Melroy Apartments
Photo: The Westside Group · official Melroy galleryRooms for 2027–28
What it costs$1,095
- Application fee
- $100
- Admin fee
- $150
The number of payments isn’t listed. Ask Melroy Apartments.
Deposit
Security deposit: $500
UtilitiesElectricity about $52
About $52 a month for a 1-bedroom for electricity, our estimate. About $68 in July and August.
What rent covers
- Electricity
- You pay
- Water and sewer
- Not listed
- Internet
- Not listed
Ask for a summer bill and any billing fees. 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
Where it is3408 Speedway
3408 Speedway, Austin, TX 78705
The building12 apartments
- Apartments
- 12
- Flood risk
- Not in a floodplain
City complaintsNone found since 2016
No city complaints match this address since 2016.
Repairs and permitsNone found since 2016
No city permits match this address since 2016.
Ask when the AC, water heater, and roof were last replaced.
Crime nearby138 reports in a year
Austin police logged 138 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.
- Thefts
- 44
- Car thefts
- 5
- Burglaries
- 6
- Violent crimes
- 5
- Other reports
- 78
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?
- Is your lease individual, or are you responsible for your roommates’ rent?
Legacy on Rio
26 West
Texan & Vintage West CampusSources. Electricity costs are our estimate from the floor plan’s size, the average use of apartments in large buildings in the South in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2020 household energy survey, and Austin Energy’s residential rates, split among the people on the lease. 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.
$1,095 a month for the whole apartment before fees