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Mid-Rise Apartment
Central Campus, 540 Thompson St | Ann Arbor
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  •  Bike Storage
  •  Building Laundry Room
  •  Controlled Access
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Furnished Units Available
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Pet Friendly
  •  Rooftop Running Track
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Surface Parking Lot
  •  Washer/Dryer In Unit
  •  White Stone Counters

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8.2
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141 Reviews

About this Location

5 (bus) - 1 min
3/30 (bus) - 9 min
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby
Nichols Arboretum
23 min walk
In a quiet
neighborhood

Pricing 

6 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths
$5,562+
7 Bedrooms, 6 Baths
$6,132+

student only housing

Open to Univ. of Michigan students only.

Please visit Univ. of Michigan's student housing site or call (734) 763-3164 for leasing information.

  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Convenience

    •  Conference Room
  • Entertainment

    •  Rooftop Running Track
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stainless Steel Appliances
    •  Stove & Oven
    •  White Stone Counters
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room
    •  Washer/Dryer In Unit
  • Lease Terms

    •  Furnished Units Available
  • Living Room

    •  Air Conditioning
    •  Hardwood Floors
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Bike Storage
    •  Surface Parking Lot
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
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Overall rating 8.2/10, based on 141 renter reviews Write a review

9.5
Location
8.5
Amenities
8.0
Management
8.3
Value
8.0
Social
9.0
Safety
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Munger Graduate Residences reviews and highlights

  • best in-house amenities
  • most bedrooms don't have windows
  • brand new building with fully upgraded appliances
  • everyone gets their own bathroom
  • spacious living area
  • best place to live in terms of value
  • centrally located
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No Window, No Way

Munger Graduate Residences does not offer much to be desired by the typical graduate student, especially if you are a health professional student who takes classes and completes field work approximately 1-2 miles north of the location. Munger does not offer parking so you must rent a space nearby, which typically costs $75-100 per month. But here is the pièce de résistance: you don't get a window in your room. Good luck surviving seasonal depression or maintaining your slowly failing eyesight, especially during a pandemic and you should not be spending long periods in common spaces, when 95% of the rooms in Munger have NO WINDOW. Besides these issues, the management is not very good in the building. The maintenance staff is very friendly and responsive to repair requests, but if you have an issue with access to the building, mail (which gets LOST all the time by the sorting staff), WiFi failure, or any number of problems, good luck getting through to someone in a timely fashion. Also, Munger has a huge problem with frequent fire alarms. To add insult to injury, Munger loves to have twice-yearly, week-long fire alarm testing throughout the building. Good luck trying to study, sleep, attend class, hold virtual meetings, think, or maintain your sense of hearing/sanity. Finally, during the pandemic, the main reason why people decide to live in Munger (the community programs, gym, study spaces, and collaborative environments) has collapsed on itself. Just choose a normal apartment complex. You're an adult, you've earned it. If you are a masochist, have copious amounts of money to throw away, and/or not grown up enough to live outside university housing, this may be the place for you. Even still, I'd find somewhere else to live.

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Much better options in town

Windowless rooms and the common spaces are too crowded. I would not recommend living here unless it is a last resort and a student is in a pinch to find housing. Fire alarms go off way too often and sometimes in the middle of the night.

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Facilities are new, amenities are nice. Lack of light is an issue.

Open and spacious common spaces. Kitchen is great. Individual rooms come with own bathroom, rooms themselves are quite small. Individual rooms do not have windows. Roommates are assigned with no matching/preference program. They can be really hit or miss.

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Everything is great at Munger except for...

Everything is great at Munger except for no window at the room, which would be a concern for mental health.

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Great option but no sunlight

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Munger

Everything is good except two things: the window and the roommates, some of which are just not mature and considerate at all.

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No windows…

Decent place to live - perfect location for Ross MBAs and the price can't be beat. That said, you will most likely not have a windows in your apartment.

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Great building, incompetent residents

Amazing amenities and great location. Prepare for a lot of fire alarms going off from people not knowing how to cook.

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Great amenities, roommates are hard to control

The Munger facility is amazing and beautiful, and my room is great! You can't pick your roommates, which can be great because of the opportunity to meet new people across grad schools, but can be difficult if living styles don't match (as in my case).

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I signed my lease from Munger before I moved from California. I enjoyed living with students from other schools and the study spaces are beautiful, but they are not open about the fact that there are not windows in the bedrooms. This makes waking up difficult if you don't buy a sunrise alarm clock. Also, if you ever want to be alone, you need to do so in a cave--the only places with windows are in common areas. Management is also very difficult to deal with. I spoke to them multiple times about mailing my things to the building the day before I moved in, which they confirmed was okay. When I got there, they had sent the packages back because I was not yet officially a resident. Also, there is a thermostat, but it is common knowledge at Munger that this does not control anything and every room is hot, with no airflow.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 21 Recs

NeoPapalis
Taste of India
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grocery 5 Recs

Trader Joe’s
Babo: Farm Fresh Meals to Go
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convenience 1 Rec

CVS Pharmacy
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fitness 15 Recs

The Barre Code
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parks 2 Recs

Nichols Arboretum
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coffee 12 Recs

Comet Coffee
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About Central Campus

Central Campus is located in the heart of Ann Arbor and conveniently located between Downtown and Main campus. This area provides easy to access stores, restaurants, and other essentials by walking with tons of public transit options nearby. To imagine what a day here looks like, one could pick up a...
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Walk-able
Main Street
Fun Neighborhood
Bars and Restaurants
Median rents in Central Campus
Studio
$
1,100
1 Bedroom
$
1,300
2 Bedroom
$
1,600

Getting around Central Campus


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Surface Parking Lot

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Central Campus Reviews

76 reviews
Pros: 8 minute walk to Ross or downtown. Access into residence halls, suites, and rooms very secure. Maintenance managed by school so never have to shovel snow. Across from the Student Union that has fast food restaurants and Starbucks.

Cons: Have to walk a few blocks to get to real restaurants (like 2-3 blocks).
The main strip of stores/restaurants/etc. is only a 15 minute walk. The football stadium is close. Packard street (runs alongside the building) drops you off on State St which takes you to the highway. Travel is easy. The neighborhood has not felt unsafe to me at any point, though I generally don't travel the area between the areas of 2am and 6am lol so I can't vouch for those times. It seems to be college students and families mostly.
Germantown is geographically located in the heart of a U-M students' universe. Equally centered between downtown's bars & restaurants and Central Campus, living in Germantown allows for easy access to Ann Arbor's student essentials.
Extremely fun neighborhood, with lots of excellent restaurants and bars/clubs within walking distance. A 10-minute walk to Ross and other popular housing spots such as The Yard and 618 South Main.
Parking is a bit of a pain in the butt but there are ZipCars in many locations. That is the way to go! Don't bother bringing up a car. You're going to need a car to go to groceries.
Love all the restaurants and bars that are near us, as well as the fact that we are just a quick walk to campus. Neighborhood feels very safe, even late at night.
Film, booze, quick food, brunch, pharmacy, grocery, late night pizza, theatre (film, plays, musical artists), etc., etc all within a 10 minute walk.
7 minute walk from Ross, 10 minute from the Bus.

Its centrally located to bars, restaurants, classes, and everything else you need.

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