Camden Buckingham

Really nice apartment homes, close to 635 and 75 so it’s a pretty convenient location. It is close to shopping and dining, the grounds are well maintained. The staff is very friendly and willing to help you, I do like the convenience of paying rent online, & online service requests.

I have lived at Camden Buckingham for about 4 years and have had a
great experience living here! The staff is wonderful, especially Meredith
Vela. She has been so helpful with my lease renewals and any questions I
have. She is just a great person and has helped me tremendously! Maintenance
is prompt and the guys are so nice. I think the noise levels are good. I have met
several neighbors and they are friendly and respectful of your privacy. I am a widow so
security is important to me. The management will promptly notify me of any incidents
that occur (not many) and I do feel very safe. I also love the lakes! The ducks and birds
are so fun to watch and and the landscape is beautiful and well maintained! So happy to
to Camden Buckingham home! Cindy M.

I’ve lived at Camden Buckingham for four and a half months now. So far this is the best apartment experience I’ve ever had. My apartment is quiet since my building is full of families. None of them smoke either, so that hasn’t been an issue. I feel perfectly safe here. When I’ve had questions or concerns management has always responded quickly and cheerfully. Frankly one of the reasons I rented here is Meredith. She was the friendliest, most competent rental agent I met during my search. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. I enjoy seeing the birds, squirrels and ducks. The pools are well maintained and common areas are kept clean. One of the other things I like is that my power bills have been low which shows the building itself is well insulated. I am very happy with my choice to live at Camden Buckingham.

I’ve lived at Camden Buckingham for about 8 months. So far, I’ve had a really good experience there. I was impressed by how clean the apartment was when I moved in. I’m sure noise levels vary by location, but my building is full of families and I have had no issues with noise. Maintenance has always been quick to address my issues, and the staff at the front is always pleasant to me. The grounds are also really nice; I really enjoy walking around the ponds and seeing the ducks, and the workout facilities are great.
The only concerns I have are that the gate at the front is almost always broken and the back gate is easy to slip into, which is pretty frustrating because safety was part of the reason I decided to live there in the first place. The other problem I have is that you’re required to pay for the technology package and valet waste on top of your rent. I’ll admit that the valet waste is nice living on a higher floor, but I have no need for cable and I hardly ever use it.
Overall, however, I’ve enjoyed living at Camden, and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a new apartment.

Camden is a great place to live. The neighborhood is very quiet at night and everyone is friendly. The pools are nice and the grounds stay nice and clean. Maintenance is very quick to respond to anything you need done.

I lived at Camden Buckingham for 2 years. Overall, it was a great place to live and my favorite of all the apartments I have lived in. The apartments themselves are clean and updated with stainless steel refrigerators and microwaves and an electric range oven. I found this to be a comfortable place to live and would recommend it to anyone who can afford the price.
As for the noisiness other reviewers have mentioned, I have found that the noise level depends on your neighbors. I have had an extremely loud neighbor would wake me up every morning by screaming his head off so loudly that it sounded like he was in the same room as me, and I have had neighbors who I never head make so much as a peep.
The location is relatively quiet, close to a few different parks, and within walking distance of fast food/​grocery stores. After a living here for a while, you start to get used to the constant construction and traffic that is 635 and 75. There’s a nice little paved trail that goes around the pond/​fountains inside the complex which I liked strolling around. There are always kids playing in the parking lot, which can be a little annoying when you’re trying to drive by. There are sidewalks, but they do not connect all the way around. The community is gated but I only ever had to swipe to open the gate about 35% of the time. There are so many people coming in and going out that the gate is almost constantly open. There is a mixed demographic of tenants, but you can expect a decent amount of them to conspicuously stare you down every time you’re in their field of sight for seemingly no reason, which did bug me quite a bit. The staff is usually helpful (Rebecca is great) and most of them at least feign friendliness. The maintenance staff is adequate but doesn’t go out of their way to be nice, and it’s easy to submit service requests online.
The major downside to this apartment complex is the fees and charges they tack on to your rent. Valet waste is about $ 40, and you can’t refuse this charge even if, like me, your apartment is just a few steps away from the dumpster. They also include TWC basic cable into every apartment (also about $ 40 if I remember correctly) which you have no choice over. When you move out, you’ll be charged a $ 70 cleaning fee plus whatever additional charges they feel like adding on.

