Moontower
Photo: MoontowerRooms for 2027–28
What it costs$16,269
- Rent for the lease
- $15,420
- Green fee
- $300
- Valet trash
- $120
- Package service
- $180
- Application fee
- $99
- Admin fee
- $150
- Lease dates
- Aug 15, 2027–Jul 31, 2028
- Estimated total
- $16,269
When you pay
$249 in move-in fees when you sign, then 12 payments of $1,335.
How this room compares with 393 rooms near UT
$424Middle $1,444$2,579
Fees only some people pay
- Credit reporting
- $9 a month
- Damage waiver
- $14 a month
UtilitiesElectricity about $40
About $40 a month per person in a 3-bedroom for electricity, our estimate. About $58 in July and August.
Electricity by floor plan
- 2-bedroom, per person
- About $49 a month
- 3-bedroom, per person
- About $40 a month
- 4-bedroom, per person
- About $35 a month
- 5-bedroom, per person
- About $34 a month
- Studio, whole apartment
- About $60 a month
What rent covers
- Electricity
- You pay
- Water and sewer
- Not listed
- Internet
- Included
Ask for a summer bill and any billing fees. Ask the leasing office whether rent covers water and sewer.
What’s includedFurnished
- Utilities
- You pay your own
- Furniture
- Furnished
- Laundry
- In your apartment
- Parking
- $230 a month, if you need it
Getting to campus2–9 min walk
- Walk
- 2–9 min to the UT Tower
Where it is2204 San Antonio St
2204 San Antonio St, Austin, TX 78705
What residents said1 report
Most mentioned: Amenities, Location, Maintenance
A former Moontower resident reported outages, plumbing and amenity problems and dissatisfaction with management, while appreciating campus proximity.
1 unverified report from Reddit, summarized here.
The building166 apartments
- Apartments
- 166
- Construction permits
- 2019–20
- Flood risk
- Not in a floodplain
City complaints12 complaints
12 city complaints match this address since 2016, 10 of them about the building’s condition. None are open now. Nine came in the last two years.
Latest complaints
- Building conditionSep 15, 2026
- Closed after 20 days
- Building conditionJun 21, 2026
- Closed after 19 days
- Building conditionJun 20, 2026
- Closed after 3 days
- Building conditionSep 6, 2025
- Closed after 25 days
- Building conditionAug 4, 2025
- Closed after 2 days
Repairs and permits2019–20 · 2 repair jobs
The city issued permits to build Moontower from 2019 to 2020, after the older building on the site was torn down. 2 later repair or renovation jobs in the permit records. One was for shared spaces or shops, not apartments.
Latest repairs and renovations
- Mar 2024Plumbing “Gas test after repairing leaks”Permit on the city’s site
- Sep 2023Building “Like for like replacement of insulation drywall flooring and paint for amenity area hallways gym trash rooms…”Permit on the city’s site
Ask whether the leaks were fixed in the building you’d live in.
Crime nearby112 reports in a year
Austin police logged 112 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.
- Thefts
- 52
- Car thefts
- 3
- Burglaries
- 6
- Violent crimes
- 2
- Other reports
- 49
Ask how the front door and garage lock, and where packages go. West Campus crime and safety
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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Skyloft AustinSources. 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.
$1,335 a month per person$16,269 for the lease