Amenities

Your room is equipped with an air conditioning and heating unit that maybe regulated by adjusting the wall unit controls. Heating and cooling are available at specific times of the year. They are:

• Heat is provided from mid-October until mid-May. 

• Cooling is provided from mid-May until mid-October.

There are laundry (washers and dryers) machines on the first floor of Smith Hall and the Artists’ Residence as well as the 3rd floor of the Tree House for resident student use. There is no cost for wash/dry cycles.

Mail is delivered to the Residence Halls daily (excluding weekends, federal holidays and vacation breaks) and specific mailroom hours are posted on each mailroom door. 

Residence Hall mailrooms are closed during all college breaks (Thanksgiving, Semester/Winter, and Spring break). While mail and packages may be delivered to the building during college break times, it may not have been sorted. If the mailroom is closed, you may not be able to retrieve your package or mail until the mailroom re-opens, so please plan accordingly. 

Student building mailing addresses are as follows:

Smith Hall
Student Name
640 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

Artists' Residence
Student Name
600 Rear Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

Tree House
Student Name
578 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

Any mail that is addressed to MassArt's main address (621 Huntington Ave) will take approximately a week in addition to normail mailing times, as it must first work through the campus mail system. You may seek to avoid this by not writing "MassArt" or "Massachusetts College of Art and Design" anywhere on your packages and/or letters.

TREE HOUSE: The kitchen is located on the third floor near the lounge area. Students who use the kitchen must leave it in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion after every use. Using the kitchen for purposes other than food preparation is prohibited. Custodial staff will throw away any rotten food items or dirty dishes left in the kitchen. If residents do not leave the kitchen in reasonably clean condition after use, it may be locked off for a time. Any damages or cleaning charges will be billed back to the entire building.

SMITH HALL: The kitchenette is located on the first floor in the Tank lounge area. It is open at all times. Students who use the kitchen must leave it in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion after every use. Using the kitchen for purposes other than food preparation is prohibited. Custodial staff will throw away any rotting food items or dirty dishes left in the kitchen. Any damages or cleaning charges will be billed back to the entire building.

Residents must maintain reasonably clean rooms. Excess trash in a room can present sanitary and fire safety problems. Custodial staff empty the trash and recycling bins daily.

• SMITH HALL: Bring trash and recycling to the Trash Room on the first floor next to the laundry room.

• ARTISTS’ RESIDENCE: Bring trash and recycling to the trash room located on each floor.

• TREE HOUSE: Bring trash and recycling to the trash room located on each floor.

Soda and snack machines are located on the first floor of Smith Hall and the Artists' Residence, as well as on the third floor of the Tree House.