AMLI River Oaks

I have lived here since December 2015 and am loving it so far.
Office staff have always been friendly and helpful. Service requests have always been taken care of within 24 hr. Open and frequent communication via the online community bulletin board and email from the office. People who live here seems to be courteous and friendly as well. Really positive experiences all around :)

What? Another update from this guy?
Yes. Because things have changed.
And that’s in a good way! We moved within the property from a one– to a two-​bedroom apartment and are even more pleased than before. We really needed more space and the two-​bedroom units are very smartly designed. The one we are in has a large, central living area with bedroom/​bathroom suites on either side of it. There’s a lot more light in this one — we face south, whereas our previous unit faced a central courtyard — and so the overall feel is more open.
We are also one floor higher, and so we have a pretty nice view toward the Medical Center. We had a balcony in our previous apartment, but not here — only the 1-​bedroom units have them. We don’t miss it.
The kitchen is also much bigger. My wife loves to cook, but felt constrained in the one-​bedroom apartment, which had a tiny kitchen. This one has lots of counter and cabinet space, and she’s cooking a lot more (which, of course, makes me very happy!). There’s still no vent over the stove to the outside, so the apartment gets smokey depending on what you’re cooking. At least now there are screens on the windows and sliding doors so you can open them for ventilation.
There are only a few minor complaints.
As with the previous apartment, we don’t hear the next door neighbors at all. But we DO hear the people upstairs — there’s a lot of thumping. It’s not usually thunderous, but we know when they’re active.
Amli replaced the fob-​reader system with one that combines openers for the garage gates. Some kinks are still being worked out, but it’s convenient just having one device to enter the property by car or on foot. However, we learned last month that even the new fob readers go out in thunderstorms, so that remains an issue.
There are some places where I wish there was more light. There’s no overhead light in the built-​in desk nook, just a small fluorescent fixture under the bottom shelf. And there’s no light in the laundry area, which is strange to me. We have a portable LED light so we can see into the washing machine, but it seems like it would have been a no-​brainer to put a light in the top of that room, which is basically like a closet.
Finally, the light switch in the guest bedroom is behind the door, which makes it awkward to turn on when you walk in. Again, it would have been easy to put it on the other side of the door, so it’s strange that’s where it would be.
But there are tiny nits to pick. Overall, we’re still happy here after two years. The staff is great and happy to go above and beyond — the emphasis on service is impressive. It’s a quiet, clean, attractive complex in a great location. It’s still pricey — which may change given the glut of high-​end apartments coming online and Houston’s softening oil economy — but for us it’s worth it.

Thank you for the response. I appreciate your accommodations. Since you have tried to resolve these issues the best way possible i will increase the rating. Hopefully there won’t be anymore issues. Thank you

My wife and I love living here! For us the location could not get much better. Everything we love to do is right around the corner. We can walk to the park, Whole Foods, restaurants, bars, etc. If we do drive most of our favorite places are just a few miles away. The staff here is top notch. For example, my wife and I were sent out of town for a few months to work on a project and a staff member took care of our house plant until we could return. The building is well maintained and when you put in a request for a repair, the speed of response exceeds your expectations. The building is very quite for apartment living as most people here seem to be older or more mature and do not treat the place as party central. The building is very pet friendly and while I do like to see the pets enjoy the place, some of the owners could be more responsible. Every now and then a dog will be left unattended for long periods and this usually results in barking which can be heard down the shared hallway. To summarize, awesome location, wonderful friendly staff, warm modern interiors, cool inviting outdoor shared spaces, with a few negatives being a gym which seems like an afterthought and a few loud unattended dogs. Overall a great value for the money I spend considering property taxes in Houston are outrageous!

