Kitchen
Full-size fridge, oven, microwave and a dishwasher — which is the one appliance that decides whether four people sharing a kitchen stay friendly.
111 & 112 Street · Garneau · Edmonton
A student residence in GarneauTwo towers,
one street
from campus
Private furnished rooms in four-bedroom suites, let by the room on a nine-month academic-year lease. Heat, power, water and Wi-Fi are in the rent.
4min
U of A Hospital
U of A Hospital
5min
Campus
Campus
7min
University LRT
University LRT
8min
Whyte Avenue
Whyte Avenue
What this is
Not the University’s residence.
Closer than most of them.
Everything here is a private bedroom inside a 4-bedroom suite. You get your own room with a door that locks, and you share a kitchen, a bathroom and a sitting or dining area with three other residents. The rent is one number every four weeks and there is no utility bill behind it.
We are not the University of Alberta and neither building is University housing. University Tower carries that name from its own history — it was a University residence years ago and is privately owned now. Your lease is with us, so it does not depend on your registration.
7 room types · from $560 every four weeks
Rooms
235sq ftGarneau Towers
Deluxe
The largest room at Garneau Towers, and the one people take when they intend to work where they sleep.
$800/ 4 weeks$200 a week · all inclusiveSee the room
180sq ftGarneau Towers
Flex Basic
The cheapest room on this site, and the one that goes first every August.
$560/ 4 weeks$140 a week · all inclusiveSee the room
University Tower
Deluxe
The best room across the street from campus, and the most expensive room on this site.
$880/ 4 weeks$220 a week · all inclusiveSee the room
University Tower
Flex Basic
The cheapest way to live across the street from campus. There are three.
$700/ 4 weeks$175 a week · all inclusiveSee the room
In the rent
One payment, every four weeks
Four weeks is the billing period, so it is the figure you actually pay. We do not quote a monthly average nobody is ever billed.
- Heat, water and power
- Wi-Fi throughout the building
- A furnished room — bed, linens, desk, desk lamp, shelving
- Laundry in the building
- On-site maintenance
One security deposit, due when you sign. The amount is on every room page because it differs by room. Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act caps a security deposit at one month’s rent and requires it back, with interest, after you move out and the room is inspected.
Inside the suite
Four bedrooms, one household
Your bedroom is yours and it locks. Everything on this row is shared with the three people behind the other three doors, which is the part worth understanding before you sign rather than after.
Bathroom
One bathroom with a tub and shower, shared by the four bedrooms. No room in either building has a private bathroom, and we would rather you knew that now than on move-in day.
Dining and living area
A table that seats four and a sitting area, inside the suite rather than three floors away. This is where a suite either becomes a household or does not.
No room in this building has a private bathroom. We would rather you knew that here than on move-in day.
Pick a building
A hundred metres apart, and not the same
One has the gym and the cheaper rooms. The other is across the street from campus and has the only balconies. The suites inside them are identical, and they are run separately — you lease a room in one or the other.
8510 111 St NW
Garneau Towers
The bigger of the two, on 111 Street, with the fitness centre and the cheapest rooms we let.
$560/ 4 weeks and upSee the building
8515 112 St NW
University Tower
On 112 Street, which is the campus boundary. The only rooms on this site with a private balcony are here.
$700/ 4 weeks and upSee the building
Garneau
The whole case for this address, in minutes
Garneau Towers
- 6minUniversity of Alberta HospitalNursing, medicine, pharmacy and rehab placements
- 6minH MartGroceries, and the closest of them
- 7minEducation building and Coutts LibraryThe near edge of campus
- 7minGarneau Park
- 8minUniversity LRT stationCapital Line
- 8minSafeway
University Tower
- 4minUniversity of Alberta HospitalNursing, medicine, pharmacy and rehab placements
- 4minH MartGroceries, and the closest of them
- 5minEducation building and Coutts LibraryCampus is across the street
- 7minUniversity LRT stationCapital Line
- 7minHealth Sciences/Jubilee LRT stationCapital Line, and the Jubilee Auditorium
- 8minRutherford Library
Common questions
Before you ask
Is this a dorm?
It is what Canada calls a student residence — students say “res”. The American word is dorm and the British word is halls; they describe roughly the same thing. The difference here is that the residence is not run by the University, so your place does not depend on your registration and the lease is with us.
Are you part of the University of Alberta?
No. Neither building is University housing and a room here does not depend on your registration. University Tower carries that name from its own history — it was a University residence years ago and has been privately owned for a long time. Your lease is with us.
What is the difference between the two buildings?
University Tower is on 112 Street, right on the campus boundary, and has the only rooms with a private balcony. Garneau Towers is a block east on 111 Street, has the fitness centre and the two laundry rooms, and has the cheaper rooms. The suites are the same shape in both: four bedrooms, one bathroom, one kitchen.
Can I use the gym if I live at University Tower?
No. The two buildings are run separately and your lease is for one of them. The fitness centre, the laundry rooms and the lounge at Garneau Towers are for residents of Garneau Towers, and a room at University Tower does not include them even though it is a hundred metres away. If the gym matters to you, take a room at Garneau Towers.
What is included in the rent?
Heat, water, power and Wi-Fi, a furnished room with the bed made up, laundry in the building and on-site maintenance. There is no utility bill and no service fee on top of the four-weekly figure. The fitness centre is at Garneau Towers only.
Do I get a private bathroom?
No. Every suite has one bathroom shared between the four bedrooms, in both buildings. No room on this site has a private bathroom, and any listing that suggests otherwise is describing somewhere else.
Come and see a room
In person, or over video if you are still somewhere else. It takes twenty minutes and costs nothing.