Summer intern housing · Upper West Side
NYC Summer Intern Housing on the Upper West Side
NYC summer intern housing for the ten-week program, the twelve-week rotation, and the four-month stint that stretches into fall. Two prewar buildings on West 85th Street and Amsterdam Avenue — furnished rooms from $420 a week, all-inclusive, no broker fee, no US guarantor. Three minutes from the 1 train at 86th Street, fifteen minutes to Midtown, forty-five minutes to Wall Street.
Who this page serves
Built for the summer intern’s actual situation.
A summer internship in New York comes with a specific set of frictions: a three-month stay that no standard twelve-month lease fits, a New York credit history that does not yet exist, and a move-in window measured in days rather than months. Most NYC apartments are built for none of that.
Amsterdam Place is built for exactly that.
The summer cohort at the building spans the full range of NYC internship verticals:
- Finance and banking — interns at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America, and the boutique banks and hedge funds concentrated in Midtown and the Financial District.
- Consulting — McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, Oliver Wyman, and the strategy practices clustered in Midtown South and Park Avenue.
- Media and publishing — Condé Nast, Hearst, NBCUniversal, Penguin Random House, and the magazine and broadcast companies along Sixth Avenue and Times Square.
- Technology — Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and the mid-size tech firms in Midtown and Hudson Yards.
- Law — summer associates at white-shoe and AmLaw 100 firms in Midtown and the Financial District.
- Research and academia — Columbia, NYU, and Rockefeller University research programs, with program dates that mirror summer intern windows.
- Government and non-profit — UN summer associates, policy organizations, and advocacy groups based in Midtown and the Civic Center.
Every office in that list is reachable from 86th Street in under fifty minutes. Most are under thirty.
The mix matters as much as the location. A typical summer floor holds a Goldman analyst on a ten-week rotation, a McKinsey associate-consultant just starting, a Condé Nast editorial intern, an MIT undergrad on a Google Sprint placement, and a Columbia post-doc whose lab runs on a parallel summer calendar. Conversations happen in the kitchen and on the roof — never forced, never absent. The cohort turns over twice a summer without the building ever feeling unsettled.
What’s included
One rate. No hidden bills.
All-inclusive means one number covers everything. There are no utility accounts to open, no WiFi packages to compare, and no move-out surprise invoices.
Furnished room
Full or queen bed, desk, chair, storage, and a keyed private room. Linens and towels included.
All utilities
Electricity, heat, and air conditioning covered in full. No account setup, no seasonal billing.
Gigabit WiFi
Building-wide gigabit WiFi. No password hunting, no throttle at peak hours.
Weekly cleaning
Common areas cleaned weekly. Room interiors cleaned on request or at turnovers.
Coworking lounge
Ground-floor workspace open around the clock — for days when the room becomes confining.
Laundry
In-building laundry access. No laundromat runs.
No broker fee
Zero. The standard NYC broker fee adds 8 to 15 percent of annual rent. We don't charge one.
No US guarantor
No co-signer required. Proof of internship or program is typically sufficient.
Commute times
Three minutes to the 1 train. Most offices under thirty.
The 86th Street station on the 1 train is three minutes from the front door. From there, the subway puts you within reach of almost every major internship corridor in Manhattan.
| Destination | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Midtown / Times Square | 1 train south — 6 stops | ~15 min |
| Hudson Yards / West 34th | 1 train → transfer C at 72nd | ~20 min |
| Columbus Circle / Lincoln Center | 1 train — 2 stops south | ~7 min |
| Rockefeller Center / 50th St | 1 train — 4 stops south | ~12 min |
| Grand Central / Park Avenue corridor | 1 train → S shuttle at Times Square | ~25 min |
| Flatiron / Gramercy / Union Square | 1 train south → local walk | ~30 min |
| Financial District / Wall Street | 1 train to South Ferry | ~45 min |
| Brooklyn (DUMBO / Downtown) | 1 train → A/C transfer | ~50 min |
Times are door-to-door estimates during normal weekday service. The 1 train runs local; for faster trips to Midtown, the 2 and 3 expresses are accessible with a transfer at 72nd Street.
Stay lengths
Ten weeks, twelve weeks, or longer — we fit the program, not the other way around.
