AMLI at Scofield Ridge

This is the first apartment community I’ve lived in where I actually knew my neighbors and interacted with them frequently. The management staff has created a social environment on-​site that allows for this sense of community and that’s a huge plus for a single resident like myself.

I just moved out of this apartment complex after living there for 4 years. I moved out because rent was going up as would be expected with Austin’s high occupancy rate and I wanted to get a place big enough for a roommate yet didn’t like their 2 bedroom layouts (that cursed wall between living room and dining room).
Over my 4 years my rent varied from $ 648 to $ 680 to $ 620 to $ 673. It would have been around $ 710 if I had renewed.
Location was great. Scofield Ridge Pkwy is a fairly quiet road with quick access to 35 and MoPac. A lot of places claim that but this Amli really gets you spoiled with how accessible they are. Grocery shopping was just right on my way home from work too. Sadly when the city resurfaced the road, they removed the yield signs in the island so anyone new didn’t have a clue how the right of way worked which caused problems (hint: look at the other islands down the road).
The street was quiet, the complex was usually quiet (the last 6 months to year there would occasionally be people yelling outside at 10pm but that was more of an exception than the norm). The complex is a bit dark at night but at least it isn’t keeping me up.
The office holding packages. It is a real pain to go to a USPS office during work hours.
Auto-​bill pay. Some complexes will claim to have this but it is for rent-​only and not the water bill which makes auto-​bill pay worthless.
Handling of deposit. My deposit was only $ 38 (current place is $ 500 and older). All I got charged for was $ 2.22 for the drip pans.
Though everything might not have been the best (like kitchen flooring or counter tops), it still felt like a quality place. The carpet was in good shape, track lighting, everything was actually at right angles, etc. I probably made only a couple service requests a year. Also upon move-​in the apartment was in good shape (sad commentary about my new place that I have to call that out as a good thing). When I did have a service request, maintenance fixed things quickly.
The staff was usually helpful, new me and my apartment number when I went to pick up packages, etc. The only challenge I had was with them poorly communicating the parking situation when resurfacing the parking lots and they did little to mitigate the problems. Also sometimes they sometimes felt draconian even though I wasn’t on the receiving end of the policies. It dampens post-​Christmas cheer to get an email about removing all Christmas items from balconies. They also started this thing about parking stickers (I don’t want people to be able to tell where I live by the sticker on my car).
I really disliked it when they switched from a gate code to a call-​system. it is more secure in theory but it encourages follow throughs and opening the gate for arbitrary people so actual security is lower. It wasn’t as bad as one friend’s apartment where cars would line up 5 deep waiting for someone to open the gate. The call system is terrible for having guests. My hands full? can’t let them in. Cooking? can’t let them in. Bathroom? can’t let them in. I would mitigate this by telling them to use the pedestrian gate but then they threw a code on that and I didn’t want to overload my friends with too many codes.
Some of the buildings have free parking close by but some don’t. The situation gets worse the later you get home. On my rare late nights, I would have to park 3 or 4 buildings over instead of the typical one building over to even get to free parking.
My layout puts my bedroom next to my neighbors which means you have to be careful about noise. I don’t know if the walls are thick or if I had quiet neighbors but it wasn’t until a week or so before I moved that any noise bothered me.

I’ve been living here for 4 years now and I’m very happy with how management runs the place. It’s in a nice area away from the congestion of traffic from other apartments. It’s well keep, maintenance fixes things that same day, quiet, respectful neighbors, and safe (I left my back door and garage door open two separate times for an entire weekend and everything was ok). They also do a great job at updating you with events or apartment changes through email. The only complain I have is that management makes it a pain in the rear to renew your lease. If you don’t have time to stop by the office during the week or if you have a job that has you traveling, it’s going to be an inconvenience when it’s time to renew. It is a bit expensive here, but since I have no issues here, I’m ok with it. Not to mention the apartments are pretty nice. I wouldn’t say luxury like their signs say, but still pretty damn nice depending on your floor plan.

Do not rent an apartment from this company unless you like being rapped over the coals, the company is completely inflexible when it comes to the terms of lease, do not attempt to break contract. Do not sign up for extras to the lease, also if you are a pet owner be prepared to get F*d over when it comes to $$$.
These people also SPAM the hell outta your e-​mail.

I’ve lived at Amli at Scofield Ridge for 6 years. Overall I think this is a great apartment for the price and location.
Good:
1. Individual water heater.
2. Water pressure.
3. Remotes for the gate.
4. Management. Things usually get fixed quickly.
5. Big Kitchens
6. Nicer carpet.
7. Big Utility closets
8. The office will hold packages for you :) Very useful during Xmas.
9. Nice pool, but they don’t clean it enough.
10. Nice work out facilities.
11. Great access to both Mopac and I-​35.
Bad:
1. Not enough parking spots.
2. Kitchen has cheap flooring.
3. They usually give you your renewal a week or two before your have to give notice (60 notice). Sometimes they don’t give you your notice and claim they did (they won’t do anything about this). This has happened to a few of my friends and myself. Make sure you put a reminder on your calendar to ask the office for your renewal rates. On the bright side they have reasonable no haggle pricing.

Office mgmt is great. The staff is friendly and courteous. The kitchens boast a small island. All units have a nice security system in place. The washroom in your apt home is spacious. They have an internet café. Gated community, great location. I loved it here.