FAQs | Student Apartments in Indianapolis, Indiana

It’s a high-quality Indianapolis community designed especially with Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis students in mind. LUX features a variety of spacious, furnished loft-style apartments and a full set of community features such as a luxury clubhouse, fitness center and pool, all just three blocks from the IU Indianapolis and Purdue Indianapolis campus.

No. LUX 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 LUX 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 LUX pays a flat rate that includes:

The spacious accommodations at LUX range from studios to 4-bedroom lofts, each with a private bathroom for every bedroom.

Yes, all apartments at LUX have a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, dresser, desk and chair in each bedroom, plus counter stools, a sofa, coffee table and entertainment stand in each living room. To see a sample of the furniture and other finishes, please visit our virtual tour that can be viewed here.

The standard term is August 19, 2027 to July 22, 2028, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff.

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. LUX 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 LUX 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 LUX. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.

Nearly all the residents at LUX are students at IU Indianapolis and Purdue Indianapolis or UIndy and the per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. LUX is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students and residents with children, at no extra cost other than regular charges for each bedroom space selected by the resident. In order to match roommates in shared apartments with college students, roommate consent is required for any occupant who is not a college student.

LUX has a monitored fire sprinkler system, plus electronic locks and individually locking bedroom doors. Community courtesy patrols are provided at select times. Management staff are also available 24×7 and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.

LUX is a no-pets community. The community is smoke-free in all indoor and adjacent areas. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of roommates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.

LUX offers secured, covered parking in our on-site parking garage for an additional charge.

LUX is a 10-minute walk from IU Indianapolis and Purdue Indianapolis, and just steps from all the attractions of downtown Indianapolis. Three IndyGo bus routes stop just across the street. The University of Indianapolis is also just a 15-minute drive away.

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.