Housing Reviews 2026: Schapiro

A large, conveniently located dorm with a lot of lounges and amenities.

Morris A. Schapiro Hall

Basic Information:

Location: 605-615 W 115th St
Nearby Dorms: Woodbridge, Furnald, Barnard Quad
Nearby Restaurants: Hooda Halal, Shake Shack, Ferris, etc.
Nearby Stores: Morton Williams, Ivy League Stationers, UPS, etc
Cost: $13,222 for upperclassmen in 2025-2026; $13,904 (tentative) for upperclassmen 2026-2027

Amenities:

Bathroom:
- Shared bathrooms (one male, one female) on each floor
- Single-use gender-inclusive ADA bathrooms on floors 2-9
AC/Heating:
- Seasonal air conditioning / heating (potentially unreliable)
Lounge:
- Main Lounge as well as Stephen Donaldson Lounge (currently reserved as LGBTQ space) both on 1st floor
- Sky lounge on 17th floor with views in three directions
- Each floor has its own lounge including a kitchen and Roku TV
- Also lounge/table space in basement
Laundry: Laundry room in basement (accessible via 2 elevators) – 9 washers, 10 dryers
Computers/Printing: Computer lab with printers on first floor
Gym: No gym
Bike Storage: None
Intra-Transportation: Three elevators, and two staircases (one on each side of the building)
Flooring: The hallways and lounges have carpet flooring and the dorms have hardwood floors.
Misc.
- Theater and 8 music practice rooms (with pianos) in basement
- Outdoor courtyard with metal picnic tables
- Two vending machines on first floor

Room Variety

245 singles, 85 doubles (55 regular, 30 walk-through)

Lottery stats from Room Selection 2025:

86% of students who selected into this building participated as part of a group
- 2% in mixed-point groups, average value of 28.43
- 3% in rising senior groups
- 42% in rising junior groups
- 39% in rising sophomore groups
100% of sophomores were selected in doubles.
Single rooms were the first to be selected and were filled by rising seniors and juniors

Bwog Recommendation:

Schapiro is close to campus and has corridor-style living, which can also make it a prime choice for singles for rising juniors, and the top choice for doubles for rising sophomores. Past reviews have described the lifestyle in the dorm as quiet and intimate, and also praised it for being close to campus and Riverside Park.

Opinions (2025):

“I can’t speak for other floors, but my bathroom is as disgusting as the ones in McBain. Which is saying something.”

“People in Schapiro tend to be quiet, which I like, but it’s definitely not a party dorm if that’s what you prefer. If you like privacy and the ability to be in your own room and be antisocial sometimes, and you don’t have a burning need to live in a suite as a senior, give Schapiro a try!”

“Walk-through doubles are great if you’re with a compatible roommate, and they’re really slept on. If you’re a junior with the worst lottery number in existence, I would probably do Schapiro.”

“It’s intimate and peaceful, and I will always miss sitting on the windowsill to read or watch the sunrise. Heaven—I mean Hooda Halal—is also 30 seconds away.”

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