Who doesn’t like space?

Location: 600 W. 116th St. (On the corner of Broadway and 116th, right above Shake Shack.)

• Nearby dorms: 616 and 620 right down the street, Elliot Hall (on Claremont), and the Quad. Schapiro, Woodbridge, and 629 W. 115th St. are all within a block. 
• Stores and restaurants: Shake Shack, Pret, Morton Williams, FedEx, UPS store, and Ivy League Stationers are all right under 600. 

Cost: $13,712 per year, and $6,856 per semester for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Amenities:

• Bathrooms: Each suite has at least one shared bathroom with a toilet, sink, shower, and cabinet space. Some suites have an additional bathroom!
• AC/Heating: Each bedroom within a suite has a window AC unit that can be adjusted and a heater, as well as heaters in the bathroom and kitchen.
• Kitchen: Each suite has one kitchen area with a stove, oven, sink, fridge, and cabinet and counter space. Some apartments have a table in the kitchen, while others have a table in an adjoining room. 
• Lounge: There is one lounge on the second floor that is attached to the laundry room. There are two arm chairs, a couch, a table with chairs, and a TV. 
• Laundry: Located in the second floor lounge, with five washers and eight dryers. 
• Computers/Printing: No printers, the closest computer lounge is located down the street in 616. 
• Intra-transportation: Two elevators and a staircase. 
• Hardwood/Carpet: It varies between suites. Most have hardwood floors, some have linoleum, and some have carpet. The floors within rooms in a suite also vary. 

Room variety: 

• Suite style, accommodating between two to seven people. The majority of the suites are for six people and consist mainly of doubles, except for the A suites. The A line suites are all seven-person, with most of the singles reserved for RAs and CARDS. Some floors have a four-person C suite or a two-person E suite. 
• A suites face 116th, B suites face 116th and Broadway, C & D suites face Broadway, and E and F suites are shafted. 
• The building is a mix of students, faculty, and private tenants. 

Stats from previous year’s housing lottery:

• PSA: the format of Barnard’s housing lottery has changed! Read here for more information. 
• 4/5/6 Lottery: Out of the three four-person suites available, all three were chosen by groups of rising juniors. There were no five-person suites available in the 2025 housing lottery. Out of the six-person suites, three were chosen by groups of rising seniors, one by a mixed junior-senior point group, five by rising juniors, one by a mixed sophomore-junior group, and eight by rising sophomores. 
• 1/2/3 Lottery: Eight doubles and the only two singles were chosen by rising seniors, two doubles were chosen by rising juniors, and forty doubles were chosen by rising sophomores. 

Bwog recommendation:

As someone living in 600 currently, I like it. If you’re willing to live in a double, 600 has a super convenient location, some of the most spacious room options, and a lot of living room and kitchen space. The smallest rooms are 14’6×11’6 square feet, while the largest rooms are 20’4×13 square feet. The building is a 5–10-minute walk from most campus buildings and a bunch of restaurants and supermarkets. While I have seen the occasional roach, centipede, and mouse, and the heat can go into overdrive, it’s a small price to pay for space. However, please take into account that the building is older and has been having some issues with the locks on the rooms, structural damage to the walls and ceilings in suites, and everyone’s favorite, mold. 

Resident opinions:

• “The crown moldings are really pretty!”
• “We have a huge water hole in our ceiling that hasn’t been fixed for weeks.”
• “Mold and rats are our seventh and eighth roommates.” 
• “The location is so convenient that I can wake up 10 minutes before class and still make it on time.”

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