<p>Is anyone planning on (or do you already have) off campus housing?</p>
<p>Anyone living in NYC year round?</p>
<p>My D is transfering to the city and is looking for long-term year round housing. Anyone having any luck finding a nice place to live that doesn't cost over $1000 a month?</p>
<p>1) 99% of columbia students live on-campus, at least in CC/SEAS (in GS many live off-campus). The sense of community you get, the relationships you make, for living on campus, are a large portion of the value of going to columbia.</p>
<p>2) Just east of columbia in south harlem, rents are pretty good. i'm by the 2/3 on 112th and lenox, and I pay $750. of course, "BUT IT'S HARLEM! WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE!" you scream. And I can tell you firsthand that it's a very safe neighborhood, that a bunch of white girls live in my building, and it's a 5-10 min walk from campus. I wouldn't say the same about most of harlem north of 125th st, but south of 125th and west of Lex, it's not too bad aside from the projects.</p>
<p>I'm in a 4BR/2BA with 3 friends, we have a pretty nice kitchen/living room area, and laundry in the basement. Is it the ideal neighborhood, no, but it's damn good for the price. I'm a block from the express train and two blocks from the park.</p>
<p>note that denz pays 750 with 3 other roomies to split the bill with.</p>
<p>i have to believe it would be cheaper to live on campus during the year and find a sublet for the summer if year round is so important to her</p>
<p>Not to mention the huge social costs of not living in campus housing.</p>
<p>As for summer housing, NYU actually seems to be better for about the same cost--some of the lofts are nicer than anything that I've ever seen at Columbia.</p>