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The Prescott is a four story building from 2023 at the far south end of Congress Avenue, about a mile from Southpark Meadows. Out of the more than 1,100 Austin communities we track, this building stands out for its amenity list and two bedrooms of 1,040 to 1,132 square feet. Google reviews average 3.6. Two complaints run through what residents wrote: noise between homes (12 or more reviews) and a management team that keeps turning over (10 or more).
Here's what the ads leave out. The property sells itself as a SoCo apartment, but the SoCo shops are more than five miles north. The Fee Guide adds $66 a month in charges you can't skip, and metered water and electric come on top of that.
Below we lay out the real monthly cost with the current special, what residents say after the first few months, and what to ask on your tour. That's the conversation we'd have with you before you pay an application fee.
Every number in this section comes from one place: The Prescott's own pricing feed, refreshed every day. Start with the size you need, then open the exact plan. These are advertised base rents. Fees come on top, and the true cost section below adds them in.
This is a market-rate building, so there is no income cap and everyone pays the same price. If you spot a much lower price at a building nearby, it is usually an income-restricted unit that most renters can't qualify for, not a better deal on the same thing. To rent here, you usually need to earn at least 3x the advertised base rent, counted before any other specials apply. Screening criteria change. Confirm with the leasing office before you apply.
14 floor plans · 28 homes open today · checked October 15, 2026 straight from The Prescott's pricing feed, refreshed daily. Every open home below is a button: tap one and we will look for your best price on that exact unit. We reply within 24 to 48 hours on weekdays.
1 plan · 2 available · from $1,196
E1
↓ $2 from $1,196
Studio · 1 bath · 539 sq ft · $2.22/sq ft
2 available · move in now
9 plans · 16 available · from $1,215
Best valueA2 HC
↑ $2 from $1,215
1 bed · 1 bath · 701 sq ft · $1.73/sq ft
2 available · move in now
A2
↑ $2 from $1,232
1 bed · 1 bath · 701 sq ft · $1.76/sq ft
1 available · move in Dec 22
A2.1
↑ $2 from $1,241
1 bed · 1 bath · 701 sq ft · $1.77/sq ft
3 available · move in Nov 10
A1.1
↑ $50 from $1,343
1 bed · 1 bath · 720 sq ft · $1.87/sq ft
1 available
A3
↑ $2 from $1,397
1 bed · 1 bath · 762 sq ft · $1.83/sq ft
5 available · move in Oct 22
A3.2
↑ $2 from $1,486
1 bed · 1 bath · 762 sq ft · $1.95/sq ft
1 available · move in Dec 9
A1
↑ $53 from $1,503
1 bed · 1 bath · 720 sq ft · $2.09/sq ft
1 available
1BR
plan image on request
A3.1
from $1,522
1 bed · 1 bath · 762 sq ft · $2.00/sq ft
1 available
A4
↑ $3 from $1,690
1 bed · 1 bath · 870 sq ft · $1.94/sq ft
1 available · move in now
4 plans · 10 available · from $1,633
Best valueB1
↓ $7 from $1,633
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,132 sq ft · $1.44/sq ft
7 available · move in now
B2
↑ $190 from $1,714
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,080 sq ft · $1.59/sq ft
1 available · move in Dec 14
B2.1
from $1,955
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,080 sq ft · $1.81/sq ft
1 available
B3
↓ $9 from $2,096
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,040 sq ft · $2.02/sq ft
1 available · move in now
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataplan level pricing and availability from the community's pricing feed, checked October 15
Advertised rent is not the whole story. Most communities charge monthly fees on top of rent and bill you for the utilities you use, like water, electric, and internet. It varies a lot, so ask for the fee sheet on your tour. Pick your unit, add the extras that apply, and choose the month you move in. The calculator shows what you should expect to pay each month once those are added and the special is spread across the lease. It is an estimate, not a quote. Only the community can give you a final price.
Bed types come from live pricing. Options are grayed out if The Prescott doesn't offer that layout.
Specials come from the community and can change or end at any time. Some apply only to select units. The math here is an estimate, not a quote. Confirm the exact numbers on your tour before you sign.
Text me my best priceFree to you. The community pays the Austin Apartment Team a small referral fee, the same way a seller might pay a buyer's agent. We talk with leasing offices every day, track their current specials, and push for the best deal on your behalf.
This is your net effective rent: the special spread evenly across the lease. The community may actually give it as free months, so a single month's bill can be higher or lower. What you pay over the whole lease is the same.
Real rent comps near The Prescott, pulled from live market data. Pick your unit type below. The market position widget and the map update instantly with advertised base rents for that layout.
Our daily record of this community's advertised starting rent, by bedroom count, drawn as a step. Pick a size above the chart. The rent held at each level until the day we saw it change; nothing between the points is filled in. The number is the advertised rent before any special; where a special was running, a dashed line shows what it nets out to on a 12-month lease.
