Housing Guide 2021-2022

2021-2022

HOUSING GUIDE The Official Unofficial Housing Guide of Texas Tech Law students

WELCOME TO LUBBOCK AKA THE HUB CITY Lubbock is one of the most student-centric places you will find in Texas. With a population of nearly 300,000 (about 40,000 of which are students), finding affordable housing is never an issue!

Whether you'd prefer to live in an apartment, loft, house, duplex, or graduate dorm, you're never more than a 15 minute drive away from the law school.

EXPLORE WHAT' S INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Moving resources Transportation tips Housing suggestions

This guide includes a list of apartments and rental companies popular with our current law students*.

This is by no means an exhaustive list. *Opinions expressed in this guide are that of students and do not reflect the opinions of Texas Tech University.

MOVING TO LUBBOCK AIRPORT Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport provides direct flights to: Austin, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.

MOVING COMPANIES Affordable Moving Buck's Moving & Storage Bulls Brother Moving Little Guys Movers Lubbock Strong College Students of Lubbock Moving **new friends paid with pizza**

POPULAR AREAS FOR GRAD STUDENTS

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4TH ST.

W 34TH ST. 50TH ST.

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Tech Terrace

LO O P 2 8 9

82ND ST.

Most graduate students

WEST of University Street.

live in housing

ANAIDNI

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EDILS

DROFKNARF

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114TH ST.

Popular areas to live are

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indicated with blue stars.

TRANSPORTATION & PARKING

PARKING Once accepted, you may set up your parking beginning in April. As a 1L, you will purchase an ePermit for Commuter West and add your name to the L21 wait list. Commuter West includes the lots directly northwest of the law school. Our lot is called R21 and is reserved for its ePermit holders weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Law student ePermits for R21 are called L21. Most students move into R21 on a rolling basis the fall of their 2L year. depts.ttu.edu/parking/InformationFor/StudentParking /LawStudentParking.php

BUS ROUTES Citibus: provides on- and off-campus bus service in Lubbock under the direction and guidance of Texas Tech's Student Government Association.Oncampus service is free to anyone on the Texas Tech campus. Students may ride for free on any Citibus off-campus route by showing their Texas Tech ID card.

On-Campus Bus Routes: Texas Tech has three routes used for the campus.

Off-Campus Routes: Several Citibus off-campus routes transfer to Texas Tech Campus buses.

Maps: depts.ttu.edu/parking/InformationFor/Busing.php

TECH TERRACE

WHAT'S GOING ON IN TECH TERRACE? Tech Terrace is the picturesque neighborhood directly south of the law school. The neighborhoods are home to many students and faculty members. You'll be a walkable distance to the law school, J&B Coffee, a grocery shop, and 2 parks, what's not to love?! And for those days where you're not feeling up to the walk: 1) a trolley runs through the area and makes several stops on campus, 2) you can rent a bike from the Rec Center, or 3)car pool with a new neighbor/friend!

If you're interested in renting in this area, reach out to a rental agency (Tech Terrace Real Estate, Live in Tech Terrace), check out listings on Zillow, or drive through the area and see what's available! In addition to the multi-room homes, Tech Terrace often has fully functional and separate back houses available as well.

Where you're just a hop, skip, and a

walk away.

ON-CAMPUS LIVING West Village The West Village is a coed, apartment-style residence hall offering one-bedroom, twobedroom and four-bedroom units right across the street from the law school. Students over 21 years of age may live in West Village B (West Village Graduate). Amenities include washers and dryers in the one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, and limitless laundry lounges with free WiFi for the four-bedroom apartments. Each apartment includes a living room, a full kitchen (refrigerator, microwave oven, burner cook-top, and oven), private bedrooms and two bathrooms. Apartment furnishings include a sofa, table, and chair (living room); dining table and chairs; and each bedroom is furnished with a full bed, dresser, study desk and chair. The bedrooms have hardwood flooring. The kitchen and bathrooms have vinyl floors.

