Five minutes from NREL. Purpose-built for researchers.
Furnished housing for Mines graduate students, NREL/NLR researchers, and academics.

Research Residences offers furnished private rooms in Golden, Colorado — a 5-minute walk to NREL/NLR's South Entrance Building and 15 minutes from Colorado School of Mines by direct bus. Built for graduate students, summer interns, researchers, visiting scholars, and engineers who want a quiet, purpose-built alternative to conventional student housing.
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A quiet, intentional research community
This is a purpose-built duplex — new construction, large windows, and a house culture built around curiosity and mutual respect rather than a party scene. Every resident is background-checked and screened. It's a shoeless home; slippers welcome, no pets, no smoking.
- All utilities and high-speed WiFi
- Two full-size washer/dryers per unit
- Fully furnished common spaces; bedroom furnishings available
- Well-equipped shared kitchen — induction stove, two refrigerators, large island
- Twice-monthly cleaning of shared spaces
- Ample on-site parking
- Continuous fresh-air ventilation (ERV) and sound-insulated bedrooms
1150 Nile Street, Golden, CO 80401
Located on NREL's Research Road — a 5-minute walk to the lab's South Entrance Building, one mile to I-70, and 15 minutes to Colorado School of Mines by direct bus. Close to downtown Golden, South Table Mountain trails, and Clear Creek Canyon.
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