Ion is a top-quality Austin community designed especially with University of Texas students in mind. Ion features a variety of spacious, furnished apartments plus a full set of community features such as a pool, fitness center, skylounge, attached parking garage and more. All just minutes from campus, with great views too.
Ion 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 Ion 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. Click here to see a sample Housing Agreement.
Each resident at Ion pays a flat rate that includes:
The spacious accommodations at Ion range from studios to 4-bedroom apartments, with a private bathroom for each bedroom.
The standard term is August 18, 2023 to July 25, 2024, with payments made in 12 equal installments.
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. Ion 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 Ion 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 Ion. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
S.M.A.R.T. Housing is an affordable housing initiative of the City of Austin under which a residential development provides certain dwelling units that meet affordability and accessibility guidelines. Click here to learn more about the SMART Housing program and potential eligibility.
Yes, all apartments at Ion have a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, dresser, desk and chair in each bedroom, and a sofa, coffee table, entertainment stand, and flat screen television in each living room. Plus, all residences also include barstools for the dining bar. To see a sample of the furniture and other finishes, please visit our model apartment.
Nearly all the residents at Ion are students at the University of Texas. The per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Nonetheless, Ion is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students. Family members are welcome as well, subject to occupancy limits. Because of the need to match student roommates, non-students must apply together with enough roommates to fill the desired apartment.
Ion has a fire safety system with sprinklers, along with electronic locks plus individually locking bedroom doors. Community courtesy patrols are provided at select times. Management staff are also on-site and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.
Ion is a no-pets community. The community is smoke-free in all indoor 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.
Ion offers optional attached garage parking spaces for an additional charge.
Ion is just one block west of the UT campus. Public transportation options are within walking distance as well.
Yes. Please request an appointment for a personal tour, or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.
