HOUSING OPTIONS On-CampusOn-Campus CambridgeCambridge BostonBoston SuburbsSuburbs Q&AQ&A
Living on Campus
Campus Map Boston Central Sq. Station Kendal-MIT Station min walk / Shuttle 7am-7pm Eastgate Westgate MIT Sloan
On-Campus Family Housing WestgateEastgate
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) Parking (≈$592/year) Bike Rental ($10/year) Apartment Facilities
Living in Westgate
Living in Eastgate
Family Graduate Housing Rates ResidenceAddressHouse Manager Phone Number Building TypeApt. TypeCost per Month* Eastgate Apartments (E55) 60 Wadsworth Street Cambridge, MA Carla Bengtson Apartment Unfurnished (refrigerator and stove provided) 1-bedroom corner apt.$1,246 1-bedroom center apt.$1,156 2-bedroom apt.$1,485 Westgate Apartments (W85) 540 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA Michael Collins Apartment Unfurnished (refrigerator and stove provided) Efficiency apt.$1,004 1-bedroom apt.$1,182 2-bedroom apt.$1,334 *These rates are for the year. Rents may be higher for the year Resident parking permits are available for $ 729 per year Source:
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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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