Name | Photograph | Rooms and Residents | Address | Notes |
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African American Theme House | ![]() |
21 Residents
3 Singles - 6 Doubles - 2 Triples |
2347 Prospect Street Berkeley, CA 94704 | Located close to the Memorial Stadium, the house was formally a UC Berkeley Slavic House. It was bought by BSC, becoming a co-op 1997, two years after California's ban on affirmative action which resulted in African American student population at the University decreasing from 6.5% to less that 3%.[1] The mission of the house is to “foster a supportive community for African American students [and to] work hard to encourage a sense of unity, spirituality, and dignity in the house that supports all members as well as the entire Black community at UC Berkeley.”[1] Members affectionately call each other "Afros" and the house "Afro House."[2] |
Casa Zimbabwe | 124 residents
31 Singles - 30 Doubles - 11 Triples |
2422 Ridge Rd, CA 93021 | Northside a block from the North Gate of the university. It sits on what is referred to as the "Holy Hill", the area surrounding a five-way intersection surrounded on all sides by churches and seminaries, such as the Graduate Theological Union. While every other BSC house was a preexisting structure eventually converted into a co-op, CZ was built with the specific intent of being used as a cooperative living space.[3] | Opened in 1966, Casa Zimbabwe, commonly referred to as CZ, is located in|
Cloyne Court | 140 Residents
38 Singles - 39 Doubles - 8 Triples |
2600 Ridge Road Berkeley, CA 94709 | [3] In the past Cloyne was known for its party and rules-free culture and played a notable role in the Bay Area music scene. In 2014, the house became substance-free and academic themed.[4][5] Only UC Berkeley students are eligible as the building is rented from the University.[6] | The Cloyne Court Hotel, often referred to simply as Cloyne. Like a lot of other BCS house is close to the north side of university campus. Cloyne was built in 1904, as a high-class hotel, and became a BSC co-op in 1946.|
Davis House | ![]() |
36 residents
8 Singles - 11 Doubles - 2 triples |
2833 Bancroft Steps Berkeley, CA 94704 | Designed by Julia Morgan and built next to the Memorial Stadium in 1913, it became part of BSC in 1969.[3] It is considered to be the finest residence at BCS, and is referred to as "the retirement home," as it is occupied by coopers who have lived in the coops the longes.[3] Davis House is named in honor of Bill Davis who one of the original members of the first Berkeley co-op (1933) and went on to became one of the key figures in BSC history.[3] Members of the house refer to themselves as Davisaurs.[7] For further detail see Historic buildings. |
Euclid Hall | ![]() |
24 Residents
14 Singles - 5 Doubles |
1777 Euclid Ave Berkeley, CA 94709 | The residents of Euclid Hall are affectionately referred to as Euclidians. Euclid Hall was originally the University of California Japanese Students' Club (JSC). During World War II, when Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from the west coast. Through a previous connection between the two organizations, the building was leased to BSC, it was returned in 1948.[3] In 1967, faced with declining occupancy JSC sold the building to BSC.[3] Euclid Hall is located on Northside close to the other co-ops. |
Hillegass Parker House | ![]() |
57 Residents
57 Singles |
2545 Hillegass Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 | From the 1970s until 2005, Hillegass Parker House (aka HiP House) was the site of Le Chateau, a large co-op for 85 residents, composed of three building and an outdoor pool. After Barrington Hall closed, Le Chateau became "black sheep of the system, Cal's communal-living version of Animal House."[8] Eventually, neighbors filed 22 small claims court cases at once.[8] An agreement was reached for BSC converting the house to graduate, or re-entry 25 and and older student co-op, which opened in Fall 2005. The number of residents was shrunk and the house was refurbished, with a "European Inn, in the Orient”, bamboo furniture included, with the outdoor pool being filled in with cement.[9] Residents are known as "Hippos."[10] |
Hoyt Hall | 60 Residents
31 Singles - 13 Doubles - 1 Triple |
