1019 Commonwealth Avenue BU Reviews

Definitely a good place to live sophomore year or even for underclassmen if you can get it. If you dont mind its one bathroom for average 6 people, 3 doubles in a suite so if you want a single you are out of luck with 1019. Overall pretty nice place but very far west so if you have classes say in Qu... See more

I lived there as an RA during the 2017-2018 school year. The Res Life crew is great and I looked after my kids to the best of my abilities. It's relatively easy to manage and the students are mostly sophomores. I think the suite-style floor plan gives students a lot of freedom to socialize. If you a... See more

One of the nicer housing options at BU; in my opinion just a step or two below StuVi. You get a spacious common room that you share with your 5 fellow suitemates, who you get super close with. The doubles are considerably more spacious than most dorms, and there is (limited) air conditioning. Very c... See more

The room feels cramped. The lofted beds are so close to the ceiling, and theres barely enough room to bend over stand underneath. Expect to hit your head constantly. The bathroom was fine. The ceiling randomly starting leaking even though we weren’t on the top floor. The AC is loud. Location is nice... See more

This is like a sophmore right of passage if you will. You live with 5-6 of your buds, living room, and your own bathroom. 1019 is basically off campus so it does give it a different vibe. If you're a sophmore here, you'll probably be the one hosting pregames for your friends. If you live here with y... See more

Loved living here as a sophomore, but would definitely recommend going in with friends. Living with 5 other people in a suite was a bit cramped, but I really enjoyed the social atmosphere it created. West campus has appeals like being close to allston, fitrec, etc. but is far from classes.

The common room had no windows and the location is inconvenient compared to other housing options, but the room was sizable and walls were relatively soundproof.

Far away from most things, but if you're an athlete / like to be close to the Fit Rec, 1019 is not bad. Suites are nice.

Living here as Junior, I found that this dorm was a central location to many things. Star market & super 88 was just around the corner. Nickerson field was about a block down. The Bars were about a 2 blocks down. BU maintains this dorm very well, since it was built relatively not long ago. I lived w... See more

Best sophomore dorm in west. Much more privacy than the three freshman dorms in west but more of a community feel than stuvi.