Affordable buildings near colleges in NYC
Find affordable buildings near colleges in NYC. This page groups 876+ buildings where the building’s median asking rent is below the neighborhood median, then helps you narrow by what matters for your move. Openigloo brings renter-first context: check building details and availability, compare patterns across rated buildings, and use open-data signals plus tenant Q&A to spot common deal-breakers before you sign a lease. Affordable here is market-relative, not income-restricted, subsidized, NYCHA, HPD, or Section 8 housing.
Affordable buildings near colleges in NYC
Showing 253–270 of 876 affordable buildings near colleges in NYC.
42-20 24 Street
Hunters Point
88 Leonard Street
Tribeca
355 South End Avenue
Battery Park City
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319 Avenue C
Stuyvesant Town/PCV
285 Avenue C
Stuyvesant Town/PCV
7 Dekalb Avenue
Downtown Brooklyn
312 11 Avenue
West Chelsea
20 West Street
Financial District
10 Lexington Avenue
Clinton Hill
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125 Court St
Downtown Brooklyn
188 Humboldt Street
Williamsburg
310 East 44 Street
Turtle Bay

510 West 52 Street
Hell's Kitchen
225 East 46 Street
Turtle Bay
5 Tudor City Place
Murray Hill
20 Avenue A
East Village
324 East 52 Street
Turtle Bay
212 West 91 Street
Upper West Side
What to check before for affordable buildings near colleges in NYC
- Confirm the “near colleges” part for each option by checking nearby campuses and commute time, since “near” can vary block to block.
- Use the affordability filter as a starting point: the building’s median asking rent is below the neighborhood median, but individual units can be higher or lower.
- Budget for the full monthly cost beyond the asking rent, including broker fee (if applicable), security deposit, and utilities.
- Before applying, verify lease terms that affect total cost (move-in date, lease length, renewal language, and any rent-increase structure).
- Check practical building rules and costs (application fees, parking/storage availability, laundry, and any extra charges listed for the unit).