Ruggles Hall

Ruggles is a residence hall that mostly houses juniors and seniors in suites.

Ruggles suites 708-714 and 808-814 were renovated during the summer of 2006. Housing Services is considering renovating further suites this summer.

Most 4-person suites go to seniors. In the past, most 8-person suites had gone to sophomores and mixed-class groups, but a recent upswing in popularity following its 2006 renovations has resulted in the majority of the 8-person suites being snatched up by all-junior or junior and senior suites. A group point value of over twenty is needed to have a good shot at an 8-person suite.

History

Ruggles was originally the Arizona Hotel. In 1964, the university purchased it and converted it into a graduate residence. It was later made into undergraduate housing.

Bad shit that's happened here:

• Ruggles murder-suicide of 2000 in room 509
• Ruggles vandalization incident of 2006

Facilities

Floors 7 & 8: recently renovated and kitchens have dishwashers.

Suites

• 16 4-person suites
• 1 1st floor 5-person suite
• 1 1st floor 6-person suites
• 12 8-person suites with 2 singles and 3 doubles
• 2 8-person suites with 4 singles and 2 doubles

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

• A short walk to JJ's Place, the John Jay Dining Hall, Butler, and Hamilton Hall. Strokos is practically next door
• Parties more feasible than you'd think
• Weekly cleaning of common areas
• High floors have access to the roof. Actually going up there is prohibited, but rarely enforced unless a lot of people are there
• Decent soundproofing between rooms

Disadvantages

• Exposed pipes
• Poor lighting
• Rodent infestation - has been better since the renovation.
• Poor temperature regulation
• Small bathroom in 8 person suites is very small (25 sq. ft) - although bathrooms were renovated, so this is not a problem anymore.
• Insufficient laundry equipment (4 washers and 4 dryers when all are operational)
• Slow single elevator that sometimes gets stuck between floors
• You have to take your garbage to the basement yourself
• No stair access to basement
• Many rooms exposed to nighttime noise on Frat Row which is really noisy in the mornings due to delivery trucks and parking garage.
• You have to swipe open the entrance door only to be swiped again by a guard

Photos

Note: These images are from renovated suites only.

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  Single, view 1

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  Single, view 2

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  Double, view 1

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  Double, view 2

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  Double, view 3

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  Suite kitchen, view 1

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  Suite kitchen, view 2

Floor plans

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  Floor 1

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  Floor 2

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  Floor 3

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  Floor 4

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  Floor 5

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  Floor 6

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  Floor 7

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  Floor 8

Building addresss

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

Map

Map

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External Links

Columbia Housing - Ruggles