HOUSING OPTIONS OnCampus Cambridge Boston Suburbs QA Living

HOUSING OPTIONS • On-Campus • Cambridge • Boston • Suburbs • Q&A

Living on Campus

Kendal-MIT Station Central Sq. Station Eastgate MIT Sloan Westgate Campus Map 20 -25 min walk / Shuttle 7 am-7 pm Boston

On-Campus Family Housing Westgate Eastgate

Apartment Facilities Ø Ø Ø Ø Heating Hot Water Cable TV Telephone Broadband Access Wireless Internet Access Movie Borrowing System Laundry Rooms Storage Trash Room Playroom Playground Lounge Area Manager’s Office Campus Shuttle/Safe Ride Grocery Shuttle (Saturdays) Ø Parking (≈$592/year) Ø Bike Rental ($10/year)

Living in Westgate

Living in Eastgate

Family Graduate Housing Rates Residence Address House Manager Phone Number Building Type Apt. Type Cost per Month* Eastgate Apartments (E 55) 60 Wadsworth Street Cambridge, MA 02142 Carla Bengtson carlab@mit. edu 617 -253 -7463 Apartment Unfurnished (refrigerator and stove provided) 1 -bedroom corner apt. $1, 246 1 -bedroom center apt. $1, 156 2 -bedroom apt. $1, 485 Efficiency apt. $1, 004 1 -bedroom apt. $1, 182 2 -bedroom apt. $1, 334 Westgate Apartments (W 85) 540 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 Michael Collins collinsm@mit. edu 617 -253 -5146 Apartment Unfurnished (refrigerator and stove provided) *These rates are for the 2007 -2008 year. Rents may be higher for the 2008 -2009 year Resident parking permits are available for $ 729 per year Source: http: //web. mit. edu/housing/grad/residences. html http: //web. mit. edu/facilities/transportation/parking/student/index. html#resident

Living on Campus = Living in Community

( Links ) http: //web. mit. edu/housing/grad/residences. html http: //web. mit. edu/Eastgate http: //web. mit. edu/Westgate http: //web. mit. edu/facilities/transportation/

Living Off-Campus

Looking for Housing in Boston and Beyond • Heating: • Oil or gas? • Included or extra? • Double pane windows? • Lots of types of housing: • Split or independent houses • Modern apartment buildings • Apartments with “character” • Transportation/parking: • Do you have/need a car • Distance to the T/bus • Spots/Residential Permit • Realtor: • Time v. Money • Recommendations • Timing: • June 1, Aug 1, Sept 1 • Look a month before • Process takes a week

Where Students Live Map

Living in Boston • Allston/Brighton – 20 minute bike ride to MIT Sloan, long T commute – Tons of students and young families – Pricey but for Boston, less expensive • Back Bay – Long T commute, shorter bus commute, and walkable – Cultural mecca – Quaint lovely neighborhood • Beacon Hill – Breezy commute on Red line, or walk – Fabulous quaint old neighborhood – Parking impossible • Kenmore/Fenway – Easy bike or bus, longer T commute – Lower rents and often heat included – Close to Back Bay, but not the quaintest neighborhood itself

Living in Cambridge/Somerville • East Cambridge/Kendall • Central • Harvard • Porter • Davis • Inman Davis

Living in the Suburbs • Arlington • Watertown • Brookline • Belmont

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