Hartley Hall
Hartley Hall is scheduled for a full-building renovation and will not be available for Room Selection.

Building Fast Facts
- John Jay Dining Hall, JJ's Place, and Columbia Health Medical Services are located in close proximity
- Expansive views of Morningside Campus and the historic Harlem neighborhood
- Located in the heart of campus
- Columbia Housing office and Hospitality Desk are located within Hartley. For AY 25-26 and 26-27, the Hospitality Desk will be located in Furnald.
- Faculty-in-Residence: Professor Kymissis, Department of Electrical Engineering. For AY 25-26 and 26-27, Professor Kymissis will be located in Wallach.
- An opportunity for sophomores to live almost exclusively with their class
- Suites are duplexes with a mix of singles and doubles
Room Selection 2025-2026
Hartley Hall is scheduled for full-building renovation and will not be available in Room Selection. Renovations will include infrastructure updates to meet Plan 2030 sustainability requirements, single-use restrooms, individual room temperature control including central air conditioning. The residence hall will be offline until Fall 2027.
Building Details:
- Housing Rate:
- Upperclass Rates
- Entrance location:
- Inside campus between 115th and 116th Streets
- Elevators:
- 2
- Number of residential floors:
- 9
- Single/Double Rooms*:
- 158 singles / 36 doubles
- Air Conditioning:
- Yes (permanent window units)
- Bathroom Style:
- Semi-private within suite
- Cleaning Responsibility & Schedule:
- Bathrooms: Twice weekly by Facilities. Note: Facilities cannot clean the kitchens if you leave personal items in the space.
Kitchens: Resident responsibility
Trash & Recycling: Residents are responsible for disposing of their waste in the trash chutes (small bags of trash) by staircases Z & W or the bins (larger items and recycling) in the lounges - Flooring:
- Bedrooms are a mix of hard surface and carpet
Common areas in suites are carpeted - Furnishings:
- All rooms are furnished
- Type of Room Lock:
- Hard key lock
*RAs are assigned single rooms. Not all singles will be available.
Building Amenities:
- Bike Storage:
- Not available. See the list of bike storage locations in our residence halls.
- Clothing Donation Bin:
- Located in the Hartley/Wallach laundry room
- Computer Lab & Print Station:
- Available on the first floor
- Fitness Room:
- Not available. See the list of fitness center locations in our residence halls.
- Laundry:
- Free laundry facility in basement. Laundry room is shared with Wallach Hall.
- Kitchen:
- One private kitchen per suite, no refrigerator available.
- Lounge:
- A large building lounge with a game room (pool and ping pong) is available on the first floor
A study lounge is located on the 10th floor
Each suite has common area equipped with TV
What Former Residents Say:
"Hartley is not only a nice place to live, but has a convenient location. Just downstairs in the lobby is the Hartley Hospitality Desk, a CUIT computer lab, and a lounge with pool and ping pong tables! In addition, it only takes two minutes to get to classes in Hamilton."
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Slide 1: Hartley student room
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Slide 2: Hartley building lounge
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Slide 4: 10th floor study lounge

Hartley student room

Hartley building lounge

Hartley building lounge

10th floor study lounge