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The Hive at Red River

North Campus / Hancock · Over a 25-min walk to the Tower

Rooms and prices

What it costs$1,099
Rent a month
$1,099

The number of payments isn’t listed. Ask The Hive at Red River.

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
Optional
Laundry
In your apartment

Parking isn’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 is3401 Red River Street

3401 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705

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The building138 apartments
Apartments
138
Construction permits
2016
Flood risk
Not in a floodplain
City complaints10 complaints

10 city complaints match this address since 2016, 9 of them about the building’s condition. None are open now. Nine came in the last two years.

Latest complaints

Building conditionSep 5, 2025
Closed after 3 days
Building conditionAug 2, 2025
Closed after 37 days
Building conditionJul 26, 2025
Closed after 11 days
Building conditionJul 26, 2025
Closed after 2 days
Building conditionJun 27, 2025
Closed after 12 days
Repairs and permits2016 · 6 repair jobs

The city issued permits to build The Hive at Red River in 2016, after the older building on the site was torn down. 6 later repair or renovation jobs in the permit records. 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 nearby124 reports in a year

Austin police logged 124 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.

Thefts
52
Car thefts
8
Burglaries
13
Violent crimes
2
Other reports
49

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

Questions before signing
  1. Can you see the exact unit you’d rent before you sign, and walk through it with someone at move-in?
  2. How do you report a repair, and how fast does the leasing office usually fix it?
  3. Is your lease individual, or are you responsible for your roommates’ rent?
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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