Cheapest here today Studio $1,196 ↑ $12 · 1 bedroom $1,213 ↓ $32 · 2 bedroom $1,633 ↑ $84
Solid is the advertised rent before the special; dashed is the net effective rent on a 12-month lease.
Not counted as rent moves, since the record we read the rent from changed on those days: any size on Aug 31.
See this chart for every community we track, or every move we caught across the market.
Every pin is a comparable 1 bedroom nearby. The colored ring shows price vs The Prescott. The letter chip in the corner of each pin shows the community's class so you can compare apples to apples. Click any pin for the full detail.
Two things to know before you trust the cheapest pins on this map. First, some of the lowest prices nearby come with income limits. The Martingale next door caps half its homes at 80 percent of area median income, and Augustine, about a mile west, holds back about half of its homes under the city's SMART Housing program. If you earn more than the limit, the lowest prices there aren't open to you. Second, size. The Prescott's studio is 539 square feet and its biggest two bedroom runs 1,132, so compare price per square foot, not just rent. Then add each building's monthly fees back in before you call anything a better deal.
Every amenity gets a green (works as advertised), yellow (mixed reviews), or red (residents complain) badge based on what people actually wrote.
Advertised: "Resort-Style Pool Deck with Cabanas."
Reality: A September reviewer calls out the pool and the gym by name. One thing to ask: the city shows an open permit, issued in March 2026, for new pool construction at this address. Find out what it covers and whether any of the deck will close during your lease.
Advertised: "Professional Fitness Center with The Mirror. Yoga and Spin Studio with On-Demand Fitness Classes."
Reality: Two rooms, not one: the main gym and a separate room for yoga and spin with classes on demand. If you pay for a spin studio now, try the room on your tour before you cancel your membership.
Advertised: "Club Room with Billiards. Resident Social Lounge."
Reality: Residents say the office plans something every month, and events come up in at least 10 reviews as a reason people like living here. You can book the media and game room for a private party: a $250 fee plus a $250 deposit on the Fee Guide.
Advertised: "Tech Center with Conference Room & Rentable Offices."
Reality: Handy if you work from home and want a door that closes. No review we read mentions it, and the Fee Guide lists no price for the offices, so ask what one costs and whether there is a wait.
Advertised: "Fenced Pet Park. Pet Spa."
Reality: A fenced park and a wash station on site, with an 85 pound limit per pet. The complaint that keeps coming back is dog waste left in hallways, elevators and the mailroom. Look at the hallway carpet and the elevator floor on your tour.
Advertised: "LuxerOne Package Room."
Reality: A locked room beats boxes stacked by your door, so set your delivery notes to the package room.
Advertised: "Controlled Access Entry."
Reality: A September reviewer says parking in the gated lots is easy to find. The gate itself is the sore spot: reviews describe it staying broken for long stretches. Ask how long the last repair took, and keep valuables out of the car.
Advertised: "I love that they have EV chargers."
Reality: That's a resident quote the property posts on its amenities page, not a line from its amenity list. Reviews confirm the chargers are here. The catch is price: at least six reviews say charging here costs more than a Tesla Supercharger. Ask for the rate per kilowatt hour before you plan around it.
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Everything The Prescott publishes about its own amenities and policies, in one place. No digging through their site, no trusting a listing site's stale copy.
Two cats or dogs per home, 85 pounds max for each. Some breeds aren't allowed, and the property doesn't post which ones, so request the list before you apply.
Expect a $300 nonrefundable fee and $25 a month in pet rent for every pet. There's a fenced pet park and a pet spa on site.
The Fee Guide charges nothing for open spaces in the gated lots. A covered carport spot is $40 a month and a garage is $150 a month, both optional.
The amenities page quotes a resident who likes the EV chargers, but the Fee Guide lists no charging rate, so ask what it costs before you count on it.
Every month on top of rent: $30 sewer, $4 pest control and a $2 billing fee through a third party billing company, plus $30 valet trash. That's $66. Water is metered and billed by what you use. Electric isn't on the Fee Guide, so ask leasing who the provider is.
To apply: $65 per adult plus a $150 admin fee. The security deposit starts at $300 and goes up depending on your screening results.
Good to know before you sign: the late fee is $125, and breaking the lease costs two months of rent with 60 days of notice.
Source: theprescottatx.com amenities and floor plans pages, including the Fee Guide, checked October 15, 2026. Policies change, so confirm the current details with the leasing office before you apply.
We read every review across Google and ApartmentRatings. Here's the sentiment breakdown, the themes that came up over and over, and real quotes.
"And the maintenance supervisor Corlin is so friendly and responds to issues same day."
"Every month The Prescott has events and activities for the residents that create a sense of community."
"The maintenance crew is efficient and respectful."
