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				Apartment Ratings > Reviews for The Block Apartment Reviews for The Block - Austin, TX To read reviews, click on the review titles. Please rate your own apartment to help others choose wisely. Thanks for your help! 45 % Like This Apartment The Block 701 W. 28Th Austin, TX 78705 Security: Parking: Appearance: Management: Maintenance: Unit Condition: Noise: Overall: Read Reviews Here! 31 Reviews Date Review Approve Rating 7/21/2010 Stay Away!!! No 3 This place is the last place I'd recommend for anyone! Residents are taken advantage of to a ridiculous measure. The gate to the garage serves no purpose. My car, including about 15 others on... Read More 6/10/2010 Keys... Yes 5 I'm subbing an apartment from a friend for the summer, but she left before I got into town so she left her keys at the office. I got stuck in Dallas traffic (so... Read More 5/13/2010 Happy Person @ The Block Yes 5 I have lived at The Block for a year and am going to live here next year too. I actually really like everyone in the office. I am on here because one... Read More 5/10/2010 Abusive Management No 1 I lived at this complex for 1 year, anticipating a really good experience, along with my other 3 roommates. Instead, we got a loud apartment that was cheaply made. During the course of our... Read More 3/29/2010 The Block Has Been Great To Me! Yes 5 I've been with The Block for almost two years now, and I am overall very pleased with my experience. The office staff is super nice and professional and always willing to help me with... Read More 3/24/2010 Love The Block Yes 3 I have lived at the Block on Pearl since it was built two years ago and am renewing for a third year. The location is epically close to campus, I can leave 15... Read More 3/24/2010 Content Resident Yes 5 I have lived at the block on 25th and pearl since august. Living close proximity to the office has allowed me to form friendships with much of the office staff and maintenence crew. I... Read More 3/24/2010 Not What I Thought... Yes 5 So when I was looking for where to live I looked at all these rating websites and after reading them I wanted nothing to do with The Block. Me and 3 friends wanted... Read More 3/3/2010 Good Experience Yes 5 Overall I like living at The Block on 28th. Move in was a little hectic as I had planned with everyone in west campus moving in at the same time. The office staff is... Read More 2/20/2010 The Block Yes 3 I live at the Block Pearl-North right now, and like all new emerging apartment complexes in West Campus, it comes with its share of disappointments. The value in these apartments is strictly in location,so... Read More 9/23/2009 "It Could'Ve Been A Lot Worse" - The B No 1 When I was writing The Block my final payment, I told a friend, "Living here sucks!" The Block staff member (I will call her Jessica) said, "It wasn't that bad." I said, "It wasn't that good." She... Read More 9/17/2009 Unfair Deposit Refund No 3 After my wife and I spent over six hours helping clean our sons' apartment to be sure they got their half of a $450 deposit, the Block WOULD NOT GIVE US A CHECKOUT WALK-THROUGH... Read More 9/4/2009 Do Not Move Into The Block-Management & Security A No 1 This complex is a joke. Gates to parking garage seldom work. Car was broken into twice while in garage. Management did not care or offer support just lip and attitude. People in office... Read More 8/10/2009 Do Not Move Here! No 2 The Block is horrible. Their elevators only work about 4 out of every ten days. The parking garage is overpriced and horribly designed. Everything was cheaply constructed. And the college students that live at... Read More 8/5/2009 Do Not Live Here!!!!!!! I'M Serious!!!! Yes 1 Now I finally moved out of the block on 23rd and feel soooooo relieved!!! Here's how HORRIBLYthe building is built: On a Wednesday afternoon, I was in the walk-in closet that's right beside the restroom.... Read More 7/23/2009 Total Scam Yes 1 First of all, tandem parking is such an inconvenience. Worse than that though is the fact that the majority of people's cars get broken into and their tires slashed on a regular basis. Management... Read More 7/1/2009 Nice Apartment - Bad Company No 2 They milk every cent you have and try to rip you with an outrageous towing policy and late policy, read your lease carefully. Staff is 6/18/2009 Do Not Think About Living In This Hellhole