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== Disadvantages ==
 
== Disadvantages ==
 
* Uphill walk to campus, and even then, you're on the extreme southwestern part of it
 
* Uphill walk to campus, and even then, you're on the extreme southwestern part of it
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* Mice
  
 
== Photos ==
 
== Photos ==

Revision as of 10:11, 3 February 2011

River
River.jpg
Built ?
(Converted 1970)
Renovated 2001
Population 129
University Residence Halls
548 West 113th Street600 West 113th StreetBroadwayCarlton ArmsCarmanEast Campus47 ClaremontFurnaldHarmonyHartleyHoganJohn JayMcBainRiverRugglesSchapiroWallachWattWienWoodbridge

River is a residence hall that almost exclusively houses seniors. It was completely gutted and renovated during the 2000-2001 school year.[1] River is located on 114th St close to Riverside Drive.

Residents are traditionally known as "River Rats".

Facilities

Rooms

  • 30 big singles
  • 97 singles
  • 1 1st floor walk-through double

Advantages

  • Some rooms have a view of the Hudson
  • 117A/117B is a spacious walk-through double on the ground floor that usually goes to juniors
  • Beautiful lobby that feels like it belongs in a bed and breakfast hotel
  • Massive-screen TV in the basement lounge

Disadvantages

  • Uphill walk to campus, and even then, you're on the extreme southwestern part of it
  • Mice

Photos

Floor plans

Refereces

  1. Renovated River Draws Mixed Reactions, Columbia Spectator, 11 September 2001.

Map

<googlemap lat="40.807228" lon="-73.966323" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"> 40.807228, -73.966323, River residence hall </googlemap>

Building address

628 W. 114th St.
New York, NY 10025

External links