Housing

Naropa University offers numerous resources to assist you in everything from looking for a place to live to mediation referrals and pet costs. Student Affairs is located in the Administrative Building and has free information as well as a housing resource coordinator to make moving as easy a transition as possible.

Student Affairs Housing Coordinator: 303-319-9793

The Housing Coordinator is in the office every Monday and Wednesday-Friday. Leave a message and we will return your call within a few days, or you can email us at housing@naropa.edu.

NAROPA UNIVERSITY HOUSING SOCIALS

Housing socials provide an opportunity to meet Naropa's housing coordinator, network with potential roommates and find housing resources. If you have a home and need housemates, or are looking for a room with other students, this is a great opportunity for you.

Fall 2008 Housing Socials:
Where: Student Lounge on the Arapahoe Campus July 25, 2008 from 3-4:00 (Goldfarb Studio)

August 17, 2008 from 3-4:00
August 22, 2008 from 5-6:00

AVERAGE RENTAL COSTS (excluding utilities) Boulder County

*Landlords, in general, require references and possibly a credit check.

*Some departments and classrooms(MA Somatic Counseling Psychology, MA Contemplative Psychotherapy, MA Transpersonal Counseling Psychology) are located at the Paramita Campus (3285 30th St), so be sure to arrange your housing location accordingly.

Contact Amy, the off-campus housing coordinator for more information. If you cannot attend but have a room available or are looking and want to be represented, e-mail or call the office.

*To submit a housing advertisement for the Naropa Housing website, please send the ad to housing@naropa.edu. All information must be received by 3:00PM Monday to ensure posting that week. Each ad must contain the following information:

Name:
Contact: (Phone and/or email)
Rent:
Description: (Limit to 200 words)

Naropa University takes no responsibility for individuals seeking or offering housing. This responsibility is placed solely on the individual. It is highly recommended that you ask for references from those who call in search of housing. Similarly, it is suggested that you screen individuals offering housing.

Information for Landlords and Tenants

Boulder Landlord Tenant Handbook (please navigate to the following link for a downloadable version of this resource):
http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view
&id=3767&Itemid=1406

Mediation Services:
http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view
&id=2547&Itemid=858

Tenant screening Information:
http://www.landlord-tenantscreening.com/Government_&_Education_Links.html

Craigslist
For more information, visit http://boulder.craigslist.org

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN BOULDER

Naropa Community

Snow Lion Apartments
303-447-3846
lconstantino@naropa.edu
tcrespi@naropa.edu
You are invited! Please take a moment to consider Naropa University Housing's Peer Mentorship Program. Four 2-bedroom apartment units are available to 8 upperclassmen and graduate students (Freshman live in the same complex in separate two-bedroom units). The Snow Lion apartments are conveniently located four blocks from the 2130 Arapahoe campus and close to the bus line to the Nalanda and Paramita Campuses. Click here for more information about the peer mentorship program. (number of positions is based on incoming freshmen class)

Alternative Housing Options

Marpa House
303-444-9307 http://marpahouse.shambhala.org
Residential Shambhala community for those interested in living in a Buddhist practice environment. $700/month for a single room includes basic food, meals and utilities.

Home Sweet Home
303-442-7892 or lisah@HSHboulder.com
Fully furnished condos available in downtown Boulder. Virtual Picture tour available on their website www.hshboulder.com. Units are one-bedroom condos or studios, fully and tastefully furnished with all of the creature comforts you might need including TV/VCR or DVD, CD/stereo, microwave, w/d, off-street parking, dishwasher, cordless phone, wood burning fireplace, all towels, linens, cookware, dishes, etc… just bring your clothes. All of units are available for one year leases, and are $995 per month (except the O'Neal Circle studio suites, which are $850). Properties can be leased sight-unseen if you are out of town – the rental process can easily be done by email and fax. Contact ASAP, as these units rent very quickly.

My New Place In addition to being one of the largest apartment sites on the web, we also provide our users with $100 cash back when they lease from one of our participating landlords. This is a great benefit, particularly to college students trying to stretch their finances.

Naropa Housing Page
Find listings posted by Naropa students and faculty. Check out available housing, sublet and housing wanted listings online.

Off-Campus Housing Office at University of Colorado at Boulder
Room 336 in the UMC building
303-492-7053
A database of housing listings for a nominal fee ($2, .15 per page) for non-CU students.

Boulder Daily Camera and Colorado Daily

Housing Helper Rental Referral
303-545-6000
wwww.housinghelpers.com
Free rental locating service that helps people find a place to live in Boulder and the surrounding areas.

Boulder Community Network
Obtain rental information regarding tenant/landlord agreements, sample contracts, etc.

