first floor so I was able to to have mostly laminate throughout… easier to manage and keep clean with a dog
— Updated appliances and counter tops — LOVE the clean feeling and the look of it.
— Resident events with free food– yay!
— Dog «friendly ish» apartments where your dog can play with others in the bark park area (but this is only located on the Travis side).
— Pool does not get overrun on the weekend like other complexes– you can have guests without all the «wristband or signin» hassle. They are also equip with new charcoal grills.
— Friendly office staff that seem to enjoy their jobs — Hannah, Britney, Diane
— Extremely fast and efficient maintenance — and they pay for and replace all the light bulbs!
— roof lot for guest parking
Cons:
— You are FORCED into having Phonoscope cable — 35 $ for basic channels is built into your monthly rent. Never heard of Phonoscope before? EXACTLY. BE AFRAID. I was willing to take 35 $ a month and light it one fire and pay for another service provider… but ALAS, no one will even come into my apartment. Let me break it down for you — 35 $ built into rent, + 50 $ for 8mbps internet + 50 $ for 10 HD channels and about 50 other basic channels. = 105 $ NO DVR, NO on Demand, TERRIBLE SLOW INTERNET. I pay 110 $ now for ATT Uverse with 18 MBPS, DVR, ALL HD and the option for HBO on Demand.
— Management response — and lack thereof– to crime is unnerving. Other reviews mention comments on «there is nothing we can do to protect you from crime» How about a security officer or cameras? If those things were effectively in place and I was still robbed — then OKAY life happens.
One time my car was robbed was as I was walking the 100 feet from my car to my apartment unloading groceries. Someone had been waiting in the wings watching me and in between trips stole my belongings. Pretty ballsy. As I informed the main office and asked them to send out a resident email — Iris’ response: We don’t notify residents of crime when it is the resident’s fault…” UM. I begged them What do you know …4 months later an assault in the garage. Arm your residents with information at the minimum.
— No longer accept packages and UPS, FEDEX etc. just leave them at your front door to be stolen. I am on the road for work a lot so im constantly shopping online (I have at least 3 deliveries a month). This is a BASIC AMENITY for a complex… give us a portion of our rent back if you aren’t going to provide this
Having a pet is a 300 $ deposit (this is fair and warranted). But you also pay an ADDITIONAL 300 $ non returnable pet fee IN addition to 20 $ a month pet «rent» … so yes i paid an additional 1000 $ to have a 30 lb dog.
— 100 $ mandatory «cleaning fee» attached to your last month’s rent… but YES you still need to clean it yourself. You just made 1500 $ a month off of me but I have to foot the bill for your in between resident cleanings?
Camden also needs to lower their prices about 50 $ a month… A slightly lower price might have bumped them back to a 4 stars.
Overall 3.5 but round down due to the package changes being recent.

This place is certainly not worth it. I have lived here for 5 months, and have had a pretty negative experience. The immediate area can be sketchy. Management has not fixed the gym equipment or gate locks since my arrival. They threatened everyone to charge a fee if trash bags were left out of the receptacles during certain hours. There are too many nice, comparable apartments in Midtown to live here.

