McTaggart-Cowan Hall
200
STUDENT RESIDENTS
2025
renovated in 2025
4-storey building
AMENITY
Common rooms and kitchens
on every floor
An engaged community
Welcome first and second year undergraduate students. Explore your individuality as you grow with your fellow residents. Take ownership of your own development in a unique environment. McTaggart-Cowan Hall is a traditional-style, private single room residence for undergraduate students. At the heart of McTaggart is an engaged community.
SFU McTaggart room tour. Undergraduate student resident - Isabella
Campus: Burnaby
Year: 1st & 2nd year undergraduate
Private Room: Yes. traditional-style, private single room
Furnished: Yes
Accessible Rooms: N/A
Kitchen: Shared kitchen available on floor (not in room)
Elevator: No
Each Room includes: click to see below
Meal Plan Required: No.
SFU Residence at McTaggart-Cowan Hall provides students with private rooms, shared kitchen, common rooms and washrooms.
SFU McTaggart building tour - Isabella
Explore limitless opportunities with your fellow residents and participate in programs that focus on your development and growth. Each room is single-occupancy only (i.e., no roommates, private) which means that you won't have to share your room with anybody and is gender inclusive (i.e., mixed).
McTaggart shared space
- Private shared washrooms
- Laundry room
- Shared lounges (with wireless internet)
- Elevator
- Shared kitchens (stoves, ovens, cupboards, microwaves)
Minutes away from everything
- Dining Commons* - 1 - 5 minute walk
- Gym -1 - 5 minute walk
- Retail (UniverCity) - 10 minute walk
- Coffee shops - 5 minute walk
- Library - 5 minute walk
- Class - 5 - 10 minute walk
- Trails - 1 - 10 minute walk
- Late night study sessions
Download floorplan
All Measurements: Width x Length x Height
- Standard single bed and mattress (39" X 78")
- Desk (24" x 47.5" x 30.5"h)
- Chair (18" x 22" x adjustable high 17'-24")
- Compact fridge (3.1 cu ft) with freezer (0.87 cu ft) (20" x 18.5" x 32.5")
- Full length mirror (12" x 42")
- Small closet, 2 components (72" x 30.5' X 21" deep) 2 drawers below, and space for hanging clothes is (30.5" x 47.5")
- In room storage (33.5" x 57" x 29.5' deep)
- Window covering (43.5" x 63.5")
- Shaw WiFi high-speed internet (wireless)
Compare housing options for undergraduates
Building Name |
Campus |
Description |
Student Type |
Room Size (Approximate) |
Specialty Floors |
Kitchen |
Elevator |
| North Towers - Barbara Rae (BRH), Doris and Jack Shadbolt (SBH), Pauline Jewett (PJH) | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared bathrooms. Required meal plan |
First-year Mixed gender Some single gender floors |
10.97 m2 / 118 sq. ft. | Single gender Female: BRH and PJH Floors 7 & 8 Single Gender Male: SBH Floor 3 |
None | Yes |
| East/West Towers | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared single occupancy bathrooms Required meal plan |
First-year Mixed gender |
10.97 m2 / 118 sq. ft. | Living Learning Communities are housed in East/West Tower |
None | Yes |
| Courtyard Residences | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared single occupancy bathrooms Required meal plan |
First-year Mixed gender |
12.26 m2 132 sq ft | NA |
None | Yes |
| McTaggart-Cowan Hall | Burnaby | Traditional single rooms with shared kitchen and shared single occupancy bathrooms | First-year Second-year |
9.61 m2 / 103 sq. ft. | NA | Shared | Yes |
| The Townhouses (4 bedrooms) |
Burnaby | Four single rooms with shared kitchen and living room, and two bathrooms |
second year and up |
10.41 m2 / 112 sq. ft. | Mixed gender (Create your own roommate group) |
Shared | No |