Brb—moving into the Ruggles basement.
Location: 508 West 114th Street, on the corner of Amsterdam, right across from the John Jay gates
- Nearby dorms: John Jay, Carman, Broadway, Hogan, and Greek Row.
- Stores and restaurants: Aside from Stroko’s, JJ’s Place, and Ye Olde John Jay Dining Hall, Ruggles is in a rather sparse location for stores and restaurants.
- Cost: Upperclass housing rates are projected to be $11,026 for the 2022-23 school year.
Amenities:
- Bathrooms: At least one private bathroom per suite.
- AC/Heating: None…yeah.
- Kitchen: One kitchen per suite, including a full-size refrigerator, stove top, oven, and cabinet space for all your cooking needs!
- Lounge: The lounge is located in the basement and boasts a flat screen TV as well as study space.
- Laundry: Washers and dryers are in the basement.
- Computer/Printing: These amenities are not available in Ruggles.
- Gym: The gym is in the basement, also known as the place to be, apparently.
- Flooring: Hardwood (!!!).
Room Variety:
- Each floor houses four apartments made up of four-, six-, or eight-person suites.
- There are 84 singles and 60 doubles total in the building.
- Doubles in the four- or six-person suites range from 172 to 200 square feet.
- Singles in four-person suites range from 107 to 157 square feet
- Singles in six-person suites are 135 square feet.
- Singles in eight-person suites range from 100 to 123 square feet.
Numbers:
- From Columbia Housing: “Data from Room Selection 2021 shows the make-up of Ruggles as 61% juniors, 18% sophomores, 18% seniors and 3% mixed-point groups (average point value of mixed-point groups was 15).”
Bwog Recommendation:
Ruggles is a quiet dorm that provides many amenities, including a gym and lounge. Their suite sizes vary but make it easy for you to live with your friend and enjoy many meals together in your decked-out kitchen. It’s also close to John Jay and Butler—for all your dining and studying needs. Not to mention The! Hardwood! Floors!
Ruggles bathroom featuring an abundance of toilet paper Ruggles bathroom shower Cook meals with all your friends in this glorious kitchen! You’ll have nothing but sweet dreams in this Ruggles single Working out? Without going to Dodge? Looks like an awesome space to (not) study!
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