Choosing student housing near UF usually means sorting through location, lease terms, apartment features, furnishings, amenities, parking, and day-to-day support all at once. This FAQ page brings those details together in one place so students, parents, and guarantors can get a clearer picture of what life at Legacy at The Standard looks like before signing a year-long lease. From walkable access to the University of Florida and Midtown to fully furnished layouts and shared spaces built for studying and downtime, Legacy at The Standard has everything you could want out of an off-campus UF apartment. Continue reading, or contact a member of our leasing team to learn more!
1. Location & Proximity to Campus
Legacy at The Standard is located at:
1305 NW 5th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32603
This address places Legacy at The Standard close to the University of Florida and in a convenient part of Gainesville for class days, game days, and everyday errands.
Legacy at The Standard is just steps from the University of Florida, with the main campus only a few minutes away by car or bike. The property is perfectly positioned for students who want apartments near UF with a shorter trip to class, campus events, and student resources.
Legacy at The Standard is 5 minutes from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium by car and 6 minutes by bike. That makes it a practical option for students who want to stay close to football weekends, campus traditions, and major UF events.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard is near several well-known UF study destinations, including Warrington College of Business, Library West, and Marston Science Library. That gives students options for individual study time, group work, and long campus days between classes.
Legacy at The Standard is near a mix of quick and casual dining spots that fit busy student schedules. Nearby options include Chick-fil-A, CAVA, Rush Bowls, Bolay, and Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders, so grabbing breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a post-class snack stays simple.
Legacy at The Standard is close to several everyday stops, including Publix Super Market at University Village Market, Wawa, CVS, and Chase. That helps with grocery runs, pharmacy needs, convenience purchases, and basic errands without needing to go far from home.
Legacy at The Standard is close to a mix of Gainesville favorites for weekends and study breaks. Nearby spots include the Hippodrome Theatre, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, the Florida Museum of Natural History, and Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard is well placed for students who want UF off-campus housing with quick campus access and a strong connection to the surrounding Gainesville neighborhood. With nearby dining, shopping, entertainment, and campus landmarks, the location supports both academic routines and social plans.
2. Floor Plans, Furnishings, & Furniture Packages
Legacy at The Standard offers a wide range of layouts, from studio apartments to six-bedroom apartments. Select apartments are also available as double occupancy units.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard includes studio floor plans for students who want a more self-contained layout with their own living, sleeping, and kitchen space in one apartment.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers fully furnished apartments, so students can move in with the basics already in place. The apartments are furnished with designer furniture, which helps create a more polished look than a standard student apartment setup.
Legacy at The Standard includes a full furniture package in both the common area and bedrooms. In the common area, apartments include a 50″ Smart TV, coffee table, side table, four barstools, entertainment table, sofa, and two accent chairs. Select floor plans include added features, with the Grove floor plan offering a 65″ Smart TV plus a soundbar, and the Legacy floor plan including a 75″ Smart TV, soundbar, pool table, and beverage fridge.
Legacy at The Standard features granite countertops, two-toned or designer cabinets, and hardwood-style flooring throughout the apartments. These finishes give the interiors a more updated look that stands out from more basic apartments by the University of Florida.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard apartments include stainless steel refrigerators, microwaves, ovens, sinks, and dishwashers. These kitchen features give the apartments a more polished, updated feel.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers open floor plans, which give the common areas a more connected feel for cooking, relaxing, or spending time with roommates.
Most units include private bathrooms. Students who want a specific bedroom and bathroom setup should check the exact floor plan they are considering, since bathroom configurations can vary by layout.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard apartments include an in-unit washer and dryer, which makes laundry more convenient during the school year.
Yes. Internet and cable are included at Legacy at The Standard, which helps simplify monthly housing costs and move-in planning.
3. Amenities
Yes. Legacy at The Standard is set up with multiple study-focused spaces, including an academic lounge, private work rooms, study pods, a computer lab, and study rooms on every floor. Free printing is also available, which is especially useful during busy parts of the semester when students need quick access to class materials.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard has a fitness center for students who want to keep up with workouts without adding an extra trip across Gainesville. It is a practical amenity for daily routines, whether the goal is a full workout or a quick session between classes.
Legacy at The Standard’s fitness center includes a strong mix of cardio and strength equipment. Cardio options include Matrix treadmills, ellipticals, and stair climbers. For strength training, the fitness center includes Matrix strength machines, Matrix cable machines, free weights and barbells, benches, plyo boxes, and a TRX training system. Free-weight equipment includes Legacy-branded dumbbells, Olympic barbells, kettlebells, and medicine balls, so the space works well for both everyday workouts and more structured training routines.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard features a swimming pool with a sunshelf, giving students a place to cool off, recharge, or spend time outside when classes are done.
