I am so happy I picked Mag & May! The building is modern, gorgeous and well outfitted. Great gym,…read morepool, courtyard ect... We actually have dry-cleaning lockers which I thought was a little bougie but I ended up loving ;) Parking has never been an issue which can be hard to acheieve on Magnolia. We have a great apartment community and it's an excellent choice for anyone in medicine because of proximity to the Fort Worth med district. Management is always more of a consideration for me though and I can't say enough good things. Helped me with an out of country co-signer, accepted my pets, always responsive and so incredibly nice. Someone actually intercepted a stethoscope I had overnighted and needed that day, signed for it, called me to tell me it was in and safe and offered to put it in my unit for me. They're involved with a lot of local business' and sponsored Arts Goggle this past week and that says a lot about prioritizing community.

I am writing to formally document my concerns regarding the unprofessional conduct and lack of…read morecommunication I have experienced during my lease renewal process. On Thursday, June 11th, I initiated contact by leaving a voicemail requesting a callback regarding my renewal. After receiving no response, I followed up with five separate phone calls on June 12th between 2:28 PM and 5:00 PM. I finally received a return call five minutes before the office closed that evening, which I was unable to answer in time. On the morning of June 13th, I visited the office in person to discuss my concerns. I was assured by the staff member present that a new lease agreement would be generated and emailed to me immediately. As of today, June 24th, I had still not received any documentation. When I called earlier today to follow up, I was told the paperwork would be resent. Upon visiting the office later this afternoon to address the fact that I had never received an initial email, the staff member claimed that system and phone outages prevented the transmission. When I questioned the consistency of this information, another staff member, Cameron, intervened. Both individuals claimed they have no way of verifying previous outgoing correspondence, which I find highly concerning for a professional management firm. Furthermore, the response from management was dismissive and inflammatory. I was asked, "What do you want from us? An apology?" and told I must have "something going on" to be "this heated". The interaction concluded with Cameron standing up, reclaiming my paperwork, and threatening to involve law enforcement because I was requesting clarification on these discrepancies.

The parking garage gate hasn't worked for the majority of the time that we have lived here. My car…read morewas broken into parked in the garage. The office did not offer to review the cameras or any help, other than saying "even if our gate was working, these things happen"

My move in was pretty easy! I have been at the Monarch for a little over a week and so far…read moreeverything has exceeded expectations. I recently moved here for work and was unable to drive down to Ft Worth to view my unit prior to signing but the unit was just as nice as described. Special s/o to Jasmine who was super communicative and helpful throughout the move in process even going as far as to bring in some of my Amazon packages before I moved in. Very happy with the unit, amenities, and staff here at The Monarch. They're are readily available to assess and address any concerns that their residents may have. With so many new changes with moving into a new city, I am so glad that my place of living is one where I know there's management I can count on. I am so sad that my contract only allows for me to be in the area for a year, as I know I will definitely be sad to have to move away a year after staying here!

5 STAR REVIEW THAT YOU CAN TRUST! (verified)…read more I've lived here for 2 years and the new management/staff change they've made is the best it's been since I moved in! Katie and Megan at the front both personally saved my apartment by destroying a root coming in near my pipes! I have also seen them lead fitness sessions in the state-of-the-art fitness center, located conveniently next to the pool (which is always clean and filled with hunks/babes, but with adequate spacing). The location is also 5 stars as it's within walking distance of the South Main strip, biking distance of Magnolia St., and has extremely easy access to the 30/35 highways. It's pet-friendly and the floor plans are big nice too. I'm so serious when I say my toilet hasn't clogged ONCE in 2 years! That is INSANE. Anyways, if you take a tour or come here, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD tell them "John sent me!" (they know me) and please use an excited voice per the exclamation point above.

