New York University residence halls

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The Mercer Street Residence, a residence reserved for law students.
The Mercer Street Residence, a residence reserved for law students.

With 12,500 residents New York University has the 7th largest university housing system in the United States, the largest among private schools.[1] New York University residence halls are unique in that many are converted apartment complexes or old hotels. Most freshman residence halls are in the Washington Square area. While nearly all the upperclassmen halls are in the Union Square area, a few of them are as far as the Financial District. Until the Spring 2005 semester, NYU used a lottery system to determine eligibility for residence hall preference. Under this system, a student received one point for every semester they had lived in campus housing. Freshmen are freed from the lottery system and are by tradition placed in the halls closest to the main campus area. Therefore, historically, most of the students who lived in halls found far from Washington Square were sophomores. However, beginning in the fall 2006 semester, sophomores received priority housing, giving them first choice of residence halls. The purpose of this initiative was to keep the sophomore class together in the Union Square area. As a result, the junior class (class of 2008) and the senior class (class of 2007) never benefited from first choice as sophomores or seniors. The university operates its own transit system to transport its students, by bus or trolley, to campus. Undergraduate students are guaranteed housing during their enrollment at NYU.

Twenty-one buildings are in NYU's undergraduate housing system. In general, NYU residence halls receive favorable ratings, and some are opulent. Many rooms are spacious and contain amenities considered rare for individual college residence hall rooms, such as kitchens and living rooms/common areas. All residence halls are staffed by 24-hour security staff, contain multiple resident assistants (RAs), and several halls contain faculty in residence. Unlike many other universities, NYU rooms all have their own bathrooms and thus no common bathrooms exist. Many residence halls have their own dining hall, and the university has meal choices to suit various diets. Almost all the residence halls have a laundry room that is open to resident students 24 hours a day. The price of using these facilities varies from hall to hall, as some halls are leased; NYU is unable to control the laundry prices. All the residence halls are governed by the Inter-Residence Hall Council (IRHC), an umbrella student council organization. Each hall elects student representatives to the IRHC, and those representatives meet with one another to form committees and vote on an executive board. The goal of this group is to create programs for university students and to act as a link to university administration.

In November 2005, NYU announced plans to build a 26-floor, 190,000 square foot residence hall on 12th Street. The residence hall is expected to accommodate about 700 undergraduates and contain a host of other student facilities. It is to be the tallest building in the East Village.[2] The plans have caused anger among East Village and other New York City residents, as the new building would be built over the old St. Ann's Church.[3]

NYU announced in February 2008 that a new residence halls, Gramercy Green, was under construction and would be opened for the Fall semester of 2008.[citation needed]

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[edit] Relations with local residents

There has been friction between the residents of the East Village and NYU.[4] Amongst brownstones and historic buildings, the school has built many of large residence halls. NYU's destruction or purchase of many historic buildings (such as the Peter Cooper post office or St. Ann's Church, a rusticated-stone structure with a Romanesque tower that dated to 1847) have made it symbolic of change that many long-time residents fear is destroying what made the neighborhood interesting and attractive.[5]

[edit] Undergraduate halls

There are currently twenty-one buildings in the New York University undergraduate housing community.

