Stay just steps from Central Park, Columbia University, and the city’s best restaurants in our Upper West Side Shared Apartments. Located in a newly refurbished Manhattan building, these Scandinavian-inspired apartments offer single bedrooms, shared bathrooms, and fully equipped kitchens. Enjoy extra amenities like a rooftop garden, smart gym, and study areas, all just 25 minutes from EC New York.
Room type
Single
Bathroom
Shared. Bathroom ratio: Private or 1:2
Board status
Self-catering
Available
Year-round
Arrival and departure
Saturday / Saturday
The Upper West Side Apartments are a three-minute walk to the subway and approximately twenty-five minutes to EC New York. The area is notable for its proximity to Columbia University, Barnard College, Central Park, Morningside Park, and Riverside Park. The neighbourhood is full of students and has a diversity of restaurants that you must try!
COMMUNAL lounge
COMMUNAL KITCHEN
Study AREA
air conditioning
FITNESS Centre
Laundry FACILITIES
Rooftop Garden
The Upper West Side Shared Apartments provides students with a comfortable and economical stay while in the Big Apple. The shared apartments are in a large, recently refurbished Manhattan building. The accommodation has ample amenities, including a communal smart gym, work/study area, and a rooftop garden. The apartments themselves have modern Scandinavian-inspired interiors with in-unit laundry and furnished kitchens. Rooms are single bedrooms, and students will share the full bathrooms with another student. The entire apartment is four bedrooms with two bathrooms.
Room Options
Single rooms with shared bathrooms.
Building Facilities
Communal kitchen, dining area and lounge. Fitness Centre. Study area in basement. Rooftop garden.
Rooms
Full bed, microwave, mini-refrigerator, kettle, coffee maker, a flat screen television.
Laundry
Each apartment has a complimentary washer and dryer.
Miscellaneous
Students will receive individual check in instructions via email prior to their stay, with instructions on how to download “Latch” and the code to enter the building and their room.
Check in to the room begins at 16:00. If you arrive earlier than this designated time, you may utilize the luggage drop-off service. The onsite team will help you with your bags. The student is asked to wait in the common spaces of the building until the room is ready. Your individual code will be provided to you prior to your arrival.
Airport pickup
If you booked an airport transfer, after you collect your luggage and exit into the Arrivals Area, find the Welcome Center and look for your driver. Your driver will be waiting there with a sign that has your name on it. Please note: For arrivals at JFK International Airport, there is construction at Terminal 1 and 7. Your driver will not be able to enter the terminal, but has been instructed to meet you curbside. After entering the arrivals area, go outside to the street and meet your driver at passenger pickup area “B”. For Terminal 4, please take the airport shuttle bus to the Remote Ride App and Car Service Lot location and your driver will be in either pick-up slot R1, R2 or P2.
Note: International transfers will arrive 90 minutes after the flight, and domestic arrivals will arrive 30 minutes after the flight lands to allow the students to retrieve their luggage. If you do not see a driver with a sign with your name, please call the EC New York Emergency line at +1-631-612-4494.
Arrival and Departure
Arrival Day: Saturday (Sunday arrival possible)
Check-in: 3 pm
Early check-in is allowed. Students can wait in the basement common areas of the building: work/study area or gym until their rooms are available or 15:00.
Departure day: Saturday
Check Out: 11 am. Students must check out of their room by 11 am, but can wait in the common areas of the building or apartment as long as there is space.
Address
Upper West Side Shared Apartments
246 108th Street (Apartment 2E)
New York, NY
10025
Emergency number: +1-631-612-4494
Journey to school
Take the subway from Cathedral Parkway to Times Square – 42nd Street. The total journey time is 24 minutes.
*Images are for representation purpose only. Actual furnishings may differ from those shown. Amenities and services are subject to change.
For more accommodation terms and conditions please refer to EC accommodation policy.
Students cancelling or postponing 14 days or less prior to their accommodation dates will be charged a two-week accommodation fee at the rate quoted in the price list for the accommodation booked and the accommodation placement fee.
Students leaving their accommodation must give notice in writing 4 weeks prior to termination. If the 4-week notice period is not provided a cancellation fee equal to 4 weeks of the accommodation cost will apply. After deducting the price of accommodation used at the rate quoted in the price list, including the required notice period charged at the same rate, students will be refunded the remaining accommodation costs.
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