Walk to Purdue Classes, Game Day, Local Eats, and More from 120 Flats.
Living close to Purdue changes the way your day works. That extra time you would have spent driving, waiting for a bus, or searching for parking can go toward breakfast, studying, working out—or hitting snooze one more time.
Located at 120 W. Fowler Avenue, 120 Flats is directly across from Purdue University’s main campus and within walking distance of classes, dining, shopping, and entertainment. When you do need a car, covered parking is waiting back at home. Add private balconies, walk-in closets, and in-unit laundry, and everyday apartment living gets a lot simpler.
Here are some of the popular places you can reach on foot from 120 Flats.
Walk to Purdue Sports
Game day is better when you can skip the traffic and parking scramble.
Ross-Ade Stadium and Mackey Arena are both within walking distance of 120 Flats. Ross-Ade is home to Purdue football, while Mackey hosts Purdue basketball and other major events. Both venues are located in the northern section of campus, making it easy to join the game-day atmosphere and walk home afterward.
You will also be close to the Cordova Recreational Sports Center, commonly called the CoRec. Whether your plans include a workout, intramural game, climbing session, or a quick trip to the pool, you can get there without starting the car.
Best of all, walking means no circling campus lots while wondering whether that open-looking space is actually reserved.
Academic Buildings
When your apartment is close to campus, an early class feels slightly less early.
120 Flats provides convenient walking access to Purdue’s central academic areas, including many engineering, science, liberal arts, and technology buildings. The Wilmeth Active Learning Center, better known as WALC, offers classrooms, individual work areas, collaborative spaces, and library resources in the center of campus.
WALC was recently ranked Purdue’s top campus study space, while Hicks Undergraduate Library earned the third-place spot. Both give you options for everything from a quick hour of focused work to a full afternoon of preparing for exams.
Being able to walk to class also makes those awkward gaps in your schedule easier to handle. Instead of staying on campus for three hours because going home is inconvenient, you can head back to your apartment, grab lunch, switch books, or take a break.
Purdue Social Spots
Campus life is not limited to classrooms.
The Purdue Memorial Union is a go-to destination for meals, events, meetings, and downtime between activities. The Union and its nearby gateway also serve as major gathering points on Purdue’s central campus.
Around campus and Chauncey Village, you will also find places such as Von’s Book Shop, the West Lafayette Public Library, Wabash Landing, and the local movie theater. These destinations give you plenty of options when you want to meet up, browse, catch a movie, or simply get out of the apartment for a while.
Because home is close, changing plans does not have to involve reorganizing your entire day.
Coffee Shops and Study Areas
Some assignments require silence. Others require caffeine.
Greyhouse Coffee has a West Lafayette location at 100 Northwestern Avenue as well as a café on Purdue’s campus. It is a convenient option for coffee, espresso drinks, pastries, crepes, and a change of scenery when your usual study setup is not getting the job done.
For more traditional study spaces, WALC and Hicks are both nearby. You can choose a quiet library area, a collaborative table for group work, or a coffee shop where a little background noise helps you focus.
Living within walking distance makes it easy to test all three before deciding that your couch was the answer all along.
Bars and Restaurants
When you live near Purdue, finding food does not have to involve delivery fees or a long drive.
Nearby choices include AJ’s Burgers, Maru Sushi, Fiesta Mexican Grill, Chipotle, Five Guys, and Triple XXX. Whether you need a quick lunch between commitments or somewhere to sit down with friends, there are plenty of options around campus and Chauncey Village.
For an evening out, Harry’s Chocolate Shop is located at 329 W. State Street, while Brothers Bar & Grill is nearby at 306 W. State Street. Where Else? is another campus-area destination highlighted among the neighborhood’s local favorites.
The walk home may also give everyone enough time to debate where to order food next.
Find an Apartment Within Walking Distance of Purdue
At 120 Flats, campus is not something you have to commute to—it is part of the neighborhood.
Classes, libraries, sporting events, coffee shops, restaurants, and popular gathering places are all within easy reach. And when the day is over, you can come home to an apartment with in-unit laundry, a private balcony, walk-in closets, and covered parking.
Walk to Purdue when you live at 120 Flats
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