I have lived at Camden Midtown for a little over 2 years in a 2 bedroom with a roommate and have been happy with the location and complex. We have lived in a 2 bedroom apartment, corner unit on the third floor, facing Milam. Camden has been a great property to live at in terms of the service we have received and the quality of the complex. The location served us well for easy access to bars, grocery store, metro rail and downtown. The location can also be a downside as there have been safety issues for others, we have thankfully not encountered any ourselves.
Pros:
— Two pools
— Two gyms (one has more weights, the other has spinning bikes), one has a great multi-​purpose machine with a boxing bag and kettle bells
— There is always parking for residents (no assigned spots)
— There is guest parking (although 1 permanent parking pass per apartment and you can then print up to 5 temporary ones per 24hr period is a restrictive).
— Excellent maintenance staff (they are fast to attend during normal hours and very nice. Even once during off hours offered to drive from an hour away to come fix something, but it wasn’t urgent so we told them not to)
— Excellent office staff — they are always nice and welcoming
— Apartments are in good condition and better than some other complexes in the area
— Organize a lot of resident events — great for people new to the area
— Walking distance to bars, grocery store and metro rail
— Easy access to downtown
— No issues with bugs in our apartment, occasionally there will be some cockroaches in the hallways but this is a complex with outdoor walkways
Cons:
— Don’t accept packages anymore (a big con for people who are at work and don’t want their packages potentially disappearing, gladly haven’t had that happen)
— Garage gate broken a few times (they seemed to have fixed this issue now)
— Car and apartment break-​ins (more of an issue of the area than the complex) — nothing thankfully happened to us during our time here but we did get alerted by management about the break-​ins and one occasion of a sexual assault in the garage
— Pedestrian gates are sometimes accidentally left open and people wander in
— Noise from streets, sometimes partiers can be heard if you face the street
— Pool can sometimes get crowded during the weekends but they do have two, one is usually quieter than the other
— Louisiana street side can get noisier as it is directly opposite the bars and also buses park in front of that side and wait
— Homeless people frequent the exterior, they are usually harmless but something to keep in mind.
— Not a lot of areas to walk the dog around besides the street with homeless people and partiers. There is a small dog walking area inside the complex
Overall for us, the pros have outweighed the cons and we have liked living here. We are currently moving not due to the complex but the area as we want to be closer to parks. I would recommend Camden Midtown to young professionals who want to be near bars /​downtown.

Been living here since October 2014 & this is what I’ve experienced so far.
Service is great, I’ve never met nicer & more efficient people that worked at a leasing office. Work orders get taken care of quickly, and everyone is really helpful. The office hours vary so you can catch them easily. They are always doing cool events for the residents. Location is perfect in the middle of the midtown bar scene! Randall’s is a short walk which albeit is not the best but convenient. The apt gym is decent, the classes offered are ok but no one goes to them. Parking is on & off sometimes I see a lot of people w/​o a Camden tag on the car buy you can always find parking. What I don’t like are the cheap quality cabinets, showers, interior items. I guess you get what you pay for but still can be improved.

Camden Midtown is a great place to live in Midtown. It is walking distance from restaurants, bars, and grocery stores. The staff is amazing! They are so helpful and quick to answer questions. Unfortunately, on the weekends the noise level can become a little much but that’s typical for living in a hotspot in the city. I will miss loving here.

Apt will no longer accept tenants’ packages after ⁸⁄₁. It’s a new and bizarre policy that will create a huge inconvenience for anyone who lives at Camden. I laughed when they said that the policy was created in consideration of tenants’ schedules. US Post Office is only open 8 – 4 M-​F. Yep, oh so convenient and considerate for most people.
On Sunday, a prep burglarized 4 homes with a crowbar. Although there are cameras at the mailboxes (installed after someone stole mail), nothing is in the walkways or other public areas. I doubt the existing cameras are actively monitored. Management basically took the same approach as always regarding security — it’s your responsibility and for a fee we can activate the monitored security system in your home.
I can’t wait until my lease ends. There are nearby apts with better security and package policies. I gave 2 stars because of the social events and office staff.

My fiancé and I are building a house in the Heights and needed a short term lease agreement on an apartment that allowed dogs. Camden Midtown worked out perfectly! The ladies at the front office are always friendly and helpful! We had a few bum issues but nothing that they would not fix or correct. You will face those issues when you are living downtown but Camden did well on addressing and correcting them!

I have had a great experience staying at Camden Midtown for the last year. The staff is great and very helpful. Also, you couldn’t ask for a better location in Midtown. The gym and pool area have always been well kept and the apartments are pretty spacious. Overall it is a great place to live in Midtown. I will be sad to leave soon.

