College Forward - Houston: Where to Live in Houston?

Roommates and best friends for life: Christi and Dustin

Why did you choose to live at Gaslight Square Apartments? How long have you lived there?

Dustin: We've lived there for 8 months. It was affordable and is a great location and a perk that came with it was free cable and Internet.

Dustin: The management lives on site so they are easily accessible and they are constantly renovating the complex. It is close to major grocery stores like Kroger and night life entertainment. I also really like that it is close to the Metrorail, which can easily take you to downtown and all the sports arenas. So if you wanted to catch a Texans, Rockets, Aeros, and Dynamos game- you can easily do that. Oh and they have an on-sight laundry facility.
Christi: A dollar to wash a dollar to dry! Oh and I really like the fact that it is an LGBT friendly community. It is also a very unique area of Houston because they have a lot of independently owned restaurants.
Dustin: Also, being from Chicago I like to walk around the city a lot and just explore Houston. The Montrose area is a great place to walk around because it is very pedestrian friendly. In a two mile radius, I can walk to Downtown, Mid-town- which has lots of bars and restaurants, Hermann Park, Rice University area and the Museum District.

Dustin: The outside is dated anddd I have low sink pressure so it makes the process of washing the dishes a little lengthy
Christi: When you wash the dishes...

Dustin: Most of the neighbors in the complex are probably from young 20's and early 30's, single professionals. Nice people but they generally keep to themselves.

Dustin: Splitting a two-bedroom, I pay $437.50 and that includes everything except electricity. Since you're gone most of the day the electricity is not bad- we pay around $45 a person (on an expensive month)

If some of our future Houstonians have more questions, would you mind if they contacted you?

College Forward - Houston