Welcome to
Residential Life & Services
Housing is available for the 2013-2014 academic year!!!
Living in the Residence Halls helps you better achieve your academic goals. We offer an
unparalleled opportunity to live in a close community, while being
supported by a dedicated staff.
Here are some reasons
we feel university apartments offer far
better value than off-campus housing.
One rate for everything!
- All utilities, including heat, water, and electricity
- HD TV, including 3 premium HBO channels
- High speed Internet access
- Free storage space (including summers)
- Fully furnished rooms, lounges, and study spaces
- Phone and voicemail service
- Mail and parcel delivery
- Laundry facilities conveniently located in each building
- Web-based work order system that enables you to submit maintenance requests from your room
- Daily cleaning of all common areas
- No hidden maintenance or apartment fees
- Ongoing commitment to maintain and improve apartments
- Curbside move-in assistance on opening day
Convenience
- Ease of living across the street from academic buildings, the library, and University Hospital
- 24-hour a day air-conditioned study room with computers and wireless Internet access
- License agreement tailored to the length of your academic program, versus a full year lease
- Study carrels available on alternate floors
Recreation
- Recreation equipment available (barbecues, foosball, pool, and air hockey)
- Just steps away from the Student Center, which includes the fitness center and pool
- Social, recreational, and educational activities in the apartments and the Student Center
- Outdoor courtyard with tables for eating or studying
- Work-study positions available
- Leadership opportunities in the Residence Hall Council and the Department of Residential Life
- 24-hour recreation lounge with a large screen TV
Safety
- Entrances staffed 24-hours a day by University Public Safety officers
- Around the clock video surveillance of all entrances and exits
- Residential Life staff on duty 365 days a year
- Integrated fire safety system in each residence hall
For more information, or to schedule a tour of the apartments, please contact the Office of Residential Life and Services by calling (718) 270-1466, or email residentiallife@downstate.edu
