Camden Whispering Oaks

Just ONE MONTH experience!!!
I just moved in here in March, 2016 but burglars broke into my apartment LAST WEEK.
The burglar had broken bedroom window and took many things.
I told to the apartment management to fix my broken window but they did NOT fix the broken window for a week.

DO NOT MOVE HERE! My boyfriend and I moved here September of 2014, and were happy to leave November of 2015. First, this place is way to expensive and you do not get what you pay for! We were paying $ 1300 for a tiny one bedroom apartment with fake granite. Second, the staff are extremely rude! For example, the second month that we lived there our bathtub cracked and the manager Oscar called me a liar several times and said we hit it or something like that, and that we had to pay to fix it! I had to go all the way to corporate to get him set straight on that and we did not end up paying to fixing it. After that, all of the staff was very kiss ass toward me because they knew that I went to corporate to get things done right. And now that we have moved out and are very happy, I just received our last bill statement from them. I was expecting that they would try to charge us some ridiculous fees and guess what? They did! So now we have to pay a bunch of pet fees, when we didn’t even have pets on our lease. And a bunch of other random fees! Oh and don’t worry about getting your deposit back because that goes toward the cleaning fee when you move out, but you still have to clean everything spotless too! I can’t say this enough. DO NOT MOVE HERE!

Camden has been known to have well kept properties and create high standards for residents. Breona has been nothing short of amazing throughout the leasing process. She has given me confidence that I’ll have a great stay during my lease term. I will give the process and property this far a 4.5 star rating. I will return with a follow up review!

I have to give the complex a 4 star if I could give a half I would to make it a 4.5 but this is only because I have not moved in just yet. So far I have been completely accommodated by the office staff, I’m sure they are tired of seeing me because I’ve come to look at my floor plan at least 20 times.
This has been by far the best renting experience I’ve ever had in my life. Most complexes make you feel nervous and skeptical but this place makes you feel right at home the moment you enter the gates.
(I’ll do a follow up review in 6 months just to confirm all that I had expected)
Can’t wait to move in

Well I guess now it makes perfect sense why they run contests begging for reviews. As an unfortunately recently renewed resident, this has turned out to be the WORST decision I’ve ever made! Camden Property «Trust» is FAR from trustworthy. I’ve read the reviews from previous residents after they were charged erroneous carpet replacement fees but I never thought it would happen to me. I took pride in knowing I kept the flooring in the home SPOTLESS. This meant only clear drinks allowed in the home, my dogs are completely potty-​trained, vaccumed several times weekly and all shoes taken off before reaching the carpeted areas. I was still hit with a $ 500 bill. Luckily I recorded a move-​out video that shows there were no issues. Even the photos taken by Camden show no damages or stains, but the idiots tried to point out vaccum lines as pet stains. Needless to say I regret my decision to ever move here, but even worse I recently moved into another unit and signed on for an additional 15 months. The «manager» Oscar is nothing more than a rude, condescending «2 bit hustler» out to make a dime. This a-​hole refused to view the photos with us and immediately became defensive and made up a new reason for the charge right there on the spot. No paperwork, no written document. Just a false arbitrary decision. Luckily I recorded the conversation and have even more to fight with. Camden started it, but I will fight this to the end. STAY FAR AWAY. THEY ARE NICE ONLY UNTIL THE LEASE IS SIGNED. If you love paper thin walls, rude management, no security and to be treated like second class scum… Move right on in!

I have enjoyed living here for 4 years and am sad to say that I am ready to move out. I have slowly seen neighbors move out due to the property manager’s disrespectful and unhelpful attitude. All staff seems to be courteous and pleasant to deal with except this one individual, that sadly, I have to deal with the most.

My husband and I have lived here for almost 3 years and we love it! Great amenities, beautiful apartments and maintained facilities. As a teacher, the pool is my favorite spot to be found during the summer!

Just moved here from out of town for work. Perfect location. Beyond satisfied with the property and quality of apartment! The staff is always a great help! maintenance is very quick and always comes to fix any issues the same day. Having cable already in the apartment helps a lot too, saves money!

I love this place. Staff is great maintenance is amazing. It’s quiet with plenty of parking and great amenities! Glad we chose this place.

Best Place for a Renter.
I absolutely love living at Camden Whispering Oaks. The grounds and facilities are always clean. The staff is extremely helpful. The staff does not create reasons to enter your unit for no reason. I always feel safe. I just can’t run out of great things to say. Move here if you can.