Yes. In addition to the swimming pool, Legacy at The Standard includes a hot tub and bubble spa. These amenities give students another place to unwind after class, relax on weekends, or spend time with friends outdoors.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard includes outdoor grilling areas and a fire pit, creating space for casual hangouts, weekend meals, and time outside with friends. These amenities add another option beyond the apartment and study spaces.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard includes a clubroom, coffee bar, pool table, and an internet café, so students have places to meet up, take a break, or spend time outside their apartment. These shared spaces help balance quieter academic areas with more relaxed common areas.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers high-speed WiFi throughout the property, which is useful for studying, streaming, and staying connected beyond the apartment itself.
4. Safety, Security, & Transportation
Legacy at The Standard includes several security features across the property, including FOB-controlled building access for residents, FOB-controlled amenity space access, Saffire smart locks on every apartment front door, individually locking bedroom doors within each unit, security cameras throughout the property, and ButterflyMX-controlled guest access. The property also has a roving and on-call security guard nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Yes. Every apartment front door at Legacy at The Standard is equipped with a Saffire smart lock. This adds a more secure and modern entry system for residents.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard has a roving and on-call security guard nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. This provides an added security presence during overnight hours.
Yes. Security cameras are located throughout the property, adding another layer of monitoring across shared spaces and access points.
Legacy at The Standard uses ButterflyMX controlled access for guests. This system helps manage guest entry in a more secure and organized way.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers gated garage parking for $150 per month. For the 2026-2027 lease term, garage parking is set to increase to $200 per month. Parking spaces can fill, but a waitlist is available.
Yes. Scooter parking is available for a one-time annual fee of $200. For the 2026-2027 lease term, that fee is set to increase to $400 per year.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers a waitlist for parking spaces when current availability is limited.
No. Guest parking is not available on the property.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard is within a short walk of bus stops that serve campus and the greater Gainesville area. That gives students another transportation option for getting to class, running errands, and moving around the city without relying only on a car or scooter.
5. Management & Maintenance
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers an online resident portal for account access and resident services. The portal gives residents one place to manage property-related information more efficiently.
Legacy at The Standard offers online resident tools for property-related support. For specific maintenance request steps or urgent service questions, residents should contact the management team directly for assistance.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard gives residents more than one way to stay in touch, including phone, text, and online resident tools. That setup helps with routine questions, account needs, and property support during the lease term.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers residence life programming designed to build community and create a stronger sense of connection among residents.
6. Pet Policies
Yes. Legacy at The Standard allows approved pets to reside on-site. All pets and animals must be disclosed and approved before move-in.
Legacy at The Standard allows a maximum of two animals per unit. Students planning to live with pets should complete the approval process early so everything is in place before move-in.
Yes. Applicants must complete a pet profile through PetScreening. This applies before move-in and applies to all residents, even those without pets.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard charges a monthly pet fee of $35.
Yes. Restricted breeds include Chow Chow, German Shepherd, Doberman Pinscher, Mastiff breeds, Staffordshire Terrier breeds, Pit Bull, Rottweiler, Cane Corso, Akita, Siberian Husky, Dogo Argentino, Alaskan Malamute, Wolf-hybrid, and any mix of these breeds.
No. Exotic animals are not permitted at Legacy at The Standard. This includes birds such as parrots and toucans, reptiles such as snakes, rodents such as ferrets, fish, and insects.
Yes. All pets and animals must be disclosed and approved before move-in. This helps complete the housing process before arrival and avoids issues at move-in.
7. General Leasing Information
Yes. Legacy at The Standard uses individual housing contracts. Each resident is responsible for their own monthly installment, so one roommate’s missed payment or early move-out does not shift the full contract obligation to the rest of the apartment.
Yes. Legacy at The Standard offers roommate matching through RoomSync. The platform helps students match based on lifestyle preferences such as cleanliness, study habits, and sleep schedules.
Monthly installments can be paid online through the resident portal, or a check can be dropped off at the leasing office. This gives residents and guarantors more than one way to stay on schedule with payments.
Monthly installments include trash removal, internet, cable TV, and access to the amenity package at Legacy at The Standard and The Standard at Gainesville. This keeps several regular housing costs bundled into the monthly payment structure.
Monthly installments are due on the first day of each month. Payments are considered late after 9:00 a.m. on the fourth day of the month.
Yes. Residents are required to carry liability insurance as part of the housing contract. Students can either enroll in the property’s Damage Waiver Program for a monthly fee or provide proof of coverage from a licensed insurance provider.