David Blackwell Hall

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2401 Durant Ave. l Interactive Campus Map
(510) 642-1176

About Blackwell Hall

• UC Berkeley's newest housing complex, with premium-style double rooms in a lively location just one block from the south side of campus. Close to shops, restaurants, the Recreational Sports Facility and Sproul Plaza.
• Named after David Blackwell, the first Black professor to ever receive tenure at UC Berkeley and a preeminent statistician who made the campus his home for almost 50 years
• Approximately 752 students
• Room occupancy: Double rooms, and a limited number of single rooms.
• Housing style: Traditional residence hall. Most floors are all gender with multiple all-gender bathrooms per floor. Lounges and study rooms available on each floor.
• Nearest dining commons: Café 3, located only a block away

Residence Hall Features

These services and amenities are included:

• Cal Dining Blue Meal Plan (with flexible upgrade plans and add-on flex dollar options)

• Utilities: gas, electric, water, garbage, recycling, and compost

• Furnishings: extra-long twin bed (triple rooms include a bunk bed & a lofted bed), desk, chair, dresser, mirror, and closet

• Appliances: microwave and mini-refrigerator

• High speed Wi-Fi, Xfinity streaming TV, and phone jack outlet 

• Professional live-in staff available 24/7

• Laundry center, mail services, and bike storage

• On-site central fitness center and recreation room

• Three tiers of secured entry and access for buildings

•  Academic Services Center with PC and Mac workstations, laser printers, and network connection 

• Smoke-free environment (smoking only permitted outside in designated areas)

Room Layouts

• Watch Video Tours of real rooms: 

  • Blackwell Double

Scroll with your mouse or finger to take a virtual tour of the room. (360 images by Stephen McNally)

(Double Occupancy Room)

(Single Occupancy Room)

*Please note that our rooms vary in size and layout. These models depict only one example of each room type and do not represent all rooms.

(Image by Brittany Hosea-Small)

(Image by Brittany Hosea-Small)