The Amethyst

Reviews

• SS

  squair smith

  Dec 9, 2025
  1.0
  One thing I absolutely cannot tolerate is the incessant barking of dogs all day long, whether it’s at 5 or 6 am or at midnight. It’s completely unreasonable for people to have multiple dogs and let them bark without control, especially when they place them on the balcony for everyone else to endure. All weekend, it’s nothing but barking. It's exhausting to hear dogs barking nonstop, whether it's early in the morning or late at night. It's frustrating when people ignore the noise their pets create, especially when the apartment is so close to the office. I’m tired of this constant disturbance, and I know others feel the same way.
• RK

  Ryan Kukkola

  Dec 9, 2025
  5.0
  If you are moving in here please read this if you want the recommendation of someone who lived there for 6 years! From start to finish maintenance and the office has been amazing! They have changed staff about 3 times since we been there, and everyone has been on point, so if that matters to you definitely don’t hesitate to rent here! Next is for the price of these apartments it is definitely worth it! The updated units are definitely worth the extra money! I lived in both an updated apartment and one not updated, if you want to save some money the ones that are not updated are worth it too! If you like carpet. When I moved in here this was a 4 star complex and now it’s 3 stars. And that brings me to my only reason for not moving here but this is in no way the staffs fault. Since it is nice in the apartments specifically for the price it is attracting terrible people to move here in the last year. As you can see most reviews are bad because most people complain about 1 thing and give a 1 star….. and it will be because of roaches!!! Common I had roaches and all my reviews have been 5 stars. How’s that the leasing office fault? That’s more of an Austin fault. So if you don’t care about living with people that complain about having a Halloween decoration out for kids. “Me” or people always turning the corners on the opposite side of the road, parking insanely close to ur car so they ding it when they get out or stopping in the middle of the road with there blinkers on and no one else can pass from at least one side when there are 5 parking spaces in front of them wide open and also get use to seeing a bunch of people working on there cars on the weekends here If you just avoid most of the people who live here now and you’re looking for a nice cheap apartment then rent here for sure!
• CH

  chris H

  Dec 9, 2025
  1.0
  The amethyst has good layouts and are nice apartments to move into, but they are old and in my experience are leaking water at every corner. HEAVY WATER INTRUSION AND MOLD. Before you move here make sure you inspect all the sinks and faucets. There are leaks in spots including my closet, bathroom, and water heater room, which connects to my living room. In each of these spots, black mold has grown and water seeped in thru the vinyl flooring. The maintenance guys have done little besides the "landlord special" paint over it, instead of actually fixing the problem. would not recommend living here if you want to risk ruining your furniture and clothes.
• LM

  Leonardo Munda

  Aug 20, 2025
  2.0
  The best tennis court in Austin. No doubt this apartment complex has the best tennis court in Austin. It’s private, has its own lights, and everyone seems to use it, even non-residents and the public! But don’t worry, the residents cover the amenities fees that’s not included in the rent price. Parking can rough though probably since the tennis court is so popular amongst the public. Maintenance crew has always been helpful though. I like them more than the tennis court. They are always punctual and helpful.
• AB

  Amelia Blankenship

  Aug 20, 2025
  1.0
  I have never had a worse renting experience in my life. Please do not move to The Amethyst unless you are interested in sacrificing your peace of mind and your health. When I first moved in, there seemed to only be a few issues that might be expected with a lazy management company. Poor fixes for sliding doors that won't stay in their tracks, fixtures on bathroom appliances not being installed adequately, paint that befits the term "landlord special," and so on. Then began the months long saga of HVAC issues. On June 18th, I submitted a maintenance request because any time I tried to run the AC at even 78 degrees, the ceiling panel for the AC unit started dripping like a faucet. Any lower, and the leak got much worse. Within the course of a day, the paint on the walls and ceiling started ballooning with the leaking fluid. The maintenance team came the next day (June 19th), and I was told that it had been fixed. Ha! The dripping had not stopped in the slightest, but instead gotten much more rapid, to the point where it was difficult to find buckets or bowls big enough to contain the leaking liquid while I was away at work. The maintenance team came to take a look at it again, and told me that they would have an HVAC specialist come by on Monday to fix it. Monday comes, and not only does the specialist not come, I'm not given any update on when I can expect them instead. I called the front office and tried to get in touch with the maintenance team multiple times, but was ignored. Between June 24th and July 4th, I played multiple games of phone tag trying to figure out what was going on. During this time, I was stuck either turning the AC unit off entirely, or running it while running the risk of having any laundry I was trying to run completely soaked with the foul-smelling, yellow liquid that continually ran from the ceiling. Black mold had also started to grow in large blooms across one of the hallway walls due to the continually collecting water. To my relief, the AC situation seemed to have been resolved by July 4th, around 2 and a half weeks after the issue began. The HVAC specialist had finally fixed the leak, and I was able to run my AC below 78 degrees...for a day. And the HVAC guy cut a massive hole in the hallway ceiling! The water damage has been left as is ever since, with the black mold being entirely ignored. On the bright side, the leak abated after about 2 days. I tried calling the front office every 2 or 3 days between July 6th and 17th to see if there was any plan to address the mold and water damage. My calls were largely ignored, so I submitted another maintenance ticket. Their response was to screw a piece of cardboard into the ceiling to cover the hole that had been left, but otherwise continue to ignore the mold and water damage after assuring me someone would come by to take a look and give a quote on how long it would take to fix. That was over a month ago, now, and nothing has changed for the better. Now that the weather is much hotter, the temperature in my apartment rests reliably between 81 and 85 degrees, no matter what I set my thermostat to. Last week I came home from work late at night to discover massive puddles all over the place, soaking the feet of my wood furniture and warping the laminate flooring. Management was kind enough to call and see if the leak had reached my apartment, to which I informed them it had. The water damage is much worse now, but evidently nobody cares. I have tried my best to fight back against the black mold this entire time, using bleach to kill and remove it where visible, but I am certain that there is an infestation in the areas that I cannot see. The cardboard and water saturated walls/ceilings are the perfect breeding ground for black mold, and I have been getting sicker over the past 3 or 4 weeks. I have been experiencing frequent migraines, a runny nose & throat irritation (I never have allergies this time of year), fatigue, joint pain, and notable brain fog. Don't move here, whatever you do.

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