On February 29 all housing applications that were submitted between March 1, 2011 and February 29, 2012 were archived and are no longer active. Affiliates that need housing for the 2012-2013 academic year should submit a new HU Housing application between March 1 and May 1 for the best selection of apartments. However, we do accept applications year-round if you miss the May 1 deadline. To learn more about our housing, explore the sections on this page. To learn about the application and leasing process, click the tab on the upper left of this page: "I Want to Live in Harvard University Housing." Please call us at 617-495-3377 with any questions you may have.

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• Convenient locations!
  • Cambridge properties are within walking distance to Harvard Square and the Graduate Schools.
  • Soldiers Field Park and One Western Avenue are adjacent to the Harvard Business School.
  • Harvard@Trilogy is close to the Longwood Medical Area.
  • Public and Harvard transportation systems are easily accessible.
• Heat, hot water, and electricity, and gas are included in your rent. Central air conditioning, where available, is also included in the rent.
• Stay connected! High-speed Internet service is provided in apartments at select locations. Free wireless Internet access is available in many of our common rooms.
• Properties are managed by Harvard University Housing; after-hours emergency services are available.
• Pet-friendly, non-smoking, and furnished apartments are available in many complexes. Many family-friendly properties feature on-site play areas.
• Laundry facilities are located in most properties.
• In-building fitness rooms are available to residents of Harvard@Trilogy, 5 Cowperthwaite Street, and 10 Akron Street.
• No security deposit, application fee, or finder’s fee required. Rents are conveniently paid via student term bill or payroll deduction.
• Sustainability practices are integrated into all of our operations, we offer green living programs, and several of our properties are LEED certified.
• Graduate Commons is expanding! As of September 2012, this interdisciplinary, community-based program will be available at 5 Cowperthwaite Street, 10 Akron Street, and Peabody Terrace.

If you are recruiting faculty or administrators to the University, please contact Susan Keller. We will work one-on-one with candidates to help them find the home that meets their needs.

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The following home buying and selling services are available at no charge to all Harvard faculty and staff.

• Cash back on home purchases and sales – in the form of a rebate after closing
• Home buying and selling seminars
• Reduced mortgage rates and/or closing costs through preferred lenders
  

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Harvard University Housing offers these special housing options.

• Pet-friendly
  Dogs/Cats/Birds: Currently permitted at certain apartments at 59 Banks Street, Botanic Gardens, 23-25 Flagg Street, 2 Grant Street, 17 Grant Street, Holden Green, 8A Mount Auburn Street, 21 Robinson Street, 5A Sacramento Street, Shaler Lane, Soldiers Field Park, 17 Ware Street, and 381 Western Avenue. At these apartments, there is a limit of one cat or one dog, not to exceed 40 pounds when full grown (breed restrictions apply), or two domesticated pet birds.
  
  Fish: Currently permitted at all HU Housing properties. Fish are limited to an aquarium that does not to exceed 50 gallons.
  
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• Non-smoking
  Smoking is NOT allowed in common areas, hallways, stairways, elevators, laundry rooms, near building entrances and exits, and in any other designated non-smoking areas at ALL HU Housing properties. Effective July 1, 2012, smoking on apartment balconies, patios, and terraces at HU Housing properties will no longer be permitted, with the exception of Peabody Terrace — Buildings 10-22 and Soldiers Field Park — Buildings 3-15.
  
  Buildings designated as smoke-free are:
  - 10 Akron Street
  - 18 Banks Street/8A Mount Auburn Street
  - 5 Cowperthwaite Street
  - 29 Garden Street
  - 2 Grant Street
  - 4 Grant Street
  - Harvard@Trilogy (170 Brookline Avenue)
  - 202, 204, 206, 208, 210, and 302 Holden Green
  - Peabody Terrace - Buildings 1—9 (currently); Buildings 23-34 (effective July 1, 2012
  - Soldiers Field Park - Building 1 (currently); Building 2 (effective July 1, 2012)
  - 11-15 Sumner Road
  - One Western Avenue
  In addition, most furnished apartments are designated as non-smoking.
  
  In accordance with this policy, smoking is prohibited within the apartments; on apartment balconies, patios, and terraces; in all common areas, hallways, stairways, elevators, and laundry rooms within these buildings; and near all building entrances and exits. With the exception of the foregoing, tenants who wish to smoke are allowed to do so only inside their apartment.

• Furnished
  Some apartments at 10 Akron Street, Harvard@Trilogy, 4-6 Mount Auburn Street, and Peabody Terrace. Most furnished apartments are non-smoking (a few at Peabody Terrace are not).
  
  
  
• Graduate Commons Program
  All apartments at 10 Akron and 5 Cowperthwaite Streets currently; expanding to Peabody Terrace in September 2012. Click here to learn more about this interdisciplinary, community-based program.

Availability of pet friendly, non-smoking, and furnished apartments is limited. Please visit the specfic property pages for more information.

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