  • Alumni Hall [1] is located at 33 Third Avenue. It is an undergraduate residence hall and houses only single rooms. Alumni staff and hall council are paired with 7th Street. Alumni has 452 residents and 12 Resident Assistants.
  • Brittany Hall [2] is located at 55 East 10th Street. Brittany houses 566 students and 20 RAs.
  • Broome Street [3] is located at 400 Broome Street and houses many sophomores and juniors. In whole, Broome holds 353 students and nine RAs. In fall of 2007, it has become a "residential college".
  • Carlyle Court [4] is located at 25 Union Square West. It houses 736 students and 15 RAs - mostly sophomores.
  • Cliff Street [5] is located at 15 Cliff Street and is one of two undergraduate residence halls in the Financial District. Cliff houses 321 residents and six RAs. The contract NYU has with the landlord of Cliff Street is expected to end in May 2008.
  • Coral Towers [6] is located at 129 Third Avenue. It, along with Carlyle Court, was once notable for having balconies which the students no longer have access to due to safety concerns. Coral holds 410 students and 13 RAs.
  • Goddard Hall [7] is a small freshman hall located on 79 Washington Square East. This hall is regularly shown on NYU campus tours. Goddard houses 212 students and six RAs.
  • Greenwich Hotel [8] is largely a sophomore residence hall and is located at 636 Greenwich Street. Due to a loophole in zoning restrictions, "G-Ho" is the only residence hall with regular housekeeping service for the rooms. Grennwich holds 314 students and seven RAs.
  • Hayden Hall [9] Formerly a law school residence, Hayden was one of the university's first residence halls. It is now exclusively for freshmen like most of the residence halls closest to the park. It is located at 33 Washington Square West. The former president of NYU lives in the penthouse that takes up the entire 18th floor. The university's Residential Education department is located on the first and second floors of Hayden, which also holds 674 students and 15 RAs.
  • Lafayette Hall [10] is located at 80 Lafayette Street. Lafayette is primarily inhabited by juniors and seniors. Most NYU fraternities are housed here. Lafayette holds 1062 students and 16 RAs.
  • Palladium Hall [11] is located at 140 East 14th Street and houses sophomores and Stern's full time MBA students. It contains a dining area and an athletic center, which is open to the general NYU community. Palladium Hall is named after the night club, The Palladium, owned by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager (both former owners of Studio 54) and formerly known as the Academy of Music. NYU purchased the land and built the Palladium Residence Hall in 2001. Palladium holds 945 students with 21 RAs.
  • Rubin Hall [12] is located at 35 Fifth Avenue. It is the least expensive freshman residence hall. It is a freshman residence hall, housing 688 students and 13 RAs.
  • Second Street [13] is a small residence hall with a large percentage of its residents being returning students. It is located at 1 East Second Street. Second Street has 282 residents and eight RAs.
  • Seventh Street [14] is a small residence hall that houses mostly juniors and seniors. Its address is 40 East Seventh Street. Seventh street is the smallest hall on campus, housing 82 students and two RAs.
  • Third Avenue North [15] is the largest all-freshman residence hall at NYU and in the United States, housing 931 freshmen. "Third North" is located at 75 Third Avenue and is split into three towers. Third North has 28 RAs.
  • Thirteenth Street [16] is located at 47 West 13th Street. It has four RAs. Most of the 184 residents are sophomores.
  • 26th Street [17] houses mostly juniors and graduate students primarily from the medical school. It has a negative reputation due to small rooms and its distance from the main campus. It is located at 334 East 26th Street. 26th Street holds 528 residents and has 11 RAs.
  • University Court [18] is located at 334 East 25th Street. "U-Court" houses returning students, and shares the negative reputation with 26th Street. University Court houses 135 students and four RAs.
  • University Hall [19] is located in Union Square at 110 East 14th Street and was converted in the 2005-06 school year to all-freshmen. There was a small campus general store in the building, which in the Spring of 2006 was converted to a Dunkin' Donuts. "U-Hall" had a dining hall which was closed in 2005. University Hall holds 603 freshmen and 14 RAs.
  • Water Street [20]Formerly known as NYU at the Seaport, is an upperclassmen residence hall. Despite its distance from campus, many students favor it for the size of the rooms. With 1181 residents and 28 RAs, Water Street is the largest residence hall on campus. However, since the hall is leased and not owned by NYU, the university hopes to close it by 2008 and replace the beds with a new residence hall currently under construction on East 12th Street.
  • Weinstein Hall [21] is the only pre-1980 residence hall that was built as a residence hall specifically for NYU students. It is located at 5-11 University Place. This freshman residence hall has a two level dining hall; the upper level's food court is known as "Upstein" and is adjacent to the kosher eatery. The lower level is known as "Downstein," or DS. Weinstein houses 554 students and 30 RAs.

[edit] Graduate halls

  • D'Agostino Hall [22] is located at 110 West Third St. "D'Ag" is one of five residence halls for law school students.
  • 130 MacDougal Street [23] is a two building law school residence also known as the "Alcott Houses." Students are not provided with cable, telephone, or internet services.
  • 135 MacDougal Street [24] is an apartment building that makes up one of the five law school residence halls. Students are not provided with cable, telephone, or internet services.
  • Mercer Street Residence [25] is located at 240 Mercer Street. It is the largest of the five residence halls for law school students.
  • 230 Sullivan Street [26] is one of five law school residence halls. It is an apartment building with only single occupancy studios. Students are not provided with cable, telephone, or internet services.
  • Washington Square Village is the primary residence for faculty teaching at NYU, but also houses a number of graduate students.

[edit] References

  1. ^ UM General Information
  2. ^ New dorm coming in 2009: 26-story residence hall to be built on 12th Street, NYU News, November 8, 2005
  3. ^ Not Subject to Review: As NYU plans towering dorm for 12th Street, East Village neighbors cry foul, The Village Voice, March 7, 2006
  4. ^ As NYU plans towering dorm for 12th Street, East Village neighbors cry foul, Kristen Lombardi, The Village Voice, February 28th, 2006.
  5. ^ Residents wary of changing physical, socio-economic landscape, Katla McGlynn, Pace Press, February 6, 2008.
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