From a presidential suite to federal prison to a Huntington Avenue halfway house, former Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci Jr. has had a colorful five years of living arrangements since his conviction of racketeering conspiracy in 2002.

Cianci, popularly known as “Buddy,” moved into the Coolidge House, a 120-bed halfway house that is home to male and female offenders from the Federal Bureau of Prison, Federal Probation and Federal District Courts, Wednesday. Located at 307 Huntington Ave., the Coolidge House overlooks the YMCA and is a block away from Northeastern’s campus.

The Community Resources for Justice’s (CJR) Adult Correctional Services Department maintains the house with a mission to “assist our clients as they re-enter their home communities, which are our communities,” according to the CJR website. “We help them transition to a lifestyle which does not involve drugs, gangs or crime; one in which they can be contributing family members and productive citizens.”

Cianci was released to Coolidge House from a federal prison in Fort Dix, N.J., and his sentence is supposed to last until July 28, however he may be released to home confinement sooner, according to Associated Press reports. While living at the house, he will work in marketing and sales at a Boston luxury hotel, Fifteen Beacon.

While many Northeastern students said they were unaware of the half-way house’s close location, few were worried about the proximity of the inmates.

Maggi Pierce, a senior psychology major, said since Northeastern is a school in the city, having places like halfway houses nearby was expected and was a good thing for rehabilitation of the inmates.

Dominic Benson, a senior history major, said he had “no idea” Coolidge House existed, but he was “generally not too worried about criminals.”

While Benson said he was skeptical about having one of the longest-serving mayors in the country’s history living in the house, he said such places were good for reintegrating inmates into the community.

“I knew [Coolidge House] was there, but I have never been bothered by it,” said senior communication studies major Jessica Steinberg, who has lived near the house during her time at Northeastern.