311 Bowie St · Market District · 36 floors
Whole Foods and Trader Joe's within a three minute walk, a rooftop pool over the lake, and a hard two years for the building.
Live prices, checked November 4, 2026
Special: 10 weeks free
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If you're touring The Bowie this fall, we check power, elevators and the amenity floors the week you tour. We ask for any open repair to be written into your lease terms before you sign.
Last checked November 1, 2026. Sources: KXAN, October 1, 2026 · KVUE · City of Austin permit data
57 homes listed today, cheapest first. Each price is the home's lowest rent on a 12 to 15 month lease.
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57 available homes from $1,683
Size
Move in
Floors
Special today
“10 Weeks Free”
"With the special" prices spread the free time over a 12 month lease.
$1,683 a month
About $1,360 a month with the special
$1,976 a month
About $1,673 a month with the special
$2,026 a month
About $1,715 a month with the special
$2,064 a month
About $1,699 a month with the special
$2,070 a month
About $1,704 a month with the special
$2,099 a month
About $1,696 a month with the special
$2,171 a month
About $1,787 a month with the special
$2,214 a month
About $1,822 a month with the special
$2,237 a month
About $1,841 a month with the special
$2,619 a month
About $2,217 a month with the special
$2,685 a month
About $2,210 a month with the special
$2,840 a month
About $2,337 a month with the special
$2,915 a month
About $2,399 a month with the special
$2,920 a month
About $2,472 a month with the special
$2,921 a month
About $2,473 a month with the special
$2,975 a month
About $2,448 a month with the special
$2,981 a month
About $2,524 a month with the special
$2,996 a month
About $2,504 a month with the special
$3,085 a month
About $2,539 a month with the special
$3,092 a month
About $2,618 a month with the special
$3,092 a month
About $2,618 a month with the special
$3,100 a month
About $2,551 a month with the special
$3,108 a month
About $2,631 a month with the special
$3,163 a month
About $2,678 a month with the special
$3,235 a month
About $2,662 a month with the special
$3,244 a month
About $2,746 a month with the special
$3,250 a month
About $2,675 a month with the special
$3,250 a month
About $2,675 a month with the special
$3,260 a month
About $2,760 a month with the special
$3,260 a month
About $2,760 a month with the special
$3,298 a month
About $2,756 a month with the special
$3,320 a month
About $2,811 a month with the special
$3,371 a month
About $2,854 a month with the special
$3,544 a month
About $2,961 a month with the special
$3,613 a month
About $3,059 a month with the special
$3,779 a month
About $3,158 a month with the special
$3,888 a month
About $3,249 a month with the special
$3,899 a month
About $3,151 a month with the special
$3,903 a month
About $3,261 a month with the special
$3,944 a month
About $3,296 a month with the special
$3,956 a month
About $3,349 a month with the special
$3,966 a month
About $3,358 a month with the special
$3,966 a month
About $3,358 a month with the special
$3,966 a month
About $3,358 a month with the special
$4,018 a month
About $3,358 a month with the special
$4,022 a month
About $3,405 a month with the special
$4,064 a month
About $3,396 a month with the special
$4,118 a month
About $3,486 a month with the special
$4,189 a month
About $3,546 a month with the special
$4,194 a month
About $3,505 a month with the special
$4,234 a month
About $3,538 a month with the special
$4,317 a month
About $3,655 a month with the special
$4,324 a month
About $3,613 a month with the special
$4,339 a month
About $3,626 a month with the special
$4,351 a month
About $3,683 a month with the special
$4,943 a month
About $4,130 a month with the special
$9,800 a month
About $8,296 a month with the special
| Size | From | Sq ft | Per sq ft | With the special | Nearby, typical | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,683 | 448 to 534 | $3.76 | $1,360 | $1,546 | 9 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,619 | 703 to 938 | $3.73 | $2,117 | $2,605 | 24 |
| 2 bedroom | $3,544 | 1092 to 1502 | $3.25 | $2,864 | $3,717 | 23 |
| 3 bedroom | $9,800 | 2654 | $3.69 | $7,921 | $4,475 | 1 |
Special today: “10 Weeks Free”. Checked November 4, 2026. "Nearby, typical" is the median within 0.5 to 1.5 miles. The 3 bedroom listed is a 2,654 sq ft penthouse, so the nearby number for 3 bedrooms isn't a fair match.
