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Off-Campus Housing Near Northeastern
$2,450/unit
Fees may apply1197- Boylston Street LLC
$2,000+/unit
Fees may apply125 WARREN
$3,800/unit
Fees may apply3 Harold Park
$3,219+/unit
Fees may applyChurch Park
$1,849+/unit
Fees may applyLightview
$2,300+/unit
Fees may applyThe Bon by Morro
$3,795+/unit
Fees may applyThe Harlo
About Off-Campus Housing Near Northeastern University
Northeastern University packs about 22,905 students into Boston's Fenway area, with a compact urban campus wedged between the Fenway, Roxbury, and the South End. There's no big quad to speak of: the city is the campus, and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum sit right at the edge of it. Students fold Boston into daily life, walking the Emerald Necklace park system, cutting through the Back Bay Fens, and riding the Green Line E branch that runs straight through campus. Northeastern is built around co-op, so the student body cycles in and out for six-month work terms, giving the place a busy, real-world rhythm. Husky hockey at Matthews Arena rounds it out. The T and your feet cover everything, so almost nobody bothers with a car.
Northeastern University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Starting with students entering in Fall 2026, Northeastern requires first-year and second-year students admitted to Boston to live in university housing, so the move off campus generally comes in junior year. The two-year mandate keeps underclassmen in university housing.
Off-Campus Eligibility
Exemptions run through a residency waiver process and typically cover students who are older, married, have dependents, or live at a family home in the area. When students move off, the search runs on Boston's intense urban market: triple-deckers and apartment buildings in Mission Hill, the Fenway, and Roxbury, mostly leased through brokers and management companies. Expect broker fees, which in Boston a tenant often pays, plus first month, last month, and a security deposit up front.
Lease Timing
Read for who pays heat, since old triple-deckers can be drafty. Know the city's calendar quirk: almost every lease starts September 1, which shapes the entire search.