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Find your element

Four unique locations Designed
for you

At Element Communities Columbia, we invite you to choose your best lifestyle. From the heart of downtown to the natural surroundings of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, our communities offer a range of floor plans, amenities, and locations with everything you need to create your best home away from home. Which one will you choose?

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The Adora

TOWNHOMES

Choose a townhome near Rock Bridge Memorial State Park with more space to spread out. Yet still an easy drive from campus.

The Braxton

MIDTOWN

Our four-bedroom Columbia apartments come with a Downtown rooftop amenity lounge.

The Cleo

ELM STREET

Across the street from campus, this is the best choice for student apartments near The University of Missouri.

The Decker

ORR STREET

Your studio, one-, or two-bedroom apartment is connected to the heart of The District.

It starts with a simple choice

Your student lifestyle isn't contained to the classroom. With four unique student housing communities in Columbia, you can shape your experience at our rooftop pool, around the fire pits, in our collaborative study areas, inside your studio apartment, or with roommates in a spacious townhome. Make your story stand out— exactly the way you want.

Choose your element

Do you prefer to live…?
Alone
With friends
With Family
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Where is your ideal location?
Downtown Living
Closer to campus
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Are you…?
Student
Young Professional
Professional
Family
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Do you prefer to shop and eat at…?
Local restaurants and boutiques
Big Box Retailers and Chain Restaurants
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When you go out shopping and to eat, do you prefer to…?
Walk
Drive
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Student Housing in Columbia MO

Comparison chart of apartment and community features for four properties: The Adora, The Braxton, The Cleo, and The Decker. The chart includes apartment features such as spacious floor plans, modern kitchen appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, parking, and private bathrooms, and community features such as proximity to campus, bus routes, fitness center, study lounge, bike storage, community lounge, business center, sundeck, professional management, online payments, maintenance requests, and roommate matching. Colored dots indicate the availability of each feature at the properties.