It’s a top-quality San Marcos community designed especially with Texas State University students in mind. The Grove features a variety of spacious, furnished apartments plus a full set of community features such as state-of-the-art fitness center, 24-hour study lounge, resort-style pool and more.
No. The Grove at San Marcos is a privately owned and professionally managed community. Click here for more information about the management and ownership.
You can select your roommate(s), or you can apply on your own and we can match you with other students. Applicants answer a short list of lifestyle questions to help in the matching process.
Instead of requiring all roommates to sign a joint lease, each person at The Grove has their own individual contract, with one person per bedroom. This means you are only responsible for paying for yourself — not your roommates. Even if a roommate moves out or other bedrooms in your apartment are empty, you only pay the rate for your bedroom.
Each resident at The Grove at San Marcos pays a flat rate that includes:
The spacious accommodations at The Grove are available in 2 and 3 bedroom floorplans, with a private bedroom-bathroom suite for each resident.
Yes, each apartment at The Grove has a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, desk and chair and dresser in each bedroom. The living room includes a sofa, chair, coffee table, plus a dining table and chairs in the kitchen.
The standard term is August 16, 2024 to July 24, 2025, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff. Click here for a sample agreement.
Within 7 days after a Housing Agreement is signed, each resident is required to do one of two things: provide a qualifying guarantor (often a parent), or pre-pay the final 2 installments.
Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH electronic checking. The Grove also offers automatic payment by either credit card or checking account — just fill out one page, one time and payments will be made automatically. Convenience fees apply for credit card and debit card payments.
Your living costs at The Grove can be covered by financial aid, just like on-campus housing. Any available financial aid funds, after university charges are satisfied, are released to the student for non-institutional expenses, such as off-campus housing. These funds can be used to pay charges at The Grove. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
Nearly all the residents at The Grove at San Marcos are students at Texas State University and the per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Residents/families with children are welcome. There is no extra cost for minor children in the care of adult residents, other than regular charges for each bedroom space selected by the resident. A minor occupying a bedroom space rented by a parent, guardian or person with legal custody is not considered a breach of the Housing Agreement or a violation of the rules. The Grove is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students. In order to match student roommates in shared apartments, we will request roommate consent for any non-student occupants.
The Grove at San Marcos has a monitored fire-sprinkler system and individually locking bedroom doors. Management staff are also available 24×7 and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.
The Grove at San Marcos is a pet-friendly community, subject to limits on animals and breeds. The community is smoke-free in all indoor and adjacent spaces. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of apartment-mates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.
The Grove offers free surface parking for all residents. Limited guest parking is also available at no charge. All residents and their guests must have a parking pass.
The Bobcat tram service picks up in front of the community every 20 minutes, Monday through Thursday between 7am and 6:30pm and Friday between 7am and 5:30pm, during Fall and Spring semesters when school is in session.
Although we do not currently have a model apartment, we offer a virtual tour that can be viewed here. You can also request an appointment for a personal tour, or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.
