Welcome to Furnald! Quiet yet quaint, Furnald is mostly filled with first-years who think business shouldn’t be mixed with pleasure. However, if you’re a sophomore trying to finesse a single, this might be a great option for you…

Location: 2940 Broadway and 115th Street

Nearby dorms: Carman, John Jay, Wallach, Hartley, the Brownstones, and Schapiro.

Stores and restaurants: Cafe East and Ferris are within 100 feet. But also Shake Shack, Morton Williams, Pret a Manger, that random halal cart, and sweetgreen are nearby.

Cost: $8,412/year for freshmen; $9,538/year for upperclassmen

Amenities:

  • Bathrooms: Furnald has communal bathrooms on every floor, each occupied with three showers, three toilets, and five sinks. Bathrooms on the 1st and 2nd floor are co-ed and gender-inclusive, but floors 3-10 are separated by gender.
  • AC/Heating: Has AC and heating.
  • Kitchen: Every floor is equipped with a kitchen with two microwaves,
  • Lounge: There’s a building lounge on the first floor, as well as lounges on every floor with a TV and kitchen. The building lounge is large and great for studying, and the floor lounges are pretty spacious, with multiple armchairs and tables.
  • Laundry: There is a laundry room in the basement, with six dryers and washing machines.
  • Computers/Printing: There is a printer station on the 1st floor with two PCs and one Mac connected to two printers. Also, there is wifi.
  • Gym: Nope.
  • Intra-transportation: There are three sets of stairs throughout the building, as well as two elevators that aren’t that slow.
  • Hardwood/Carpet: There’s hardwood in the rooms, carpet in the hallways.
  • Bonus: There’s bike storage in the basement which is cool?

Class Make-up: Mostly first-years and some sophomores.

Room variety:

  • 190 singles, 40 of which are reserved for sophomores (!) None are horrible small, ranging from 100 square feet to an amazing 163 square feet. Singles on floor 1 tend to be larger than singles on higher floors.
  • 28 doubles, ranging from not-too-bad 175 square feet to an enormous 245 square feet. Each floor ranges from having 1 double (floor 10) to as many as 5 doubles (floor 1).
  • Floors 1-3 and 10 are smaller than the other floors, so they have fewer rooms than floors 3-9. Furnald 2 is separated by “suites,” one of which is all female and other which is all male residents. Each suite has its own lounge, kitchen, and bathroom.

Numbers:

  • There is no cutoff for Furnald doubles, however the cutoff for singles was 10/181 last year and 10/1604 the year before. Clearly it fluctuates a lot, and Furnald is a lucky grab for sophomores as freshmen tend to get the majority of rooms and whatever is left goes to sophomores. However, if you do really want a single as a sophomore, a Furnald room is a great option as there are few single options for sophomores.

Bwog recommendation:

  • Furnald can be a very quiet dorm so it is a great space to come home to and relax with peace. However, it’s not super antisocial as some people make it seem– if you don’t want to bring the party home with you or aren’t necessarily into the party scene, Furnald is a good pick.
  • The lounges are large, clean, and useful. I’ve seen so many people from other dorms study there because it’s just as quiet but much more inviting than a room in Butler.
  • It’s a great chance for sophomores and freshmen to meet each other.
  • Views on the upper floors are AMAZING.
  • You’ve never seen bathrooms so clean.

Resident opinions:

  • “Quiet and comfortable. It’s a good place to come back to after a long day and just have some alone time.”
  • “As a first-year, having A/C and a single was really important to me, so Furnald was the best pick and it worked out for me. The people are pretty nice.”
  • “My favorite part of Furnald was leaving it.” (ouch)
  • “Lived there freshman and sophomore year because it was clean, a great place to study, and I got nice sized singles both years.”