The RA's are the nicest people ever and the guards but the towers office workers do not care about you. They only care if you have money. Your paying for something extremely expensive just to have dirty laundry everywhere constant broken washers and dryers. A super old and crappy gym. Again the RA's amazing but for what you pay for and what you get don't add up. And god forbid you need maintenance just for them to rip stuff off your wall leave the mess on the floor and not bother to take out old screws or redo broken cracked wall. If you can live somewhere else please do so. You'll have a much better time anywhere else than here. read more

I wanted to write a review since a lot of the other ones are very intimidating. If you're debating between staying home if you're a nyc local or dorming here, I'd recommend staying home. The cost is very expensive especially when you consider how much more it is than CCNY tuition. However, if you're from out of state or from further upstate like myself, then don't fear. This is a perfectly good place to stay, it just comes with a price tag like all university dorms. The Towers comes with a free laundry room on the first floor. It's decent but if you want to avoid waiting, I recommend doing laundry during the week(even better if you do it in between classes) as most people tend to do it during the weekends or after class so you might have to wait a bit for a machine(and some people are inconsiderate and leave their laundry in a machine for hours). The Towers also has a free "gym." It's good if you're on a budget and only want a super quick cardio workout but if you're looking for a regular gym you're out of luck bc the gym here is very small. Only has two treadmills, a couple of bikes, one rack of dumbbells, and a mirror. Not many people use it but if you're looking for a workout, you'll probably need to join a gym outside of the Towers. There is only one common kitchen in the Towers building and it is on the first floor. So if you need to bake some cookies or reheat your pizza in an oven, you gotta take the elevator and go downstairs and then either eat in the common area or go back upstairs to your dorm. I can't speak about the living situations on the other floor plans. My own floor plan is the 4bedroom, 2 bathroom suite. The suite comes with a living room that was bigger than I was expecting and has a three seat blue couch and one armchair along with a stand for a TV. There isn't much good lighting in the living room(at least not in my dorm) bc there's only one smaller light right above the dining table. The dining table is small with 4 chairs and is typically not really a dinner party space but if you're not trying to eat at the same time as your three other roomies then you should be fine. Okay to do hw on this space. The dorms also come with a kitchen which comes with a full size refrigerator that you share with your roommates. It comes with a microwave tucked away underneath the counter. If you don't bring hella pots and pans, the cabinet space is perfectly reasonable. The stove is a cheap electric one with only two cooking spots(idk what you call them) so it's not the typical four you see on a full stove. This might be a concern if you and your roommates are trying to cook at the same time. In my floor plan we have two bathrooms and four bedrooms. This might be different depending on the room number but in our dorm my two roommates have their two bedrooms next to each other on one side of the dorm with their bathroom over by the front door. On the other side of the dorm by the kitchen is my own room next to my roommates and our own bathroom. Overall it's like a nice little apartment. The hot water lasts a long time but might take a few minutes to come(when I'm doing the dishes have to wait a couple minutes for the water to get hot). If you're lucky you'll get a dorm facing downtown which is(in my opinion) a nicer view than the others. Your room will also be assigned for you btw so don't worry about getting to your room first to pick the best one bc it'll be assigned for you. Privacy is also great bc you get a key card at the Towers. You need this keycard to get into the building and out. You need it to get into the laundry room, into the gym, and to use the elevator. You also need to use it to get into your dorm, and you use it to get into your own bedroom. Your roommates can get into the dorm, but only your keycard can get into your bedroom(as long as you left it locked of course). Your room will come with the normal dorm basics. A twin XL bed with space underneath for storage(short people might want to bring a step ladder but it's not too high up. I'm 5'4'' and can get up no problem. It also comes with a long desk with three deep drawers and one skinny one where you might store pens and pencils. There is also a three drawer dresser for your clothes and a very small rack to hang up your clothes. Overall the place is decent. Security is great. The only problem is the price. If you're not 100% on attending here, don't sign the contract. A lot of people don't read and realize they will get charged regardless of dorming here or not once you send over that contract. They have small events every week downstairs if you want to meet people. A small but decent park across the street with basketball courts and it's right on the CCNY campus so I get to class in about 7-10 minutes. My tip is to bring some pots/pans, plates and utensils if you plan on cooking to save money. The 125 subway station is about 5 minutes walking. Con is that to get back you have to walk up a steep hill. read more

