Future Residents

Walker Avenue Apartments Management

Walker Avenue is a public-private partnership facility owned and controlled by the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO).  Capstone On-Campus Management is agent to MEDCO in the operation of Walker Avenue Apartments.  Walker Avenue Apartments is considered university-affiliated housing, since it is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and operates with the oversight of UMBC; however, Walker Avenue Apartments IS NOT owned by UMBC.

Housing Sign-Up

Students interested in living at Walker Avenue Apartments must complete the Online Application through the Residential Life housing portal.   Any applications received will be vetted by UMBC Residential Life for eligibility before offers may be issued to applicants.  Offers for the current semester will be based on available spaces within the building at the time of the application.  Offers will contain licenses for completion, and will be due along with a $200 Reservation Fee by the deadline specified within the offer notification.

Offers for the current semester will be made via email, so check your UMBC email account regularly. We recommend that you check your junk/spam folders as well. General licenses are signed via the University’s online StarRez software, and Licenses specific to your assigned Term and Room Type /Guarantor Forms are sent/completed via the Entrata Portal.

The housing application for the 2025 – 2026 academic year will open to current on-campus students on March 3rd, 2025.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to live at Walker Avenue Apartments, a student:

• -Must have completed 39 credits prior to submitting the application.
• -Must not have an outstanding balance of $250 or more with UMBC or Walker Avenue Apartments.
• -Must be a currently enrolled UMBC resident or commuter who completed a “Commuter Pass” with a current resident.
• -Graduate and fifth-year residential students choosing to live on-campus are only eligible to live at Walker.

Housing Selection

Current UMBC students may be eligible for participation in the Housing Selection Process during the spring semester.  Housing Selection is the process by which current on-campus UMBC residents are able to apply through the UMBC Housing Portal, sign their license via StarRez, form roommate groups, and choose their apartment for the upcoming year.  In order for current students to participate, applications must be completed via the UMBC Housing Portal starting March 3rd.  Applications will be accepted as space permits, up to 500 licenses, or until March 7th at 4pm, whichever comes first.  Roommate groups can be formed from the date of application submission until March 14th, at 5pm.  Housing Selection for those students who have completed a WAA license will take place on March 26 & 27.  Housing Selection pick time and date priority is based on group credit average.  Pick times will be sent to eligible participants on March 24th.   For more information about the Housing Selection Process, please reference UMBC Residential Life’s application page.

Current commuting students must complete a “Commuter Pass” with a current resident if they are interested in participating in the Housing Selection process.  The Commuter Pass form will be available starting February 3rd.

Any students who are interested in applying to Walker for the Fall 2025 term but are not eligible for the Housing Selection process will need to complete the General Interest Application, starting March 10th, to be placed on the waitlist and will receive offers after April 1st, based on availability once the Housing Selection processes has concluded for current on-campus residents.