Standard NYC apartments lease for twelve months. Summer internship programs run ten to twelve weeks. That gap is where most housing searches fall apart.
Amsterdam Place bills in four-week cycles with no fixed lease calendar. You arrive on the day your program starts, you leave on the day it ends, and you pay only for the weeks you’re here. Common summer stay lengths:
Ten-week program
Most investment banking and consulting firms run ten-week summer programs. The standard stay covers arrival week through the last week of the program.
Twelve-week program
Law firms, media companies, and tech firms often run twelve-week programs from late May through mid-August.
Extended summer
Some residents extend through September for recruiting season, graduate school orientation, or program wrap-up.
Four-month stay
Academic programs and some research roles run May through August — four full months, invoiced in four four-week blocks.
If your program dates shift — start-date changes are common in finance and consulting — let us know as early as possible and we will adjust. Cohort members from the same firm or program can be placed on the same floor or in adjacent rooms when you book together.
No broker fee · No guarantor
No broker fee. No US guarantor. No credit-history requirement.
In New York, renting an apartment typically means a broker fee of 8 to 15 percent of a full year’s rent, a US credit history, a US guarantor, and a security deposit of one to three months’ rent. For an intern arriving from out of state or abroad, every one of those requirements is an obstacle.
We built the building around a different model. We charge no broker fee. We do not require a US credit history. We do not require a US guarantor or co-signer.
What we typically ask for: an application, a valid government-issued ID, and proof of your internship program or offer letter. International interns arriving on J-1 or OPT visas are a regular part of the resident mix — your visa document is all we need on the documentation side.
Your employer or program can also pay directly. We invoice corporate and university programs for intern cohort housing on a regular basis. Ask about group rates if you are coordinating housing for a team of three or more. The minimum stay is four weeks, in line with New York City law prohibiting rentals under thirty days. Four weeks is the floor. The typical summer stay runs eight to sixteen weeks.
Room options & pricing
Three room types. One price model.
All three room types are fully furnished, all-inclusive, and billed in four-week cycles. The difference is square footage, bathroom configuration, and weekly rate.
Private Room with Shared Bathroom
from $420/week
A private furnished bedroom with a keyed lock. Full or queen bed, desk, and storage. Bathroom is shared with a small group on the same floor. The most common choice for summer interns.
Deluxe Room with Shared Bathroom
from $470/week
A larger private room with more floor space and additional storage. Bathroom shared. Right for residents who spend long days at work and want more room comfort at home.
Studio with Ensuite Bathroom
from $620/week
A self-contained studio with a private en-suite bathroom. The most independent configuration in the building. Well-suited to longer stays or residents who prefer full privacy.
For context: an unfurnished private apartment on the Upper West Side rents for $3,200 to $3,800 a month, before a broker fee and furnishing costs. A private room at Amsterdam Place runs $1,680 for four weeks — furnished, all-in, no broker fee. The model is different, but for a ten-to-twelve-week stay, the all-in economics sit in a comparable range.
How to book
Four ways to start.
Four ways to start, depending on how committed you are:
- Reserve a room with no payment up front — the lightest option. Name dates and room tier; we hold it while you confirm program details. Useful when your start date is still moving.
- Book a tour, in-person or virtual — we respond within one business day. International applicants commonly start with a virtual walkthrough before committing to travel.
- Book your stay directly — the direct route. Pay the service fee, secure the room, receive arrival instructions.
- Apply for a longer stay — for stays of six months or more, or group bookings for a cohort. No US guarantor required; the application is read by the team, not by an automated screen.
If you are coordinating housing for a team — an intern class from the same bank or consulting firm — ask about group rates and floor placement. We handle cohort bookings regularly.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Three minutes' walk. The 86th Street station is at Broadway and West 86th Street, three blocks from the building. From there, Times Square is six stops south — about fifteen minutes door to door. Wall Street and the Financial District are forty-five minutes end to end. Grand Central and the Park Avenue corridor are about twenty-five minutes with a transfer to the shuttle at 42nd Street. For most summer intern offices in Midtown, the total commute runs under twenty minutes.
Ready to book your summer stay?
Applications open now for summer 2026 and 2027.