Student comments: I live at West Village and it’s wonderful! Tech Housing is very helpful and usually extremely quick with maintenance response. Only having a 5 minute walk to class is definitely a huge plus! They’re apartment style so they don’t feel like a dorm at all.

Definitely love West Village. I know a lot of people complain about living in a dorm, but this is really nice.

Lots of space, its clean, safe, and not too expensive to live alone. There are also scholarships available through Housing to offset some of the cost.

RENTAL COMPANIES For finding private residences, townhouses, condominiums, and duplexes to rent, some of our student's favorite resources include: Rent806.com JTI Properties House Chaser Location Rentals

NORTH SIDE APTS APARTMENT DISTANCE PETS

Ashton Pointe 4th & Frankford

11 minutes

Y

COMMENTS - Only about 2 minutes away from Walmart. They’re older apartments but super affordable & spacious! I live in a 2 bedroom and it’s huge for a decent price! Also, it’s pretty quiet here! I think there are several grad students and families here vs undergrads.

Deerfield Village

7 minutes

Y

- Best of the West 2016, 2017, 2019 - Great place to live and pet friendly! It's 695 a month for a one bedroom (685 if you sign a 12 month lease). I do recommend getting an

34th & Loop 289

apartment on the second story though, because I can hear everything my upstairs neighbor is doing. They have a great management team too!

- It's older, but fairly cheap, very well built, great sized dog park, and good location.

Escondido 34th & Milwaukee

11 minutes

Y

- Dog park across the street, very accommodating re: pets, covered parking, very quiet, good location.

- I second that. Actually any of the apartments in Elm Park are great. All have access to the private park and dog park.

Genoa Gardens II

8 minutes

Y

- Comes with internet and cable. Very quiet place near LCU. Around $700/mth - It’s a newer, quiet apartment complex off of 19th near the west end.

27th & Frankford

About a 10 minute drive to campus. Very reasonable rent, single story apartment complex (so no upstairs neighbors tap dancing at 3 AM), and a backyard for a dog! Highly recommend!

Savannah Oaks

7 minutes

Y

close to campus! It’s only 7-8 minutes away, near a lot of shops, and a wonderful place. Also, cheap rent which is really nice! I absolutely love

50th & Slide

Summertime Villa

- Great if you're looking for a quieter apartment complex that’s super

it there! Also, big plus, it’s friendly to any dogs or cats I believe!

8 minutes

Y

- Run by AG Rentals who have a whole bunch of different complexes (all generally the same set up as one story apartments) it is pretty affordable. WIFI and cable are included and there is relatively little

27th & Frankford

restrictions on pets (One pet per bedroom, no size or breed restrictions). The apartments have little backyards for dogs and are really quiet. I have almost never had any problems with noise from my neighbors and it includes one parking spot designated for the use. With a roommate in the biggest style of apartment (not including the duplexes AG rentals also has), I pay $425 a month (850 total for a two bedroom apartment with a small backyard).

The Edge

6 minutes

Y

4th & Indiana

- I really like The Edge at 4th and Indiana. If they want to live close to campus but not be surrounded by a lot of undergrads.

- The edge is nice, quiet community and big dog friendly. The only thing I would advice is upgrade the internet for a $15 a month starting off, it’s really slow otherwise.

The Rennaissance 4th & Slide

8 minutes

Y

- Voted 2018 Best of the West - It's a great place out of the way of the campus crowd. Most residents are graduate students or young professionals. They have amazing amenities [pool, gym, business center] and there is a dog friendly park right across the street! Maintenance issues are usually fixed the next day and the whole complex is gated. 1 minute drive to Walgreens, CVS, and United grocery store!

NORTH SIDE APTS APARTMENT DISTANCE PETS

Anatole

9 minutes

Y

Bentwood

7 minutes

Y

50th & Milwaukee 34th & Loop 289

El Mirado

34th & Milwaukee

COMMENTS https://www.anatoleatcityview.com/floorplans/

About 6-10 minutes from campus with a great staff and pretty big one bedrooms (and other layouts)

9 minutes

Y

It is only two years old, in a very nice area, and is one of the cheaper options. Bonus- they have a washer and dryer. You do not have to rent them!!

