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SJU Residential Life and Housing

Tommy Hall

Saint Thomas Hall is one of two housing options for first-year SJU students

In the mid-1940s, St. John’s University had difficulty meeting the housing needs of all students who desired to live on campus. St. Mary Hall, completed in 1951, offered a temporary solution, but college enrollment rose, and local facilities were once again taxed. St. John’s University constructed its third dormitory: St. Thomas Aquinas Hall, commonly known as Tommy Hall. St. John’s brothers and laymen of the abbey carpenter shop contributed to St. Thomas Hall’s dormitories by making the desks and bookcases in each double room. St. Thomas Hall was blessed and dedicated on August 8, 1959.

Visit the Saint John’s Archives for more Saint Thomas Hall history.

Quick Facts

All first-year residence hall rooms are carpeted.
Wireless network connection is available in every hall. All rooms have Ethernet wall jacks (an Ethernet cord is provided to students upon request).
There are laundry facilities in each Residence Hall.
Bed lofts, televisions and small refrigerators (5 cubic feet or less) are allowed in the residence hall rooms but are not included. Bed lofts and refrigerators may be rented through the www.Bedloft.com.

Tommy Hall | Lounge

A bright dorm room with gray couches, red pillows, a wall-mounted Saint John’s University flag, a table with red chairs, and a window overlooking trees and rooftops. A board game sits on the table.

Tommy Hall | Lounge

A bright dorm lounge with large windows, three gray sofas, a red armchair, a TV on the wall, and board games on coffee tables. A child in a cap sits on the floor near a sofa.

Tommy Hall | Kitchenette

A small kitchen with white cabinets and appliances, red countertops, a sink, a stove with a pot, a microwave, and a snack bag on the counter. A black table and beige chair are in the foreground.

Tommy Hall | Double room layout

Room Amenities

Desk
Desk chair
Bed
Large bookshelf
Built-in wardrobe
Sink
Medicine cabinet
Bed Loft and Fridge/Microwave Rental Available

There are 182 double rooms available in Saint Thomas Hall

Building Amenities

8 Student lounges
4 Kitchen areas
12 Common bathrooms/showers
Wireless Internet access

*University furnishings must remain in rooms and apartments. Storage of University furniture outside of an assigned residence is not allowed.

Closets/Shelving
Closets have five deep shelves for storage, replacing the need for a dresser. Shelves are 18″ deep and 12.5″ wide, approximately 8.5″ apart. Students may invest in storage containers for use as pull-out drawers on the shelves. Above the shelves is an open space 41 inches tall with the same depth and width as the shelves. Additionally, the closet includes space, open from the floor to the top, with a rod for hanging clothing.

Mattresses – All mattresses are extra long (39″ x 80″).
**When purchasing bed sheets, be sure you are buying Twin XL sized linens.

The basement floor of Tommy Hall also houses Life Safety Services and the student recreational lounge.