How it actually works
Beyond Pace's own residence halls, students use third-party furnished student residences — EHS is the formal partner (55 John Street is steps from campus and can be billed through Pace; St. George Towers in Brooklyn Heights and The New Yorker in Midtown are subway rides) — or split conventional market-rate apartments.
The share market centers on the Financial District, Lower East Side/Chinatown, and the East Village, with cheaper commutes from Brooklyn, Queens, and Jersey City. Market units are unfurnished, 12-month leases, often with broker fees; typical per-person costs in shares run roughly $1,800–$2,500/month (studios $3,000–$3,400; 3BRs ~$7,400 split three ways).
What you'll need
EHS residences come furnished (soft goods only); market shares are unfurnished — but in NYC think foldable, modular, and moveable: every big anchor has to fit an elevator or a walk-up.
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