It’s a high-quality Charlottesville residential community designed especially with University of Virginia students in mind. Lark features a variety of bright, furnished apartments plus a full set of community features such as a fitness center and more. All just steps from UVA grounds.
Lark on Main 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 Lark has their own individual contract. 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 contract. Click here to see a sample Housing Agreement.
Each resident at Lark on Main pays a flat rate that includes:
The bright accommodations at Lark on Main range from studios to 4-bedroom apartments, with available private bathrooms.
Yes, all apartments at Lark on Main have a furniture package including a full-size bed, desk and chair in each bedroom, a sofa, coffee table and entertainment stand in each living room. Plus, all residences also include counter stools. To see a sample of the furniture and other finishes, please visit our model residences.
The standard term is August 17, 2023 to July 29, 2024, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Other alternate dates may be available; please inquire with our staff. Click here to see a sample Housing Agreement.
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. Lark 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 Lark 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 Lark. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
Nearly all the residents at Lark on Main are students at the University of Virginia. The per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Nonetheless, Lark 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.
Lark on Main has fire sprinklers, and electronic locks plus individually locking bedroom doors. Community courtesy patrols are provided at select times. Management staff are also on-site 24×7 and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.
Lark on Main 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.
Lark on Main offers underground secure parking. Spaces are available for an additional charge.
Lark is just steps from a stop on the CAT Free Trolley to the UVA grounds and downtown Charlottesville, plus four additional CAT bus lines every 15 to 30 minutes, seven days a week.
Yes. Please contact us for a FaceTime virtual tour or to set up your appointment for a personal tour on site – or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.
