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The Creativity and Innovation District Residence Hall

A photo of the front of the Creativity and Innovation District Residence Hall.

The Creativity and Innovation District Residence Hall

A state-of-the-art, coed, traditional and suite-style residence hall.

  • Air Conditioning: Yes
  • Room Style: Traditional and Suite
  • Living-Learning Program: Studio 72, Innovate, and Rhizome
  • Number of Residents: 596

The Creativity and Innovation District Residence Hall:

Amenities:
Air conditioning
Art studios
Classrooms
Common areas
Community kitchen
Heating
Laundry
Makers space
Study lounges
Wireless internet

Living-Learning Program:
Studio 72, Innovate, and Rhizome

Location:
Eastern edge of campus

Student Population:
All-gender and multi-generational

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
CID, Room XXXX
185 Kent St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-1054

Photos:

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

The inside of a traditional-style room in CID, with two lofted beds, desks, chairs, and dressers.
A typical room in CID is traditional-style and shared by two roommates. Suite-style rooms are reserved for athletes, and those beds are filled by VT Athletics.
A door opens into a "pod-style" bathroom in CID, with sink, mirror, toilet, and shower stall.
A view into CID's unique, more gender-inclusive pod-style restrooms. Rather than traditional hall bathrooms, in CID each toilet and shower is located in a separate unit that can be locked, with common sinks and mirrors outside.
Chairs surround tables which fill up a modern room with windows stretching the entire length of one wall.
A view of one of CID's many classrooms that are used for community events, Living-Learning Program functions, student study sessions, and more.

More Information:

CID has the following amenities:

  • Air conditioning
  • Art studios
  • Classrooms
  • Common areas
  • Community kitchen
  • Heating
  • Laundry
  • Makers space
  • 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 CID are those that have applied and been accepted to one of the Living-Learning Programs located within CID (Innovate, Rhizome, and Studio 72). To complete your Housing/Dining Contract and apply to Living-Learning Programs, log into the StarRez Portal.

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 CID are those that have applied and been accepted to one of the Living-Learning Programs located within CID (Innovate, Rhizome, and Studio 72). To complete your Housing/Dining Contract and apply to Living-Learning Programs, 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.

CID is closest to Owens and the Squires Student Center dining facilities.

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

There are several fitness options available for students in CID:

  • VT Rec Sports offers a variety of fitness opportunities, including two gyms, group exercise classes, personal training, small group training, intramural sports, and more.
  • CID is located close to the volleyball court next to Vawter, as well as the Washington Street tennis courts and War Memorial Hall.

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

CID 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.

CID is located on the eastern edge of campus, with close proximity to Owens, the University Bookstore, Squires Student Center, and Newman Library.

Visit the full Virginia Tech campus map to locate CID within the larger campus. CID is building #56 in quadrant J-4.

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
CID, Room XXXX
185 Kent St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-1054

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.

A typical room in CID 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.

CID is home to 596 students from a variety of academic majors and graduating classes.

CID is open for visitation 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

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

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