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The Cottages

2300 Cottage Lane, College Station, TX 77845

Official leasing site
Community frontage and driveway at The Cottages of College Station
The Cottages of College Station from the driveway · CroppedPhoto: The Cottages official photography

What to expect

Operator details checked

Furnishings
Fully furnished units

Apartment feature list · Operator source

Laundry
In-unit washer and dryer

Apartment feature list · Operator source

Fall 2027 layouts
Quote pending
Bus, food and campus routes
See Life here

Cost checklist

Ask for the exact room’s dated rate, deposits, utilities, parking and when each charge comes due.

Life here

Try the routes you’ll use from this address.

Bus routes that list a stop at Zachry

The published routes for the two nearest stops give no separate boarding stop for Zachry. Check the live route map for connections.

Nearest listed AggieSpirit stops

AggieSpirit feed Sep 6, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026 · Checked . Stop lists show service across the feed period. Confirm trip direction and departure in the live route map. Published schedule data

Walk or bike to campus

Rounded times use mapped walking and biking paths. Open directions for the current route. Checked · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Campus route sources

The model uses the nearest connected paths and excludes gaps between pins and paths, crossing delays and closures. Route data · ODbL 1.0 · Fix the map

Campus food closest to this address

Checked · Campus dining map

Room options and availability

Fall 2027 · Quote pending · Checked

A term-matched operator rate for Fall 2027 is still pending. Check the leasing portal

Check 14 dated listings

Quote pending. Ask the operator to confirm the payment basis, full lease dates, installments and availability. Checked .

Property listing notes

All 14 plans have dated advertised asks. The operator’s selector gives no term prices or bed counts.

Sources

Fees and deposits

Published guide itemizes a $6 per-installment services fee.

See 33 documented fee entries
  • Resident Life Programs

    $200

    At move-in · Required · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • DLW

    $17

    Per installment · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Listed as required by calculator; alternate coverage unverified.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Trash Service

    $5

    Per installment · Required · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • Utilities

    Amount varies

    Per installment; usage-based · Required · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • Water/Sewer

    Amount varies

    Per installment; usage-based · Required · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • Furniture — common area and bedroom

    $30

    Per installment · Optional or conditional · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • Furniture — common area only

    $20

    Per installment · Optional or conditional · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • Transfer Fee

    $200

    Per occurrence · Optional or conditional · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • NSF Check Fee

    $30

    Per occurrence · Optional or conditional · Term unverified

    Calculator example

    Checked · Fee source

  • Security deposit

    $200

    Term unverified

    One Bedroom Cottage

    One Bedroom Cottage detail shows $200 deposit and an availability alert button.

    Checked · Fee source

  • International qualification deposit

    Amount varies

    At signing · Optional or conditional · Property policy

    Up to two months' deposit may be due for international applicants.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Application fee

    $50

    One time per applicant or guarantor · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Administrative fee

    $150

    One time per lease · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Community fee

    $200

    One time per lease · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Valet trash

    $5

    Per installment · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Services allocation

    $6

    Per installment · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Guide lists $6 per installment. Every dated asking price exceeds the operator’s undated starting rate by $6. The listing does not identify the fee as included.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Water

    9%, basis unspecified

    Per installment · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Guide prints 9% and does not identify the calculation base.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Electric and sewer

    Metered usage

    Per installment · Required · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Metered by unit and split between roommates. Billed about two months in arrears.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Damage liability waiver

    $17

    Per installment · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    May opt out with proof of outside liability coverage.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Credit reporting

    $9

    Per installment · Opt-out · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Guide permits Rent Plus opt-out.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Guarantor waiver

    $41

    Per applicant per installment · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    One of the options for applicants without a guarantor.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Security deposit without guarantor

    Two months of rent

    Once · Conditional · Refundable · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Guide presents as another qualification option without a guarantor.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Pet fee

    $300

    One time per pet · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Pet rent

    $30

    Per pet per installment · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Common-area and bedroom furniture

    $0

    Per installment · Published at zero · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Guide differs from the undated calculator. Guide says opt-out applies to bedroom furniture only.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Late fee

    10% of base rent

    Per occurrence · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Returned payment fee

    $30

    Per occurrence · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Relet fee

    85% of base rent

    Per occurrence · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Unit transfer fee

    $200

    Per occurrence · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Bedspace transfer fee

    $200

    Per occurrence · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Five-month short-term premium

    $200

    Per installment · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Double occupancy fee

    $100

    Per installment · Conditional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Fall 2027 applicability is unpublished.

    Checked · Fee source

  • Premium parking

    $25

    Per installment · Optional · Operator guide published Fall 2026

    Standard parking is complimentary.

    Checked · Fee source

Payment dates

FAQ requires equal payments due the first. Exact Fall calendar unpublished.

  • Fall 2027

    Fall 2027 selected-term portal · Aug 17, 2027 – Jul 25, 2028

    The term selector confirms the dates. The FAQ states the first-of-month rule and full installments for partial months. The actual lease payment count and dates require a property-issued quote.

    Payment source
  • Published payment rule

    Property policy

    Equal installments due on the 1st each month; no proration

    Payment source