It’s a top-quality Mount Pleasant community designed especially with CMU students in mind. The Reserve features a variety of spacious, furnished apartments plus a full set of community features such as a resort-style pool, clubhouse with gym and business center, dog park and more.
The Reserve at Mt. Pleasant 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 Reserve at Mt. Pleasant 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 Reserve at Mt. Pleasant pays a flat rate that includes:
The spacious accommodations at The Reserve include 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, with a private bedroom-bathroom suite for each resident.
Yes, each apartment at The Reserve at Mt. Pleasant has a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, desk and chair, nightstand and dresser drawers in each bedroom. The living area includes a sofa, chair, dining table and chairs.
The standard term is August 18, 2023 to July 29, 2024, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff. Click here for a sample agreement.
Each resident must pay an administrative fee within 7 days after signing the Housing Agreement. This fee is reduced significantly if the resident provides a qualifying guarantor (often a parent) for their financial obligations under Housing Agreement.
Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH electronic checking. The Reserve at Mt. Pleasant 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 Reserve 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 Reserve. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
Nearly all the residents at The Reserve are students at Central Michigan University. The per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Nonetheless, The Reserve 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 residence.
The Reserve at Mt. Pleasant has a monitored fire-sprinkler system, along with 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.
The Reserve at Mt. Pleasant is a pet-friendly community, subject to size and weight limits. 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 Reserve at Mt. Pleasant offers free on-site parking for residents and guests.
The university shuttle, iRide, picks up right in front of the community and runs every 30 minutes during Fall and Spring semesters, Monday through Friday between 7am and 7pm, Saturday from 6:30am to midnight and Sunday from 8am to 5pm.
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.
