Syracuse University Abroad (SU Abroad) is happy to once again offer a pre-arranged housing option for students participating in the London program. Flats are for four people. There are forty spaces available in the pre-arranged building. If there is more demand than space, we will have a lottery to assign spots. Students not interested in pre-arranged housing will find their own apartments in London with a briefing, listings, and guidance and support from the London staff.
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Our pre-arranged housing is located in Clerkenwell, a trendy and increasingly popular neighborhood of London. The accommodation is in the Gazzano Building, a modern, award-winning building named after the Italian delicatessen with coffee shop on the ground floor. The Gazzano Building is a 20 minute walk or 5 minute bus ride away from Faraday House. While the cost of these flats is higher than the amount contained in the program fee (there is a $1595 surcharge), the two main advantages to students are that they will not have to look for housing upon their arrival in London, and this is a ready-made solution for students preferring dorm-type living arrangements.
There are 40 spaces in pre-arranged housing. SU Abroad has negotiated with a London-based company, Anglo-American Educational Services, to provide this housing.
Two of the spaces are reserved for student liaisons. The liaisons serve as important links in the communication network between fellow residents and the London Program staff. The liaisons are selected based on past resident advisor or camp-counselor experience, maturity and the ability to handle responsibility. In exchange for this position, Syracuse University waives the additional $1595 housing fee. If you are interested in applying to be a liaison, please mark the box on the housing preference form, complete the liaison application and send it to or drop it off at 106 Walnut Place, or e-mail it to Gail Rich at gnrich@syr.edu. Please include a resume.
Each flat is for 4 people living in 2 twin rooms. The apartments are furnished, including a television in each lounge, a fully equipped kitchen and dining table, and a washer/dryer in each flat. Bed linen is provided, but students will need to provide their own towels.
Students will be assigned to flats based on information provided on the Housing Preference Form.
Click here for photos of a typical pre-arranged flat.
Each flat will be equipped with one telephone line for incoming and outgoing phone calls. Students will not be able to charge outgoing phone calls to the phone in the apartment. For that purpose, students will need to use a long-distance calling card.
Utilities (i.e. gas, electricity and water) are included as part of the rent.
Anglo American Educational Services will provide weekly cleaning of the apartment, including providing a change of bed-linen. Please note that some individuals may be allergic to cleaning solutions or to pest control sprays used in the flats.
Maintenance for the apartments will be provided (including but not limited to plumbing, heating, appliances and fixtures) and there will be a 24-hour housing emergency contact.
Smoking within the flats is not permitted, and overnight guests are not permitted due to fire regulations.
Please consult the Rules document for additional information.
Please note that neither Syracuse University nor Anglo American Educational Services carries insurance on students' personal items. We strongly urge all students to obtain the appropriate insurance coverage for personal items that may be lost due to theft or damage while abroad.
Beyond the semester tuition and program fee charges, students selecting the pre-arranged housing option must pay an additional $1,595 fee which will be added to the Bursar bill. Furthermore, a security deposit of $600 is required when the contract is returned to SU Abroad. The University will process the check received for the security deposit and return it (or a portion thereof) only after the apartment is cleared and deemed undamaged by Anglo American Educational Services. This may take four to six weeks or more from the end of the semester. If for any reason students do not receive a placement in pre-arranged housing, and have paid the security deposit, the University will coordinate the return of the deposit and the contract will become null and void. Note: Students finding their own housing also have to pay a security deposit on their flats, typically equal to one month’s rent.
The Pre-Arranged Housing Preference form and Housing Accommodation Agreement form will be mailed to all pending and accepted students and their parents. Receipt of these materials does not mean the student is accepted into the program. However, to be considered for the pre-arranged housing, all interested, accepted and pending students must submit the forms and deposit check by the due date (mid April for the fall and November 1 for the spring).
Interested students must:
Students will be assigned to a bedroom and flat based on information provided on the Pre-Arranged Housing Preference form.
As part of the application process, be sure to include names of students with whom you would like to share a flat if you know others going on the program. All students involved must list all of the same names in order to be eligible for being housed together.
Students filing an application after the due date will be considered on a space available basis. Contact Gail Rich to check on availability.
If more students apply than can be accommodated in pre-arranged housing, assignments will be made through a lottery drawing for all students who have filed the necessary papers by the due date. The lottery will be held after the due date.
We will confirm by email who was selected for the pre-arranged housing and what the flat assignments several weeks after the due date. If we are unable to provide housing due to lack of space, the security deposit will be returned.
If you are placed in pre-arranged housing and withdraw from the housing or the London program after May 20, you will still be responsible for paying the full housing fee and supplement of $6,795, unless another student is found to occupy the flat. Your security deposit will be transferred to your bursar account to offset your housing charges.
For further information, contact Gail Rich at SU Abroad: 1-800-235-3472 or
315-443-3471.