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High Rise #5

Housing Location

High Rise #5

high rise #5, ithaca, NY 14850, USA

With basketball courts and the Robert Purcell Community Center just a few feet from their front doors, High Rise 5 and Jameson Hall are located right in the thick of Cornell's North Campus community. Both are apartment building-style residences, featuring multi-bedroom suites arranged around a central lounge and a kitchen on each floor.

The buildings' most dramatic features are their top-floor Skylounges, which overlook all of North Campus, the university golf course (also great for cross-country skiing), and Fuertes Observatory.

Explore the community pages for the High Rises in CampusGroups.

Community features: 

  • Open to first-year students 
  • 200+ Residents per building 
  • Located on North Campus 
  • All student rooms are within clusters. Each cluster of rooms includes one double, one triple, two singles and a shared bathroom. Clusters are single gender; floors are mixed gender.

  • Several clusters make up a “unit.”  Each unit has a study room, social lounge and kitchen.

  • Laundry facilities 
  • Single and Double Bedrooms contain, for each occupant: an extra-long twin bed, a closet and a bureau, a desk and desk chair, a desk lamp, and a wastebasket 
  • Triple Bedrooms contain, for each occupant: an extra-long twin bed, a space-saving wardrobe/bureau combination, a desk and desk chair, a desk lamp, a wastebasket, and floor carpeting  
  • Wireless Internet access  

High Rise 5 rooms do not have air conditioning. 

Faculty involvement:
High Rise 5 and Jameson Hall have a number of Faculty and Community Fellows that provide students with opportunities to explore and cultivate their academic, intellectual, and cultural interests. You will find them attending events in your building, eating with students in the dining room, and leading on and off campus trips to lectures, plays, films, concerts, and regional points of interest.

Mail and packages:
Visit the Service Center website for student mail and package information.

Dining options:
Learn about Cornell Dining's meal plans.
Questions? Contact us