"Maintenance requests were constantly marked “completed” without anything actually being fixed."
"…you pay your rent and are a good tenant for 15 months and the moment you move out you don’t matter."
Straight talk. On paper, The Prescott gives you a lot of building for the money: new finishes, a long amenity list, and a crew that's been getting good reviews lately. The questions are about life after you sign. Will the walls let you sleep? Will the team that leased to you still be there at renewal? And if you owe something at move out, will you hear about it before it goes to collections, the way two former residents say theirs did? Ask to see a top floor home, meet the manager, and keep every receipt. If you drive and those answers check out, it's a solid pick for the far south side.
Imagery from Google Street View, the closest camera pass to the front door. Tap it to walk the block yourself.
Inside, the noise to plan around is your neighbors. Outside, it's traffic on Congress Avenue. Ask for a top floor home on the side of the building away from Congress, then stand in it for a few minutes with the windows shut before you sign.
Every fact below is pulled from public data sources (Austin PD, City of Austin permits, FEMA, EPA AirNow, Google) and refreshed automatically. Our read sits on top of the data.
Read these numbers for what they cover: one census block group around the building, not the whole neighborhood. Of 204 incidents in the past year, 175 were property incidents and 29 were personal, which is above the average block group in the same police sector. Cars broken into and cars stolen add up to 31 of those reports, and the monthly count fell 21 percent in recent months. The building has controlled access entry and gated lots. Our read: lock the car, leave nothing in it, and route packages to the package room.
Crime numbers tell one part of the story. The other question we get about a block like this: what about the cars? So we pulled the city's crash reports for a quarter mile around the building on October 15, 2026. We pull them again every month.
12 crashes in the past 12 months, including 1 serious injury. Most happen on the I-35 frontage roads and Congress Ave.
Our take: the crashes cluster on the I-35 frontage roads, not on the side streets. Walkers have not been seriously hurt near here in the past 12 months.
Times shown are a current reading including live traffic, not a full weekday average. Refresh to fetch again. Rush hour commutes (8am / 5pm) will typically run longer than what you see here.
Downtown, UT and the Domain are all north, so that's the drive to plan around. Downtown is 18 minutes midday and 27 at 8:30 on a Tuesday, and UT runs 22 to 31. Tesla and the airport are both under half an hour, and the Domain takes 31 to 37 minutes. To leave the car at home, catch the 801 MetroRapid at Slaughter Station, about half a mile south, and ride it straight up Congress to downtown. St. David's South Austin Medical Center is 11 minutes away in that same 8:30 traffic.
Issued: Mar 18 2026 · Building permit for new construction of a pool · Status: Active
Impact: An open permit for pool work at The Prescott itself. Ask leasing what it covers, when the work runs, and whether any of the pool deck will close.
Issued: Mar 31 2026 · Commercial permit for underground water and wastewater lines to a building · Status: Active
Impact: Site work for a commercial building nearby. Expect some trucks and digging on that block until it wraps up.
Issued: Dec 9 2025 · Permit filed after the fact for an outdoor pickleball court with a chain link fence · Status: Final
Impact: The Martingale next door added a pickleball court. Homes on that side of The Prescott may hear games.
Not much is changing around the building. Of the 14 permits within about a third of a mile, 9 are homeowner jobs, like three AC replacements and two new water heaters. The one to ask about is at The Prescott itself: a permit for new pool construction, issued in March 2026 and still open. Next door, The Martingale put in a pickleball court, and a commercial site on Peaceful Hill Lane is getting new water and sewer lines.
Restaurants and bars within a 10-minute walk of The Prescott. Every card shows the vibe and what it's best for, so you know what kind of place you're walking into before you get there.
A coffee trailer you can walk to, with a perfect score across more than 100 reviews. It closes early afternoon, so go in the morning.
A patio that takes dogs, seven minutes away by car.
Open until six, with a patio and room for a group. The late close makes it the afternoon pick.
Rated 4.9 across more than 1,800 reviews, with a patio that takes dogs.
A breakfast chain known for egg dishes and brunch sandwiches, four minutes away. Easy for a group.
A sandwich shop rated 4.9 and worth the drive on a weekend morning.
The closest sit down meal, six minutes on foot, with a patio, cocktails and the game on.
A Taiwanese food truck with pork belly buns and bubble tea, about 15 minutes on foot.
Tacos about 15 minutes on foot, with a patio that takes dogs.
Thai food four minutes away by car.
Mediterranean plates five minutes away, open until 11.
A neighborhood bar with craft beer, bistro food and a big yard with games, four minutes away.
Barbecue five minutes away, with a patio that takes dogs.
Korean barbecue rated 4.9 across more than 6,000 reviews, six minutes away.
Cajun and Creole cooking, from po' boys to gumbo, 12 minutes away.
A brewery about 13 minutes on foot that welcomes dogs and puts the game on.