Downgrading from 2 stars to one star:
4 houses were broken into in broad daylight and here’s the response «There is nothing that Camden, the police, or anyone else can do to guarantee your security.» Agreed, assuming all the preventative measures are in place, which is not a true statement! Solution — security cameras throughout the grounds with live feed to a security patrol room.
I’ve always stayed at Camdens and have always been extremely pleased. Having lived for over a year at Camden Midtown, I was initially pleased but as time has progressed, management is not placing due importance to SAFETY ISSUES occurring at a higher frequency — 2 car break ins (mine and my brother) within a week of each other, and a week later we hear of a sexual assault case. The gates are always broken, too slow, and despite multiple requests for security cameras, there’s none placed in the parking garage, no security guard. Management is usually good for all other requests but not placing any importance on safety, which then defeats the purpose of a home to get a good night’s rest.

I haven’t had any problems with Camden Midtown. The office staff are always friendly and extremely helpful, and all of my maintenance requests I’ve submitted have been fixed the same day. You’ll have to adjust to the sounds of traffic, Milam, Travis, and Louisiana are fairly busy streets and Midtown can get a little rowdy on weekends. It’s a great place to live if you want to be close to Downtown. Both of the two complexes have a gym and a pool, and the Louisiana side has a business center with computers and printing. There is a mandatory valet trash pickup fee each month, but it keeps the place clean so I don’t mind paying that as much as others do.

When we first moved to Houston we knew we wanted to live in a place where we could experience everything the city has to offer. We found the exact place in Camden Midtown. City life is amazing when anything you might need is within walking distance– grocery stores, pharmacies, dry cleaning, hair salons, barber shops, postal stores, amazing food, great patio bars… The list goes on and on! Anything not in walking distance is usually easy to get to by hoping on the metro rail just 2 blocks away. Location, location, location– Camden has got that figured out!
As far as the complex– everyone at the office is amazing and friendly and the maintenance guys are awesome, quick, and so helpful. The pools are nice and relaxing and the gyms are clean and have water, towels, and tvs.
Unfortunately, being in a popular part of town people often times sneak into the parking garage making weekend parking a pain. We’ve also noticed people parking on the top of the garage and going straight to the pool in the summer time– I guess it’s hard to monitor who is in and out. We also notice a lot of garbage in trash bins during non trash hours, making for smelly hallways.
Overall, we love Camden and know that some of the issues listed above come with living in this fun and popular part of town. We would recommend Camden Midtown to any young adults looking for a fun neighborhood in the heart of the city!

I’ve been living in Camden Midtown for a year and a half and have extended my lease through December of 2015, because I love living here so much! The location is perfect for great restaurants, bars and commuting to work. The staff is always very friendly and helpful, and the complex is kept very clean. The apartment itself has very nice upgrades and the maintenance staff is readily available — my water heater was leaking and within a few hours, they replaced the water heater and cleaned up the mess that the leaking water made.
The only downside is Phonoscope. When you sign your lease, you get them for your internet and cable. The Internet is so-​so, but the cable choices are terrible. Instead of using their cable, I have a satellite dish. However, I still pay the monthly cable bill that is included in my rent. Other than that, everything is awesome!

We are in the market for a new home. So far this community is our number 1 choice.
Why? We were greeted by a personable leasing agent who took interest in our needs. The grounds were well kept. The rating for the community is high and Unilocal has good things to say too.
Of the 30 things we «want» this community has most of them. The only thing lacking is a separate room for the washer and dryer. We can live with that.
We have not made our decision, but Camden Midtown you are looking good to us!

I have been around the block in my living arrangements and this particular set up is one of my favorites.
First a little background on what makes me a reputable source for your apartment decision. I have lived all across the globe from here in Texas to Strasbourg France, and even Tokyo Japan. Camden midtown is by far the most accommodating and luxurious of my habitations.
I have dealt with some nightmarish problems in my living days and in the time I have been living at a Camden not once has anything worse then a light bulb burning out taken place. On top of that, your work requests are usually completed the same day. Which is incredible, I have never had that happen EVER.
Then the ambiance of Camden Midtown is great, it doesn’t really feel like an apartment when your in there. The pathways with gardens make it feel more like a gated community which I really enjoy.
The location really can’t be beat if you are looking to get out and about without a car, with the train a block away all major sport arenas are within walking distance as well as a plethora of great bars. Perfect for 23 – 33 residence.
There are also a lot of community events which are good ways to meet your neighbors.
In my time at Camden I have found nothing to honestly complain about, but I feel like any review with out one thing that needs improvement is untrustworthy so after racking my brain I have found two things. Throwing away large boxes is difficult, you have to take them all the way to the dumpster and I would like not to do that, and I wish the poolside grills were gas not charcoal, but that’s it. That is all that is wrong with the place and frankly sound like first world problems.

