University Housing
Columbia University owns and directly manages residential units in buildings in the immediate vicinity of the Morningside Heights campus, near the Medical Center (in Washington Heights) and in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Some of these units are available to graduate students. Students interested in University-owned accommodations apply to Columbia University Apartment Housing.
Columbia University Apartment Housing (UAH)
Office of Institutional Real Estate
401 W 119th Street
New York , NY 10027
Tel: 212-854-9300
Fax: 212-749-8816
http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/
For information about the housing application process and housing extension requests, please contact Kristin Balicki at 212-854-4932 or
Non-University Housing
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences provides an online housing bulletin board as a resource to students looking for housing in the area. For more information visit the M.A. Housing Bulletin website.
Students interested in finding accommodations in non-Columbia-owned buildings may also use the services of Off-Campus Housing Assistance (OCHA).
Off-Campus Housing Assistance
419 West 119th Street, lower level
212-854-2774
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/ocha
The Off-Campus Housing Assistance (OCHA) office helps Columbia affiliates find rental housing in non-Columbia-owned buildings located in the metropolitan area. OCHA maintains a website and regular office hours to provide advice, apartment-hunting workshops, an online searchable database of available housing, and other resources.
The office is equipped with computers that can be used to search OCHA's online database and is stocked with printed information relevant to your search such as lists of realtors, temporary housing, neighborhood information, transit maps and more. To use the facilities of OCHA, you must bring proof of your Columbia affiliation: a current Columbia ID card, a letter of acceptance from Columbia, proof of employment with Columbia, or a current alumni card.
The Housing Registry database contains listings of non-Columbia-owned rooms and apartments for lease, sublet, or share; long or short term; furnished or unfurnished, throughout the New York metropolitan area. The database may be accessed by Columbia affiliates with a UNI and password.
OCHA offers its services free of charge. It does not operate as a real estate or rental agency, although some of its listers may charge a fee.