Good dorm. Pros: Security, close to subway (125th- ABCD), laundry, lots of events every week, you will make friends, there's different room options and non involve a communal bathroom for a whole hall (either 4 people 1 bathroom or 4 people 2 bathrooms or 3 people 2 bathrooms) Cons: 8-10 min walk from campus, 5-7 min walk from stores (grocery, clothing), located above 3 giant hills, EXPENSIVE, can be dirty, laundry machines break often, they canceled the shuttle to the towers' Overall, it's a good place to spend your first year if you have the money for it. After that, consider an apartment cause it's so expensive. read more

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Before I give specifics, allow me to clarify; the towers at CCNY would more accurately be labelled as a business than a dorm. They're first priority is money, and their last priority is helping students. Price The cost of the towers' cheapest floor plan is $6,420 per semester. Staying there for four months per semester, you're paying $1,605 per month. In this scenario, you do not have your own room. There are many studio apartments in the area for about the same as the cheapest floor plan (maybe slightly more). They are also significantly cheaper than getting your own room and sharing a kitchen ($2,300+ per month). Some are even closer to campus than the towers. The towers cost almost as much as tuition price, and they don't work with financial aid, so don't stay here if you're on a budget. Or looking for your money's worth. Charges As I said, their first priority is money. The tower's staff, though not efficient with financial aid, are very organized when it comes to being paid. There are constant payment reminders and if you're late, they will harass you and whoever co-signed your lease until they get their money. Sometimes they charge people for semesters never stayed, or claim extra money for random (fictional) reasons. Location On top of a huge hill, ten-fifteen minute walk from any classes you have (only the architecture and theater buildings are a five-ten minute walk). Plenty of better options closer to campus. Security If there was no security at the towers, I don't think it would make a difference. Laundry Free laundry's a (sole) plus, but the laundry room is a nightmare. Piles of clothes everywhere, if someone moved yours, good luck finding them. The floors are constantly wet with foul-smelling dirty water. I've actually had to rewash clothes because I dropped them in dirty water as I was pulling them out of the drier. Washing machines aren't that good (probably explains the puddles) and I constantly found clothes dry after a 45 minute cycle (not even a full load). Unwanted guests Do you like cockroaches and mice? Search no further, the towers has plenty. The staff does nothing about it, probably because it would cost them money and the problem doesn't affect them. Smell If you don't like the smell of pot, don't live here. The building always reeks. RAs Read the rules to you once a semester, throw events (which usually flop), and don't really do anything else. Definitely not helpful with problems and complaints. Also, the WIFI sucks and you'll probably be woken up by faulty fire alarms a few times. Truly an AWFUL experience, and the worst part is it's mostly due to the greedy towers staff and administration. Live somewhere else; it's better for your bank account and well being. read more

My living situation Has been nothing but tiring. I've had to move 4 times in semester. I was sexually harassed in my co Ed dorm by a 24yr old. I was 18. (February 14-28 2022) The towers don't seem to want to help out unless it's a dire situation or your parents say something. Only want money. Although the rooms are nice, the showers and sinks tend to run brown water for like 3 mins before clear. The towers say their number 1 priority is the towers resident, complete lie. They didn't even try to compromise my situation, nun the less the staff busted into my room unannounced telling me I had to move out and then came later mid shower and told me I had to come out and talk to them with shampoo still in my hair and just a towel around my body. Then, proceeded to me move out a room with only 1 1/2 months left in the semester. All they care about is money. If you are looking to stay at the towers get a single room, or an apartment. If I could give 0 stars I would. ALSO pay attention to the feedback in the google post reviews other post will receive, it's going to be a copy and pasted feedback of all the negative reviews above. Should tell you how much attention they pay attention to the residents. "OuR ResIdentS ouR NUmBer PRiOrITy" Its Sad and Embarrassing cause they just copy and paste and do nothing about it. read more

Pros- your child is safe. Security and own private room. Cards to get in and out. They will call and email you for money, however don't try and check on your child because they will NOT tell you if your child is in the room or swiped in or out. You know because they are an adult, well until the towers is money hungry then they have zero problem hounding you. Nasty people on the phone. Cons- they are money hungry people. It is very expensive. If you child is using financial aid and you do not get the form in by the day they choose, regardless of the date your school operates on they will charge you anything they can. Late fees on bills you never received. I got them my daughters form on December 6th stating overage. They wanted it by the 1st. Charged me 80.00 late fee for SPRING because first payment was due the 1st. Nothing prior stating that and they knew she uses financial aid. Don't send your kid here read more