No 1 This is a grotesquely overpriced hellhole managed by college students who could care less. I am a parent of a student who has lived there this past year. Rent was $1100 per... Read More 6/11/2009 Should Be The Hell!! No 2 Never live in this apartment!!! The worst service I have ever experienced!! The customer service lady is pretty but stupid and never cares about anyone!! Our toilet clogged and we called the customer service three times. And... Read More 6/5/2009 Biggest Rip Off Of My Life! No 1 I lived at the block on 25th. First off the staff at the leasing office are very rude and disrespectful. Don't expect them to help you or promptly fix anything. Our toilets didn't work... Read More 5/18/2009 Its Okay With Me Yes 5 I understand that some people may have had problems, with the block...however, the exception isn't the rule. I have had nothing but positive experiences with the block. I liked it so much... Read More 5/7/2009 Don'T Live At The Block No 1 You could not pay me to live at the Block again. The management is absolutely horrible because they do not give a crap about customer service. They don't care if you are happy living... Read More 5/5/2009 Definition Of Nightmare... No 1 Been here since August 08 and being first semester down here was looking forward to staying in a nice place which we got a good deal on for waiting until July to sign. Currently... Read More 4/14/2009 Are You Fucking Kidding Me?!?!?! No 1 This place is like a Hollywood set. It looks great from the outside, but it like that are just a bunch of 2x4's holding it up and it could implode at any given minute.... Read More 3/10/2009 Don'T Get Sucked In By Smiling Faces At The Le Yes 1 1. Safety - My laptop, my roommate's credit card, my boyfriend's bike, AND my roommate's boyfriend's bike have been stolen here at the block. When complaints about broken doors that allow ANYONE to enter... Read More 2/24/2009 The Block On 25Th And Pearl- Constant Headache No 1 The first thing you are thinking is, "The Block looks so nice" BUT STOP RIGHT THERE! All the nice amenities the website boasts are not as nice as they seem. Our "stainless steel" diswasher... Read More 1/7/2009 "Dont Believe The Hype" Yes 2 The place really does look great, but unfortunately thats one of the few reasons worthy of staying here. I laughed reading the other reviews because they are on point with what its like... Read More 12/14/2008 Don'T Live Here! No 3 I wanted to live at the block because i knew that there would be three brand new buildings. So I signed a lease w/ the block on 23rd last year, hoping that everything will... Read More 11/17/2008 So-So Yes 3 I live at the block on leon. The apartment is average, I will say that we pay significantly less than the quoted rate for a 2/2, so despite what they say there is a... Read More 11/4/2008 Worst Living Situation Of My Life No 1 I live at the Block on Rio Grande and it is by far the worst out of the eleven total homes that I have lived in. Moving into this apartment, I was excited and... Read More 10/31/2008 Leaves Alot To Be Desired!! No 3 The "Free Wireless" was a joke - it hardly ever worked, there was a rancid odor coming from the disposal from day one and they never corrected the problem, we had a constant parade... Read More Click here to view all reviews! The Block Information The Block is located in Austin, Texas. You can locate many more apartments in Austin by clicking here. Midtown Commons At Crestview Station - Austin, TX These apartments look wonderful inside and out but don t be fooled the walls are so thin I can hear my upstairs neighbor s cell phone vibrate. I can... Broadstone Travesia - Austin, TX On a positive note, the office staff and maintenance are great and quick to respond to issues. On the flip side, the tenants and/or guests are not so... Alara Cantebrea Crossing - Austin, TX The apartment complex is nothing great. There are a lot of loud people in it. The management is pretty unresponsive for any requests/concerns/information etc., talking about management, the staff there are... Museo - Austin, TX Office staff is great. Mainteance has been super. I would recomend to The AC went out in my unit on a Saturday early evening. I called and left a message on the after-hours emergency line, within 10 minutes Mark called... Need to rent an apartment? Click here for free apartment search help!

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