The Core Apartments – 3990 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007

Pricing by Floor Plan

The building has 326 units across 4 stories, built in 2008, according to a CorporateHousing property listing. Base rent varies by floor plan far more than by “1-bed vs. 2-bed” alone.

On that date, the comparison ApartmentHomeLiving published put The Core 32.25% below the Washington Avenue submarket average and 1.5% above the Houston-wide average: cheap for the immediate neighborhood, ordinary for the city as a whole. RentCafe separately listed 19 available units, with 1-bedrooms starting at $1,364 and 2-bedrooms at $2,036, a live count rather than a per-floor-plan range. Treat any number here as a starting point for a call to the leasing office, not a locked quote, since unit-level pricing moves week to week in this market.

Deposit, Application, and Move-In Fees

The deposit isn’t a fixed number: it moves within a $500-to-one-month’s-rent band based on the applicant’s credit at approval, and RentDeals is the only source in this research trail that says what it varies by. Budget for the top of the range if your credit history is thin or new.

How does the deposit amount vary at The Core?It’s set within a $500-to-one-month’s-rent band based on the applicant’s credit at approval, not a flat number tied to unit or floor plan.

Pet Policy and Breed Restrictions

Two pets are allowed per unit with no weight limit. Fees run $400 one-time plus $30 monthly per pet, for both cats and dogs. Restricted breeds include Akita, American Staffordshire Terrier or Bull Terrier, Presa Canario, Chow Chow, Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd, Great Dane, Husky and Malamute breeds, Rottweiler, and wolf or restricted-breed mixes, per the CorporateHousing listing of the community’s pet terms. Service animals are generally exempt regardless of breed.

Are dogs with breed restrictions allowed at all?Not under the standard pet policy – the breeds named above sit outside the general pet fee structure, though service animals are typically exempt.

Parking

Sources describe a multi-level parking garage on site, but none of the independent listings checked for this page specify whether spaces are assigned, reserved for a fee, or first-come. Confirm this directly with the leasing office before counting on covered parking as guaranteed.

Is parking guaranteed or first-come at The Core?Unconfirmed in any source checked for this page. Ask the leasing office directly and get the answer in writing before signing.

Walk Score, Transit, and the Commute Numbers That Are Measured

Walk Score rates the exact address 90 out of 100, a “Walker’s Paradise,” and separately measures the commute to Downtown Houston at 9 minutes by car, 26 minutes by transit, and 19 minutes by bike. A CorporateHousing listing gives a Transit Score of 60 for the same address, calling it “good public transit” with 6 stops within 3.6 miles, a different transit methodology than Walk Score publishes for the same address.

The building sits in the Washington Avenue-Memorial Park neighborhood, which Walk Score ranks as the 10th most walkable neighborhood in Houston, with a neighborhood-level score of 68.

Is the “10-minute commute” claim to Rice University and nearby employers accurate?No measured source confirms it. The only verified commute figure available is 9 minutes by car to Downtown Houston, a different destination than the one the claim names.

Schools Zoned to the Property

Zoned schools include Memorial Elementary, Hogg Middle School, and Heights High School. GreatSchools rates Hogg Middle School as performing above average compared with Texas schools at the same grade levels, and separately rates Heights High School 6 out of 10. Memorial Elementary’s current GreatSchools rating wasn’t available in any source checked for this page. Confirm directly with GreatSchools.org or Houston ISD before treating school quality as settled for a specific child’s enrollment.

Amenities Grouped by Who Uses Them

• Commuters and remote workers: business center with Wi-Fi, gated entrance, electric-car chargers.
• Pet owners: three pet parks, plus the pet fee structure detailed above.
• Fitness and social use: a 24-hour fitness center with free weights, two pools, a spa, a fire pit lounge, and a grilling area with a bar.
• In-unit: washer/dryer, walk-in closets, 9-to-10-foot ceilings, granite countertops, and garden tubs in select units.

What Independent Renter Surveys Say About Safety and Upkeep

ApartmentRatings.com’s category-level renter survey gives The Core a mixed profile that a single blended star rating would hide.

The weak scores cluster in exactly the two categories independent reviewers keep raising unprompted. Several separate accounts on ApartmentRatings.com and on CorporateHousing’s review feed describe vehicle break-ins and stolen wheels in the parking garage, with more than one reviewer noting non-functioning garage cameras. These are individual tenant reports rather than a police-verified count, but the pattern repeats across unconnected reviewers on two separate platforms rather than coming from a single complaint. A separate, isolated reviewer claim about foundation cracking has no independent confirmation in this research trail and should be treated as unverified.

Lease Terms and Qualification

Lease terms run 2 to 13 months, and RentDeals notes that leases shorter than 12 months often carry extra fees. Income qualification requires 2.5 times the rent in total gross household income across all adult applicants, and renters are responsible for all utilities.

What income is required to qualify at The Core?Total gross household income at least 2.5 times the monthly rent, combining all adult applicants on the lease.

Booking a Tour and What to Verify On-Site

Confirm the actual deposit figure for your credit tier and current move-in specials directly with the leasing office. None of the sources checked here list an active promotion.