Carman Hall
Carman is a first-year residence hall. Carman was built as New Hall in 1960, with a $3m loan from the Federal Housing & Home Agency. The loan specified that Columbia could not build a link between New Hall and Ferris Booth Hall (since rebuilt as Lerner Hall).
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Living Arrangements
Carman is suite (sort-of) style living, with two doubles per suite. While the overall size of the A versus B suites varies based on the particular suite, the B lines generally feel larger and offer more options for furniture arrangement. A line rooms generally feel long and narrow, and the furniture generally fits best with a bed and desk on each long wall.
Each suite has its own bathroom consisting of two sinks, one toilet and one shower.
Each floor has a common area with a couple chairs and a cable television. Floors 2-5 are a little shorter and have their lounge in the open area near the elevator banks. Floors 6 and above have their lounges at the far west end of the floor with a window looking out onto Broadway.
First-Year single-sex housing is located on floors M, 2, 3.
The laundry room has 14 washers and 14 dryers, but at peak usage times, this often isn't even enough. The basement lounge has a non-functional pool table, along with chairs and tables. The sole kitchen in the entire building is located in the basement as well. It contains a microwave, a questionable mini-fridge, and two oven ranges/stoves, as well as plentiful cabinet space.
Photos
Double 706A, view 1
Double 706A, view 2
Double 706A, view 3
Double 706B, view 1
Double 706B, view 2
Double 706B, view from window
Suite 706 bathroom (shared by double 706A and double 706B)
Double 711A
Closets
Floor lounge, view 1
Floor lounge, view 2
Floor lounge, view 3
Elevator
Laundry room
Basement lounge, view 1
Basement lounge, view 2
Floor plans
Floor 1
Floor 2
Floor 3
Floor 4
Floor 5
Floor 6
Floor 7
Floor 8
Floor 9
Floor 10
Floor 11
Floor 12
Floor 13
Map
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