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McNamara Hall — University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst

McNamara Hall

📍 Sylvan Residential Area, Amherst, MA 01003
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🏛 Suite🚿 Semi-Private Bathroom👥 Co-Ed❄️ No AC🏢 3 floors

About McNamara Hall

[Sylvan Residential Area] First-year Sylvan suite-style residence hall on a steep hill on the edge of campus. Six to eight students share each suite with a lockable bathroom door (two toilets and one shower). Lower housing cost than other areas. Located near the Sylvan Snack Bar (student-run), basketball court, fire pits, and hiking trails. Rooms are the smallest at UMass (~150 sq ft for doubles) but the suite living model provides shared common space. Building exterior has an industrial aesthetic.

McNamara Hall has no air conditioning. Students here often pick up:

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