$1,683 down $316 since October 25, 2026
$2,619 down $67 since October 25, 2026
$3,544 down $69 since October 25, 2026
$9,800 no change since October 25, 2026
Lowest listed rent for each size on every day we checked, from October 25, 2026 to November 4, 2026.
Every home here pays $167 a month in fees on top of rent. Totals are for the lowest priced home of each size.
On top of that: parking from $150 a month if you have a car, and renters insurance. Utilities depend on how much you use.
Renters liability insurance is required: the property's program is $50 a month, or bring your own policy.
From the property's own fee sheet, issued July 15, 2026: the property's fee page, read October 25, 2026.
$2,534a monthHome 2016, the lowest priced 1 bedroom available today: rent after the special, $167 in required monthly fees and one parking space. Change the home, lease, cars and pets below.
A special comes off only when it reaches this home on this lease, worked out the daily way most leasing offices use for specials. A part the property posts no amount for shows as not posted, never as $0. Utilities are billed by use and not included. Open the full cost calculator
Since October 25, 2026, 36 available homes here lowered the asking rent (a typical drop was $55) and 2 raised it (a typical rise was $8).
Median of the available homes: $2,078 on Oct 25, $2,070 on Nov 4, lowest $2,070, highest $2,730. Lowest priced available home: $2,013 on Oct 25, $1,683 on Nov 4, lowest $1,683, highest $2,099.
Median of the available homes: $3,185 on Oct 25, $3,096 on Nov 4, lowest $3,021, highest $3,265. Lowest priced available home: $2,714 on Oct 25, $2,619 on Nov 4, lowest $2,553, highest $2,714.
Median of the available homes: $4,055 on Oct 25, $4,018 on Nov 4, lowest $4,000, highest $4,078. Lowest priced available home: $3,670 on Oct 25, $3,544 on Nov 4, lowest $3,544, highest $3,670.
The solid line is the middle of the asking rents for that size; the dashed line is the lowest priced one, where the cost card starts. From the tower's own listings. We started keeping this record on October 25, 2026 and have 10 days so far. Tap a home above to see its own price history.
For the same 1 bedroom floor plan, the floor makes almost no difference to the price here today.
16 available homes from floor 10 to 33, each against the middle of its own floor plan, from −$258 to +$119.
From 16 available homes across 3 floor plans, compared within each plan so a bigger home never reads as a higher floor. Asking rents, November 4, 2026.
What each side looks at, how much sun it gets and what it costs.
You see 5th and 6th Streets and the Whole Foods flagship below, with the rest of the city behind. Busy streets and lots of lights at night.
You face the downtown skyline. It's best at night, when the towers light up.
You look out to Lady Bird Lake. Higher floors see more water over the buildings in between.
You look across Lamar Boulevard to west Austin's trees and hills.
From the property's floor plans, read October 25, 2026. North is up.
When direct sun can reach each side, through a July day and a January day.
North: 5.0 hours of direct sun in July, none in January. East: 7.0 hours of direct sun in July, 5.5 in January. South: 6.0 hours of direct sun in July, 9.0 in January. West: 6.0 hours of direct sun in July, 3.0 in January.
Worked out from where the sun sits over Austin on July 15 and January 15 and the way each wall faces. A neighboring tower can shade a wall for part of that time.
Here the price climbs with the floor: higher homes cost more per square foot, size for size. Decide what a view is worth to you before you tour.
57 available homes, November 4, 2026. Lowest rent on a 12 to 15 month lease, before the special.
Pick The Bowie for the address and the price per square foot. Go in knowing its service record. We ask for the repair status in writing before you sign.
Every written review we found on eight sites.
“the location is fantastic (next to a WF and Trader Joe’s, restaurants, lake, etc)”
“If you’re facing south (the nice river view) it’s loud... very loud.”
“Things were good for a year or two and then things went down hill fast.”
Years with five or more rated reviews.
Light part: the share that praise it.
| Site | Rating | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | 194 | |
| ApartmentRatings | 2.6 | 17 |
| Apartments.com | 1 | 4 |
| HAR.com | 1 | 1 |
| Yelp | 2 | 13 |
| 3.4 | 23 | |
| Amber Student | 5 | 4 |
Walking minutes from the front door. Twenty minutes covers groceries, the lake, the farmers market and most of downtown's restaurants.
