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Hillside Creek

Riverside / Oltorf · Over a 25-min walk to the Tower

Rooms and prices

What it costs$740
Rent a month
$718
Monthly fees a month
$22

The number of payments isn’t listed. Ask Hillside Creek.

UtilitiesYou pay electricity
Electricity
You pay
Water and sewer
Not listed
Internet
Not listed

Ask what a unit like this paid for electricity last July and August. Ask the leasing office whether rent covers water and sewer and internet.

What’s includedUtilities: You pay your own
Utilities
You pay your own

Furniture and parking aren’t listed. Ask the leasing office.

Getting to campusDrive or bus
Walk
Over 25 min to the UT Tower

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Where it is1730 East Oltorf Street

1730 East Oltorf Street, Austin, TX 78741

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The building268 apartments
Apartments
268
Flood risk
Not in a floodplain
City complaints5 complaints · 1 open

5 city complaints match this address since 2016, 4 of them about the building’s condition. One is still open. All five came in the last two years.

Latest complaints

Building conditionSep 19, 2026
Open
Building conditionAug 4, 2026
Closed after 15 days
Building conditionMay 10, 2026
Closed after 5 days
Building conditionMay 8, 2026
Closed after 5 days
Zoning or useAug 13, 2025
Closed after 6 days
Repairs and permits12 jobs since 2016

31 city permits match this address since 2016, covering 12 jobs. Of the 31 permits, 15 were issued in the last two years. Two were for shared spaces or shops, not apartments.

Latest repairs and renovations

Ask when the AC in the unit you’d rent was last replaced.

Crime nearby147 reports in a year

Austin police logged 147 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.

Thefts
26
Car thefts
4
Burglaries
12
Violent crimes
9
Other reports
96

Ask how the front door and garage lock, and where packages go. How safe UT Austin is

Questions before signing
  1. What happened with the open city complaint from September 19, 2026?
  2. Can you see the exact unit you’d rent before you sign, and walk through it with someone at move-in?
  3. How do you report a repair, and how fast does the leasing office usually fix it?
Nearby with 2027–28 prices3 places

Sources. 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.

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