517-521 Beacon Street BU Reviews
East/Central Brownstones • Boston University
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When They Lived Here
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- 20
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- 2
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519 is a really nice, bright brownstone with very large rooms. The bathrooms are clean, and it is a quiet space to live. Con is ho far from classes/West/Allston it is. I have gotten used to it, but an MBTA pass has been necessary for me. Nice that the BU Bus stops right outside of the dorm though! E...
Rooms are really big so thats very nice. Only con is the distance to classes from the dorm.
I lived in 517-521 Beacon St. on the 3rd floor. My room faced Beacon St, which had nice views of the brownstones across and even the Citgo sign. The double was very huge, especially once I rearranged the furniture to optimize an open space. There’s a full bathroom on each floor, which was always kep...