The less glamorous (but underrated) neighbor of Sulzberger

Location: Barnard Quad, 3009 Broadway

Nearby dorms: Connected to Sulzberger, Hewitt, and Brooks Hall (so you can walk through them without going outside). 600s and Elliot are also nearby.

Nearby dining hall: Hewitt and Diana

Nearby stores: Hooda Halal, food trucks, Shake Shack, Pret, Morton Williams, and all other shops near Columbia on Broadway

Cost for 2022-2023: $13,122 for the 2024-2025 academic year

Amenities:

• Bathrooms: Hall bathrooms on each floor have three stalls and three showers. They are cleaned by facilities on weekdays, and alternate between women-only and gender-inclusive by floor.  You can also go to bathrooms in other halls in the quad.
• AC/Heating: There is no AC in Reid, but heating in colder months which cannot be adjusted.
• Lounges: Access to Sulzberger Hall lounges, one per floor with couches, TV, and kitchenette.
• Kitchen: Shared kitchenette in the lounge for each floor of the quad. Has a microwave, stove, oven, but no fridge.
• Laundry: Access to Sulz laundry machines. Two washers and dryers on each floor, except for the 8th floor, which has six washers and eight dryers.
• Printing: Two printers in in the Sulz entryway
• Elevators: Two elevators at the south side of the hall (through the Brooks entrance), access to Sulzberger elevators.
• Storage: Two built-in closets with sliding doors, 4 dressers, and 2 hutch desks per double.

Room Variety: All corridor-style doubles, with one RA single per floor. Views of the quad courtyard and Broadway. 

Bwog Recommendation:

I loved living in Reid! Sure the lack of AC sucks (especially when its 90 degrees on move in day) but it really doesn’t affect you for the majority of the year. Aside from that, I think Reid is a great place to live. I like that the rooms are very symmetrical so you clearly have your side and your roommates side. Reid is the smallest hall in the quad so you can really get to know the people in your hall (shoutout Reid 4!). While the rooms facing Broadway do get a lot of street noise, the views of Columbia’s campus more than make up for it in my opinion. Overall, I’m really happy with my dorm experience in Reid, so don’t let the lack of AC scare you from what’s actually a great dorm!

Resident Opinions:

• “Reid is the best dorm because our closets are the biggest”
• “I think Reid has the best community” “Yeah, Reid hallway chat goes crazy”
• “I really like the small amount of dorms in Reid and how everyone knows each other and is friends”
• “Obviously the no AC situation is bad but like perseverance”

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