Harvard Law School On-Campus Housing

For students who enjoy the convenience of being close to all of the activity being on campus has to offer as well as a short walk to the classrooms and Langdell Library, HLS offers a limited but diverse array of on-campus residence hall communities. Residents of on-campus housing enjoy the active social environment and the opportunity to meet other students outside their section as well as in other years and programs. Approximately 25% of all HLS students live in on-campus housing, nearly 40% of the 1L class and 50% of the LL.M. program. The options range from traditional single-occupancy dormitories to spacious suite-style housing, a converted hotel and just a few upper class student apartments. All operate on a 9-month contract, are fully furnished and include heat, hot water, electricity as well as local and University telephone service. All on-time applicants are included in a housing lottery and students with sufficient lottery numbers select their room online during the spring.

Gropius Complex

The Gropius Complex consists of five interconnected residence halls (Holmes, Ames, and Dane Halls; Story* and Shaw Halls) for a total of 260 single furnished rooms. Gropius is traditional dormitory-style housing with approximately 20 residents per floor with common lounges, shared kitchens and bathrooms. There are 6 types with the most prevalent being Type 1, 110 sq. ft. at $6,020 & Type 2, 120 sq. ft. at $6,700. The majority of the floors are co-educational with one single sex bathroom per floor. There is one all male and one all female floor.  *Story Hall will not be available in 2008-2009 due to the The Wasserstein Hall, Caspersen Student Center, Clinical Wing Project.

Hastings Hall

Hastings Hall, the oldest residence hall at HLS, consists of 56 suites accommodating 97 residents in five townhouse-style entryways. Hastings is often said to have the most "Harvard" style of the residence halls with it's castle-like exterior, bay windows with built-in window seats, non-functioning fireplaces and bead board wood trim. The most common types are 3 Room Suites for 2 Residents (3FOR2s) -- two bedrooms and a shared living room -- at $9,980 per resident and 2 Room Suites for 1 Resident (2FOR1s) -- one bedroom and a living room -- at $12,860. There is a common kitchen located in the basement of Entryway 5. All the floors are coed with shared single-sex bathrooms in each entryway on every floor (shared by 3-6 residents) with the exception of the attic.

North Hall

North Hall, a converted hotel, consists of 112 single furnished rooms with air conditioning, full-size beds and private bathrooms. North Hall is located one block north of the Law School campus. Residents have a great deal of privacy in North Hall; however, there is a large lounge on the first level where residents gather for social activities. There are common kitchens on the third and fifth floors. There are four room types with the most prevalent being the Standard, 240 sq. ft. at $11,980. All floors are coed. North is the only residence hall with an elevators.

HLS Apartments

1637 Massachusetts Avenue, 3 Mellen Street and Baker Hall are three Victorian period houses that were relocated from the site of the The Wasserstein Hall, Caspersen Student Center, Clinical Wing Project and renovated as upper class apartment-style housing. There is a wide-variety of apartment types and layouts, ranging from single studios to a 7-student apartment house. All apartments are fully furnished, include utilities and operate on a 9-month lease.