Portofino

9 minutes

Y

http://portofinoapts.com/apartments/

Windsor Creek

9 minutes

Y

https://windsorcreekapartments.com/index.php?page=floor-plans

Apex Villas

10 minutes

Y

"Literally just built, good prices, cute community, 1 & 2 bedroom, 800-

34th & Milwaukee

50th & Slide

Clovis Road

1200 for rent" https://www.apexlbk.com/

El Mirado floor plan

Windsor Creek

SOUTH SIDE APTS APARTMENT DISTANCE PETS

Brickstone Villas

13 minutes

Y

COMMENTS - Brickstone Villas is literally the best. They take care of all the maintenance for you, including changing air filters, which is great when you don't have time. They have a rent discount for law students

82nd & Ave. P

too. It's about 2 minutes from the interstate, so you can park in commuter west in about 12 minutes during the 8am "traffic". There is also a pool, workout facility (though it is a little small), and great office staff.

- It’s a newer complex. They even offer a law student discount. I love it!

- I live at Brickstone Villas on 82nd and they are great! The apartments are very clean and nice. The staff is wonderful and helpful! What few maintenance request I have put in have been completed by the next day. Don’t have anything bad to say about them. They are not the cheapest option around, but they do offer a discount for law students!

Cooper Cove

13 minutes

Y

114th & Indiana

- My roommate and I live there now, and it’s perfect! Affordable, clean, pool, grill area, and great workout facility. The two ladies in the office are so sweet and we have never had any major issues! i really like it we are re-signing.

Fountain Apts.

8 minutes

Y

Oakridge

7 minutes

Y

50th & Slide

Loop 289 & Bangor

Stonelake

75th & Indiana

- Quite, reasonably priced, includes: pool, washed/dryer, gym, free printing, etc.

- About $650 a month. Pet friendly. Cable and Internet included. Really quiet. Near nice restaurants and grocery stores :)

11 minutes

Y

- They have a private dog park and a little lake the residents can use for get togethers on the pergola! It's reasonably priced and very close to several restaurants, Walmart, and a Target.

Windsor Creek 9 minutes

Y

50th & Slide

Great place to live. Nice spaces, decent price, nice area and people.

Right by the highway

The Wyndham

9 minutes

Y

- Voted Best of Lubbock 2018

Tuscany Place

10 minutes

Y

- Very quiet and offer a student discount.

71st & Quaker

73rd & Milwaukee

FAQs Is it difficult to find housing in the city?

No! As a college town, there is an abundance of affordable housing throughout Lubbock. Students will have a variety of rental options to choose from. Be aware though, on-campus housing in West Village and housing throughout Tech Terrace are considered hot commodities and tend to go first.

When should I look for housing?

Mid-April is a great time to begin looking. This will give you an opportunity to see properties that are pre-leasing for the Fall semester, and lock in early!

How do I find a roommate?

Incoming and current students frequently post seeking roommates: Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/texastechlaw2025/ What should my move-in date be?

Orientation will begin Monday, August 15, 2022. Please be sure that your housing will be ready to occupy at least the weekend before the start of orientation.

Can I use my financial aid to cover my living expenses?

Generally yes, but it is extremely important that you know 1) how much you are getting, 2) what your budget needs to look like, and 3) how long your money needs to last. We recommend you reach out to our financial aid advisor, Josh Hernandez (jdez8099.hernandez@ttu.edu) for a more thorough review of your finances.

Can I use the Texas Tech Recreation Center?

Yes! Students may begin using the Rec during orientation. If you plan to arrive in Lubbock earlier and would like to use the facilities, please contact Assistant Dean Saavedra (danielle.saavedra@ttu.edu) for an enrollment verification letter.

Are there any apartments current students have had issues with?

Yes, students have expressed concerns with management, noise levels, etc. at ULofts, Centre at Overton Park, The Avenue, Raider's Pass, Heritage Apartments, Boston Creek, The Que Apartments, The Scarlet, The Village, The Holly, The Republic, and 25twenty.