One star is being very generous. There have been many problems that I have heard and encountered with the towers. First off, the location is terrible since it is located within100ft of a park nicknamed "rape park". The security officers are all overweight and do not do anything. There is no way in hell anyone would feel safe with these buffoons. There are tons of cockroaches living within ALL the floors of the building. I have heard that the 5th floor has it the worst. Also I have seen mice in some rooms and heard from RA's that many floors have this problem. The towers does absolutely nothing to solve these problems. I had to buy my own roach killer to keep them out of my kitchen. I'm not talking little roaches, these things were at least 3inches long. They are called American cockroaches, I did a lot of research on them because I have never dealt with roaches before and wanted to know how to get rid of them. There are also bed bugs throughout the towers. The staff is absolutely terrible. My one friend could not live here anymore due to the constant harassment from guys who she walked past every day and living next to Riverside Park which is a sewage plant that has many negative side effects including respiratory problems and constant headaches. I had to pick her up from the subway station every night after she worked because she did not feel safe walking to the towers alone. When she wanted to break her contract and live at home, the assistant director (who is the worst person to deal with. She is the most ignorant woman I have ever come in contact with) said that she could not leave unless she provided a doctor note about the condition of her health. She provided one to the woman the next week and was told that its up to her discretion and that she's denying her request. Which was absolutely ridiculous. The CCNY staff helped her cancel the contract finally after battling back and forth with the towers staff. 2 months ago, a pipe burst in the room above me and started leaking water into my room, luckily nothing was damaged. However, a few days ago a pipe burst right above my girlfriend's room and water leaked everywhere in her suite. They said that they do not cover the costs for anything damaged from a pipe burst. Which is total BS. They do the least amount of work possible. I will not be coming back here and as another post stated, the majority of students leave after only a year living here. Oh and the elevators and floors all smell like weed. The towers does absolutely nothing about this also. I would say that at least a quarter of the residents at the towers smoke weed. I have even noticed one of the security guards high during one night. Many residents smoke in the bathroom and that is what causes the smell throughout the building. These are just a FEW problems I have encountered in one year here. I would avoid this place at all cost. Way too expensive and they increase the prices every year read more

This residential place is expensive but being parents, we do not mind paying extra hundreds for the peace of mind knowing our son is in a good place while staying during the semester. It is my son's third year this coming school year and he opted to still take the 2 bedroom/4 residents per room suite-the cheapest in Towers- $1150 per month. Their suite has its own central kitchen, dining room and bathroom/shower between the four of them. It is modern, updated , clean and upscale dormitory. The laundry is free. It has central game room eg billiard table, dart etc. Building location is few blocks away from his school building, transit is available if they prefer not to walk going to and from the subway and the campus. There are two security points-when you enter the premises and the building itself. Resident assistants are always ready for any questions and assistance. So far, my son has no complaints. Next year maybe his last as he wants to experience Harlem apartments on his last year in CCNY. read more

The Towers At CCNY - Thank God for this orange thing ! - University Housing Near Me - New York, New York

Worst experience. They charged for the semester I never lived in, that's around 5 months and almost 7000$. I'm not eligible for work in US and parents barely have enough to pay for my studies. The first day of living I never been in my room I wasn't even assigned a room. I have a lawyer and I am seriously thinking of suing them next year. They feel scot-free and I want to change that because I don't this terrible situation to happen to anyone else ever again. read more

Worst choice ever - this place is a big money making scam!!!! I was charged for the months I never lived there and a lease breaking fee on top of that! Run away and as fast as you can!!! read more