2519 Ridge Road Berkeley, CA 94709 | Hoyt Hall is located on Northside and was purchased by BSC in 1953.[11] An all women cooperative it was only one building away from another all women hall - Stebbins. The two houses had a close relationship, both rivalry and comradery wise.[12][13] It was named after Aice G. Hoyt for her significant aid to the cooperative.[3] It is located on the Northside, and is one of two women-only co-ops, it becomes coed during the summer.[14] | |
Kidd Hall | ![]() |
17 Residents
3 singles - 7 Doubles |
2562 Le Conte Avenue Berkeley, CA 94709 | The smallest house in BSC, it was named after Alexander Morrison Hall, a criminal law professor from Boalt Hall who was on the BSC faculty board in the 1940s.[3] Located in a wooded neighborhood two blocks north of the UC Berkeley campus, Kidd Hall features a backyard redwood forest-niche intersected by Strawberry Creek. It has a basketball court and is wheelchair accessible. |
Kingman Hall | ![]() |
50 Residents
11 Singles - 18 Doubles - 1 Triple |
1730 La Loma Ave | [15] It is named after Harry L. Kingman, director of the local University YMCA who encouraged BSC founders to start the cooperative in 1933.[16][17] The hall is considered to be a Berkeley Landmark.[15] | The hall was originally designed as a fraternity in 1914, Berkeley Living Love Center in 1973 and joined the BSC as Kingman Hall in 1977.
Lothlorien | ![]() |
58 residents
14 Singles - 15 Doubles - 2 Triples - 2 Quads |
2415 Prospect Street Berkeley, CA 94704 | Lothlorien is a vegetarian themed house, with house bylaws prohibiting preparation, storage, or consumption of meat in common space.[18] Many residents of Lothlorien are vegetarians and vegans, but diet is not a condition of residence.[19] Lothlorien retains a unique communal culture with fusion of art and progressive activism being a mainstay of the house.[20][21][22] Residents named themselves "elves" after the elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy book The Lord of the Rings, who inhabit Lothlórien.[23] |
Person of Color Theme House (Castro) | ![]() |
56 Residents
7 Singles - 20 Doubles - 2 Triples - 1 Quad |
2310 Prospect Street Berkeley, CA 94704 | Person of Color Theme House (Castro) is an early 20th century house build as an expansive private residence, that first became a sorority and was bought by BSC in 1971 and named Andres Castro Arms after a BSC chef who put in 25 years cooking for the students.[3] It became Person of Color Theme house in 2016 to accommodate minority and low income students.[24][25] Significant portion of whom were living in BSC apartments rather than co-op house. Person of Color Theme House was created to provide a housing space for those students that who felt apart in other house-communities.[24][26] For further detail see Historic buildings. |
Ridge House | 38 Residents
11 Singles - 6 Doubles - 5 Triples |
2420 Ridge Road Berkeley, CA 94709 | Ridge House is a converted mansion, located on Northside, at the top of the hill one block North of the UC Berkeley Campus. Ridge House's roof and sundeck have an an expansive view of the Bay and San Francisco.[27] Immediately adjacent to Ridge is Casa Zimbabwe and BSC central office. For further detail see Historic buildings. | |
Sherman Hall | ![]() |
40 Residents
8 Singles - 13 Doubles - 2 Triples |
2250 Prospect Street Berkeley, CA 94704 | Sherman Hall is an all female house, co-ed in the summer, with its residents referring to themselves as Sherminites.[28] It is one of the two women-only houses in BSC. Sherman is located on the South Side of Berkeley near the California Memorial Stadium and IHouse and next door to Davis Hall. Opened in 1942, Sherman was originally a sorority house.[3][11] |
Stebbins | 64 Residents
18 Singles - 23 Doubles |
2527 Ridge Road Berkeley, CA 94709 | University of California, Berkeley campus. The University Student Cooperative Association purchased a hotel in 1936 as a site for the first all-women cooperative house, and it remained this way until 1971 when Stebbins became coed.[3][16] It was named after Lucy Ward Stebbins, former Dean of Women at University of California, Berkeley.[29] The green hands on the front of the building were painted by residents of Cloyne as a prank, when Cloyne was all men and Stebbins was all women. Residents refer to themselves as "Stebbinites," and claim the lizard as their mascot. | Stebbins Hall is located on the north side of the|
