Loeb Hall, the oldest student housing complex at The New School, has been removed from the university’s 2026-2027 campus housing options. Over the past two months, administrators have asked residents to allow their rooms to be staged, photographed, and toured by unidentified “external partners.”

References to the dorm have disappeared from university resources. At the Welcome Center, three dorms are advertised on the wall; Loeb is notably missing. The residence hall has also been omitted from the 2026-2027 on-campus housing rates document. 

The New School has not confirmed whether the building has been or will be sold. 

“Being a college student in an urban setting, it’s already so important to have dorming as an option because it can be so hard to not just find an affordable apartment, but find an apartment at all,” Jade Talbott-Boord, a first-year student and Loeb resident, said. “To see those options kind of dwindle down — it bums me out a little bit.” 

At present, Loeb is one of four residence halls at TNS, and one of three dedicated primarily to first-year students. It has a capacity of 268 beds and opened its doors in August 1989, according to the TNS’ website. It is the smallest and oldest dormitory at the university. 

About a week after the 2026-2027 housing application was opened in early February, University Housing sent an email to all current residents of Loeb Hall asking for volunteers to have their dorms professionally staged and photographed.

On March 12, University Housing notified residents that “New School Facilities staff members and external partners will be conducting comprehensive building tours” at Loeb during the spring break, and that “they may enter all spaces within your suite, including common areas and bedrooms.” 

This follows months of construction at the dorm. 

In November, students raised concerns about loud noise and privacy related to city-mandated facade inspections at the Loeb residence.

The New School Free Press later found in April that the construction at Loeb was in defiance of its Tenant Protection Plan, with construction taking place before the stipulated 9 a.m. start time. 

In light of the recent uncertainty, NSFP reached out to Merrie Snead, associate director of university communications, for comment on the future of Loeb. “Residence hall availability is reviewed annually by the university and may vary based on institutional needs and operational considerations,” said Snead.

“There is definitely a sense of community . . . I see a lot of the same faces, I know the staff that work here,” Talbott-Boord said about the dorm. “It does make me a little bit sad that this kind of hub for community is gonna be lost.”