Townhouses
388
RESIDENCE CAPACITY
FOR TOWNHOUSES
9
BUILDINGS
Cowichan, Chilcoten, Kelowna, Kimberley, Kitimat, Penticton, Qualicum, Quesnel, Squamish
11
number of units
per building
Day in the life of a townhouse resident at SFU - katie (vlog)
Welcome third & fourth year students. Living in Townhouses means creating your own small family. When you live in Townhouses you have access to communal outdoor living space, summer picnics and more. Townhouses are four-bedroom, private single room residence that are primarily made up of upper year undergraduate students.
SFU townhouse room tour: take your first step - nadine
Campus: Burnaby
Year: 3rd + 4th year students
Townhouses: 4-bedroom
Number of residents per towhnhouse: 4
Private Room: single-room
Each Room includes: click to see below
With the fresh air, outdoor activities and study sessions - living with roommates has never been better. Create your own community and explore what the Townhouses have to offer. All townhouses are gender inclusive. Residents can create roommate groups to live with friends or create the gender mix they are looking for.
SFU townhouse tour - nadine
Townhouse shared space
- Living room (sofa and chair)
- Kitchen (fridge, sink, cupboards, table, chairs, storage)
- Two washrooms per townhouse (sink, toilet, tub/shower)
- laundry (located across the complex, not in the townhouse)
- Elevator: No
Steps from class
- Dining Commons: 1-5 min
- Gym: 1-5 min.
- Retail (UniverCity): 15 min.
- Coffee shops: 5 min.
- Library: 10 min.
- Class: 5-15 min.
- Trails: 1-10 min.
- Late night study sessions
- Standard single bed & mattress (39" x 78")
- Desk (54” x 24.5” x 29”) + chair
- Book shelf (48” x 12” x 51.5”)
- Drawers under bed x 3 (22.5” x 22” x 8”)
- Bulletin board (24.5” x 30”)
- Blinds
- Internet: Shaw Wifi High-Speed and ethernet connections
*All Measurements: Width x Length x Height
- Closet with organizer (55” x 22” x 95”)
- Section 1: 2 Hanging rods for shorter items (26” x 15” x 80.5”)
- Section 2: Drawers & shelves (18” x 15” x 80.5”)
- Section 3: 1 Hanging rod for longer items (11” x 15” x 80.5”)
Compare housing options for undergraduates
Building Name |
Campus |
Description |
Student Type |
Room Size (Approximate) |
Specialty Floors |
Kitchen |
Elevator |
| North Towers - Barbara Rae (BRH), Doris and Jack Shadbolt (SBH), Pauline Jewett (PJH) | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared bathrooms. Required meal plan |
First-year Mixed gender Some single gender floors |
10.97 m2 / 118 sq. ft. | Single gender Female: BRH and PJH Floors 7 & 8 Single Gender Male: SBH Floor 3 |
None | Yes |
| East/West Towers | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared single occupancy bathrooms Required meal plan |
First-year Mixed gender |
10.97 m2 / 118 sq. ft. | Living Learning Communities: |
None | Yes |
| Courtyard Residences | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared single occupancy bathrooms Required meal plan |
First-year Mixed gender |
12.26 m2 132 sq ft | NA |
None | Yes |
| McTaggart-Cowan Hall | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared kitchen and shared single occupancy bathrooms | First-year Second-year |
9.61 m2 / 103 sq. ft. | NA | Shared | Yes |
| The Townhouses (4 bedrooms) |
Burnaby | Four single rooms with shared kitchen and living room, and two bathrooms |
second year and up |
10.41 m2 / 112 sq. ft. | Mixed gender (Create your own roommate group) |
Shared | No |