A bar with a patio, cocktails and live music, six minutes away by car.
Patio, cocktails and live music nine minutes away.
Close to home, the picks are few but good. Talisman Coffee Trailer is six minutes away on foot, and Five Four is the patio and drafthouse you can walk to when the game is on. Fast Friends Beer Company and the Song La food truck are a 13 to 15 minute walk. For the rest it's a short drive: The Little Darlin' for its big yard and craft beer, Moreno Barbecue, and Gangnam Korean BBQ for a group dinner.
FEMA maps The Prescott in Flood Zone X, its minimal hazard zone, on our October 2026 check at the building. No flood insurance requirement.
The air read good when we checked the building, with tree and weed pollen at moderate levels that day.
Current EPA AirNow reading:
AQI 0-50 = Good · 51-100 = Moderate · 101-150 = Unhealthy for sensitive groups · 151+ = Unhealthy for everyone. Today's headline number is 47, driven by PM2.5.
Flood isn't a worry: FEMA maps the building in Zone X, its lowest hazard rating. The air read good when we checked in October, with tree and weed pollen at moderate. Cedar fever in winter and ragweed in the fall are the allergy seasons that hit hardest here. The bigger unknown is the power grid, covered in the note below.
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The Prescott works best for a renter who drives, wants a building that's only a few years old, and will actually use the pool, the gym and the pet park. The two bedrooms give you the most room per dollar in the building, and the current staff is getting good marks.
What you give up is quiet and a steady office. Tour on a weekday evening when the neighbors are home, bring your questions about fees and staff, and keep a record of every payment from the day you apply to the day you move out.
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No. On top of rent, the Fee Guide charges $66 a month for sewer, valet trash, pest control and a billing fee. Water runs on a meter, and the Fee Guide doesn't cover electric, so ask leasing who supplies it and what your plan averaged over the last 12 months.
Yes. Cats and dogs, up to 2 per home, 85 pounds each. Breed restrictions apply, so ask for the list. Each pet costs a $300 fee you won't get back, then $25 a month in pet rent.
One bedrooms run from $1,215 to $1,690 depending on the plan and floor (701–870 sq ft). Add $66 in fixed monthly fees plus your water and electric. Prices move daily, so text us for the number on a specific home.
The property lists three bedroom plans, but we didn't see one for rent in mid October 2026. If you need the extra room, ask leasing when one opens up, or look at Windsor South Congress across the street.
It changes often. In October the property's home page and our pricing feed didn't even agree on how many weeks free. The calculator above uses the latest one we've captured. Text us before you tour and we'll ask which homes it covers and how long a lease it needs.
Plan on earning 3x the rent, counted on the full base rent, not the lower number after a special. On a $1,215 one bedroom, that means $3,645 a month in income you can show on paper, or $43,740 a year. Leasing can change that multiple, so confirm it before you apply.
We couldn't find screening rules on the property's site. An outside company runs the screening on credit, rental history, employment and background. A lower credit score can sometimes get through with a bigger deposit or a guarantor. The deposit starts at $300 and moves with your results. Rules change, so ask leasing before you pay the $65 application fee.
Not that we can find. The City of Austin's inventory of income restricted homes has no record for this address, and the property's site lists none, so the price you see is the market price. If a building nearby looks much cheaper, ask whether that price comes with an income limit.
Open spaces in the gated lots carry no charge on the Fee Guide. If you want cover, a carport spot is $40 a month and a garage goes for $150. EV chargers are on site, so ask for the rate.
Over the past 12 months, City of Austin police logged 175 property incidents and 29 personal incidents in the census block group around The Prescott. For comparison, the average block group in the same police sector logged 103 and 23. The top reports include disturbance calls (19), cars broken into (19), harassment (13) and stolen cars (12), plus 9 mail thefts. From May through September, the monthly count ran 21 percent below November through March. The building's entry is access controlled, and the parking lots sit behind gates.
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Our pricing data refreshes rents and open homes every day. We read the Fee Guide, amenities, pet policy and Google rating in October 2026. Review themes come from Google, ApartmentRatings and ForRent reviews, and the newest Google reviews were pulled the week of October 12, 2026. Spot something that looks wrong? Text us and we'll look into it.
Not the right fit? Here's how The Prescott stacks up against the closest alternatives nearby.
Right across Congress Avenue and a few years older (2020). It lists three bedrooms too, and it had some on the market in mid October when The Prescott had none.
See Windsor South Congress on the map →Next door on Congress, opened in 2022. Half its homes have an income cap of 80 percent of area median income, so its lowest prices may come with income paperwork. Ask which price you'd qualify for.
See The Martingale on the map →A 2025 building about a third of a mile southwest on Ralph Ablanedo. Its studios start smaller than The Prescott’s 539 square feet, so compare price per square foot.
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