Maintenance is fantastic, I have never received such fast and perfect maintenance service from a complex.

I have lived at Camden Buckingham for over 2 years and am generally pleased with it. Convenient location, the property is kept clean and well landscaped. Maintenance is professional and usually completed within 24 hours of the request. I rarely deal with the office staff, maybe 4 times in my whole stay, and they have usually been pleasant. For the area its ok on pricing, but make sure you ask about the fees not included in the rent.

I honestly wish I could give this apartment complex 0 stars. They don’t even deserve the one that I’m giving them in this review.
The customer service is absolutely horrible. There have been so many instances where they have miscommunicated with us and then said that it was our fault. I noticed a lot of security issues (back gate was open and I saw someone slip in through the opening) and they don’t really screen visitors. I have constantly told them about cars being parked in front of my apartment that don’t have a parking tag and they don’t remove them (when they promised as I was signing my lease that un-​tagged vehicles will ALWAYS be removed via tow truck).
Also, be warned that this complex involves very young families and the walls are extremely thin. YOU WILL HEAR EVERYTHING. This also means very limited parking because these families have multiple cars. This complex should develop an assigned parking system (1 or 2 cars to an apartment) so other residents who come home late don’t have to park all the way in the visitors lot, which is located in the far back of the complex.
They also nickel and dime the hell out of you. When you sign the lease, you have to agree to the trash valet service (you put your trash outside your door and they dump it for you). It sounds nice at first but if you end up like me and your apartment is near the dumpster, it seems like a waste of $ 27 a month. We tried to opt out of it when we renewed but they wouldn’t allow it.
There are some pros to this place. The maintenance team is very quick to respond to emergencies, but they’re not the nicest of people. You are also 5 minutes away from 635 and 75. All you’re paying for is the location.
This is a horrible apartment complex, please find another option and consider this place as a last resort.

I’ve live here for almost 3 years now… my rating is 3.25 stars
the apt is fairly nice/​new (no play ground /​less kids) however they do play in the parking lot at times =/​… the complex have 2 pool area and 2 laundry rooms also a fitness center and a good size half court basketball court. (+1 star)
the maintainence crew, and repair crew are usually fast and responsive to online and emergency requests (good! +1 star) not so fast if you call in to the Camden office staff b/​c sometimes they’ll forget to report it to the maintainence crew
the location is prime in Richardson close to 635, 75 and 25min you can get to anywhere you want in the metro area… also you’re minutes away from Chinatown and Dart station and have kroger /​wal-​mart etc. around also liquor store is walking distance! …(+1 star)
THE BAD:
the walls are pretty thin, you can hear your neighbors if they’re watching a loud movie or playing loud music or have crying babies at night… unreasonable billings… you are FORCED to have renters insurance which is about $ 210 for 12 months, you are FORCED to pay for basic cable through time warner (even if you do not own or watch TV $ 38 a month), you are FORCED to pay a valet trash fee even if you don’t use their service ($ 28 a month on top of the city trash fee $ 28 a month) and the garage rental is $ 75 a month… the office is slow to response or help you at times. another bad they only give you 30 – 45 days for notice to leave the complex… way to short to look for a new apt. or decide… the complex is gated but the gates are broken /​left open 4~5 days out of 7 … and no remote openers or code to open the gates… when it rains you’ll still have to open the window to get wet (–1 star)
bad customer service of the CAMDEN manager/staff/crew…out of the 2 flood that I had the staff did nothing to compensate my time or physically have to endure the 2 weeks they were repairing my unit. (–0.75 star)
only wish they would lower the prices or remove on some unreasonable charges and improve their customer service just a little bit. it’d make it so much better