Welcome to East Neighborhood, where your college journey begins in a dynamic and supportive community. Known for its academic, service and leadership-focused environment, East provides students with opportunities to connect with faculty, attend signature events, and participate in intellectual discussions outside the classroom. The neighborhood’s location places students near key academic buildings, dining halls, and recreational spaces, ensuring convenience while promoting a balanced lifestyle.

East Neighborhood serves as a residential hub for over 350 first-year students. East Buildings A, B, and C opened their doors in 2018, while East Neighborhood Commons opened in Fall 2024. Our neighborhood continues to grow and evolve. From engaging academic connections to lively social events, we aim to cultivate a strong sense of community and enhance your overall experience at Elon. Our goal is to support you in your transition to college, helping you to build lasting relationships, develop essential skills, and fully embrace all that Elon has to offer.

Quick Facts

  • Neighborhood: East
  • Office location: East Neighborhood Commons, Suite #106 
  • Buildings in Neighborhood: East A, East B, East C, East Neighborhood Commons
  • Housing style: Residence hall (closes during breaks), Hall style bathrooms
  • Student population: All First-Years 
  • Neighborhood capacity: Approximately 350 students
  • Year built and Updated: 2018 (East A, B, and C) and 2024 (East Commons)
  • Room types: Doubles rooms, some single rooms, hall style bathrooms with common spaces on each floor.
  • Gender: Mixed gender floors
  • Elevator: Yes

About East Buildings

East Neighborhood is comprised of the East Neighborhood Commons building (which is also a residence hall) and three residence halls (East A, B, and C). All buildings are mixed-gender and the rooms include closets and moveable furniture. Each floor has a lounge space and a community kitchen.

Features, Amenities & Traditions

Features

  • First-year students neighborhood
  • Located near the tennis courts and the new HealthEU Center (Coming in 2027)
  • Newest residence halls on-campus

Building Utilities & Amenities

  • Amenities:
    • The East Firepit is located in the East Intersection (between East Building A and B)
    • Jimmy Powell Tennis Center (adjacent to East B and C)
    • Bike racks
    • Community kitchen and laundry on each floor
    • Hall Style Bathrooms are cleaned by facilities Maintenance (toilet paper is provided)
    • Community spaces and recreational lounges
    • East Commons – Lounge area, communal kitchen & dining, patio grill, pool table, meeting room, neighborhood office, and multi-purpose forum.
  • Utilities:
    • Air conditioning and heating
    • Laundry rooms are located on each floor
      • Maintained by CSC (not Facilities Management), free
    • Electricity, water, sewer, and recycling/trash service included (trash room on first floor of each building)
      • Individual room trash/recycling cans are not provided
  • Technology:
    • Card-controlled exterior access to buildings
    • Wireless internet
    • At least one student print station is available in each neighborhood
    • Students should visit the Student Tech Guides on the Information Technology website to learn about Network Connectivity and Television, including information on connecting their personal devices, including laptops, mobile devices, smart TVs, Rokus, gaming consoles, and more to Elon’s network.
    • Note that student rooms are not equipped with phone lines.
    • Elon gives HBO Max logins for residential students as well as Streeme TV live TV access on common room TVs

Room Size

Please note that these are general dimensions and that there may be variations in individual spaces. You may refer to the Floor Plans webpage and Roomie links below for individual space dimensions. Note: Elon credentials are required to access this webpage.

  • Double
    • Bedroom – W: 12′, L: 14′
    • Window – H: 62″, W: 59.75″

Room Furniture

Please note that these are general dimensions and that there may be variations in individual spaces.

  • No carpet
  • Closet Areas (open, no doors):
    • H: 78″ to hanging rod, then 3″ to shelf, and 15″ above shelf
    • W: 60.5″, D: 21″
  • Desk: H: 28.5″, W: 36″, D: 24″
  • Chair
  • Dresser:  H: 38.5″, W: 36″, D: 19″
  • Twin XL beds in double room spaces: L: 80″, W: 38″, Thickness: 9″
  • Full size beds in single rooms: W: 54″, L: 75″, Thickness: 9″
    • Bed lofting: We recommend students use bed rails for lofted and bunked beds. Bed rails and lofting supplies are available throughout the neighborhoods during move-in day. AFTER move-in day, students can submit a FixIt with Facilities Management to have these supplies delivered to their rooms. Bed Rails can be installed whether a bed is lofted or not.
    • All Twin XL Beds can lofted to a max height of 76 inches, a minimum height of 7 inches with 3 inch increments in between. Full beds can be raised to a max height of 36 inches, minimum of 7 inches with 3 inch increments, they cannot be lofted.
    • Students will be responsible for adjusting the height of their bed (raised, lowered, or lofted) and a video of how to do this upon move-in can be found here under Resident Bed Construction

Programs and Traditions

  • S’mores Outdoors
  • Neighborhood Welcome Cookout
  • Rise Against Hunger Meal Packaging Event
  • Women’s and Men’s Athletics Game Takeover
  • East Gets on the Bus (Service) Saturdays
  • East Feast Giving

Location & Links

Example 3D Room Models by Roomie©

Explore East rooms using the links below. Furniture can be arranged, items can be measured and products can be purchased to prepare for life on campus.

Please note: While these are default layouts and measured accurately, individuals rooms are subject to variation and measurements are approximate.

General Floor Plans

Note: Examples given are for illustration only; actual room layouts and furnishings may vary. Students may use Elon login credentials to access actual building floor plans.