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Houston House Apartments

Updated 2026-07-21 · 1,593 reviewed · 229 listed · Scored from 442 Google reviews · How we rank ›

2.8(442) 56 composite score See reviews on Google ✓ Google-verified
Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
Houston House Apartments
Service
Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
Reviews
442

What We Found

Individual staff members like Brenda, Debbie, and Oscar earn consistent praise for responsiveness and friendliness. The building offers striking downtown views, a 9th-floor pool, and well-received community events, but widespread roach infestation, leasing office unresponsiveness, elevator breakdowns, and numerous maintenance failures overshadow these strengths. Tenants report paying extra for laundry, spotty WiFi, AC struggles, and short-notice water shutoffs, making the luxury positioning ring hollow against daily living challenges.

Praised for
  • responsive individual staff members
  • downtown views and location
  • community events and social activities
  • modern amenities on-site
Watch-outs
  • severe roach infestation across building
  • poor leasing office communication and availability
  • elevator failures and long wait times
  • hidden fees and maintenance issues
  • pest control, AC, and building maintenance problems
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Best for: professionals valuing downtown location and views who can overlook ongoing maintenance and pest control issues
Think twice if: roach infestation has been building-wide and persistent; leasing office rarely answers phones or shows up for scheduled tours

What this Community Does Well

  • downtown skyline views from units
  • responsive maintenance staff (Oscar)
  • friendly leasing coordinators (Brenda, Debbie)
  • community events and programming

What to Know Before Signing a Lease

  • Brenda, Debbie in leasing consistently praised for responsiveness
  • Oscar in maintenance handles requests quickly and courteously
  • Neon coordinates well-attended community karaoke events on 9th floor
  • roach infestations occur at building-wide scale requiring weekly spraying
  • single working elevator common, causing 10-15 minute waits
  • laundry machines cost $5+ per load and malfunction frequently
  • parking garage deteriorated with abandoned vehicles
  • water shutoffs announced with minimal notice

How Residents Rate Management, Maintainance & More

Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
attractive views and finishes undercut by systemic pest, elevator, and maintenance failures

How This Community Compares

  • Rated 2.8 against a 4.13 average across the 185 luxury & high-rise apartments businesses listed here.
  • Has more Google reviews than 92% of the businesses in this directory.

What Residents Are Saying

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How We Score Communities

How We Score
Star rating 0
Review volume 100
Review recency 100
Review sentiment 34
Profile completeness 100
Verification 30

Ratings by Category

5
149
4
37
3
26
2
21
1
209

Common Questions About This Community

Does the building have in-unit laundry?
No. Residents use common laundry machines at approximately $5+ per load; machines frequently malfunction.
What amenities does Houston House offer?
9th-floor pool, fitness center, indoor basketball court, business center, stadium-seating movie theater, resident event programming, and accessible parking.
How responsive is the leasing office?
Individual leasing staff (Brenda, Debbie) are praised for responsiveness, but the office overall struggles with answering phones and honoring tour appointments. Multiple callers report weeks without callbacks and staff canceling scheduled tours due to breaks.

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Last updated 2026-07-21