I strongly discourage paying for the Towers. What I learned from my year at the Towers: - the high price for small rooms -random hit or miss RA events -no lights or light fixtures in my room (lived in darkness for two weeks before I could get someone to drive me to Home Depot) -crazy, sweaty walk uphill from the A,B,C,D stop and pretty long way off to CCNY -really bad, spotty WiFi for the first semester I roomed -lobby areas are nice. The turnover rate is ridiculous (very few people stay), the administration will take no responsibility for their own mistakes (mischarging damages, waiving their own liability for options like Express CheckOut, incorrect paperwork and mischarged late fees) and there is no end to the stress of dealing with the system that the Towers has in place. MANY horror stories. Unfortunately, some office staff are rude, most are ineffective and the most they can do is listen to you and tell you they can do nothing for you (in terms of incorrect fees, etc.). I am sure they can do their office job. But the system they operate in does not want the Towers to claim ANY liability. They overcharged my account with the wrong bill and only told me weeks after I paid them in full. It took another trip to Bursar and two weeks to get my money back. I was wrongly charged for my missing mailbox key ($50) which I handed back during Express CheckOut. They not only told me that I had no proof but the first time I asked to speak to someone they turned me away (I asked the security guard on duty to walk through the process, and checked my mail right before. I have had no other problems or damage fees prior to this charge.) I contacted the FB group and found that 3 other people believed they were wrongly charged for their mailbox key as well. I raised the issue of a technical problem to the Director (who says there is no higher level of management I can speak to or direct my letters of complaint to) and after two weeks of stress and appointments, he says that it is my word against a missing key and I now owe the Towers $50. SAVE YOURSELF THE TROUBLE and don't bother dorming here. If you absolutely have to live here, I recommend documenting everything so there is as little a chance as possible for paying out of your own pocket for the Towers' mistakes. read more

Lawsuit! The Towers At CCNY is a HUGE SCAM! They deserve negative 100 stars. Who ever heard of being charged $16k+ $100/day interest for a space you never occupied???? Beware students of NY ok. Dont do it. If u are unable to pay the "debt" your guarantor (parent, etc.) is stuck paying it. This has caused huge hardship on me & family. Do NOT trust this company, they only want your $$$ weather u stayed there or not. read more

If your family is well off and you can justify spending the money, the Towers at CCNY is by no means terrible. In fact, it is really nice for a dormitory. (It's a new building, built within the past five years) The problem is that the cost of living is extremely high. I paid $15,000 all in student loans to live here from September 1st to May 30th. That's about $1,700/mo. for a bedroom (single bedroom, not shared), bathroom, and kitchenette with no oven (common space shared with 3 other girls) IN HARLEM. This is a price resemblant of the cost of living in Murray Hill or downtown. (where the cost of living is much higher) I'm writing this because it would've been helpful to have some real advice from a former tenant of the Towers before laying down the loans last year when I was new to the school. In Harlem, realistically, you can find apartments for way cheaper. Safe apartments, too. There are some nice places up here, you have to search Craigslist and schedule viewings to LOOK at the places in person. But you could easily find a spacious, secure & safe 2 bedroom to split with someone in Harlem for around $1,600. That would cut your rent in half in comparison to the Towers. I seriously recommend browsing Craigslist a lot and responding to anything you think looks good - really great places come up every now and then, and they go quickly. It hasn't been a horrible experience living here or anything, but I've definitely gotten upset with the way things were handled on numerous occasions solely due to the ridiculous price I pay to live here. I'll go over a few main points - PUBLIC SAFETY: The public safety is virtually useless. I made friends with some of them in the beg of the year thinking they'd have my back, and for a bit they did. Then they began to flirt with me and ask for my number when they'd drive me back to the dorm... Overall, the public safety is unprofessional and a vast majority of them are not friendly. A lot of them do public safety just because it's a job, and when they work full time for a certain amount of time, they can go to CUNY school for free... They don't care about being good security personnel or running the shuttle buses promptly. There were two occasions in particular where I was approached, yelled at, and followed by one guy after 11 at night coming home from an 8 hour shift. The 127th street subway is three blocks away from the towers, but St. Nicholas Terrace & 127th is dark and a little deserted at night, and St. Nicholas Park right across from the Towers is extremely sketchy once dark falls. Public safety didn't take me seriously when I called for help because they thought I was being lazy wanting a ride home... That's a big issue when you're living in Harlem, especially, unfortunately, when you're a female who works nights. SHUTTLE BUSES: The buses are driven by members of public safety or just hired bus drivers, depending on the time of day. They're supposed to run on the 125th loop and 145th loop all day. Supposedly they arrive at the stops every 15-20 minutes, but the shuttle bus drivers are notorious, ESPECIALLY during off-peak hours (which is usually when they're most needed safety-wise... 10 PM you can't be waiting for a bus for 25 minutes on the corner of 125th st alone) for "changing drivers" or posting "No current prediction" on the NextBus site. When you call public safety to ask, they pretty much always say "It'll be there soon." and don't check the GPS tracker or try to help you out. There are some people who are really helpful on the phone who will actually call the driver and tell them there's someone waiting, but they're impatient 75% of the time with kids calling or asking any questions. RA/HOUSING HELP: I wouldn't count on any real help from the RA's or heads of the housing here... They don't want to go through the trouble of actually taking your inquiries into consideration. Other than those issues, The Towers is a nice place. It's really clean, free to do laundry, reliable wifi, and when you have an issue like the light bulb blew out in your kitchen, you can report it to maintenance and they'll come within a few days. Desk security is tough, which is good. There is hardly any partying here & any social life you have will be small groups of friends. Definitely no keg parties or anything crazy. I'm not moving back here next year because it very honestly is not worth the money. Like I said, if you're well off financially, this is a safe, clean, and secure place to get used to your new school in. Otherwise, I'd search elsewhere/consider commuting for a few months until you find a better place in the area for sure. read more