Great apartment building! New management is awesome always trying to find new fun ways to engage…read morethe community. Super responsive staff, new building, great amenities, SO happy we found this place to make home also in a great location if you like to do things but want to be a step away from it all. Main Street is just a couple blocks walking distance with some great hidden gems there, downtown & 7th are just a 5 minute Uber away

I've lived in over six apartments across the country, and unfortunately, the fees here are among…read morethe worst I've encountered. My final bill included charges for: Parking fee, Common Area Electricity, Common Area Gas, Drainage Admin, Environmental Protection Fee, Final Drainage Admin, Final Sewer Base Charge, Final Sewer Charge, Final Storm Drainage Fees, Final Water Base Charge, Final Water Charge, Rent, Rent Service Fee, Sewer Base Charge, Sewer Charge, Storm Drainage Fees, Trash, Valet Trash, Water Base Charge, Water Charge, Full Clean Needed, Extra Heavy Clean Charge, Sheetrock Repairs Needed, Trash Out Needed - 1 Bag Total. I've moved out from all my previous apartments across the country and have never charged more than $100 before - Although I have missed something, even if I double-checked, there's no way I left a bag of trash inside. I had a negative living experience here. The external fan could be very noisy, I would advise double check if there are any external fans, especially if you choose the first floor. I have multiple outside my window, and I had to move my bed to living room for weeks, the maintenance is quick to respond, but after two fixes, the noise is still evident. Video for the fan noise: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ymyrzc1tbho?feature=share The heater is inefficient due to its age, I was charged very high electricity fee for a 1-bedroom apartment. Also please be noticed some units don't have washer and dryer installed, you need to spend additional ~$45 per month to rent one, which they did not mention before signing. On a positive note, the staff here are incredibly friendly and helpful. This is not a complaint against any specific staff member. The location is good and the apartment is true to size.

Super helpful staff and easy move in! We really like the complex and the layout of the apartments…read more Location is great and walking to restaurants and shops is great. We can see ourselves staying here for a while!

I am a TCU student and I think for the options given, the Berkeley is good. But, there are…read moredefinitely issues to look out for- so be prepared if these are dealbreakers for you. I definitely wouldn't live here if I wasn't a college student at TCU, but for my options, I think this is good. I'll start with the pro's: close enough to campus you could walk or a 2 min drive. Very safe, I've never felt insecure here. It is gated, in a nice neighborhood, and well lit. The apartments themselves are also very nice and modern. The price also is lower than a lot of other living situations in the TCU area. Now for the con's: my biggest complaint is the ant situation. I had to delay my move in date due to an ant infestation, to which it took them a week to come out and spray. When they did spray (I watched) the guy stood in the center of the living room and pointed his sprayer at each wall for one second and did maybe one squirt. Definitely not enough to kill the ants, as they kept coming. I had to take matters into my own hands and buy high-end ant killer to spray every single baseboard and window thoroughly. This got rid of the ants temporarily, but they kept coming back about once every 2 months. The exterminator never worked at killing the ants, and I even made a report for them to treat the ground outside itself to prevent ant hills from forming. (I live on the third floor by the way, so I can't even imagine the ants on the two floors below me). This situation is so frustrating because we keep a very clean apartment and do everything we can to prevent ants, but we keep getting infested. The second issue I'll bring up is the guest parking. We were not told about this before moving in but the program that The Berkeley uses for parking is horrible. You are only allowed to have 1 guest over at a time per person (if it's a 2bed then 2) and you have to register their car on this website, even if they are only coming for 5 mins. This registration though lasts 24 hours, so if a friend comes over for 30 minutes on Friday afternoon but then leaves and another friend comes over that night, you can't register the second friend's parking because you have to wait until person 1's expires. Similarly, if a friend is staying multiple days in a row, you aren't able to register their parking pass for __ days, you have to renew it every 24 hours on the dot. And if you miss it, their car will get towed. My boyfriend's car got towed twice (costing $2500 in damages that they refused to pay) because his parking had expired for 20 mins before I could renew it. The other time I had gotten 1 single digit wrong on his license plate (even though you have to fill out all the other info so they could see it was a black model __ of a certain car brand and all of the license plate numbers matched except 1) so they 100% knew it was the same car and I had made a mistake, but they towed it anyway. This company charges $400 a day to get your car back btw and that's without the extra costs of damaged you have to pay. Finally, the apartments are located RIGHT next to the train tracks. I mean literally.. the length of a school bus and there they are. So there are constant trains day and night blowing their horn and shaking my apartment. Every time one passes, my apartment vibrates. This is something I've gotten use to and learned to ignore as I live here, but it's still annoying.

