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Broadwater Apartments - Fire Ants bites Broadwater Apartments, Galveston, TX .  The red streaks are the venom.  The second photo is what the venom does to you.

Broadwater Apartments

(15 reviews)

I came to Galveston to attend UTMB, and now that I have graduated, I will be relocating to Houston…read morefor my new job. While I'm thrilled to be working my dream job, I am also incredibly bummed because I ended up falling in love with Galveston and my HOME at Broadwater! I NEVER in a million years thought I would have loved Galveston this much, and Broadwater only made my experience all the more pleasant. I have had many friends who were either too far from school or their apartment complexes made their living experiences a nightmare (smelling weird smells from vents, noise, mold, flooding, etc.). Broadwater has been an absolute breeze to stay at, and I hope whoever is reading this will consider it! I'm shocked that there aren't more reviews about this wonderful apartment complex. The staff is always so kind, and that does NOT change throughout your time living there. My apartment is a newly renovated one bedroom with vaulted ceilings and granite countertops, facing Central City Blvd. I LOVED it! It is so nice and cozy (and I'm NOT using the word "cozy" to mean small, because it was perfectly spacious for me AND my dog!). To make this post easily readable, I'll do some highlights. Pros: * Super kind office staff * Super kind / nonthreatening maintenance workers * BEAUTIFUL kitchen * Huge bathtub * PET FRIENDLY! and plenty of space and grass INSIDE the complex so that I can safely walk my dog * SO quiet! The apartment is structured so that there are only about 4 apartment doors per floor - so you won't be hearing a lot of people walking back and forth since it's only 4 apartments on your floor * The model I lived in was actually NICER than the model I saw upon the tour! * The pool is BEAUTIFUL and during my summer semester my friends loved to come over and tan and relax during study breaks * Speaking of studying, their clubhouse is AWESOME and the most perfect place to do group-study-sessions, or even just for when you need a change of scenery when you study. * Galveston FLOODS and some of my friends would actually be trapped and not able to get out of their apartments because of the flooding. Not Broadwater! I never had an issue with flooding in the complex and my route to UTMB was always clear * Never ever smelled my neighbors' cooking or smoking or anything of the sorts Cons: * Paint job on my baseboards and bathroom trapped in some muck -- so it looks like the baseboards / bathroom were not cleaned before they were painted and a few hairs were actually stuck in the dried paint. It sounds gross, but it was no big deal to pull it out. If you're a snot about paint jobs, this might irk you, but I personally didn't care. * Upon moving in, my apartment was super dusty -- but wasn't an issue to clean myself * With the change in temperature, my doors would settle and become harder to lock/open - but a quick call to maintenance fixes that issue * My old apartment in College Station had the option to set up an autopay for rent and electricity -- Broadwater does not have this option. However, it's no big deal to walk down and pay your rent. It was only a problem when I wouldn't remember until the day it was due and realize that the 3 days I had left to walk in and pay it were also the 3 days I had late classes and 12 hour shifts in the med center. * Not all of the units have washers and dryers in them, so that is an additional charge if you don't want to use the on-site laundry room (I opted for the hookups in my apartment and do not regret the convenience of that) * Facing Central City Blvd was fine, but sometimes if cars were honking and being obnoxious or if people were yelling, it would wake me up. But really, it was rare and a non-issue. Overall, my needs were met, which were: safety, quality, dog friendly, convenience in commute to school/groceries, and overall just enjoying where I am. It felt like home, is a well maintained property, and I always felt respected and safe :)

Just a note to commend the new team member Chris. I spoke with him about the communication problems…read moreand he immediately implemented written flyers in the tenants doors. That is so helpful for our older tenants. I spoke with him today about the poor hygiene habits of some of our smoking tenants and he said he would communicate my concerns to them. Chris is the type of employee who needs to be here for many years. Thank you, Sonia Lipham

Villas on the Strand - Shocking that this sign even needs to be put up, but even more shocking that management never bothered to clean the stairwells at all

Villas on the Strand

(15 reviews)

c;ean and comfortable.lived here almos 5 years every time i…read morehad a maintenance issue it was taken care of the very next day. i have never seen a roach.

Incredibly poor experience dealing with Villas and I do no recommend at all. I am incoming resident…read morephysician at UTMB that has been trying to find housing in the Galveston area and have only had poor experiences with trying to find an apartment at this place. They only lease out apartments no earlier than a month beforehand and told me they are very strict on having the apartment go out to whoever can call first on 8AM a month before the move in day opens, no exceptions, and that it is basically a bloodbath. This alone is extremely unprofessional, however even when I tried to even follow this ridiculous request to call when they told me to I find out that there apparently was an exception made to the rule and they ended up leasing to someone early despite being very insistent they never do that and that the only way I could get this apartment was to call on their ridiculous deadline. Just weeks of contacting them, touring with them, communicating with them wasted because they couldn't even follow their own rule that they make everyone else follow. Overall disappointing and unprofessional and I recommend incoming UTMB students and physicians find somewhere, anywhere else. Relieved I did not end up living here if this is how they communicate and deal with future tenants.

Beacon Place - apartments - Updated May 2026

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