About Slate Age 55 Plus Active Community
We welcome you home to stress less, indulge more, and retire the daily mundane for the maintenance-free lifestyle you crave. Discover a new style of living with homes and amenities tailored for life on your terms. Luxury meets leisure with high-end finishes and worry-free extras like all-inclusive in-home internet and flexible lease term options. Find what suits your needs with fifteen unique floor plans and a selection of 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom + den, and 2-bedroom homes featuring 720 sf to nearly 1,350 sf, a private balcony or patio, and two home finish options to make it your own. Downsizing doesn’t mean settling with over 6,500 SF of indoor and outdoor community amenities, thoughtfully designed for connection, entertainment, and to support your aspirations. Alleviate the daily demands for the freedom you have earned, take back your “me-time”, and turn the page to a fresh chapter in your story. This one is for you.
Slate Age 55 Plus Active Community is an apartment located in Polk County, the 50309 Zip Code, and the Walnut Street School, Callanan Middle School, and Roosevelt High School attendance zone.

Pricing and Floor Plans
1 Bedroom
Austen
$1,263 - $1,427
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 720 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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417 | $1,355 | 720 | Now |
117 | $1,379 | 720 | Now |
204 | $1,263 | 722 | Now |
135 | $1,427 | 722 | Now |
Hemingway-Affordable
$1,279
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 792 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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305 | $1,279 | 792 | Now |
Hemingway
$1,391 - $1,541
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 792 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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207 | $1,391 | 792 | Now |
222 | $1,391 | 792 | Now |
233 | $1,391 | 792 | Now |
234 | $1,391 | 792 | Now |
230 | $1,391 | 792 | Now |
318 | $1,396 | 792 | Now |
334 | $1,396 | 792 | Now |
330 | $1,396 | 792 | Now |
130 | $1,459 | 792 | Now |
422 | $1,483 | 792 | Now |
407 | $1,483 | 792 | Now |
434 | $1,507 | 792 | Now |
419 | $1,541 | 792 | Now |
Hughes-Affordable
$1,551
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 973 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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329 | $1,551 | 973 | Now |
Twain
$1,571 - $1,682
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 945 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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331 | $1,571 | 945 | Now |
416 | $1,658 | 945 | Now |
436 | $1,682 | 945 | Now |
Fitzgerald
$1,650 - $1,766
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 961 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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209 | $1,650 | 961 | Now |
109 | $1,766 | 961 | Now |
309 | $1,655 | 962 | Now |
Dickens
$1,825 - $1,850
1 Bed, 1 Bath, 1,010 Sq Ft
$300 deposit
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Unit | Price | Sq Ft | Availability |
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408 | $1,825 | 1,010 | Now |
432 | $1,850 | 1,010 | Jun 7 |
Map
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