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All of our associates and team members are dedicated to helping seniors live life to the fullest. Dedication, professionalism, superior services, and our 100% commitment to providing quality housing at an affordable rate, has made Crestwood Village the perfect choice for thousands of seniors. Crestwood Village is the most established and largest locally owned provider of senior living services in Indiana. Crestwood Village offers over 3000 apartment homes in 4 senior living communities throughout Indianapolis. Crestwood Village and the Justus Companies employ more than 200 team members dedicated to serving seniors.

The Justus Companies has proudly served the Indianapolis community since 1910 and has enjoyed the unique advantage of “four generations of Justus family foresight and leadership.” Founded by Walter G. Justus, his son Walter E. Justus guided the company’s growth for over 40 years. Currently, Wally Justus is Chairman of The Justus Companies, and his son Walter E. Justus is President.

As real estate brokers, homebuilders, rental property managers, and active adult housing experts, The Justus Companies is a trademark name synonymous with quality, service and integrity. The various Justus enterprises are designed to provide a full spectrum of customer services in the fields of real estate development, planning, universal lifestyle design, contract building, brokerage sales and marketing and property management.

Justus is well known as a specialist in low-maintenance living, adult lifestyle communities, independent active adult living, and assisted living centers. Justus is also recognized as a leader in adult housing and is continuously ranked among the nation’s top active adult housing providers.

Built on four generations of family foresight and leadership, Justus Homes is living out its own American dream. The family's powerful heritage spans several fields within the real estate industry, fashioning a team of homebuilders, real estate brokers, rental property managers and senior housing specialists. Such diverse expertise has undoubtedly generated the company's home-building success, contributing to the area's rise in welcoming neighborhoods and satisfied homeowners.

Today, more than 20,000 homes in single-family, multifamily, active adult and assisted-living communities stand as structural tributes to Walter G. Justus's vision and the American dream.

Since the first Crestwood Village community was designed and built in 1962, the Justus Companies has become one of the largest local senior living experts in the Indianapolis area, owning and managing over 3,000 senior living apartments in the city of Indianapolis.

Multi-family apartment community developments within the state of Indiana include: Oakdale Square in Bloomington, Colonial Village in Clarksville and Willow Creek in Portage.

Justus Rental Properties, Inc. (JRPI), the property and asset management division of the Justus Companies is one of the Midwest's most experienced developers of multifamily properties and an award winning leader in the senior housing industry. There are many critical components required for excellence in full-service property management, and Justus Rental Properties provides them all.

JRPI selectively recruits professional management staff to provide optimum service. JRPI provides managers with the tools and the knowledge to aggressively market and lease apartment communities, resulting in increased revenue and profitability.

All of the professionals who work for JRPI commit themselves to providing the best customer and community service in the industry, as is evidenced by the multiple awards and national recognition JRPI has garnered over the years. The National Association of Home Builders, The Sales and Marketing Council of the Builders Association of Greater Indiana and the Indiana Apartment Association have awarded JRPI for the superior quality of JRPI properties, exceptional floor plans, successful and creative marketing programs, and extraordinary commitment to community services. As a testament to their leadership, key members of the Justus Companies have served on the executive board of the Indiana Apartment Association for the past 10 years.

JRPI's full-service real estate platform includes the development and acquisition of multifamily properties, as well as property management. And, just as important, JRPI provides consistent, timely, detailed financial reporting, assuring an up-to-the minute picture of investments.

JRPI's property management philosophy is based on teamwork, employee education and promotion, and client relations. Reputation, strong ethics, a positive work environment and years of experience aid JRPI in providing successful and financially rewarding results.

JRPI Fee Management Services include:

  • Employment and Supervision of On-Site Employees
  • Human Resources Programs
  • Advertising and Leasing / Marketing Programs
  • Accounting and Budget Projections
  • Complete Financial Reporting
  • Continued Lease Renewals
  • Collections

Justus Company Realtors® have been serving Crestwood Village Residents and the greater Indianapolis community in all aspects of real estate since the Justus Companies was founded in 1910.  Justus Company Realtors® strive to lead the real estate market with integrity, commitment, and creativity.  We will share nearly 100 years of real estate expertise and experience, deliver excellent “no pressure” service, and work hard to exceed each customer’s expectations.

Our comprehensive real estate solutions include competitive home marketing analysis, financing solutions, seller’s marketing promotion, buyer pre-qualification, new home location analysis, home equity trade-in programs, and open house showcase promotion.

Contact Tom Givan at or (317) 353-8311 for more information.

Walter E. Justus, Broker
Phone: (888) 649-7633