There are two community kitchens in the building that’s each on the second and third floor and at the corner of each floor.
Blitman Apartments
What are the options for Junior year housing? How likely will it be for me to get a single? I don’t want to live off campus.
Colonie, RAHPs, Stacwyck, Poly, Bryckwyck, Quad, and Blitman
The housing options with single rooms are: Colonie, Stacyck, Poly, Bryckwyck, Quad
Are the floors in Blitman coed or singlesex?
Blitman is coed
Does each room in Blitman have a bathroom or are they suite bathrooms shared between 2 rooms?
Each room in Blitman has a bathroom.
Does Blitman have singles? How hard is it to get blitman’s single as a rising sophomore?
Blitman is mainly composed of doubles.
Since Blittman has a bathroom in each room, who will clean it? What about the bathroom tissue, are they provided?
There is a housekeeping service that cleans your bathroom once a week. They do provide toilet paper, but it is very thin so some students still buy their own.
What are the approximate dimensions of Blitman Rooms? I know they’re all around 250 sq ft but is there somewhere where we can find the actual ftxft dimensions?
At this time we do not know of a place where you can find the dimensions. We also do not have those numbers unless people provide them to us. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Do all of the rooms in Blitman have tile floors? Are we allowed to bring rugs?
Yes all rooms have tile floors. You are allowed to bring a rug as long as you take it home with you when you leave.
On August 2016, I will start my exchange program at The Lally School of Management and I would like to know which is the best residence taking into consideration: – I will only stay for the Fall Semester – I would prefer to stay in a single room (are there private baths for single rooms?) – Distance from the Lally School of MGMT – New/Modern furniture Thanks!
One thing should be noted about RPI: most of our residence halls have not been updated in a while.
If the distance from the Lally School building (Pittsburgh) is the most important to you, then room in Blitman Residence Halls. It is the closest to the Lally School building (Pittsburgh) but it does not have singles, there are only doubles.
If having a single room is the most important to you, then consider rooming in Quad. It is the second closet to Pittsburgh and has singles.
Private bathrooms for single rooms are scarce in Quad. If you want that you will have to go much further away from the Lally School building.
What exactly do the Blitman bathrooms look like? Tub or shower?
Blitman used to be an old hotel so each room has its own bathroom. They have one sink, one toilet and one tub.
If you had to choose your freshman dorm today, which would you pick?
Interesting & excellent question! I, personally, really enjoyed living in the Quad as a freshman. I liked the historic nature, the proximity to classes and Sage Dining Hall, and the presence of some upperclassmen. I would choose to live in the Quad (again), as a freshman. My second choice would probably be Blitman because I know that a lot of people that I am friends with today lived there, though, in truth my friends were in residence halls all over.
Are there elevators in all of the halls?
No, not nearly. The only halls with elevators are:
- Barton (freshmen)
- Blitman (upperclass)
- Polytech Apartments (upperclass)
I’m a rising sophomore hoping to live in the WNDS portion of campus, though I no longer have anyone to room with. I have a number between 450 and 500. Do you think there is a chance I can get into a room in that area?
Yes, there is a very good chance. There are more than 300 people who live in WNDS. Many sophomores prefer to live elsewhere on campus (Blitman, STACwyck, etc.) so the first 450-500 won’t all want WNDS.
Also, if someone else takes only half of a double in either of Nugent, Davison, or Warren, you will be one of few people interested in taking the other half.
I was just wondering if juniors and seniors could live in quad and what junior and senior on campus housing options were.
Housing shifts slightly from year to year, depending on class sizes and other decisions. This year (2012-2013), only freshmen and sophomores are living in the Quad.
Juniors and seniors have options to live in RAHPs (Rensselaer Apartment Housing Projects), Stacwyck (Apartments on Sunset Terrace), Blitman, Colonie, Polytechnic, North Hall, E-Complex, and Bryckwyck.
Does blitman have a different mattress size, i have read elsewhere but with different answers that they are wider than the normal xlongs.
Mmmm… no. The mattresses in Blitman are the standard twin XL.
Polytech has full-size mattresses.
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