Dear Undergraduate Students,
Following the University’s announcement regarding construction of the new Henle residential complex starting in early summer 2023, the Office of Residential Living would like to announce updates to on-campus housing opportunities and policies as a result of this changing housing capacity. Changes will begin for the 2023-2024 academic year.
On-Campus Housing Updates
The current Henle residential complex offers apartment-style living to upperclass residents. For the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years, there will be fewer apartment-style residences available to eligible students.
The Georgetown University Hotel will be fully converted back into a residential community of double, single and triple private-bathroom units. This building will be available for upperclass students to self-select into during the spring 2023 Housing Selection process. Floor plans and pictures will be available for viewing at the Housing Selection Fair in February 2023.
Additional on-campus changes are described under the 2023-2025 Residential Changes page of the Residential Living website.
On-Campus Residency Requirement Flexibility
During construction, the University is modifying the Residency Requirement to allow a limited number of students in the class of 2025 the flexibility to live off campus for two years, as long as they live outside the neighborhood boundaries during their junior year. Students can also choose to live in Georgetown’s new apartment-style residence hall at 55 H Street NW, which includes free shuttle-bus transportation to the Main campus. The junior year swap option will still be available, but only to students who live outside the neighborhood boundaries. Students must provide supporting documentation indicating where outside the neighborhood boundaries they will live.
Details about applying for either of these options can be found in the Residential Living Housing Handbook.
Housing Selection Changes
In response to the change in campus housing options due to the Henle construction, and as part of our continual commitment to ensuring our processes are equitable and accessible to all students, the following selection processes will be instituted as part of the permanent Selection process:
- If a Housing Selection group is formed with a Senior group member and that member later cancels their on-campus housing reservation in that space, the group may only replace that Senior group member with another Senior. This includes Seniors who transfer their eligibility to 55 H Street NW.
- In addition to Townhouses being Junior and Senior-specific housing, Nevils will also be reserved for only Junior and Senior students.
Living Learning Communities
For the 2023-2024 academic year, Residential Education will host the following Living Learning Communities: French & Spanish floors, Muslim Interest Living Community (MILC), Bayit Jewish Community, Asian American Home and the Transfer floor.
Information about each LLC, including details on the application process, can be found on the Living Learning Communities web page.
2023-2024 Housing Applications Timeline
- Monday, November 7: Senior Eligibility, Junior Swap and Residency Exemption applications open via Hoya Housing.
- Tuesday, November 15: Disability Accommodation application opens; available through the Academic Resource Center.
- Monday, November 28: Resident Assistant application opens via Hoya Housing.
Thank you,
Krista Haxton
Director of Housing Operations
Edwin Darrell
Director of Residential Education
Bill Huff
Executive Director, Residential Services & Business Development