FAQs | Student Apartments in Ithaca, New York
It’s a top-quality Ithaca community designed especially with Cornell University students in mind. 312 College Avenue features a variety of spacious, furnished apartments plus a full set of community features such as a fitness center, study room, community events and more.
312 College Avenue is a privately owned and professionally managed community. Click here for more information about our management.
You can select your roommate(s), or you can apply on your own and we can match you with other students. Applicants answer a short list of lifestyle questions to help in the matching process.
Instead of requiring all roommates to sign a joint lease, each person at 312 College Avenue has their own individual contract, with one person per bedroom. This means you are only responsible for paying for yourself — not your roommates. Even if a roommate moves out or other bedrooms in your apartment are empty, you only pay the rate for your bedroom.
Each resident at 312 College Avenue pays a flat rate that includes furnishings and high-speed Wi-Fi, plus use of community amenities like the fitness center and theater.
The spacious accommodations at 312 College Avenue include studio through 3-bedroom apartments, many with private bedroom-bathroom suites.
Yes, all apartments at 312 College Avenue have a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, dresser, and desk and chair in each bedroom. The living area includes a sofa, coffee table, entertainment stand, dining table, and chairs.
The standard term is August 16, 2027 to July 28, 2028, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff. Click here for a sample agreement.
Within 7 days after a Housing Agreement is signed, each resident is required to provide a qualifying guarantor (often a parent). In limited cases, we may also waive the guarantor requirement if a resident has sufficient income of their own.
Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH for electronic checking. 312 College Avenue offers automatic payment by either credit card or checking account — just fill out one page, one time and payments will be made automatically. Convenience fees apply for credit card and debit card payments.
Your living costs at 312 College Avenue can be covered by financial aid, just like on-campus housing. Any available financial aid funds, after university charges are satisfied, are released to the student for non-institutional expenses, such as off-campus housing. These funds can be used to pay charges at 312 College Avenue. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
Nearly all the residents at 312 College Avenue are students at Cornell University and the per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. 312 College Avenue is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students and residents with children, at no extra cost other than regular charges for each bedroom space selected by the resident. To match roommates in shared apartments with college students, roommate consent is required for any occupant who is not a college student.
312 College Avenue has a monitored fire-sprinkler system, along with electronic locks for building access plus individually locking bedroom doors. Management staff can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.
312 College Avenue is a no-pets and smoke-free community. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of roommates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.
312 College Avenue offers plenty of on-site garage parking, for an additional cost.
312 College Avenue is just a few minutes walk from the Cornell University campus. Students also have quick and easy access to the TCAT Bus system, with a stop just steps from 312 College Avenue front door.
Yes. Please request an appointment for a personal tour or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.