I also have stayed at the towers and I would not recomened it to anyone who is serious about what they want to do and/or employed. The students are primarily a bunch of music majors with nothing to do except party and have a good time. If you have work in the morning ( as most of these kids have no job) its very annoying to have them making noise very late into the night. The walls are super thin and don't block out any sound making it nearly impossible to sleep if anyone is doing so much as watching TV. They have too many rules and too many restrictions, things that someone who is working and over the age of 21 shouldnt have to deal with. They will hound to like a DOG if your rent is short even a quater. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. Money Trap and you will not enjoy you time. read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I would give -5 stars if possible. One of the security officers, John, is extremely RUDE and always appears to never want to be there. He should consider finding another job if he dislikes this current one. Elevators are constantly out of service and laundry is decent if you don't mind putting your clothes to wash twice. Fitness Room is a joke as it is closer to the size of a closet. Almost all rooms vary in size leading to unfairness amongst the residents who receive smaller rooms yet are paying the same high price. The kitchen has NO ventilation resulting in the smoke detectors constantly going off if you're grilling or cooking anything with the slightest amount of smoke. Maintenance guys are really good, usually come the next day after putting in a work order depending on how many request they have. Overall this is NOT THE PLACE TO STAY. Extremely EXPENSIVE and not worth it. Office people often give out wrong information and give you the run around until you finally talk to Ms. Patterson. Vanessa is also very nice and is helpful. Aside from those two, the information you get is very likely to be inaccurate. Location of the towers is also pretty sketchy located right across to St Nicholas Park, which has a very bad reputation on its own. Fights occur almost weekly there and does not feel very safe to walk past at night if you are coming back from the 125th street station. Towers is not only a 10 minute walk to campus but also a 15-20 minute walk to grocery stores and other food areas. The sprinklers have gone off twice this school year (18-19) and for the first, the resident who set them off had absolutely no reprecussions even though several units beneath and next to room were damaged. The towers does make you aware that they are not responsible for any damaged personal property but they do not mention how long repairs take due to insurance claims. It took three, almost four months, for the walls to be fixed (which contained ripped paint) as well as other miscellaneous repairs to be made. During this time residents were not made aware of when it would occur and grown men were often in the rooms and even ate their lunch inside of one of the all girl suites which we believed to be inappropriate as they weren't even working in that suite. Best advice: STAY AWAY. read more

Not only is the neighborhood bad, but the Towers itself is not great. It's overpriced (I payed 1500 a month for a room shared with three other guys), there is no oven except for the community one, it's a dry campus, the shuttle takes way too long, people in the office are very uncaring (They treat you like they're a landlord instead of a student housing director and will hound you for money, which is fine BUT they also treat you the negative way that a student housing director would in which you are stuck into unfair contracts and pay for months you may not even be living there, as well as not allowing alcohol or more than two guests at a time for more than three consecutive days, so you get the worst of both worlds, they treat you like both an adult and a child). They make you pay for July and August even if you aren't living there, which is an extra 3000 dollars wasted since school doesn't start until late August. Everything else is mediocre at best, the walls aren't painted completely and it resembles a prison in some spots. If you have time, find somewhere to live for cheaper with a roommate, preferably a trustworthy one. There is no reason to be paying 1300-1500 for this place. Do something else, and if money isn't an issue, find a BETTER place to stay. The turnover is crazy after a year, they're always getting new people because no one wants to stay here for more than a year. I seriously, do not recommend unless it's your absolute last and only option. read more