Brooksfield Apartments

12 April 2018 - I've lived here about 3 years now. -------------------------- Pros -------------------------- Good location, about 2 miles from Walmart, HEB, Target, Best...

12 April 2018 - I've lived here about 3 years now. -------------------------- Pros -------------------------- Good location, about 2 miles from Walmart, HEB, Target, Best Buy, etc. Easy access to I-37 or 410. Because it's a few feet from military drive, it's close to lots of restaurants, a movie theater, etc. "Family-friendly," neighborhood. There's a park, playground, and volleyball court that people actually go to. Kids play outside unattended, without supervision, which says something about the area. This statement only holds true during the day though. Maintenance is great and free, you fill out a service request online, and there's a really experienced guy who will fix any problem for you. Other people are saying maintenance is bad, this is the one area I'd actually have to disagree on. I've requested maintenance 20+ times and the dude has never failed to service me quick and fast. Management is friendly and reasonable. Not sure what the others here are talking about, but "Anna" who runs the place, is more than reasonable. Friendly all the times I've talked to her and never had any problems in professionalism or late fees. Decently priced rent. Compared to the entire SE area, rent is about average. ------------------------ Cons ------------------------ Roaches. Just actually saw one scurrying across the top of my dishwasher. Having roaches in an apartment complex in the first place says a lot about the place. It's a pain in the ass to deal with. This is after maintenance sprayed my kitchen with boric acid. This is also after I applied roachbaits + roachgels. The roaches are obviously not from my apartment but someone else's. Either way, for a complex that's 30+ years old, you would think they'd made enough money to properly get pest control to kill these buggers. Noise. Can get pretty loud at night, especially if you are facing the oil refinery to the west of the apartments. Since it's the south side, people DO hold parties any day of the week at night time. Crime. I had my car broken into while I lived here. There's no fence around the area, so anyone can get in. I'm from the ghetto so I don't mind walking around at midnight to get the mail, but if it was you, I don't recommend walking around the complex at night. You COULD get jumped, maybe. The apartments are a few feet away from the main road, and I have seen suspicious looking people come here. ------------------------ Overall ------------------------ I honestly can't recommend this place to anyone. Thankfully, I haven't seen bedbugs around this complex, but there definitely is a roach problem. My biggest pros for this place is management and location, but it's just not worth the problems that come with roaches. IMHO, in my super honest opinion, you'd be better off spending an extra $100-200/month on rent for the newer apartment complex's a little south of here. The new complex's were built within the last 2 years and have no infestations or bugs. "Aviator at Brooks" is one of them. Search that area and rent from them or find another place without roaches. If this complex can get its act together and spend the money needed to completely kill these roaches, I'd definitely give a 4 star+ rating, but until then, stay away.

I've lived here about 2 years now. ---------------------------------- Pros ---------------------------------- Good location, about 2 miles from Walmart, HEB, Target, Best Buy, etc. Easy access...

I've lived here about 2 years now. ---------------------------------- Pros ---------------------------------- Good location, about 2 miles from Walmart, HEB, Target, Best Buy, etc. Easy access to I-37 or 410. Because it's a few feet from military drive, it's close to lots of restaurants, a movie theater, etc. "Family-friendly," neighborhood. There's a park, playground, and volleyball court that people actually go to. Kids play outside unattended, without supervision, which says something about the area. This statement only holds true during the day though. Maintenance is great and free, you fill out a service request online, and there's a really experienced guy who will fix any problem for you. Other people are saying maintenance is bad, this is the one area I'd actually have to disagree on. I've requested maintenance 20+ times and the dude has never failed to service me quick and fast. Decently priced rent. Compared to the entire SE area, rent is about average. ---------------------------------- Cons ---------------------------------- Noise. Can get pretty loud at night, especially if you are facing the oil refinery to the west of the apartments. Since it's the south side, people DO hold parties any day of the week at night time. Crime. I had my car broken into while I lived here. There's no fence around the area, so anyone can get in. I'm from the ghetto so I don't mind walking around at midnight to get the mail, but if it was you, I don't recommend walking around the complex at night. You COULD get jumped, maybe. The apartments are a few feet away from the main road, and I have seen suspicious looking people come here. Roaches.I don't have any anymore since the maintenance guy sprayed boric acid a few months ago, but I used to have them. Having roaches in an apartment complex in the first place says a lot about the place. Honestly, if you decide to live here and roaches appear, maintenance will take care of you, but it's a pain in the ass to deal with.

I have never stayed in these apartments, but a friend of mine lived there for many years. She complained of maintenance being lazy and...

I have never stayed in these apartments, but a friend of mine lived there for many years. She complained of maintenance being lazy and the rooms needing updates. There always seemed to be an issue of some sort that needed tending to. Also, I would not recommend this apartment complex if you have children. There were many suspicious characters that I saw on a daily basis.

I had a wonderful experience when I was a resident here! Management and maintenance was always helpful. My service requests were handled quickly and...

I had a wonderful experience when I was a resident here! Management and maintenance was always helpful. My service requests were handled quickly and professionally. The newly installed tech upgrades in my unit were very helpful. I would recommend this community to anyone wanting a new place to reside.