Hadley Village

For students looking for a moderately sized apartment close to campus, Hadley Village on UB's North Campus is the place for you.
Located across from Cooke Hall and Hochstetter Hall, Hadley is a good place to live if you don't like fighting for parking spaces on campus and like a good amount of amenities at your fingertips.
Rent is currently set at $585 a month for a 12-month lease and $664 a month for a 10-month lease. Though as with everything at UB, rent goes up yearly, the deal is in the convenience. The yellow line takes residents to and from campus every 20-minutes and on the weekends the UB Stampede bus to South Campus drives through Hadley.
Most students, especially those who aren't Buffalo natives, choose Hadley for convenience.
With a gym and basketball court, Hadley sets itself apart from South Lake and Flint Villages, which don't offer these amenities. Also, many Hadley residents received new furniture this year to replace ripped and heavily used furniture, some of which had been in apartments since the complex opened.
Many students share qualms about the lack of snow removal. Hadley's sidewalks and parking lots are some of the last on-campus spaces to be plowed. When they do get plowed, it's usually around 3 a.m. — waking residents up with the noise.
The size of the apartments is also an issue for many students.
'The location was convenient because I was on campus, but living space for four people was a bit small,' said Kristina Murray, a senior undecided major.
Students also complain about the noise of their neighbors. Walls are thin and just like in the dorms noise carries. However, many have discovered that by calling a community assistant, noise complaints are handled swiftly and don't cause much of a disturbance.
Despite these issues, which residents admit can happen in any apartment on campus or off, many feel that for its proximity to campus and its convenience Hadley is worth the rent money, which tends to be a bit higher than most off campus residences.

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