Brown-Owned Off-Campus Housing

The Office of Auxiliary Housing rents and manages approximately 150 residential housing units ranging in size from efficiency/one-bedroom to multi-bedroom apartments and houses. These living units surround the campus and occupy an area that extends to Lloyd Avenue on the north, Brown Street to the west, Power Street to the south, and Hope Street to the east. They provide housing for approximately 175 graduate, medical, and undergraduate students.

The typical rental unit in a Brown-owned off-campus building includes utilities such as heat, hot water, gas, and electricity. Telephone service, cable television service, internet access, and the wiring for these services are available through private providers. The Office of Auxiliary Housing has a limited number of parking spaces available to its tenants for a monthly fee in addition to rent. Contact Tina Thompson for parking information.

The exact number of housing units that will be available for the lease period concurrent with a given academic year is not known until the end of January. Roughly 100 housing units are made available each lease period for currently-enrolled graduate, medical, and undergraduate students.

Applying

In order to rent Brown-owned housing, undergraduates must have off-campus permission from the Office of Residential Life. Undergraduate student can learn more about renting Brown-owned housing and apply on the Brown Real Estate Auxiliary housing page.

Rental Agreements

Once a living unit is selected, a security deposit equal to one month’s rent must be paid within 10 days in order to secure the living unit. A University rental agreement is then prepared and presented to all tenants for signature by a given deadline.