GLBTQ Housing
For more information, please email Boulder Pride at: info@boulderpride.org and ask to post something in their classifieds.

Thistle Community Housing
A resource for low income families. For more information, visit their website or call 303-443-0007.

Craigslist
For more information, visit http://denver.craigslist.org

Share a Place
Boulder's Original Rommmate Service, powered by Housing Helpers. Prescreened referrals.

Sadler Company
303-449-2649
We are a property manager in Boulder with approx. 130 different units around town.  Places range from 1BR to 5BR.  Cats are ok in all places, and a dog would be ok in most.  Please contact us to setup showings.
sadlercompany@yahoo.com
www.SadlerRentals.com

Boulder Property Management
303-473-9559
www.bpmco.com

Mock Property Management
303-494-2955
www.mockpm.com

Fowler Property Management
303-443-6064
www.fowlerrentals.com

Home Sweet Home
303-442-7892
www.hshboulder.com

Bowerman Real Estate Services, Inc.
303-442-7474
www.bowermanre.com

Snow Lion Apartments
1900 Goss St
303-447-3846

Premesys Group Property Management
Todd Ulrich
303-564-4762
todd@pgrentals.com
www.pgrentals.com/rentals.html

Point West Properties
537 Canyon Blvd.
303-447-1502
www.curent.com

Four Star Realty and Property Management, Inc.
1938 Pearl Street Suite 200
303-440-8200
www.fourstarrealty.com

Matrix Real Estate, LLC
1113 Spruce St.
303.447.1500
www.matrixre.com

Glen Lake Apartments
2995 Glenwood Dr
303-449-3944
Near Paramita campus. Call for monthly specials.

Eagle Nest Apartments
2995 Eagle Way
(near Valmont and 30th)
3003-938-1656
Near Paramita campus.

Cottonwood Apartments
2717 Glenwood Dr
Boulder, CO 80304
303-44-7197
Property Manager Dan Shook

Eastpointe Apartments
Near 63rd and Arapahoe (near Nalanda campus)
1550 Eisenhower Dr
Boulder, CO 80303
303-44-4383

Naropa's Housing Board
Located next to the student lounge in the Sycamore Building at the main campus.

Wild Oats - Broadway and Arapahoe
Whole Foods - 30th and Pearl
Boulder Co-op Market - 19th and Pearl

University of Colorado, Boulder Bulletin Boards
Located in the University Memorial Center (UMC), on the corner of Euclid and Broadway. Extensive boards on housing, "for sale" items, etc.

Mountain West Rentals
MountainWestRentals.com is a very popular free housing bulletin board serving all Colorado.

Short-Term Homestay in Louisville
Sabrina S. Santa Clara
303.304.7880
PO Box 207669
Louisville, Colorado 80027
http://sabrinasantaclara.com/homestay/
http://sabrinasantaclara.com/images/homestayflyer.pdf

Boulder International Youth Hostel
1107 12th St
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-0522
The least expensive accommodations in Boulder. Call for a price, but always under $20/night to stay in a dorm room. Private rooms also available at a higher price. The hostel is a fifteen minute walk to campus, but a quick bus ride.

Boulder Mountain Lodge
91 Four Mile Canyon Dr
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-0882
Quiet comfort and warm hospitality in a serene mountain setting, four miles west of Boulder. Offers dorm rooms, cabins, or motel rooms. Pool and hot tub available.

Boulder Creek Quality Inn
2020 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-7550
Two doors west of the Arapahoe campus, this motel is among the least expensive in Boulder. Ask for a Naropa discount.

Super 8 Motel
970 28th St
Boulder, CO 80302
303-443-7800
Pretty cheap, your basic chain accommodations.

University Inn
1632 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-3830
Located within walking distance to Naropa. A relatively inexpensive option.

Briar Rose Bed and Breakfast
2151 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-3007
Across the street from Naropa's Arapahoe Campus.

1. Get the paper in the morning and call listings immediately (not after a leisurely breakfast).
   
2. Keep calling the listings that interest you. Don't wait for the landlord or the agent to return your call. There is a lot of competition, and they usually won't.
   
3. Have copies of your housing references to give out. Some people write a paragraph "bio" of themselves and their rental history. For example, "Inge S, 30, works at a small college, Boulder resident for eleven years. Lived in her last apartment three years, house before that four years. Responsible, quiet, no pets." If you have skills they might desire, then list them. Writing a bio not only helps you put your best foot forward, it gives the agent a way to remember you. When they get fifty calls a day, that's important.
   
4. Visit CU's Off-Campus Housing Office every other day, to look at their listings. Check the Naropa housing board and other boards around town.