The Housing Guide
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Coral Tower
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Coral Tower is easy to miss. Nuzzled between construction and a pharmacy, and further concealed by scaffolding, Coral doesn’t exactly standout. Most suites house five people in three rooms with residents divided into two doubles and a single. The dorm is exceptionally close to Trader Joe’s and Palladium Residence Hall and is a stone’s throw away from Union Square. Additionally, Coral is stacked on top of a Duane Reade making late-night snack runs very easy. Inside, the walls are incredibly thin, and there are only two elevators for 17 floors and over 400 residents, but every suite in Coral is equipped with an honest-to-god full kitchen — beware, counter space is still limited. Tisch sophomore Ian Tai likes how adult Coral makes him feel. “The rooms actually feel like an apartment as opposed to dorm,” Tai said. “It’s far away enough from campus to feel like you’re not living on top of NYU, but close enough for convenience.”
The rooms actually feel like an apartment as opposed to dorms. It’s far away enough from campus to feel like you’re not living on top of NYU, but close enough for convenience.”
Sayer Devlin Managing Editor
IAN TAI, TISCH SOPHOMORE
University Hall
University Residence Hall — Palladium Residence Hall’s slightly less cool younger cousin. While it may not come with NYU’s best dining hall or one of two NYU gyms within its walls, Palladium is just a hop, skip and jump away. Plus, you don’t have to worry about all the non-residents clogging the elevators, and you still have the wondrous duo of Burger Studio and Dunkin Donuts inside the building. “Not only is it in a great location — on Union Square and next to Palladium — but U-Hall has a great community fueled by hall council, hanging out in the C-Lounge and great events from approachable, friendly staff like the RAs and hall directors,” Steinhardt junior Jenny Labovitz, who lived in University Hall as a freshman, said.
Located in the heart of the West Village, Greenwich Residence Hall is arguably the most underrated residence hall at NYU. Greenwich houses approximately 320 residents, less than most upperclassmen dorms. Because of this, there’s a greater sense of community and significantly less noise than other dorms like Gramercy Green Residence Hall or Lafayette Residence Hall. Although the West Village is known for being one of the priciest areas in Manhattan, residents at Greenwich have the unique opportunity to live in this vivacious area for the same price as many
of the other residence halls. The rooms are on the smaller side, but each three to four person apartment-style room is equipped with a fridge, stove, tables and chairs. High-capacity loft apartments are also available, fitting up to eight residents. The main downside to Greenwich is its distance from the other upperclassmen dorms. If a resident wants to visit a friend in Gramercy, it can take up to, if not more than, 30 minutes to walk there. After a few weeks, however, any walk will seem like a breeze. Andrew Heying Editor-at-Large
Jordan Reynolds Editor-at-Large
Greenwich Hall
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Photo by Katie Peurrung
While University Hall is technically a first-year residence hall, there is still a plentiful population of upperclassmen dispersed throughout the building. The units in the building are apartment-style suites each with two double rooms, a common area and a well-equipped kitchen. “I was always greeted with a smile when walking in,” CAS junior Danielle Murray said. University Hall’s location is definitely a big selling factor, as the infamous Joe’s pizza is essentially right underneath and Union Square’s wealth of dining and grocery shopping options is within arm’s reach.