I have been living here for the past 3 years and it has been great. The staff is very helpful and the maintenance crew is very punctual. The location hits a home run for me as it’s conveniently placed near westpark tollway and the beltway. These are what I mainly look for before in an apt complex. The added perks to camden whispering oaks include it’s pool area, proximity to walmart, heb, multiple restaurants and valet trash pick-​up:)

This is my husband and I’s first apartment together, and we made a great choice! This is a beautiful and well-​kept community, and the management does a good job hosting community events, that are always fun!
We really like to use the gym and the business center, and we have access to those ²⁴⁄₇ with our key cards. I feel safe in this complex at night and even though sometimes there have been attempted robberies, I don’t feel like it’s anything abnormal for Houston.
There are only two things I wish I could change, but neither of these are deal breakers so that is why they still get 5 stars! The first is that I wish there was a small dog park area. The second is that sometimes I have felt the staff isn’t as available as they should be. Sometimes some emails and packages get lost in the shuffle of dealing with their everyday stuff. I know that Camden as a company is constantly moving their staff around, getting promotions etc., so that’s probably why. They were understaffed for a couple of months.
It is kind of expensive for this part of Houston, but I feel that it is worth it.

Helpful staff. Overall a nice place to live and convenient to HEB/​Walmart/​etc and Westheimer & Westpark tollway

Camden whispering oaks is beautiful and I don’t think I’ll ever want to call anywhere else home! They have multiple floor plans which really is awesome because they all have everything I was looking for; washer, dryer, stainless steel appliances, ceiling fans in every room, cable and valet waste! The location is perfect and the property is very quiet! I never have trouble with parking! The office staff is very caring and really go above and beyond! Maintenance is outstanding and the property looks just like it did on their website!

I really enjoyed my time living here. As a young female, I felt safe enough to walk to my car and back in the middle of the night. The staff is really on top of maintenance issues and were very helpful with whatever issues I had. The grounds were well maintained and everything was very well kept.
The only issues I had with this complex were 1) the price was a bit expensive when it was time to renew my lease (almost a $ 200/​month increase in my case). and 2) there was a crying baby that lived directly underneith me that i could hear when things were very quiet (ie. when it was time to go to sleep :/​). I never heard any other noises from neighbors or any ambulances though (I lived in the building across the street from the hospital).
I honestly wish I had stayed. I moved to save money on rent, and my current complex is a nightmare of a management system. If having a responsive management/​maintenance staff is important to you, it might be worth considering paying a little extra for this place.

Great, finally, I was looking for a place this gorgeous just 15 min from my job at mid-​town; almost new, a lot of light comes into the apartment because of all the big windows; that makes the apartment very pleasant and appealing. All modern apartment and clubroom, the pool looks amazing. I thank Ebony and Shelby, they were very welcoming and provided all the info I needed for my move in plus the list of all the area restaurants, entertainment, and open spaces. Love it!

