<p>Hi! I attend Pace in NYC and wanted to live on campus, but there is no housing available. So I have been searching for some alternative housing options. I want to be somewhere that is very similar to a dorm, where it’s easy to make friends, people leave their doors open, there are people who are college aged, everyone has roommates, and it would be a big plus if the dorm held events similar to how RAs have events for their floor and whatnot. It doesn’t matter to me if it’s co-ed or all women. I would prefer a location somewhere in Manhattan, 30min or less commute from Pace, and a semester’s rent around $5000 - $6000 for a shared room. I really do not want to live in an apartment because I would like a dorm atmosphere, unless it has that.</p>
<p>I have been somewhat successful in my search. The place I would want to stay in most is Pink Dorms, but they are booked for the fall. Another place I’ve looked up is The Markle, which seems very nice but I would like a bit more social place that is for college students, since women ages 18 - 55 can live there. I’ve tried searching up hostels and dorms in the city.</p>
<p>Can someone please give me more suggestions? </p>
<p>Would you be totally opposed to a regular apartment? I don’t think there are many non-university affiliated dorms in NYC, that sort of thing is really uncommon in the US, and is more of a “thing” in European cities. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet people in classes and clubs, and you might actually come to appreciate having a place to go to get away from all of that in the evenings. You might also want to consider Brooklyn, as the commute can be even shorter than from parts of Manhattan, and the rent is significantly cheaper</p>
<p>Edit: I just looked at Pink Dorms’s website, and it looks like they still have availability for shared rooms for the fall?</p>
<p>Also just found this link: <a href=“http://www.studenthousing.org/live”>http://www.studenthousing.org/live</a></p>
<p>I emailed them and they emailed me back saying there are no openings. But I will call them to confirm. I still would like to have sort of a dorm life. Apartments aren’t appealing to me right now unless it’s similar to a dorm.</p>
<p>Be forewarned that you may not have the luxury of choice. Housing can be very difficult to find in NYC, and as I said before, dorm style housing is extremely uncommon in the city, so it might not hurt to browse apartment/sublet listings in the interim, especially if you are looking for housing ASAP</p>