Helen Diller Anchor House

Anchor House is located in a prime gateway location across the street from the western edge of campus at the corner of University Avenue and Oxford Way. (Photo credit: Jason O’Rear)
The lobby includes soaring ceilings, natural wood, and ample social spaces for students to study together and gather. (Photo credit: Jason O’Rear)
A hub of connection and belonging for transfer students, Anchor House offers residents multiple community spaces and community resources. (Photo credit: Jason O’Rear)
Anchor House features an 8,600 square foot indoor/outdoor fitness center and yoga studio. (Photo credit: Jason O’Rear)
The open living room and kitchen of a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment in Anchor House. Photo credit: Keegan Houser
A single bedroom in an Anchor House apartment. All apartments in Anchor House feature single bedrooms with a built-in study desk and openable windows for access to natural light and air. Photo credit: Keegan Houser.
The building includes ample outdoor spaces and including a central landscaped courtyard. (Photo credit: Jason O’Rear)

1950 Oxford Street | Rates

Helen Diller Anchor House offers UC Berkeley transfer students a transformational design that reimagines the student residential experience in a prime gateway location across the street from the western edge of campus. A hub of connection and belonging for transfer students, Anchor House offers residents multiple community spaces and community resources.

Each fully-furnished apartment features single bedrooms, large openable windows that provide abundant natural light and air, a full kitchen with appliances, central air conditioning and in-unit washer and dryer. A certified LEED Gold building, Anchor House incorporates environmentally friendly design elements as well as amenities fostering health and wellness, including an indoor-outdoor fitness center, yoga studio, meditation rooms, and multiple outdoor spaces. Additional details of the building’s design and construction can be found on the Capital Strategies website and with Prometheus Real Estate Group.

Summary

Fully-furnished apartments with single bedrooms
244 apartments with 772 individual bedrooms
- 47 studio apartments
- 30 two-bedroom one-bath apartments
- 3 three-bedroom two-bath apartments
- 164 four-bedroom two-bath apartments
Extensive community spaces and resources, including 8,600 square foot fitness center, spacious lounges and meeting rooms, community room with kitchen, outdoor courtyards and terrace patios
Academic year contracts, inclusive of winter break; option for summer housing contract if desired
Proceeds from Anchor House’s net operating revenue fund annual scholarships for Pell Grant-eligible students, selected on the basis of academic and personal achievement.

Who’s Eligible to Apply?

Undergraduate transfer students: Newly-admitted transfer students as well as current transfer students who initially entered UC Berkeley as a transfer student.

Fully Furnished Apartments

Each apartment includes:

Furnished living room including dining table and chairs, sofa, armchair, nesting coffee tables
Furnished single bedrooms including bedframe and mattress, nightstand, 3-compartment wardrobe armoire, shelving, desk chair, window shade and built-in study desk situated in front of openable windows for access to natural light and air
Full kitchens with major appliances including refrigerator, 4-burner electric stove and oven, dishwasher, microwave, large compartment sink with disposal, upper and lower cabinets
In-unit washer and dryer
Central air conditioning and heating
Wood plank flooring throughout
Large windows with shades for daylight and privacy control
10-foot high ceilings in living areas

Building Amenities

Residents of the building have access to the following amenities:

Large lounges and meeting rooms for study and social activities; meditation or study room on each floor
8,600 square foot indoor/outdoor fitness center and yoga studio
Ample outdoor spaces: a central landscaped courtyard, multiple terraces and balconies with views of campus and San Francisco Bay
Electronic cardkey access to building, elevators, apartment and bedroom
High speed WiFi throughout building
Utilities included: electricity, water, garbage, recycling, and compost
Professional live-in staff available 24/7
Secure indoor bicycle storage
The Pantry off the central courtyard provides space where groups can prepare and share meals
Rooftop vegetable garden
Maker’s Space run by the Berkeley Art Studio with classes for students and the community
Transfer Student Center satellite offices
11,000 square feet of ground floor retail, including Cal Store, Café De Casa, and Palmetto Superfoods.