The yards get cut, the snow gets shoveled, and the mortgage never shows up. That is the sales pitch behind The Mural, a 165-home build-to-rent neighborhood now rising in Brownsburg, built to look and live like a classic single-family subdivision without the homeowner chores.
The community will blend townhome-style layouts with larger three- and four-bedroom detached houses, all set up with garages, fenced yards and shared amenities. Rents start in the low $2,000s and can climb to around $3,000 a month depending on the floor plan.
The project is a joint venture between Indianapolis developers Onyx+East and Buckingham Companies. Buckingham says Phase I is underway at the intersection of US-136 and Northfield Drive and will total 165 homes. Under Buckingham management, maintenance for both homes and yards is included in the rent, and residents will have access to a clubhouse, pool and walking paths, according to Buckingham Companies.
Homes and neighborhood features
Floor plans range from roughly 1,572 to 2,086 square feet with two to three-and-a-half bathrooms. Inside, the homes come with smart locks, smart thermostats and in-unit washers and dryers, positioning the development as a plug-and-play option for renters who want the feel of a newer house.
The community’s leasing materials highlight a pool, resident lounge and pet-friendly policies, while WRTV reports that the neighborhood will also feature private outdoor spaces, a clubhouse, walking trails and maintenance included. For specific floor plans and current availability, the official site at Mural Brownsburg lists the options.
Who this product is for and pricing
Buckingham is pitching The Mural to young professionals, families and existing homeowners who want space without being tied down to a mortgage or upkeep. “They truly are single-family homes for rent,” Jillian Fikkert, Buckingham’s vice president of sales and marketing, told Current Publishing.
Developers say the timing is not an accident. Onyx+East and others point to a tougher path into ownership as borrowing costs and construction expenses climb. “We’ve seen recently, rising interest rates and construction costs have pushed home ownership out of reach for some folks,” Jake Dietrich of Onyx+East told WRTV. For those buyers turned renters, the pitch is that they can still get a driveway, a yard and extra bedrooms without a 30-year commitment.
Leasing, timing and what is open now
In a 2025 update, Buckingham projected that initial leasing would begin in October 2025. The community’s own leasing pages now label The Mural as “Now Open” and advertise move-in promotions through March 2026, a strong hint that residents are already moving in, per Mural Brownsburg.
Part of a wider Midwest push
The Mural is the first community in Buckingham’s so-called Mural Collection and builds on other build-to-rent efforts in the region. Onyx+East has already delivered similar neighborhoods, including the 144-home Marea in Noblesville, and industry coverage has noted that institutional investors and local builders are steadily ramping up single-family rental projects across the Midwest, according to Onyx+East/Pretium.
More details, including floor plans, pricing and contact information, are available on the community’s official site and in local reporting. For additional background on the concept and how it fits into Brownsburg’s housing mix, see coverage from Current Publishing.
