Summer Housing

Summer Housing at The Cooper Union May 20 through August 5, 2012

*There are no more vacancies for this summer*

It's close. Cooper Union is at the center of everything that’s happening in Manhattan. Every major subway line has a stop within a ten-minute radius of Cooper Union and, once you jump on, it's a mere 15 minutes downtown to Wall Street or uptown to museums and theaters.

It's cool. Yes, we’re in the Village, home to all the great clubs, movie theaters, restaurants, coffee bars, bookstores and shops. But, believe it or not, that is not the cool we are referring to. We mean we have air conditioning. Each apartment has its own controls and the price is included in the rent. While the rest of New York swelters, you stay cool.

It's clean. We guarantee that you and your apartment mates will be the only living creatures within your apartment. If you don’t think this is important, talk to your friends about visiting wildlife in their apartments.

It's cheap. For less than the cost of a week in Cape Cod or a weekend in Napa Valley, you can spend the summer in Manhattan, center of the universe.

It's convenient. No long negotiations with landlords about legal sublets, no utility bills, no furniture rentals. You just need to bring your clothing, your sheets and towels, and your dishes. And of course, your rent check.

The Cooper Union Student residence is located at 29 Third Avenue at the corner of Stuyvesant Street.

Our Summer Housing Program is only open to graduate students in law school or MBA programs who are completing internships or serving as associates.

Rent is $3,700 for the period from May 20 to August 5. Rent cannot be prorated for shorter occupancies and is payable in two installments, half on May 1 and half on July 1. The housing contracts must be returned with a $100 deposit, which will be applied against the rent for those who move in and is otherwise non-refundable. A security deposit of $250 is due with the first payment.

During the summer, two residents occupy a unit designed for four students. The units consist of two bedrooms with a shared bathroom and kitchenette. Each kitchenette has a microwave, oven, two gas burners, cabinets, a kitchen table and chairs. Each bedroom has either a single bed or a bunk bed, a desk, chair and a clothing storage unit. Bathrooms are equipped with a toilet, sink and shower.

  • Access to each unit is controlled by a key card locking system.
  • The building has sprinklers in each apartment.
  • A 24-hour guard, video cameras, alarm system and palm scanner control access to the building. Guests must show photo ID and they must be signed in and accompanied by residents.
  • Each unit has a security phone connected to the 911 emergency network and to the security desk in the front lobby.
  • Individual bedrooms are wired for telephone service, but you must bring your own mobile phone or make an independent arrangement with Verizon to be hooked up after your arrival.
  • Wireless internet service is available throughout the building.
  • Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the Student Residence nor in any public building in New York City.
  • The Student Residence has a full-time manager, an assistant manager, resident assistants and a maintenance staff.
  • The building has card-operated laundry machines and one lounge equipped with a large screen TV.

MOVE IN May 20, 2012, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | MOVE OUT August 5, by 4:00 p.m.

  • Total rent $3,700
  • $100 with return of contract
  • $2,050 due on May 5, 20122w (includes $250 refundable security deposit)
  • $1,800 due on July 7, 2012
  • Please note: Rent cannot be prorated

Let us know if you have a preferred roommate or if there is anything that would help us match you with a roommate (taste in music, quietness, etc.)

Please attach a letter from your employer on official letterhead, confirming your employment status as a summer associate or intern.

The Cooper Union accepts checks, money orders, cash and credit cards (American Express, Discover, Visa and masterCard) as method of payment.

Credit card payments may be made by

A limited number of three bedroom apartments are available to those who can find their own roommates. These apartments rent at $3,500 per occupant. For information on these apartments, please contact us directly at (212) 353-4099.

*There are no more vacancies for this summer*

Contact by April 1, 2012

Residence Life
The Cooper Union
29 Third Avenue,
New York, NY 10003

Download a PDF Brochure with Housing Application and Summer Housing Information

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.