Where are graduate students living in Ann Arbor?

Posted on Sun, Jun 9, 2013 : 5:57 a.m.

Where are graduate students living in Ann Arbor?

By Kellie Woodhouse

A two-bedroom apartment at the Corner House Lofts at State Street and Washington Street costs between $1,800 to $3,000 a month. CMB Management President Amy Khan said more graduate students are living in the complex then ever before. It was built in 2008.

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A two-bedroom apartment at the Corner House Lofts at State Street and Washington Street costs between $1,800 to $3,000 a month. CMB Management President Amy Khan said more graduate students are living in the complex then ever before. It was built in 2008.

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A two-bedroom apartment at the Corner House Lofts at State Street and Washington Street costs between $1,800 to $3,000 a month. CMB Management President Amy Khan said more graduate students are living in the complex then ever before. It was built in 2008. /calendar/photologue/photos/00 More apt/cache/CORNERSTREETLOFTS 11 AW_fullsize.JPG
The Lawyers Club at the University of Michigan is one of two on-campus housing —and the only on central campus— that exists for graduate students, although it is limited to law students. It has 240 apartments. A one bedroom apartment with a 12-meal-per-week plan at the Lawyer's Club costs between $11,660 and $13,260 for an 8-and-a- half-month lease. The residence hall is in the final months of a $39 million renovation and is reopening in the fall. The hall is located on the law quad, steps from law school classroom buildings. Steve Pepple | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 More apt/cache/121811_lawquad1__fullsize.JPG
The five tenants at 707 Lawrence, in Kerrytown, pay $550 a month each. They also pay an estimated $60 a month in utilities and an annual association fee to their landlord. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_01_fullsize.JPG
Most graduate students who live on campus at the University of Michigan live in either Northwoods IV and V, which are located on North Campus. Many have families and children who play together in courtyards. A large percentage of the graduate students living there are international. A one-bedroom apartment in Northwoods can cost up to $970 a month and a three bedroom townhouse can cost up to $1,250. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_02_fullsize.JPG
This Kerrytown building, located at 322 N. State St., has 13 one-bedroom apartments in the 700-square-foot range. The apartments rent for between $915 and $955 a month. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_07_fullsize.JPG
Graduate students who live in this Kerrytown apartment building, which is nearby the nursing school, pay $500 a room for a three bedroom apartment, according to a current tenant. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_03_fullsize.JPG
The living room of an apartment at 404 N. Thayer that's occupied by graduate students. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_06_fullsize.JPG
The kitchen in an apartment at 404 N. Thayer that's occupied by graduate students. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_05_fullsize.JPG
Kelsey Vanoverloop's bedroom at 404 N. Thayer. In the fall she is moving to the Lawyer's Club residence. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Grad Apts/cache/052913_NEWS_GradAPT_MRM_04_fullsize.JPG
One- and two-bedroom apartments in the Island Drive Apartments, at 1099 Maiden Lane in Northeast Ann Arbor, rent for $1750 and $2195 a month, respectively. These apartments, nearby U-M's health campus and research buildings, attract many graduate students. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 APT/cache/06072013_NEWS_GradLivingApt (1)_fullsize.JPG
A one-bedroom in Woodbury Gardens, at 1045 Astor Ave in South Ann Arbor, costs $1034 a month while a two-bedroom costs $1,174. Residents have access to a pool. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 APT/cache/06072013_NEWS_GradLivingApt_fullsize.JPG
A small single room, along with food, in the Georgia O'Keeffe co-op costs about $700 a month; a large room, also with board, costs $821 a month. The co-op is located at 500 Gilbert Court, on North Campus, is primarily inhabited by graduate students. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_1_/cache/060713_Georgia_O'Keeffe_Co-op-_1500_Gilbert_Court_CS_fullsize.JPG
This apartment building on the old West Side, at 401 W. Hoover, is populated primarily by graduate students, says the owner. A one-bedroom apartment costs between $950 and $1,000. A two-bedroom costs about $1,500. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_1_/cache/060713_401 W._Hoover_ave_CS_fullsize.JPG

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With its existing facilities, the University of Michigan can house 1,240 of its roughly 15,500 graduate and professional students.

That means the vast majority of graduate students, who primarily are in their mid- to late-twenties, live off-campus in neighborhoods ranging from the Old West Side to Kerrytown and Lower Town to south Ann Arbor.

AnnArbor.com report on graduate student housing

U-M plans to build a $185 million 600-bed residence hall on the edge of central campus, just south of downtown, that will feature a solarium, large windows, a commissary and collaborative spaces. And while most graduate students seek apartments with few bedrooms, the university is planning to house the students in apartments with six and seven bedrooms.

Regents approved the project in April and the new hall is still a nascent idea.

Here's a sampling of where graduate students are living now and what they're paying in rent.

Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at kelliewoodhouse@annarbor.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.

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fspicer

Fri, Jun 14, 2013 : 5:33 a.m.

I live in a 1br right between downtown and the Diag @ $700/mo.

bta2

Mon, Jun 10, 2013 : 6:46 p.m.

Uh, WHERE is the sampling???

Kellie Woodhouse

Mon, Jun 10, 2013 : 7:03 p.m.

It's in the photo gallery. Read the captions, they're pretty detailed as far as location and price.

Nicholas Urfe

Mon, Jun 10, 2013 : 12:49 p.m.

So why did that pipe burst and flood that other umich dorm development property? Where is the follow up story on that? Who was held accountable?

Frustrated in A2

Mon, Jun 10, 2013 : 5:11 a.m.

Wow I didn't realize students were paying so much for apartments. I'm in the wrong business!

spaghettimonsters

Mon, Jun 10, 2013 : 3:31 a.m.

And then there's the rest of us: I lived in a few dumps in Ypsilanti/the wasteland of Pittsfield for four years until I saved enough to move into town. There's a bus that we can ride for FREE, people. You, too, could have your very own single bedroom apartment for 600-700/month. It won't be "luxury," but it WILL be all yours. I don't understand why everyone indulges these ridiculous prices in Ann Arbor when there are perfectly tolerable (if not impressive) options just a short commute away...

Dog Guy

Sun, Jun 9, 2013 : 12:58 p.m.

Is Jimmy McMillan booked for Ann Arbor?

GoNavy

Sun, Jun 9, 2013 : 12:25 p.m.

Looks like grad students have some pretty nice choices available to them.