About Us

Chestnut Residence is home to over 1,000 students of all backgrounds, cultures and religions. A University of Toronto owned residence, students from all U of T faculties as well as OCAD live at Chestnut.

Located just north of City Hall, we are a 15 minute walk to the St. George Campus and 5 minutes to OCAD. In the heart of downtown Toronto, 89 Chestnut Residence is a great place to call home!

Executive Council

The 89 Chestnut Residence Council Executive Members for the 2009-2010 school year are as follows:

• President – Nancy Chen
• Social Director – Melanie Morrison
• Athletics Director – Omar Abduljalil
• Outreach and Culture – Abbas Hazer
• Academics Director – Alexander Howard
• Residence Life Director – Brainerd Ewarien
• Creative Directors – Nina Zahr & Daniel Francavilla
• Finance Director – Sina Vaziri