I lived in AMLI River Oaks for 1 year transitioning from a condo in a different city to a condo I bought in Houston. But for my desire to own a condo, I would have stayed at this apartment forever. The front office staff is exceedingly responsive and accommodating… as in immediately, and the folks who maintain the property do a great job. The outdoor grills are great and are always kept clean along with the «courtyard» where the grills and outdoor fireplace are. Also, I had been concerned before moving in if there would be a «noise» issue due to it being such a new structure. To the contrary, I was never disturbed by any noise. At all. Truth be told if I could think of ANYTHING that I did not like or felt was not up to par I would put it here… but I can’t. it’s a great place to live in a great location, and but for wanting to won a condo I would still be there.
Robin B.

I’m currently a resident here at AMLI River Oaks and what can I say, I LOVE IT!!! First of all the staff is always super friendly and willing to help. Few month ago I had a hip surgery and the leasing staff was super helpful. They were always checking on me to see if I needed something from food to walking my dog. They are amazing!!!
I love the property too!!! I’m recently in a 2 bedroom apartment and I’ll be moving to a 1 bedroom by next month. I’m really excited :) Here at AMLI River Oaks you get a courtyard and a boutique pool. Pool is not too big but what I like about it is that you actually can go out there and relax and BBQ with friends and is not party central. I never been to the courtayrd with the fireplace but heard it was pretty nice. Need to check that one out!
One thing I did have a problem was with the visitor parking. Vistor parking was pretty small but they went out of their way to fix it and now we have extra visitor parking across the street. Now I really don’t have anything to complain.
We always have events going on from a pool party to football parties with food and so on. They really keep the events coming and I love the fact that they want the resident to get involved. Keep it up guys!!!
Security is really good to me. Everything needs a fob in order to work. From the doors to the elevators. Pretty secure to me but as you know you live in Houston so you never know what can happen!
Overall I love living here and I’m planning on staying here for a long time! If you looking for something new and upcoming I will say come check out AMLI River Oaks :)

I love living at this place. It’s only a midrise, but I can’t hear any of my neighbors at all. I love the layout of my apartment too — my wife and I chose the 1 bedroom plan with the office and the two walk in closets. Plenty of storage space. With the air conditioned halls, we find our energy bill to be less than apartments we’ve lived at with outside halls.
On the second floor of each building is common areas with grills. On one side is a pool and the other is an outside fireplace. The fireplace side is usually pretty quiet, so if you’re looking for outside relaxation, it’s a nice place to sit around. Plus the complex is completely nonsmoking, so no awful smells or cigarette butts all over the place.
Lastly, this location is great. While foods is about a 10 minute walk north and Kroger is about a 10 minute walk west (along with the river oaks shopping center). It’s a quick bike ride up to the buffalo bayou bike trails too, which you can ride right into downtown. Love this place — just hope the rent doesn’t increase too much when our lease is up, as it is a bit more than other apartments we’ve looked at (although all of Houston has been increasing rents for the last few years).

Love this apartment complex. I feel like I’m living in luxury. The staff in the office are very warm and welcoming. There are wonderful amenities and lots of resident events.
The location is fantastic just walking distance from the river oaks shopping center Kroger and Whole Foods.

My wife and I have lived at AMLI River Oaks for 6 months. We like living here very much. Our apartment faces north, away from busy roads and power lines. The location is close to downtown, with lots of nearby restaurants and a Whole Foods store a few blocks away. I take West Gray Metro Bus 3 to and from work downtown every day, which is quite convenient.
Apartments are new and bright, with full-​size washers and dryers. Neighbors seem to be working professionals, mainly 30-​somethings. We have not heard loud parties. However, we commonly hear footsteps from the person in the unit above us. We like the common areas, and we have reserved their excellent theater room a number of times to watch movies in Blue Ray.
Staff members at AMLI River Oaks are pleasant and helpful. They schedule several activities each month, such as visits by food trucks. Rent can be paid online using a checking account with no added service fee. Their website allows online reservations of amenities, such as the theater room. Parking is secure and sufficient. Management recently added a security guard at night, which was a welcome addition.
We wish the windows had screens, but they do not. Also, televisions work poorly on the individual machines in the health facility. Otherwise, we highly recommend the apartments at AMLI River Oaks.