Walking routes from the front door, computed the day of the pull (October 25, 2026). Ratings from Google Maps.
| Drive to | Distance | Midday | 8:30 AM |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Domain | 11.2 mi | 18 min | 18 min |
| Tesla Gigafactory | 14.2 mi | 29 min | 28 min |
| Airport (AUS) | 13.2 mi | 31 min | 29 min |
| UT Austin | 2.3 mi | 12 min | 11 min |
| Downtown (Congress & 6th) | 0.7 mi | 4 min | 6 min |
Drive times for Tuesday departures at 1 PM and 8:30 AM.
Your trip to work and back from this tower, for the day and times you pick, with Google traffic estimates.
Austin's Amtrak station at 250 N Lamar sits about a third of a mile southwest, on the Union Pacific line. Residents in south facing homes, the lake view side, report train noise.
The street scores 70 out of 100 (higher is quieter), mostly from traffic. Inside, residents say the units are well insulated.
FEMA puts this address inside its high risk flood area, near Shoal Creek. Renters insurance doesn't cover floods, cars in the garage included.
The city issued 65 building permits within a third of a mile in the last year. The one that matters most for you: the October 5 emergency electrical permit at 311 Bowie.
In the last 12 months, 321 reports came in for this small area around the building. Of those, 34 were against a person. The average for an area this size nearby is 89.
Keep our help free: on your first visit, tell leasing you're working with Austin High Rise Apartments. On your application, pick "Locator" under "How did you hear about us?" and write our name.
SXSW. SXSW Conferences and Festivals run March 15 to 21, 2027, with SXSW EDU from March 13. The conference centers on the Austin Convention Center and its showcases fill venues across downtown, so expect crowds, full restaurants and slower rides that week. A move in or tour that week takes more planning. This tower is under a mile from the Austin Convention Center.
Dates checked November 2, 2026: SXSW's 2027 dates announcement
Reports per month in the building's census block group, Nov 2025 to Sep 2026. May to Sep ran 46% above Nov to Mar.
Austin Police Department reports, City of Austin open data. Counts cover the area, not the building alone.
Price per square foot of the cheapest home of each size, today.
| Tower | Floors | Built | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bowie | 36 | 2015 | $3.76 | $3.73 | $3.25 | 10 weeks free |
| Gables Park Tower0.14 mi | 18 | 2014 | $4.39 | none listed | $4.48 | none |
| Seven0.26 mi | 24 | 2015 | none listed | $3.15 | $2.90 | none |
| Northshore0.36 mi | 38 | 2016 | none listed | $3.34 | $3.72 | 10 weeks free on penthouses |
| Gables Republic Square0.41 mi | 24 | 2019 | $3.65 | $4.70 | $3.27 | none |
Management's September 30 email gave October 23 to 31 as the earliest date. The city issued an emergency permit on October 5 for temporary power to occupied spaces. That window has passed, and as of November 1 we found no public report that power is back. We check the building's status the week you tour and tell you what we find.
Check the special box under What's open: it names the sizes it covers each day. When we read it on October 25, 2026 it covered 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms on 12 to 15 month leases, not studios.
Yes. FEMA maps the address in zone AE, the 1% annual chance flood area near Shoal Creek. Standard renters insurance usually leaves out flood. Price a flood contents policy if you park in the garage or keep a ground floor storage unit.
Whole Foods is 2 minutes on foot and Trader Joe's 3. Coffee is 4 minutes, the lake trail 12 and the Saturday farmers market 10. Every walk time on this page comes from a walking route from the front door, not a straight line.
The building advertises a rooftop fitness center. Residents wrote in 2025 and 2026 that it was closed for long stretches and that the building gave them a Life Time membership instead. We check which one you'd be using before you sign.
Yes, with restrictions the property gives on request, and we ask for them before you apply. There's a 10th floor deck with a dog run and a pet grooming room, and a vet six minutes away on foot.
The property's fee breakdown issued July 15, 2026 lists $167 a month in fixed fees. That's $95 cable and internet (residents say they can't drop it), a $25 amenity fee, $28 trash, $3 trash admin and $16 pest control. Parking is $150 a month, or $200 for a reserved space. Renters insurance is required: $50 a month through the property's program, or bring your own policy. To apply, it's $100 per applicant, a $375 admin fee and a $300 to $800 deposit. We ask for the current amounts in writing before you apply.
Or let us compare it with nearby towers, or just send you the numbers. One of us will text you back.
Tour times follow the leasing office's hours. Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm.
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Keep our help free: on your first visit, tell leasing you're working with Austin High Rise Apartments. On your application, pick "Locator" under "How did you hear about us?" and write our name.
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