The Independent Living Experience (ILE) is housed within Hazel Apartments (through the Cleveland Institute of Music or CIM) and several property-management apartment (PMA) buildings, including The Triangle Towers and Overlook House, managed by our partner, Capstone On-Campus Management (COCM).
In recognizing that some upperclass students desire a different type of campus connection, ILE allows residents the opportunity to increase their independence while retaining the assistance that on-campus living provides.
Each building is unique, designed to function like off-campus apartments that our students will experience after graduation. ILE concentrates predominantly on the individual apartment experience more than the community as a whole.
Residence Life staff continue to assist residents living within these less traditional housing options and communities. Graduate Resident Directors (GRDs) will provide guidance and respond to student needs within these more independent, dynamic environments. This new experience aims to bring forward the most effective components of the Upperclass Experience while acknowledging that some students will thrive with less support.
Residence Life, Housing, and other campus services will continue to support these residents as they think critically about their future, determine effective strategies for sustaining academic success, and ensure post-graduate planning for life beyond CWRU.
The 1609 Hazel Apartment Building is a residential facility built by the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) and managed by the same group that oversees the Triangle Towers and Property Management Apartments.
Community Size: CWRU undergraduates occupy the 4th & 5th floors, while the Cleveland Institute of Music residents live on the 2nd & 3rd floors. Hazel includes 2 bedroom single occupancy apartments, 2 bedroom double occupancy apartments, 4 bedroom apartments, and studio apartments, accommodating approximately 114 upperclass students.
Physical Space: Due to the joint nature of this complex, CWRU residents experience some differences compared to CWRU residential facilities. The music rooms of Hazel (as well as the surrounding parking lot) are for the exclusive use of CIM residents. CWRU residents should expect to use Lot 46, near the Village at 115. Hazel uses a card access system that is different, with CWRU residents issued a key fob to enter the building, elevator, their apartment, and their personal bedroom.
Community Features: Other services remain the same for CWRU students. CWRU residents' packages and mail will be delivered to the NRV Area Office in Wade Commons. Maintenance and Custodial issues will be handled by the Office of Facilities Services and residents will be able to use MyHousing to submit maintenance and custodial requests.
To see what is happening in Hazel, visit the CampusGroups page.
One of CWRU's newest residential facilities, the Overlook House offers a unique blend of off-campus location and on-campus living. Overlook House is located at 2187 Overlook Road, near Carlton Road and was renovated during Summer 2024.
Community Size: Overlook serves as one of the smallest residential facilities, with occupancy for approximately 25 students, supported by a staff of the Assistant Director of Residence Life and two Graduate Resident Directors.
Physical Space & Amenities: The community provides all residents with a single bedroom with a private bathroom. The building also has laundry available free of charge for community residents, extensive community shared space, an outdoor patio, parking lot, and a newly renovated communal kitchen.
Community Features: The community is located near the Carlton Road Residential Community in Cleveland Heights. As a result, it is just minutes of a walk from the heart of the Cedar Fairmount neighborhood, Little Italy, and the South Residential Village residence halls and facilities.
To see what is happening in Overlook, visit the CampusGroups page.
The Independent Living Experience includes the opportunity to live in University-Owned Apartments, which are managed by the Office of Property Management, but benefit from the support and resources provided by CWRU Residence Life. The properties include well-maintained and charming historic buildings. Each building is called home by up to 114 upperclass students, creating an opportunity for the formation of small, tight-knit communities. The University-Owned Apartments offer a wide variety of living styles to suite a diversity of housing needs. These include one bedroom, one bath apartments (Twin Gables and 1680) and three bedroom apartments (Noble buildings, 1719, and 1727). Each apartment has a full kitchen and is furnished. Each building includes a laundry room, bike storage options, and mailboxes.
Twin Gables and 1680
- 21 single apartments each (42 residents total)
- Furnished one-bedroom, one-bath apartments with full kitchens.
- Bike racks, one laundry room per building, one mailbox per apartment in-building.
Noble #1, Noble #2, 1719, and 1727
- 18-21 three-bedroom suites (79 residents total)
- Furnished three-bedroom, one-bath apartments with full kitchens.
- Bike racks, one laundry room per building, one mailbox per apartment in building, one balcony per apartment (size varies), and each apartment has both interior and exterior exit doors.
To see what is happening in the PMAs, visit the CampusGroups page.
The largest component of the ILE are The Triangle Towers. The two towers offer residential living in the heart of University Circle's Uptown section.
Community Buildings: Triangle Tower 1 and Triangle Tower 2
Community Size: Triangle Towers is home to 390 students, supported by a staff of the Assistant Director of Residence Life and two Graduate Resident Directors.
Physical Space & Amenities: The community is located uptown, near the heart of University Circle. The community is considered suite-style because students live in one, two, or three bedroom suites with one or two bathrooms. Each building also has laundry rooms, a recreational space, gym and sauna, one mailbox per apartment in the building, some apartments have balconies, and some apartments have two interior exit doors.
Community Features: Being in the center of University Circle, residents are in walking distance of many restaurants and non-residential university resources.
To see what is happening in Triangle Towers, visit the CampusGroups page.