I lived at Camden Whispering Oaks for a little over two years and can truly say I had a great living experience here. I won’t say everything was picutre perfect, but it was damn near close to it!
The property itself is really nice– one could easily say this is «the» best looking complex in the area. The landscaping crew always kept it looking fresh and new– nicely trimmed bushes, grass cut to perfection aligned with colorful flowers and all that jazz. All the units have the latest and greatest interior features– track lighting, granite counter tops, and stainless steel appliances. I absolutely loved my kitchen! That was honestly the one thing I hated to let go of when I moved out. The pool area is really nice and has a resort style feel to it. The clubhouse and workout room is top of the line and accessible to residents at any time.
The maintenance crew here is incredible! Anytime I submitted a request, it usually got handled the same day. As far as safety goes, that definitely was not an issue for me while I was here, thank god! I’m really picky about where I stay, as I have to sense a good vibe about my surroundings. Definitely good vibes here– never once did I feel uneasy about leaving out or getting home at night. I don’t recall too many emergency incidents other than a typical car break-​in every blue moon, which is bound to happen at any apartment complex at some point. Whenever something did occur, the staff made sure the residents were informed immediately via email and/​or by sending out notices to everyone’s door. As far as noise, didn’t experience anything out of the ordinary. I am sooooo non-​tolerant when it comes to noisy neighbors and will make a complaint in a heartbeat, but I never had to do that here– guess I lucked up on having great neighbors!
Some things I wasn’t too favorable of was having cable tied in with the rent. All units here have basic cable through Phonoscope, which is cool if you don’t need extra channels and features, but for someone like me who prefers to have specific channels, this didn’t cut it for me. Needless to say, I ended up getting ATT U-​Verse but still had to pay Camden for basic cable too:-(You are allowed to upgrade your cable package with their provider, but the packages didn’t appeal to me at all. It would’ve been cool to have the option to opt out of their cable but it comes with your rent, so there’s no getting around it.
Another issue I experienced here– a few times, was major spikes in my water bill. On average, my water bill was about $ 30 a month. On more than one occasion it increased to about $ 25. This didn’t make sense to me because I lived alone and was not using excess amounts of water. Maintenance came to check my unit for leaks a couple times and found nothing, but yet I still found myself paying more than the norm. Not cool at all, so I would advise to stay on top of your water bill. To this day there was never an explanation as to why my bill «all of a sudden» jumped up so high. Oh well! Valet trash is also included in your rent. I actually liked the valet trash pick-​up and found it to be very beneficial in the end, especially for a chick like me who hates taking the trash out.
Another important thing– when renewing your lease, know that the rates WILL go up– like all the way up, regardless of how great of a tenant you are. Unless you are willing to pay outside of your price range, you will need to have an alternative. I really wanted to renew my lease but didn’t feel my space was worth what they were asking for when I could go elsewhere and find something bigger for the same price. I considered moving to a bigger unit on the property but the rates at the time were ridiculous and the staff wouldn’t make any tweaks to cut me a deal, so unfortunately my notice to vacate was in order.
Bringing it back to the brighter side of things, the staff here is really nice and was great about hosting events and activities for the residents. I can even recall some early mornings where they would hand out breakfast bags at the gate for us as we headed out for work. They would also periodically call to check in to see how things were going– I really liked that. My favorite was Edwin– such a great guy! He was always very helpful in any given circumstance. He was my leasing consultant when I first moved here and really made my experience a great one. Even when I moved out he was very accommodating to my needs during the process.
Overall, Camden Whispering Oaks is awesome! And although I did mention a few things I experienced that I wasn’t too favorable of, it certainly does not take away from the fact that this is a GREAT community. If you’re looking to move in the area (and aren’t too particular about price range) this property should be at the top of your list!

As a follow up to my previous review, I ended up paying the outrageous amount because I didn’t want to deal with these folks again. The manager sent us the the bogus invoice from some Joe Schmo company justifying the work done on our apartment. The reason for the updated review is extremely important
I came to know that Camden Property Trust (CPT) is publically traded company in NYSE and unfortunately I used to be their shareholder at some point of time. They are in serious incompliance because as part of their move out procedure, they let the prospective vendors or contractors bid on what works need to be done in the apt while these same vendors serve as the the 3^rd party inspectors. These details were sent to me by their manager (Jenn Francois) via email. So no wonder the cost is so high because the contractor decides what work needs to take place in the apartment when a tenant moves out. Not sure what the vendor selection process is but the final costs are forwarded to the ex tenant. This whole practice sounds fishy and further justifies how shady the management is in handing out work to contractors and not having a formal move out procedure.
As a tip to current and future residents. Please please take pictures or video before moving out. If you have stuff hanging on the wall like paintings, TVs etc make sure to get it back to pre move in condition. When the management says small dents and dings are ok. DO NOT trust them. It is a scam, they have their bonuses tied up to this crap. They will get you. They probably get 20% discount for staying there but you don’t. So even small minor things cover them up. Don’t give them excuse. You can’t do anything if their ABC contractor decides that after you moved out they might need to replace the AC, refrigerator, oven, carpet, walls, tiles, hardwood floor etc while the same ABC contractor happens to sell those products :)
Finally, if you are moving in request new coat of paint in garage and apt or new carpet. They will pass the cost of changing carpet or painting the walls when you move out so might as well get one before you move in.

I’ve been here for two years and my favorite thing is the office staff. They are amazing! They really go out of their way to be welcoming and come up with fun events. It’s definitely the prettiest community in this area too. The pool is awesome.

LOVED this Camden. Living here was amazing and I truly miss it. The staff is friendly, its clean and maintenance is always on top of everything. I rarely ever needed them but when I did they were quick and efficient. The grounds were nice and it was easy access to freeway and HEB and stores are close and convenient.