PHILADELPHIA | Temple University Morgan Hall | 27 Floors | 312 feet - Page 8

summersm343 · #**141** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 3:38 AM**

Received an email from Temple on the pricing of the rooms in this building

One bedroom- $1,875 a month
Two bedroom - $1,741 a month per person
Four person apartment- $1,641 a month per person
Five person (personal bedroom)- $1,708 a month per person
Fiver person (shared bedroom)- $1,641 a month per person

summersm343 · #**142** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 3:48 AM**

Looks like Tony Luke's will be opening up a spot in the Morgan Hall Retail complex

Here is more info in this Youtube video
http://youtu.be/wAF6E2Iw9Ps

summersm343 · #**143** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 3:52 AM**

More info and renders here on the brochure.

http://www.temple.edu/studentaffairs...lBro_FINAL.pdf

The 10 story (9 floors of Residential) "Morgan Hall South" will be open to Freshman only. The 27 story (24 floors of residential) "Morgan Hall North" will be open to Sophmore, Juniors and Seniors only.

Jelly Roll · #**144** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 5:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Received an email from Temple on the pricing of the rooms in this building

One bedroom- $1,875 a month
Two bedroom - $1,741 a month per person
Four person apartment- $1,641 a month per person
Five person (personal bedroom)- $1,708 a month per person
Fiver person (shared bedroom)- $1,641 a month per person

This has to be some of the most expensive housing in the entire city at those prices. $1,641 a month and you have to share a bedroom? My senior year of college (2010) I lived in a studio apartment alone at 20th and F St in NW DC and my rent was lower then that. Hell, you could probably buy a house in the neighborhood for what you would pay in rent to live there for 4 years.

mPhilly · #**145** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 7:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jelly Roll

This has to be some of the most expensive housing in the entire city at those prices. $1,641 a month and you have to share a bedroom? My senior year of college (2010) I lived in a studio apartment alone at 20th and F St in NW DC and my rent was lower then that. Hell, you could probably buy a house in the neighborhood for what you would pay in rent to live there for 4 years.

I agree. Mine as well pay a little less and live in Rittenhouse and take the subway to class, or pay A LOT less and take the regional rail from Manayunk. Those prices are absolutely insane. At $1600 a month per person for a 4 bedroom: That's $6400 a month, or more than the monthly mortgage payment for a 30 year mortgage on a $1 million house. (Obviously college students can't get a mortgage like that but you see my point).

rricci · #**146** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 10:53 PM**

To put this in perspective can someone compare these rates to today's dorm prices? This complex is right on campus so in effect much more like a dorm than independent housing. That comes with ALL kinds of benefits in terms of being part of the college community. If I recall correctly about my kids' bills for "room and board" these sound about right.

summersm343 · #**147** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 11:47 PM**

Sorry guys, I read it wrong. Those are the prices per room, not per bed.

Here is the corrected pricing per person:

One bedroom- $1,875 a month
Two bedroom- $870 a month per person
Four person apartment- $820 a month per person
Five person (personal bedroom)- $854 a month per person
Fiver person (shared bedroom)- $820 a month per person

Sorry for the error

summersm343 · #**148** Posted **Jan 23, 2013, 11:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by rricci

To put this in perspective can someone compare these rates to today's dorm prices? This complex is right on campus so in effect much more like a dorm than independent housing. That comes with ALL kinds of benefits in terms of being part of the college community. If I recall correctly about my kids' bills for "room and board" these sound about right.

For reference, one bedrooms in the other residence halls usually run around $1,639 a month. It will be $1,875 for Morgan Hall, so roughly $200 more a month. Suites (sharing a bedroom, usually four total in a dorm suite), usually run one around $650 a month. Morgan hall will be around $850 a month... so roughly $200 more.

So all in all, this will be $200 more than normal dorm halls for every option.