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Two buildings, a hundred metres apart
The buildings
Same suites, same lease, same rent structure. What differs is the street, the gym and the balconies.
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
Side by side
What actually differs
| Garneau Towers | University Tower | |
|---|---|---|
| Street | 111 Street | 112 Street |
| Rent, every four weeks | $560 – $800 | $700 – $880 |
| Room types | Deluxe, Flex Plus, Flex Basic | Deluxe, Flex Balcony, Flex Plus, Flex Basic |
| Rooms of ours in the building | 231 | 25 |
| Fitness centre | Yes — two rooms | No |
| Private balcony | No | On Flex Balcony rooms |
| Laundry | Two rooms | On site |
| Summer term | On Deluxe and Flex Plus | No |
| Walk to campus | 7 min | 5 min |
| Walk to the hospital | 6 min | 4 min |
| Walk to University LRT | 8 min | 7 min |
| Walk to Whyte Avenue | 8 min | 9 min |
Everything not in this table is the same in both: a private bedroom in a 4-bedroom suite, one shared bathroom, a 9-month lease, and heat, power, water and Wi-Fi in the rent.
The two buildings are run separately. You lease a room in one of them, and the amenities in this table belong to the building they are in. A room at University Tower does not give you the gym at Garneau Towers, and a room at Garneau Towers does not give you a balcony. Pick on the row that matters to you.
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.