The Convent | ![]() |
25 Residents
25 Singles |
1601 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94703 | The Convent a former convent, bought by is located at about a mile from the UC Berkeley campus. Because it is located on university property, all residents are required to be students of the university, which is also true of Cloyne Court. Like Hillegass/Parker House, the Convent is the only BSC coop housing only graduate and re-entry age 25 and over students.[30] It is the only co-op in which all residents have single rooms. With an older resident population and a more isolated location, it has a reputation for being quieter and cleaner than other coops.[30] Its rec room is a converted chapel. |
Oscar | ![]() |
38 Residents
8 Singles - 15 Doubles |
2410 Warring Street Berkeley, CA 94704 | Located in 'frat row' on the Southside of Berkeley, among Berkeley's fraternities and sororities, the house was bought from a fraternity and opened as a co-op in 1999. It was the first gay-themed student co-operative housing in the country.[31] The house was named in honor of Oscar Wilde, brilliant Irish author and social critic.[31][32] |
Wolf House | ![]() |
29 Residents
9 Singles - 7 Doubles - 2 Triples |
2732 Durant Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 | Wolf House ("Wolfhause") is located two blocks from the university;[33] residents refer to themselves as "wolves." Located two blocks away from the university in the Southside area of Berkeley, next to Piedmont avenue in the area of fraternities and sororities known as 'frat row'. The house was the location of a sorority before being bought by BSC in 1974.[34] For further detail see Historical buildings. |
Name | Photograph | Apartments and Residents | Address | Notes |
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Fenwick Weavers' Village | ![]() |
102 Residents
36 Apartments of 1 to 4 bedroom |
2415 Dwight Way Berkeley, CA 94704 | Fenwick Weavers' Village was named in honor of Fenwick Weavers' Society a professional association created in the village of Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland in 1761 and is considered by some to be the first co-operative.[35] This village opened in 1980 and is located next to Rochdale.[34] Like in Rochdale, only UC Berkeley students can reside during Fall and Spring semesters.[34][36] Fenwich property includes Davis Park, along with a basketball court and a garden.[36] |
Northside Apartments | ![]() |
26 Residents
13 One Bedroom Apartments - 3 Studio Apartments |
2526 - 2540 Le Conte Ave. Berkeley, CA 94709 | Northside Apartments is located near Kidd, Euclid, Stebbins, and Hoyt co-ops, in the Northside neighborhood of Berkeley. It opened in 1960, the co-op is composed of two adjacent small apartment buildings.[34] The feel of the residence is different from the communal atmosphere of the houses as majority of the co-opers are busy working on post graduate degrees; the members of the co-op do get together every month.[37] |
Rochdale Village | ![]() |
259 residents
96 apartments 1 to 4 bedrooms |
2424 Haste St. Berkeley, CA 94704 | Rochdale Village was named after the English town of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, where the Rochdale Pioneers developed the Rochdale Principles of cooperation.[3] In 1970, the City of Berkeley, the University of California, and the BSC collaborative to expand the supply of low-cost housing for University students. The result was the financing and construction of Rochdale Village, one of the first student housing projects in the nation to receive United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) financing. More than 80% of the 259 current residents of Rochdale Village are part of the University's Educational Opportunity Program, reserved for students of a low-income or educationally disadvantaged background.[38] Because the land on which Rochdale is located is leased from the university, only UC Berkeley students are eligible to reside during Fall and Spring semesters.[34][39] There are units that are wheelchair accessible.[39] |
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