Internet down again!!! Need better internet option. Visitors car towed in short order of arrival as…read moreI am a new tenant(less than a month) and was getting it registered and it was towed! $330!!!

Very Helpful Managers Today the managers were dealing with a…read morelarge Amazon delivery to the apartment lockers after the holidays. I drove up, and they brought all of my delivery boxes and placed them in my car. They were incredibly generous and helpful. They love to plan community parties also !

The office staff is joke maintenance is good but extra nosey into your personal things. Honestly…read moreit's white girl yaya sisterhood. If your not white they write you off. Complaints not heeded too. Also there gun ho security officer will pull his service weapon on you in plain clothes. No thanks after all the shooting by cops in Fort Worth last thing you need is getting shot at in your own apartment. Not safe I moved to broadway chapter newer and nicer people to deal with

This apartment now accepts section 8 and as a result the clientele has changed. There's shootings…read moreinside the buildings and break ins all types of crimes it's not a safe place to live anymore. My best friend had a bullet go through her wall after 12am and the cops listed her as a victim and her apartment as the backdrop to a shoot out and crime scene. The shooters weren't caught and the police advised she would be better served to move out because it wasn't safe. The apartments did nothing to accommodate her they didnt even compensate her for her rent. When I tell you they did absolutely I mean that. They ignored her for weeks and she had to find a place to stay and they still charged her rent for an apartment she could no longer live in. This place is a complete and total DUMP imagine paying 2k a month to be shot at in your sleep.... do not rent here. This all happened feb 2nd 2026 and the holes are still there.

Noisy, drug use, everything is always broken. Loud dirty tenants. The property could be so much…read moremore but.... I like the Quartzite countertops and the people are pretty nice. But I wouldn't choose this property and simply cannot promote living here. It's over priced due to poor maintenance and it is always and I mean always dirty and smelly. Per the comment about "disgruntled" tenants. I pay on-time and management treats me well....but it's just not a property I can recommend.

Love this property. Located in downtown Ft Worth and if you want to live in Ft Worth and work in…read moreDallas or at DFW airport you can just hop on the train for a stress free commute.

I've never loved an apartment that I've lived in as much as I love this one. It's so clean and well…read moretaken care of. Everyone in the office is so nice, the maintenance guys are kind and respond quickly, and every person that I've met in this complex are friendly too! It sounds silly but I just think that everyone here is so well taken care of that they're just living their best life.

Writing this review to not trash the property, but to save someone from going through what I have…read morebeen dealing with. Be prepared for insects everywhere. I have experienced 1-2 roaches a week since moving in. Roaches aside, I am killing 2-4 spiders a day, along with silverfish, carpet beetles, etc. Despite maintenance coming to do pest control on a weekly basis, as well as me putting down every bait and powder known to man, it still has not stopped anything from coming in. As I appreciate the team attempting to find a solution, it is still yet to be resolved after 5 months of living here. It is not safe or habitable for me or my pet, to constantly be inhaling these pesticides while this situation has yet to be improved. Massey pest control, who is in contract with the property, says they cannot label my place as "infested" until he speaks to the manager of the complex, while the manager tells me there is nothing she can do since pest control is coming every week. On top of that, my walls are beginning to have black patches all over them that appear to be previously painted over mold. Every morning I wake up feeling ill, only to leave the apartment and feel perfectly fine. Within a month of living here cops came to my door due to a fugitive living across from me, wanting to see if lights were on in the unit, which was just one more red flag of residing here. The halls are full of trash, bugs, dog urine, beer, and USED PADS. I have attached photos and just know after 5 months of convincing myself that this is just "apartment living", I cannot emphasize enough to run away from this property. If you care about relaxation in your own space or your blood pressure at all, do NOT sign a lease here.

