Affiliates that need housing for the 2012-2013 academic year should submit a new HU Housing application between March 1 and May 1. Valid applications submitted during this time are eligible to participate in the View and Select Window process in May to early June, when our inventory is at its peak. Apartments with lease start dates of June 5 and later will be offered through the View and Select process. However, we do accept applications year-round if you miss the May 1 deadline.

Another advantage to applying early is that as soon as your application is approved, you can log in at http://www.huhousing.harvard.edu to check our Self Service - Currently Available listings on a daily basis. This year, apartments with lease start dates of June 4 and earlier will be posted on the Currently Available list beginning in early April. The number of available apartments grows weekly until the May View and Select Window periods commence. Even then, we can receive unexpected cancellations at any time. If you are interested in visiting any of the apartments that may be listed, please contact the Leasing Office at 617-495-1459 to make arrangements.

Please browse the links to the left for detailed information on the application and leasing processes.

• Search our properties using the box to the left to find ones that are right for you.
• Learn about our Special Housing Options.
• View our Rent Ranges and our rent setting policy.
• See what we have to offer.
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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.

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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 exceed 50 gallons.
  
  Learn more.

• Non-smoking
  Smoking is NOT allowed in common areas, hallways, stairways, elevators, laundry rooms, or 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 now; 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 are limited. Please visit the specfic property pages for more information.

HUH and HLS partners to reserve the HLS Graduate Student Housing Block - a number of apartments in Terry Terrace and 29 Garden Street that are available exclusively to HLS students. Click here for more information.