The Park Plaza is conveniently located for almost everything you need: school, groceries, restaurants/bars and the lake/hike bike trail. A lot of MBA students end up living here or nearby so it helps with making friends too.

Pros:
- Proximity to Whole Foods and Trader Joes
- Close to 663 bus line that runs directly to UT
- Walking distance of West 6th Street
- Easy access to Town Lake running trails

Cons:
- Expensive if living alone
- Train is loud for certain apartments in the building

Great location, nice amenities, not cheap but worth the price.

I have really enjoyed my experience at Gables. However, the nearby train is definitely something to be aware of when you are choosing your specific apartment. We face in toward the courtyard and it isn't much of an issue. Our bathroom is also connected to the bedroom which is a bit annoying when having people over. This is not the case for all layouts though.

Gables park plaza has great apartments with the best location being right across from town lake and a 5 minute walk to trade joes, Whole Foods and west 6th

Great place to live. Great location and the people are very friendly. Glad I made the decision to move here. The units are spacious and the closets have tons of room for storage. The price is on the expensive side but that's the price you pay if you want to live in Downtown Austin. I barely drive my car so that compensates a little bit.
I highly recommend this location.

Gables Park Plaza is in a fantastic location. Everything is close by, and on the higher floors the view of Downtown Austin is amazing. My main complaint is that many of the people that live here are inconsiderate. There are a lot of loud parties on the weekends that continue on well past midnight and some of the people that live in this building don't clean up after themselves or their pets.

We've lived at the Gables for almost a year. The staff are great, the building is nice and the location couldn't be better... But the place is ALWAYS under construction. I get the impression it's just shoddy construction and they'll just always be dealing with the consequences.

A few examples: there is always a construction frame walk-through somewhere, whether it's in front of the building or in the courtyard. There's also always a pulley system hanging off of the roof onto someone's balcony that's being repaired. And even in our own apartment, we're constantly having to call maintenance for leaky faucets, wobbly kitchen islands, electrical issues and plumbing problems.

Overall, it's a great place to live... But it's a good thing the maintenance guys are friendly, because you see them A LOT.