UES highrise is swanky dorm
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Swank Upper East Side Dorm
College students at 1760 Third Avenue Residence are taking in that new dorm smell (much better than that old dorm smell, for sure).
Incoming residents there -- from a mix of schools -- are the first to get comfortable at the newly renovated Upper East Side high-rise.
The dorm managed by Educational Housing Services is the newest one in the city, and offers condolike amenities from a fitness center to flat-screen TVs in the rooms.
"I didn't even have my own flat-screen at home," said Nicole Pisaro, a freshman at the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising who was moving in earlier this week.
Pisaro and about 1,100 other students are moving into the 19-story building, which was renovated from a nursing home and reborn this month as a luxury dorm."Everything is new," Pisaro said.
Every room has a bathroom (with eco-friendly plumbing), full-size refrigerator, microwave, 32-inch flat-screen TV with DVD player, 130 cable channels, telephone and high-speed Internet.
The rooms include furniture selected by architect Wid Chapman, who said designing for college kids posed unique challenges. Durability was key.
"There were issues of reinforcement for items that might not need to be so durable in other locations," he said, for instance, preparing for students who may sit on the sinks.
Educational housing Services contracts with schools, including LIM, Pace, the New York Film Academy, Kaplan Aspect and St. Francis College, to provide housing at its 11 dorm buildings in the city. Students from other schools can apply independently, however.
A single with a kitchen is the most expensive at $ $24,000 for 12 months. The least-expensive rate is for a triple with use of a communal kitchen at $16,400 for 12 months. Utilities, cable, Internet and phone are provided for.
