Harvard
Housing Office
Holyoke Center, Room 807
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
(Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3377 or 800-252-5020
Fax: 617-496-0404
huhousing@harvard.edu
The Harvard Housing Office serves as a central resource for Harvard affiliates who are either looking for Harvard University Housing or private housing or have an apartment to rent, sublet, or share. The services of the Harvard Housing Office are available to students, faculty, and employees of Harvard University. During most of the year, the office is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time*. Telephone calls are answered from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST*. On Thursdays during the months of May through August, the office is open from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon.
*(From early March - early November, time changes to Eastern Daylight time (EDT), summer daylight saving time.)
Rental and Sublet Opportunities
The Housing Office maintains an online database containing hundreds of rental units offered by private landlords and real estate agents as well as apartment sublet opportunities in Harvard University Housing and in the private market. This database, available on the HRES Apartment Source Website, can be searched at no cost from any computer with access to the World Wide Web.
To add a listing to the database, click here and create a profile. Listings remain on the system for 90 days, unless you remove them earlier, and a $30 fee, using IPay, credit card, or debit card is required. You may also submit listings at the Harvard Housing Office and pay by check or money order.
Listings are ordinarily posted 30 to 60 days in advance of the move-in date.
Roommate Opportunites
The Housing Office also maintains the self-service HRES Roommate Center Web site, an online database of roommate and roommate sublet opportunities. Harvard affiliates may post and view roommate listings from any computer with access to the World Wide Web.
Other Resources
In addition, the Harvard Housing Office offers a number of other helpful resources. These include:
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Listings of houses and condominiums for sale by private owners.
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Listings of opportunities to work in exchange for rent.
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Local real estate brokers' names and telephone numbers.
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Local short-term accommodations, including bed-and-breakfasts.
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Rentals in the United States and abroad.
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Cambridge maps.
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Harvard Shuttle schedules.
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Public transportation information.
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Lists of moving companies and storage facilities.
To find out more about living in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston, please visit Local Resources.