Eastgate Apartments, waco-tx

TL:DR: I do not believe the single bedroom apartments are worth $1,100 a month. They are very outdated, dark, and bug infested in my experience. Check the pictures below and compare to those posted on Eastgate's website and decide for yourself. I have lived at Eastgate since Fall 2020, and for a time this review would have been 3 stars, however the management of the complex has decided to raise the rent of all apartments significantly in just one year, and in no way are the one bedroom apartments worth $1,100. As for the complex itself, I suppose it is decent enough, clearly old and in need of a complete overhaul, except for the leasing office, but not the worst ever. I cannot vouch for ammenities as I never used anything other than the laundry facility, which was acceptable. My main complaints are with the apartment itself. I lived in the A2 model for all three years, and at the time the price was around $700 or less. At this price range, most of these complaints can be explained as "you pay for what you get." However, to charge $1,100 you would need to seriously renovate these apartments. The pictures and model unit you are shown often DO NOT match that of the apartment you are given, the model has new walls, appliances, generally better maintained. The unit I received still have wood panel walls that had been spray painted over so many times and in such a hurry that the paint still felt tacky and had drip marks everywhere when I moved out three years later. The bathroom fixtures were molding around the seals, and so was the bathtub itself. Each and every cabinet had a handful of dead cockroaches (which was a continuous problem even after several attempts to use Eastgate's provided pest control, so I gave up requesting they spray). I can recall many occasions where I woke up to a cockroach climbing on top of me, and this year I was fed up and moved out. There are very few students here, the pool was mostly used by people who don't live at Eastgate. No one picks up after their dog and the smell of weed and dog feces plagues any grassy areas near the 5th street sidewalks. The only positive I can recall was the staff, they were helpful and friendly in my experience. If you truly wish to move here, ask the staff to show you a non-model unit. The pictures below are ones I took after I had cleaned it throughly and is in much better shape than I received it.

My son Adrian and I recently took a tour of this property, and we loved it! The club's house is beautiful, along with the property itself. Jacquez was very informative and answered all the questions that we had. I love how he highlighted the residents' events that my son could look forward to while living there! Looking forward to moving my son here in the Fall!

staff are nice for the most part. however they have a cockroach problem with the units. Service requests are also not very responsive. Washing machines are continuosly broken or they use a very inconvienient app in order to pay to use it. In addition, they have management issues. They did not post rent on time so residents didnt know how much to pay for the month. Then they charge a $100 dollar late fee when it was their fault they didn't post rent on time. Very irresponsible on their part. I dont appreciate having my money stolen. update: things have still not changed. They will continue to post utility/water bills late in addition to completely switching the crappy payment system and then have a debt collector send you a rude letter threatening to evict you for not paying the bill. Do not sign a lease with this place. Really crappy management.

Been staying here for 2 years and haven’t had many problems, the front staff is always really nice, friendly & quick to help. Same with the maintenance staff, every time i put a service request in, they are quick to come fix things👍🏽 Apartment 8/10 Staff 100000/10 Facilities 8/10

Pretty cool place to live. The wife lived here year prior to moving back. Majority of all dog owners become very good friends. Dogs enjoy everyone as well.