The Chelsea
Photo: The ChelseaAbout The Chelsea
What’s includedUtilities: You pay your own
- Utilities
- You pay your own
- Laundry
- In your apartment
Furniture and parking aren’t listed. Ask the leasing office.
Getting to campusDrive or bus
- Walk
- Over 25 min to the UT Tower
Where it is5106 North Lamar Boulevard
5106 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751
The building152 apartments
- Apartments
- 152
- Construction permits
- 2022
- Flood risk
- Not in a floodplain
City complaints8 complaints
8 city complaints match this address since 2016, 7 of them about the building’s condition. None are open now. Six came in the last two years.
Latest complaints
- Building conditionSep 30, 2026
- Closed in a day
- Building conditionJul 28, 2026
- Closed after 22 days
- Building conditionJun 25, 2026
- Closed after 5 days
- Building conditionJun 12, 2025
- Closed in a day
- Building conditionMar 3, 2025
- Closed after 12 days
Repairs and permits2022 · 28 repair jobs
The city issued permits to build The Chelsea in 2022. 28 later repair or renovation jobs in the permit records. Six were for shared spaces or shops, not apartments.
Latest repairs and renovations
- Oct 2026Heating and AC “Replacement of complete existing central heat and air system with or without duct work”Permit on the city’s site
- Sep 2026Heating and AC “Replacement of condenser only compressor only change out”Permit on the city’s site
- Jun 2026Heating and AC “Replacement of condenser only”Permit on the city’s site
- Feb 2025Plumbing “Replace 10 of 1 1/2 black gas pipe in the roof of the building”Permit on the city’s site
- Jul 2024Heating and AC “Like for like change out of condenser and air handler with no duct work”Permit on the city’s site
- Jul 2023Electrical “Repair and replace electrical service and upgrade to 100 or 200 amp service for each unit”Permit on the city’s site
Ask when the AC in the unit you’d rent was last replaced.
Crime nearby51 reports in a year
Austin police logged 51 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.
- Thefts
- 12
- Car thefts
- 3
- Burglaries
- 1
- Violent crimes
- 1
- Other reports
- 34
Ask how the front door and garage lock, and where packages go. How safe UT Austin is
Questions before signing
- Can you see the exact unit you’d rent before you sign, and walk through it with someone at move-in?
- How do you report a repair, and how fast does the leasing office usually fix it?
- Is your lease individual, or are you responsible for your roommates’ rent?
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26 WestSources. Crime: Austin police reports from the past year, grouped by area. Flood risk: FEMA flood map. City of Austin permits and complaints matched by address, January 1, 2016 to November 10, 2026. Permits authorize work. A closed case doesn’t confirm a repair.