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The Nine at West Campus

West Campus · 16–23 min walk to the Tower · Aug 2027–Jul 2028 lease · 12 payments

Rooms for 2027–28

What it costs$12,380
Rent for the lease
$11,700
Package service
$180
Green fee
$120
Valet trash
$120
Application fee
$60
Admin fee
$200
Lease dates
Aug 14, 2027–Jul 31, 2028
Estimated total
$12,380

Some move-in fees aren’t listed. Ask The Nine at West Campus.

When you pay

$260 in move-in fees when you sign, then 12 payments of $1,010.

How this room compares with 393 rooms near UT

Fees only some people pay

Credit reporting
$9 a month
Damage waiver
$14 a month
D5 private-bath option
$25 a month
UtilitiesElectricity about $34

About $34 a month per person in a 4-bedroom for electricity, our estimate. About $49 in July and August.

Electricity by floor plan

Studio, per person
About $44 a month
1-bedroom, per person
About $65 a month
2-bedroom, per person
About $48 a month
3-bedroom, per person
About $38 a month
4-bedroom, per person
About $34 a month
5-bedroom, per person
About $36 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
$165 a month, if you need it
Getting to campus16–23 min walk
Walk
16–23 min to the UT Tower

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Where it is2518 Leon Street

2518 Leon Street, Austin, TX 78705

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The building98 apartments
Apartments
98
Construction permits
2017–26
Elevators
2
Flood risk
Not in a floodplain
City complaints4 complaints

4 city complaints match this address since 2016, all about the building’s condition. None are open now. Two came in the last two years.

Latest complaints

Building conditionSep 1, 2025
Closed after 45 days
Building conditionMar 30, 2025
Closed after 12 days
Building conditionOct 24, 2024
Closed after 6 days
Building conditionJun 27, 2024
Closed in a day
Repairs and permits2017–26

The city issued permits to build The Nine at West Campus from 2017 to 2026, after the older building on the site was torn down. No later repair permits match this address.

Ask when the AC and water heater in the unit you’d rent were last replaced.

Crime nearby73 reports in a year

Austin police logged 73 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.

Thefts
31
Car thefts
6
Burglaries
1
Violent crimes
5
Other reports
30

Ask how the front door and garage lock, and where packages go. West Campus crime and safety

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. 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.

$1,010 a month per person$12,380 in listed lease costs

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