University Place

I stayed here for one academic year and it was a mistake.
The studios are super pricey, small, and the neighborhood sucks. You would think this place was located in Manhattan — WAY OVERPRICED. I don’t care if the utilities are included in the price (which they are)…way too expensive for what you get. I only stayed here because I was relocating from Los Angeles for school and had to make accommodations a little last minute + I didn’t know NYC AT ALL — figured this would be a safe option (hindsight: more like a stupid option). Also, not to sound like a snob because I’m not wealthy by any means but the neighborhood is rundown and gross. One positive thing: Supermarket right across the street.
It would take a minimum ½ hour to get to (lower) Manhattan and, if you want a train on the weekend or late at night/​super early AM, you can wait on the platform alone for well over ½ an hour. It would take me 1 hour to get to the UES. The station is, however, located directly across from the building.
Additionally, the rooms don’t have full kitchens so if you want eat hot food, you have to microwave it (no stoves in the room — only a microwave and small refrigerator to share between 2 people)! There is one full kitchen upstairs that is used by all the residents in the building but nobody cleans up after themselves and it’s just a gross mess.
Depending on the type of room you get, you can have one or two TVs (one per person) and phones in the room. Don’t get too excited because you only get about 10 channels. Also, you can only make local calls.
The place has a tendency to get quite loud in the evenings on the weekends (think of a college dorm on a Friday night).
You’re only allowed to have one guest over at a time and they have to sign in and out every single time (24 hour security in the lobby). They monitor this pretty closely so it becomes a hassle if you want more than one individual to come over to hang out. The upside with the security guard — you feel safer.
If I could give it zero stars, I think I would.

If you are a student looking for affordable housing in a great location, University Place is NOT the place to go. The dorm rooms are extremely small and priced as if they are Manhattan based studios. They advertise themselves as being minutes away from the city, but the neighborhood this residence hall is in is a pretty deep into Brooklyn. The management will not call you back when they say they will and if you request a refund — anticipate waiting for over 3 months. I was supposed to be refunded my security deposit within a week or so of requesting it and I still have not received it. If you want a housing solution look else where. University Place is a head ache waiting to happen.