My husband and I toured quite a few properties in downtown/​midtown Houston before touring the gem that is Camden Midtown! We tend to be night-​time homebodies but do love a nice night out on occasion and Camden Midtown is the perfect location for both.
We have 2 dogs so we love having the quiet that this property offers (and the dog park!!), but also love the convenience of walking out our doors and having many, many dining and bar options available to us! It’s convenient to the metro yet still safe and is gated, my husband has a 10 minute WALK to work downtown, and the entire staff is extremely welcoming and helpful! Would definitely recommend choosing Camden Midtown!

I am a current Camden resident, and I am very happy here.
The apartments are in a great location. I ride the Metrorail to work, so I hardly ever move my vehicle. One downside, mentioned earlier, is the traffic and hollerin’ people (especially on the weekends), but we have an air filter that we run at night that does a great job at drowning people out. If you like to pop out quickly for a beer or dinner, then there are tons of restaurants/​bars within walking distance, which is wonderful.
The apartment is great. I really like the kitchen, and my one-​bedroom (the smallest model, actually) has great space. My closet is huge! The appliances in the upgraded apartment are really nice, in my opinion.
I can’t say enough about the staff. They are so responsive and helpful. It doesn’t matter if I walk in two minutes before closing, they are kind and helpful. The maintenance staff are fabulous, too! If you call with an issue, it is fixed the same day.
I think the grounds are actually kept up quite well. Sometimes by Sunday evening a few disrespectful people have left their litter around, but in general I find folks to be picking up after themselves. The pool is kept VERY clean, and the new sunbathing chairs in the zero-​entry area are FABULOUS! The gym is nice too, and there are FREE fitness classes, which is awesome!
As far as neighbors, I’ve found it to be pretty quiet! There will be folks by the pool on the weekends, and yes, your neighbors above you may have heavy footfall, but it is an apartment, so I feel like people who complain about hearing their neighbors walk are just unreasonable. We hear our upstairs neighbor in the evening (I think he/​she jumps rope for health for a few minutes?), but it is certainly not unbearable. We rarely hear anyone else around us. Maybe our section is just exceptionally quiet?
I’ve not had any bug problems. Occasional beetles in the breezeways outdoors, but I think it’s actually better than previous places I’ve called home! I do wish that I could opt out of valet trash, because I’m rarely home during the pickup hours, so I take mine to the dumpster anyway. The cable provider sucks. But oh well.
The price is high here, but for my husband and I, its worth the location and service that we get. I enjoy coming home to my apartment!

I lived at Camden Midtown for 1 and a half years and I loved my time there. I only moved out because I bought a house. I moved into an apartment that had been renovated and the new features were so nice. The floor was easy to clean, the stainless steel appliances were powerful and it looked really great. I also liked that parking was covered and that you almost always found a spot on the floor you lived on (unless you came home at 10 pm at night). I would definitely recommend this apartment to anyone looking to live in the middle of it all.
But know this — you are living in Midtown. There are cars going by at all hours of the night that you can hear. There are loud buses at all hours. There are loud drunk people Thursday through Saturday night til 2 or 3 am. That is what you sign up for when you live in the middle of a city. So don’t decide to live here and be shocked when it’s loud!
I also loved the Camden Midtown staff. They were so nice and helpful the entire time I lived there. I felt so bad for them when people would yell at them for stuff they had no control over. And the maintenance staff is the best! They fix things so fast and well. Our AC broke after a month of living here. It was replaced in a day or two but then the new AC was too powerful for the electrical wiring in our apartment and blew our power. The maintenance staff got our power running that day and the new ac running by the next day. I didn’t feel like I suffered a bit in the whole ordeal.
Also — go to the events Camden Midtown puts on!