Recently, the Braden has partnered with a new towing company, Park & Tow Solutions. This new towing…read morecompany is predatory and will tow your car within a couple hours of your registration expiring. Definitely choose the Braden if you want all of your guests to risk getting their car towed and being charged $300 to retrieve it each time it happens. Don't forget the exact minute you registered it either, since you won't be notified to reregister when your registration expired. One example, my registration was set to expire at 11pm at night, and I happened to fall asleep before that since it was late. I woke up in the middle of the night remembering to register my car, and it was already gone at 3am. I've lived at the Braden for 3 years and never had any issues with the previous towing company and that's after registering dozens of cars multiple times throughout my time here. Aside from the new predatory towing company making it risky to have visitors over, more of the resident parking spots have been converted into paid reserved parking spots leaving less room for residents to park their cars. This also happened around the same time the Braden partnered with the new predatory towing company - not sure if it's related or just a coincidence. Also, there is a 3 day maximum that guests can register their car which wasn't much of an issue in the past since there was a free lot across the street - now they tow. Now, the closest free parking if you have a visitor for more than 3 days is a mile away at target. Also, the resident gate on 5th street side no longer works with the sticker they give you for your car, so you have to log into the app every time to open it. This hasn't been working for many months at this point. Additional issues with living at the apartment include having ants invade my apartment from the walls two times in the past 3 months even though I don't leave any food out, keep my apartment clean, and live on the fourth floor. I submitted a request for pest control. It took them a few days to come and spray; however, it was completely ineffective. I had to go to the store and buy my own liquid ant bait to finally get the ants to disappear. While I haven't had any issues with hearing noises through the walls, the ceiling is a different story. You can hear every footstep from your upstairs neighbor, and since the building is getting older some of the floor board have started to creak, so you can hear squeaking every time the person above you steps in that spot. It took a couple weeks for maintenance to come out and fix that issue. Not great if you work from home and hear stomping all day long. Occasionally there are people smoking by the pool despite that being against the rules. Also, the pool gets packed with people in the summer that don't live here with other residents clearly violating the 2 guests maximum policy the Braden has set. This is unfortunate since the pool is one of the Braden's best features - sadly ruined by these issues. Hopefully, you aren't into grilling down by the pool either since the grill has been barely working for the past 2 years. Expect it to take a long time to get the grill to finally ignite, and most likely not all burners will turn on. Worst of all, the temperature gauge is completely broken and falling apart, so you have no way of telling how hot the grill is. The package lockers constantly get filled so sometimes they will leave it outside your door for anyone to take. If you live on the south facing side of the building, expect constant noise from west 7th street with cars/motorcycles revving their engines and speeding down the street late into the night. Expect any maintenance requests to take a few days to over a week regardless if you mark it urgent or not. The hallways used to be nicely scented and cool, but no longer have the same smell that they once had. I have noticed this varies by floor. The elevators take forever and are constantly breaking down. Most these issues I could look past but the new predatory towing company is my final straw.

Upon arrival, I found that visitor parking was extremely limited, with only one available spot near…read morethe resident exit gate. Unbeknownst to me, the gate -- which moves vertically rather than swinging out -- had no sensors installed. As I was carefully backing out of the space, the gate suddenly and forcefully slammed down on my vehicle, shattering my rear window and damaging the frame. When I contacted the management office, I was informed that the complex takes no responsibility for incidents like this and that their gates are not equipped with any sensors. In 2025, it is shockingly negligent for a residential community to operate heavy mechanical gates without basic safety features, especially when parking spaces are placed so dangerously close to the mechanism. If the complex refuses to invest in proper safety equipment, the very least they could do is block off nearby spaces to prevent incidents like mine. Their lack of foresight, accountability, and concern for visitor safety speaks volumes about how they likely treat their residents. I would strongly caution anyone considering living here to think twice -- if they cut corners on something as basic as gate safety, what else are they neglecting?