Housing Guide: Longer Distance to Campus
The content was originally created by iGrad and now edited by iBranch.
Following is a list of housing options that have longer distance to campus (not within walking distance). Information was gathered from apartment website and current students’ feedback. Special thanks to all current students who have kindly provided valuable information.
- Clarendon Heights Apartments
Address: 508 Ivy Ridge Rd.
Distance to school: 10 minutes school shuttle (Birnie #31)
Average rental fee: $600-1000/month
Contact information: ClarendonPM@dlhproperties.net, 315-478-4600
Website: https://www.dlhproperties.net/property/clarendon-heights/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Nice apartment management people
- Cons: Not furnished, not good public facilities, poor sound insulation, heat not including in rental
- Newbury Apartments
Address: 116 Newbury Hollow Lane.
Distance to school: 15 minutes school shuttle (Birnie #31)
Average rental fee: $600/month
Contact information: 315-413-4949
Website: https://www.dlhproperties.net/property/newbury-apartment-homes/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: only two apartments on each floor, quiet, beautiful environment, all utility included
- Cons: Not furnished, needs go outside and even drive for garbage disposal, no elevator, need to walk out for shuttle
- Nob Hill Apartments
Address: 101 Lafayette Rd.
Distance to school: 20 minutes school shuttle (Birnie #31)
Average rental fee: $300-900/month
Contact information: 315-469-3211
Website: https://www.nobhillsyracuse.com/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Can wait indoor for school shuttle. First/final stop on the route. Cheap price. Big Chinese community
- Cons: Not furnished, far from school and stores. Inconvenient without a car. Unfriendly and unprofessional management team
- Hidden Valley
Address: 123 Remington Ave.
Distance to school: 12 minutes school shuttle (Birnie #31)
Average rental fee: $440-790/month
Contact information: 315-475-7061, rsutton6@twcny.rr.com
Website: http://www.suttoncos.com/property/hidden-valley-apartments/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Big bedroom, balcony included, not far from school, quiet, cheap
- Cons: Walk needed from shuttle bus station to apartment
- Aspen Heights
Address: 4101 E. Brighton Ave.
Distance to school: 10 minutes Apt shuttle
Average rental fee: $704-1429/month
Contact information: 315-215-2306, syracuse@myaspenheights.com
Website: https://myaspenheights.com/our-locations/syracuse/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Newly built, free internet, free utility, free parking, private laundry and dryer, good value but less expensive compared to other luxury apartment close to campus, has apartment shuttle that runs very frequently and takes only 10 minutes to campus.
- Cons: Not very frequent in cleaning the common area.
- Merchants Commons
Address: 220 South Warren Street.
Distance to school: 10 minutes’ drive
Average rental fee: 1b1b: $1400-1600/month
Contact information: 315-426-2624, info@merchantscommons.com
Website: http://www.merchants-commons.com/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Close to downtown, nice building, clothing washing and dryers in each room, French window and open bar in the room
- Cons: Expensive, inside parking lot only available for 2 bedrooms, not safe midnight in downtown
- Icon Tower
Address: 344 S. Warren Street
Distance to school: 10 minutes’ drive
Average rental fee: $1350-2500/month
Contact information: 315.299.6292, info@theiconcompanies.com
Website: http://icon-tower.com/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Nice apartment, near to downtown
- Cons: Inconvenient for parking
- University Village on Colvin
Address: 315 Small Road
Distance to school: 10 minutes’ drive
Average rental fee: Starting at $940 per person per installment
Contact information: 315.424.1047
Website: http://www.uvcolvin.com/
Current students’ comments:- Pros: Fully furniture, newly built, all utilities and internet provided, very convenient transportation, gym and study room provided, free printing, free coffee. Safe with DPS patrolling.
- Cons: Many undergraduate students living there, noisy in the night and in weekends, expensive.
Utility Fees
According to the different housing with different supply, students need to be more careful about the water, electric and heating fees which would be not included in the rental fees. Students also need to figure the internet fee because majority housings did not offer free Wi-Fi.