Student Services: Other Housing Options

Group Residences
Many students have found that clean, safe, and affordable group residences help ease the transition into New York City life. Spending a semester or a year in such a residence can offer the out-of-town student time to meet compatible roommates and to become better acquainted with the city and its various neighborhoods.

These residences have become very desirable in this tight housing market, and most operate on a first-come, first served basis. Waiting lists can be the rule as early as June, so contact them early.

Group Residences for Men

The Catholic Kopling Society House
165 East 88th Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 369-6647
Ernst Endrich, Director

88 small single rooms. $180/week or $60/day with five meals a week (Monday through Friday), lunch or dinner. Near subway line to Cooper. A registration fee of $50 is required and non-refundable. Must be 21-35 years of age and a student or an intern. They require one letterof reference. Book residence 3 months in advance, the shorter your stay, the easier it will be to get an apartment. Maximum stay is 3 months. International students. October 2006 fees increase to a $185 weekly fee and a registration fee of $55.

Group Residences for Women

El Carmelo Residence
249 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 242-8224

A residence established and operated by the Carmelite Sisters Teresas of St. Joseph (Roman Catholic). For single women, between the ages of 18-34. Each dormitory room is for two residents. On a daily basis (1 day to 20 days), $50/day. Partial term (3 weeks to 12 weeks), $170/week. Full term (over 13 weeks), $130/week. Breakfast and supper, Monday through Friday. No meals on weekends or holidays.

The Markle Memorial Residence
123 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 242-2400

$775/month/person. Rates include 2 meals per day. Good security. All rooms have a private bath. Fax an application or come in and fill one out.

Co-educational Residences

Educational Housing Services, Inc.
Student Housing Center
31 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
(800)297.4694
Website

They provide Off Campus Housing for students. Properties are located in Brooklyn Heights, the Herald Square neighborhood, and Midtown Manhattan. All residences are fully furnished and feature 24-hour security, a lounge, communal kitchen, health club options, are conditioning, laundry facilities, computer centers and a communication package. Daily tours of each residence are available.

The Henry Street Settlement House
265 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 766-9200

They have single and double rooms available for students . Rooms are closed during the summer. Clean, safe, and a short subway or bus ride to Cooper.

The New York International AYH - Hostel
891 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10025
(212) 932-2300

24 hour security, no curfew, furnished dorm rooms, weekly linen service, self service community kitchen, a cafe, and active courtyard in the back. $33-$35/night per person in a quad room, $32-35/night per person in a six person room, and $30-$33/night per person in ten and twelve person rooms, with the first price applying to members, the latter to non-members (a year's membership costs $28) There is a 27 day maximum stay. No fall rates yet. Reservations are required. Please call for updated information.

The Long Island University Dormitory
190 Willoughby Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 488-1046
Website

R.L. Conolly Residence Hall a 30 minute subway ride from Cooper, will accommodate Cooper Union students.Apply early for the fall. A deposit is required to start the application process. Call Jerome Garner, Director of Residence Life and Housing, for more detailed rate information.

DeHirsch Residence of 92 Street YM&YWHA
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
(212) 415-5650
Website

Dormitory style fully furnished rooms. Communal bathrooms and kitchens. For a stay of greater than 45 days, pre-July 2005 rent is $1,150 per month, and post-July rent is $1,195 per month for a single. For a double, the pre-July rate is $950 per month per person, and the post-July rate is $995 per month per person. For a 30-45 day stay, a single rents for $70 a day, and a shared room rents for $60 a day per person.

Educational Housing Services, Inc.
Student Housing Center
31 Lexington Ave
New York, New York 10019
(212) 977-9099
Website

Educational Housing Services provides OFF CAMPUS HOUSING for students in the St. George Residence located on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, provides 24-hour doorman service and security system. The accommodations have been newly renovated. The Residence offers a central lounge with a community kitchen, vending machines and a recreation area. A laundromat and a fitness center are available to all students. Virtually every subway line is within walking distance. Contact Jesse Bonila at (212) 977-1745. $4200/semester for single rooms and $3200/fall semester and $2100/summer session for double rooms. Fees include a $100 application and membership fee. Balance must be paid-in-full before move in.

Temporary Stays

The West Side YMCA
5 West 63rd Street
(212) 875-4100

Ask for Ms. Carmen Valentine. Rent is $79 a night for a single, and $89 a night for a double. Maximum stay is 25 days.

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NY Student Housing, LLC, has recently opened their newest student housing residence, University Place, conveniently located in Kensington, minutes from Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn and directly in front of an "F" Train station and the B-35 and B-67 bus stop. In fact many students commute daily to Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn and are thrilled to come home to such a lovely residence.

Just some of the schools placing students at University Place are the English Language School (ELS), Cordoza Law School, St. Francis College, Brooklyn College and NYU.

The property, built in 2000, was designed to look like a fine hotel and affords students the opportunity to have exceptional housing at affordable prices. Students who live at University Place either register with a specific roommate or we make the match.

University Place has 64 rooms with space for 128 students! Rates include a fully-furnished, 400 sq. foot apartment (many with partitions), private bathroom with shower, kitchenette with microwave, air conditioning, sink and refrigerator and freezer, cable TV and internet in each room, 24/7 on-site security, Student Lounge with pool table and big screen TV. University Place is 100% handicapped accessible.

Again, University Place is ONLY for students, and sessions coincide with college semesters.

New York Foundation for Senior Citizens' Home Sharing Program matches compatible persons in shared-living arrangements in dwellings rented or owned by one of the participants. The program seeks to match persons for whom sharing of living arrange-ments would enhance their financial and/or social well being, promote comanionship and relieve feelings of isolation. Potential clients are screened through applications, references and personal interviews. If approved, they are matched with a compatible sharemate. An interview between host and guest introduces them to the possibility of sharing living quarters.

Applicants must be independant, medically and mentally stable and non-substance abusing

Prospective Guests are persons 18 years or older, who wish to share part of a dwelling with a compatible elderly host. The guest must be able to live independently and be willing to make reasonable financial and social arrangements.

For further information call 212.962.7559 and ask for the Home Sharing Program Social Worker.

Housing Organizations
The following organizations give advice on issues involving tenants