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1010 Waugh Apartments

Updated 2026-07-21 · 1,593 reviewed · 229 listed · Scored from 66 Google reviews · How we rank ›

3.6(66) 59 composite score See reviews on Google ✓ Google-verified Publishes prices
Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
1010 Waugh Apartments
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Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
Reviews
66

What We Found

The property's Montrose location and modern interior design impress on first look, but residents consistently report a wide gap between luxury marketing and actual service. Management does not return calls or emails promptly, maintenance requests pile up, and basic infrastructure-elevators, security gates-remains broken for weeks.

Specific pain points recur across reviews: water damage and leaks, thin sound insulation, poorly paired fixtures that spray water, slow elevators (one down over a month), trash accumulating in hallways and garages for days, and fruit fly infestations. Maintenance staff and leasing team members like David, Kevin, and Abdallah stand out as genuinely helpful, but they cannot offset systemic issues with property management and construction shortcuts. At $2,450–$3,000+ monthly rent, residents expect accountability that simply is not there.

Praised for
  • responsive maintenance staff
  • modern amenities and design
  • excellent location in Montrose
  • professional leasing team on first contact
Watch-outs
  • unresponsive management and poor communication
  • chronic infrastructure failures (elevators, gates)
  • substandard construction quality for luxury pricing
  • inadequate trash management and pest issues
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Best for: Professionals prioritizing location over management responsiveness; those on short leases.
Think twice if: Poor communication, slow maintenance response, frequent infrastructure breakdowns (elevators, gates), and recurring water damage are serious concerns for anyone valuing reliability and service.

What this Community Does Well

  • prime Montrose location near downtown and Buffalo Bayou Park
  • modern finishes and spacious floor plans with large closets
  • responsive individual staff (select leasing, maintenance, concierge team members)
  • full-service amenities (pool, sky lounge, dog spa, golf simulator)

What to Know Before Signing a Lease

  • David (leasing staff) and Kevin (tour guide) praised for attentiveness and knowledge
  • Maintenance staff (Juan, Blake, and unnamed team) highly responsive to repair requests
  • Abdallah (concierge) consistently noted as helpful and professional
  • One elevator non-functional for over a month; resident gate inoperable for month-plus
  • Washer units developing mildew, requiring multiple maintenance calls
  • Parking garage ceiling collapse reported onto resident vehicle
  • Water leak from fourth-floor garage pipe; multiple units experienced flooding
  • Fruit fly infestations traced to backed-up trash chutes

How Residents Rate Management, Maintainance & More

Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
Modern design and amenities appeal initially, but construction shortcuts (sloppy paint, water-incompatible fixtures, poor sound insulation), unresponsive management, and chronic infrastructure failures undermine luxury positioning at premium rent.

How This Community Compares

  • Rated 3.6 against a 4.13 average across the 185 luxury & high-rise apartments businesses listed here.
  • Has more Google reviews than 10% of the businesses in this directory.

What Residents Are Saying

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How We Score Communities

How We Score
Star rating 16
Review volume 79
Review recency 100
Review sentiment 48
Profile completeness 100
Verification 30

Ratings by Category

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Common Questions About This Community

What happens if an elevator or gate breaks?
Elevators and resident gates have been non-functional for weeks at a time with limited communication about repairs. Residents report waiting 5+ minutes to catch an elevator on average when all are operating.
Is the building secure?
The property advertises controlled key-fob access and 24-hour security, but a 7th-floor break-in occurred in broad daylight, security footage did not identify the suspect, and gates frequently malfunction, allowing unrestricted access to the garage.
What is the guest parking situation?
Guest parking is limited to seven passes per month per the current policy. Outside parking is scarce, and guests are no longer permitted in the gated garage (this changed after residents' initial move-in).

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Last updated 2026-07-21