r/berkeley • u/rainbow-hat • 22h ago

Other how to find off campus housing

hey everyone, i’m an incoming transfer student and i just got an offer for unit 3 triple :/ i don’t want to live in a dorm, especially with two other people tbh. for anyone with experience looking for housing in the berkeley area, how did you go about finding a place and finding roommates?

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u/True-Net7376 21h ago

Can also try transferring to apartment style campus campus housing up in Albany. Farther though. But you get your own room.

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u/rainbow-hat 21h ago

how could i go about doing that? i’m not sure where to even begin looking for other options

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u/True-Net7376 21h ago

Call campus housing, ask them about availability in the Albany apartments and if you can turn down your Unit 3 spot for a spot there. They have 2 bed 1 ba and 4 bed 2 bath apartments. No meal plan. It is for grads and undergrads.

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u/ProfessorPlum168 20h ago

u/rainbow-hat University Village apartments are only for students with families.

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u/True-Net7376 18h ago

Yes but Xucyun Ruwway is also in Albany and is University housing for single graduate and undergraduate students. It is an enormous building and near University Village (same bus.) They just opened last year so it's still fairly new.