Copper Beech is a privately owned and professionally managed community. Click here for more information about the management and ownership.

You can select your roommate(s), or you can apply on your own and we can match you with other students. Applicants answer a short list of lifestyle questions to help in the matching process.

Instead of requiring all roommates to sign a joint lease, each person at Copper Beech has their own individual contract, with one person per bedroom. This means you are only responsible for paying for yourself — not your roommates. Even if a roommate moves out or other bedrooms in your apartment are empty, you only pay the rate for your bedroom.

Each resident at Copper Beech pays a flat rate that includes:

The spacious accommodations at Copper Beech Greenville range from 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom apartments and townhomes, with a private bedroom-bathroom suite for each resident. The 2, 3 and 4 bedroom floorplans are multi-story townhomes with an extra half-bath for guests.

Yes, each apartment at Copper Beech has a furniture package that includes a full-size bed, desk and chair, nightstand and dresser in each bedroom. The living room includes a sofa, coffee table and end table. The kitchen includes a dining table, chairs and barstools.

The standard term is August 17, 2023 to July 22, 2024, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff. Click here for a sample agreement.

Within 7 days after a Housing Agreement is signed, each resident is required to do one of two things: provide a qualifying guarantor (often a parent), or pre-pay the final 2 installments.

Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH electronic checking. Copper Beech Greenville also offers automatic payment by either credit card or checking account — just fill out one page, one time and payments will be made automatically. Convenience fees apply for credit card and debit card payments.

Your living costs at Copper Beech can be covered by financial aid, just like on-campus housing. Any available financial aid funds, after university charges are satisfied, are released to the student for non-institutional expenses, such as off-campus housing. These funds can be used to pay charges at Copper Beech. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.

Nearly all the residents at Copper Beech are students at East Carolina University. The per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Nonetheless, Copper Beech is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students. Family members are welcome as well, subject to occupancy limits. Because of the need to match student roommates, non-students must apply together with enough roommates to fill the desired residence.

Community courtesy patrols are provided at select times. Management staff are also available 24×7 and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.

Copper Beech is a pet-friendly community, subject to limits on animals and breeds. The community is smoke-free in all indoor and adjacent spaces. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of apartment-mates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.

Copper Beech offers free on-site parking for residents and guests.

The ECU bus makes three stops inside the Copper Beech community every 20 minutes, and runs to the Christenbury Memorial Gym on campus. The ECU bus service runs Monday through Thursday between 7am and 2:40pm and Friday from 7am to 11:40pm, when class is in session. On weekend afternoons, the ECU bus runs a shopping center route from the Main Campus Student Center.

Yes. Please request an appointment for a personal tour, or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.