Relocation Housing for a New Employee in Louisville, KY
Relocation Housing for a New Employee in Louisville, KY
Quick answer: HobKnob provides relocation housing for a new employee in Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana in fully furnished, all-inclusive apartments and private co-living rooms, with private apartments starting at around $1,699 per month company-wide and private rooms starting at around $749 per month at our Burnett home in Louisville. Pricing can change with availability. One monthly payment covers rent, all utilities, and high-speed WiFi, and there is a 30-day minimum stay with a month-to-month lease after that, so a company can extend or give notice anytime, with no year-long lease.
A hiring manager called me about three weeks before her new analyst was supposed to start. The offer was signed, the start date was locked, and the one thing nobody had solved was where he was going to sleep.
He was driving in from out of state with a car full of clothes and no furniture. Every apartment they toured wanted a year-long lease, and the hotel near the office wanted more for one month than it should ever cost to live somewhere.
That gap between a signed offer and the day someone has a place of their own gets handled last and causes the most stress.
What Relocation Housing for a New Employee Actually Has to Do
The job is narrower than most people think. Your new hire needs a bed, a working kitchen, internet that holds a video call, and a short drive to the office, starting on a date you already know.
What they do not need is a year-long lease on a neighborhood they have never driven through. That is why our corporate and relocation housing is built around furnished units on a month-to-month lease.
Rent, all utilities, and high-speed WiFi come in one monthly payment. Nobody has to call a power company or wait on an internet install before day one.
Why a Hotel or a Rushed Lease Costs More Than It Looks
A hotel priced by the night adds up fast over a month or several months, and your hire is eating out because there is no real kitchen and no laundry of their own.
A rushed annual lease is the other trap. Add a security deposit, utility setup fees, and enough furniture to make a place livable, and the first month costs far more than the rent line suggests.
What a New Hire Walks Into on Day One
Our units are set up so someone can arrive with a suitcase and start work the next morning.
A furnished bedroom with a queen bed and linens already made up
All utilities and high-speed WiFi already on, in one monthly payment
Kitchen essentials, cookware, and a Keurig Duo, so the first night is not a takeout run
Free laundry on site
Self check-in, so arrival time does not depend on an office being open
Reserved or private parking at several of our Louisville and Southern Indiana properties
Common areas in our co-living homes are cleaned once every two weeks, one less thing on a new hire's list that first month.
Let the New Hire House Hunt on Their Own Clock
Stays start with a 30-day minimum and run month-to-month after that. When your employee signs their own lease or closes on a house, they give notice and go, with no year-long lease sitting underneath it.
Most relocating residents use that window well. They drive the neighborhoods, learn the commute in real traffic, and decide where they want to live instead of guessing from listing photos. Residents can also transfer between our homes anytime.
A Private Apartment or a Private Room in a Co-Living Home
For a hire bringing a partner, or one who wants their own front door, a private furnished apartment is the straightforward choice. The Apt on Brook in Old Louisville is a 780 square foot one bedroom at $1,799 per month, two miles south of downtown, with reserved parking and in-building laundry. Across the company our private apartments start at around $1,699 per month, and availability moves.
For a single hire, a private room in one of our co-living homes is the leaner option. Each resident has a furnished bedroom and shares the common living space, and rooms start at around $749 per month at our Burnett home in Louisville. Our co-living houses are designated Ladies Homes and Gentlemen Homes.
Setting It Up Before the Start Date
Pick a unit that matches the start date, schedule a tour in person or by video, submit an application with the $75 application fee, and once it is approved we coordinate the lease and self check-in. Most approved residents move in within 24 to 72 hours.
Start earlier than feels necessary. Availability dates shift, and the units that line up with a specific start date go first.
If you are bringing someone in from out of state and need relocation housing for a new employee in Louisville or Southern Indiana, call our office at (502) 625-6670 and tell us the start date. We will walk you through what is open and how the month-to-month lease works. You can also schedule a tour online.
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