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New Residence Hall East

A view of the central archway of New Residence Hall East with both wings stretching out away from the central archway.

New Residence Hall East

A coed, suite-style residence hall.

  • Air Conditioning: Yes
  • Room Style: Suites, Few Private Bath
  • Living-Learning Program: Orion
  • Number of Residents: 219

New Residence Hall East:

Amenities:
Air conditioning
Common areas
Community kitchen
Heating
Laundry
Seminar room
Study lounges
Wireless internet

Living-Learning Program:
Orion

Location:
PNPY Quad
Centrally located in the residential side of campus

Student Population:
All-gender and multi-generational

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
590 Washington St. SW, RM XXXX
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Photos:

Please note that specific room sizes vary due to building layouts and other constraints. These pictures show a typical room in New Residence Hall East.

The inside of a suite-style room in New Residence Hall East, with two lofted beds, desks, and chairs.
A typical room in New Residence Hall East is suite-style. In a suite-style room, typically two or three two-person rooms are connected by a bathroom and, in some cases, a common living space.
A view into the shared in-suite common living space in New Residence Hall East, focused on the couch, coffee table, and windows to the outside.
A view of a typical shared in-suite common living space in New Residence Hall East.
A typical in-suite bathroom in New Residence Hall East. You can see two toilets, with shower stalls off of the left side of the photo.
A view of a typical shared in-suite bathroom in New Residence Hall East, which includes toilets and shower stalls.

More Information:

New Residence Hall East has the following amenities:

  • Air conditioning
  • Common areas
  • Community kitchen
  • Heating
  • Laundry
  • Seminar room
  • Study lounges
  • Wireless internet

First-year students:
All incoming first-year students are required to live in on-campus housing for their first year; however, students are not guaranteed their choice of housing, and must complete their housing/dining contract to be assigned a space. Assignments for incoming first-year students and transfers are made in contract receipt order, so the earlier your contract arrives, the earlier you are assigned in the process.

The only students that are guaranteed housing in New Residence Hall East are those who have applied and been accepted to the Orion Living-Learning Community. To complete your Housing/Dining Contract and apply to Living-Learning Programs (such as Orion), log into the StarRez Portal.

For more detailed information about first-year housing, please visit this page.

For more detailed information about first-year housing, please visit this page.


Returning students:
Unlike incoming freshmen, on-campus housing is not guaranteed to returning or transfer students. Returning undergraduate students must request housing for the next academic year using the housing application process (HAP), more commonly known as the "housing lottery."

The only students that are guaranteed housing in New Residence Hall East are those who have applied and been accepted to the Orion Living-Learning Community. To complete the HAP and apply to Living-Learning Programs (such as Orion), log into the StarRez Portal.

For more detailed information about returning undergraduate housing, please visit this page.


Visit this page and use the navigation bar at the top to explore all of our on-campus housing information.

New Residence Hall East is closest to Dietrick and Owens.


Learn more about Virginia Tech's award-winning dining here.

There are several fitness options available for students in New Residence Hall East:

  • VT Rec Sports offers a variety of fitness opportunities, including two gyms, group exercise classes, personal training, small group training, intramural sports, and more.
  • New Residence Hall East is also located near War Memorial Hall.

Explore the VT Rec Sports website for more information on student fitness and well-being.

New Residence Hall East has laundry machines located on the first floor.


Use Laundry Web to reserve a washer or dryer, tell you how many machines are in use, or even send you a text when your laundry is done! All machines accept coins or Hokie Passport debit.

New Residence Hall East is located in the heart of the residential side of campus, with close proximity to War Memorial, the Owens and Dietrick dining halls, and the Drillfield. New Residence Hall East is also home to our Residence Life Resource Officers, four Virginia Tech police officers that patrol the residence halls and quads.


Visit the full Virginia Tech campus map to locate New Residence Hall East within the larger campus. NRHE is building #40 in quadrant I-5.

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
New Residence Hall East, Room XXXX
590 Washington St. SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061-9536


Visit Residential Mail Services for more information on mail distribution, address format, package pick-up, and updating your address.

Students can submit work orders through our work order system.


Visit this page to learn more about our maintenance and housekeeping procedures.

Room sizes in New Residence Hall East vary by floor. A typical room in NRHE includes the following furniture:

  • twin beds
  • twin XL mattresses
  • desks
  • chairs
  • dressers
  • clothing storage
  • a sink
  • a mirror

To get a closer look inside some of our different room styles, check out our 360º room photos.

New Residence Hall East is home to 219 science majors from a variety of graduating classes.

New Residence Hall East is open for visitation 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.


Residential spaces are protected by card-swipe access 24/7.