This document is designed to answer the most frequently
asked questions about the unaffiliated housing spaces. For any further
specific questions, please contact the Housing Office at
x6176 or housing@caltech.edu.
Housing Mission Statement and Policy
The Housing Office furthers the goals of Caltech by providing convenient, attractive housing. To this end, the Housing Office guarantees housing for all first year undergraduate students and all first year graduate students. After these guarantees, our priority is to provide transitional housing for newly hired postdoctoral fellows and limited housing for students with families. These rentals are managed by the Housing Office in accordance with these priorities and the current needs of the Institute.
All Undergraduate Housing rooms are furnished with a
desk, desk chair and a bed for each resident. Additional furniture is
described in individual sections below. All housing units also have internet
service, with direct CITNET connections at Avery and Marks, Charter
pipeline cable modem connections at 1170 E. Del Mar, 150 S. Chester and the off-campus houses.
Avery House is the newest housing facility at
Caltech. There are 136 spaces available for undergraduate
students. The entire building is air conditioned, and is wired to the
Campus Internet. Each room has additional dressers and wardrobes for clothing
storage. The building construction also meets ADA wheelchair requirements.
The residential areas are secured via use of card access
security. The House has several lounges, each housing a kitchen, dining
area and a fireplace, as well as the Lorden Lounge, which has a piano
available for recreational playing. There are two laundry rooms, each
featuring machines that accept both coins and ID card student account
transactions.
Students with on-campus extensions can maintain their
services at Avery House by completing a
telephone service request form.
Cats are not permitted in Avery House.
Resident is not permitted to maintain pets except as provided by
Caltech's Pet Policy found at
http://www.housing.caltech.edu/cat_policy.asp
Avery residents living in a double or triple room
as a single will be charged a singles surcharge. The rate is
$5.00/day for occupying a double room as a single, $5.00/day for occupying
a triple room as a double and $10.00/day for occupying a triple room as a single. There is a 30-day grace period after
a resident moves out for the remaining roommate to attempt to resolve
the vacancy situation, after which the surcharge will apply if left unresolved.
There is a Resident
Associate on duty in Avery House.
Marks/Braun House
Marks and Braun House each have 28 single
(air conditioned) units and
features slightly larger single rooms than those in the South Houses. The Houses
each
have its own kitchen and laundry room (coin operated) in the basement area.
There is an air-conditioned lounge that has a television.
Students with on-campus extensions can maintain their
services at Marks and Braun House by completing a
telephone service request form..
Cats are not permitted in
Marks/Braun House.
Resident is not permitted to maintain pets except as provided by
Caltech's Pet Policy found at
http://www.housing.caltech.edu/cat_policy.asp
There is a Resident
Associate on duty in Marks and Braun House.
The Housing office offers apartment style
living, allowing easy access use of kitchen facilities and favorable bathroom
conditions. There are 25 one bedroom units available at 150 S. Chester,
each rated for two to three residents, with only minor variations in unit design.
There are nine units available in the 1170 E. Del Mar Apartments, rated
for two residents for studio units (2 available), two to three
residents for one bedroom
units (2 available) and four residents for two bedroom units (5 available).
In addition to standard furnishings, there is a living
room with a dining table, dining chairs and a couch in each unit. The
kitchen is equipped with a gas range, refrigerator, stove and microwave oven
(but no cooking utensils.) Laundry facilities are available in the apartments
by coin operation only. Each building has a Resident
Associate on duty.
Each apartment building has a
community gas barbecue and 1170 Del Mar has a pool in the central
courtyard.
Internet connection is available in
both buildings, via Charter Communications. If you have questions
about connectivity, please submit a fixit request to
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~fixit//
Personal campus extensions are not available
Cats are not permitted in
the apartments.
Resident is not permitted to maintain pets except as provided by
Caltech's Pet Policy found at
http://www.housing.caltech.edu/cat_policy.asp
Please see the chart below for comparisons on the factors
that have received the most inquiries:
| |
Houses |
Off-Campus Alleys |
Avery House |
Apartments |
Marks/Braun House |
|
Campus Extensions |
Yes |
Common areas only |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Internet |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cats permitted |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Board Required |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Air conditioning |
Yes |
Some common areas |
Yes |
Living room only |
Yes |
