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 289–306 of 874 affordable buildings near colleges in NYC.

44-28 Purves Street
Hunters Point

45-50 Pearson Street
Hunters Point

19 West 69 Street
All Upper West Side

30 Washington Street
DUMBO

253 West 72 Street
Upper West Side

95 Christopher Street
West Village

304 East 20 Street
Gramercy Park
72 Willoughby Street
Downtown Brooklyn

155 East 52 Street
Turtle Bay
328 West 44 Street
Hell's Kitchen
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96 St Marks Place
East Village
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401 East 50 Street
Turtle Bay

107 Columbia Heights
Brooklyn Heights

5-11 47 Avenue
Hunters Point

11 Waverly Place
Greenwich Village

507 West Chelsea
West Chelsea
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605 East 14 Street
Stuyvesant Town/PCV

41 West 86 Street
Upper West Side
What to check before choosing an affordable building 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).