Wallach Hall

Wallach, one of Columbia's First-Year residence halls, provides convenient access to Columbia Dining locations, Columbia Health Medical Services, and the south lawns. Wallach is also home to Columbia's only ESPORTS gaming room.

Building Fast Facts

John Jay Dining Hall, JJ's Place, Johnny's Food Truck, and Columbia Health Medical Services are located in close proximity
Expansive views of Morningside Campus and the surrounding neighborhood
The Walter and Shirley Fan Wang ESPORTS Room is located on the main level.

Building Details:

Housing Rate:

View Rate Structure

Entrance Location:

Inside campus gates along South Lawns

Number of Residential Floors:

Single/Double Rooms*:

141 singles / 51 doubles

Air Conditioning:

Yes (permanent window units)

Bathroom Style:

Single-use bathrooms are available on each floor

Elevators:

Cleaning Responsibility & Schedule:

Bathrooms: Twice weekly by Facilities

Kitchens: Daily, Monday - Friday, by Facilities

Trash & Recycling: Residents are responsible for taking their waste to the trash chutes (small bags of trash) by staircases B & C or the bins (larger items and recycling) in the lounges

Flooring:

Hard surface

Furnishings:

All rooms are furnished

Type of Room Lock:

CUID Tap Access

*RAs are assigned single rooms. Not all singles will be available.

Building Amenities:

Bike Storage:

Not available. See the list of bike storage locations in our residence halls.

Clothing Donation Bin:

Located in the Hartley/Wallach laundry room

Fitness Room:

Not available. See the list of fitness center locations in our residence halls.

Kitchen:

One full kitchen per floor

Laundry:

Free laundry facility available in both Hartley and John Jay Halls, which connect to Wallach on either side

Lounge:

Walter and Shirley Fan ’93 BUS Wang ESPORTS Room

A study lounge is located on the 10th floor

Large floor lounges are available on floors 3-8

Each suite has a common area equipped with streaming TV service

What Former Residents Say:

“To me, Wallach is and was just a sanctuary, a lovely space to return to at night, but also just a wonderful social space.”

"I really liked the locations of the bathrooms at Wallach. There was always a bathroom available. The kitchen was a fantastic add to our building. I especially loved how wallach was connected to everything, making it so convenient to go to my class next door, JJ's in under 5 minutes, and the gaming lounge right below me. I absolutely loved living at Wallach."

“Wallach floors have this special layout. You really get to go know your neighbors well and you bump into them like every morning as you walk to class.”

"I really loved living in Wallach during my first year; my room space and all the amenities were great. The bathroom-to-resident ratio was great, the lounge had cozy and homey vibes, and the kitchen was nice and convenient."