I lived at Macro House for 4 months for the months from May to August. I moved to Austin for an internship and didn’t know anyone in the city beforehand so I thought it would be best to live in a community to meet new people.
And it was definitely the best decision I could’ve made.
Macro House was an an intense experience in all the right ways. There’s always something going on and if there isn’t, spend enough time in the common area and something will come up. Macro is made by the people living there and community really is emphasized. Every week there is a get together for happy hour and another get together for family dinner; both events are organized well and help bring everyone together.
The actual location is a mixed bag. On one hand it’s kept quite clean and maintenance comes by pretty often, but the building itself is pretty old - you get over it pretty quickly though and honestly the oldness of it has its own charm.
The House is definitely what you make of it, if you enjoy spending time with others, learning about other people’s backgrounds and experiences, and having fun, you will undoubtably have a great time.