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Low Income Housing and Subsidized Apartments in Albany, NY

Below is the listing of 23 affordable apartments and low-income housing in Albany, NY. Some apartments listed here will require prospective residents to meet income eligibility requirements and other guidelines specific to a housing authority, and other properties will be open to all residents needing affordable housing.

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Bishop Broderick Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12205
Contact Phone: (518) 869-7441
Details: Bishop Broderick Apartments is a four-story brick building located in a beautiful wooded setting on a dead-end street in Colonie, NY. We are located within a two-tenths of a mile walk to a CDTA bus stop. This smoke-free property offers plenty of parking, a three-season sunroom, a patio with grills, a raised community garden and a large gazebo. Some of our 530 square feet apartment features include updated energy efficient windows, hot water tanks and lighting, window shades and an intercom entry/doorbell system. Our building offers a spacious community room, computer stations for residents’ use, sitting areas on every floor, a coin-operated laundry room, locked, indoor mailboxes and package lockers, a Service Coordinator, a Live-in Maintenance Technician and 24-hour emergency maintenance coverage. We offer buses to shopping three days a week. We are an Albany County Office of the Aging lunch dining site three days a week. We also offer regular activities such as resident meetings, game night, social and cultural programs, bingo, pot-luck meals, holiday celebrations, ice cream socials, appearances by the Town of Colonie Brass Choir, and more.
Bradford Street Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Disabled)
Location: Albany, NY - 12208
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Capitol Green Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Family)
Location: Albany, NY - 12206
Contact Phone: (518) 438-6834
Details: This modern high-rise offers 308 beautiful, spacious apartment homes, many with breathtaking mountain or city views. Conveniently located, it is within walking distance of stores, restaurants and public transportation to downtown. Capitol Green has several amenities such as an on-site laundry room, community room, business center and playground.
Drake Manor - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12210
Contact Phone: (518) 426-0602
Historic Pastures Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Family)
Location: Albany, NY - 12202
Contact Phone: (518) 462-3646
Details: This unique Albany, NY property offers studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments.
Holy Wisdom Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12208
Contact Phone: (518) 437-1895
Idlewild Terrace - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12210
Contact Phone: (518) 426-0602
Mansion Initiative
Location: Albany, NY - 12202
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Details: Income Restrictions Minimum yearly income must be 2.5x the monthly rent, annualized. 1 Bedroom (760 SF) - $435 and $599 Maximum Household Income 1 Person - $29,100 2 Person - $33,250   2 Bedroom (990 SF) - $498 and $700 Maximum Household Income   1 Person - $29,100 2 Person - $33,250 3 Person - $37,400 4 Person - $41,550     3 Bedroom (1936 SF) - $558 (40%) Maximum Household Income 1 Person - $23,280 2 Person - $26,600 3 Person - $29,920 4 Person - $33,240 5 Person - $35,920 6 Person - $38,560   4 Bedroom (1936 SF) - $603 (40%) Maximum Household Income 1 Person - $23,280 2 Person - $26,600 3 Person - $29,920 4 Person - $33,240 5 Person - $35,920 6 Person - $38,560 7 Person - $41,240 8 Person - $43,880 www.mansioninitiative.com
Ohav Sholom Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12208
Contact Phone: (518) 489-5531
Details: Ohav Sholom offers professionally managed affordable housing for 62+ seniors and/or disabled individuals. The majority of our one-bedroom apartments are priced according to income. These income-based rents are designed to meet the needs of low/fixed-income seniors. Life in our community provides residents with the convenience of location mixed with the relaxation of our scenic grounds and gardens. Our onsite management team is proud to offer a variety of community amenities, including a beauty salon, library, fitness center, and our very own lobby convenience store. All utilities are included in the rent, except for telephone and cable television. We care deeply about those who choose to make their home with us, so we are proud to be a smoke-free apartment community. Our friendly leasing team is available to help make your search for a new home as easy as possible.
Parkview Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12203
Contact Phone: (518) 465-2293
Details: Parkview Apartments provides Section 8 housing for elderly/disabled in Albany, NY. Parkview has studio apartments, 1 bedroom apartments, and one 2 bedroom apartment. Utilities are included. Parkview Apartments offers on-site laundry, an exercise room, salon, computer center, vending machines and more!
Pastures Mansions Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Family)
Location: Albany, NY - 12202
Contact Phone: (518) 462-3646
Details: This Albany property, Pastures Mansions Apartments, offers family housing professionally managed by CRM Rental Management, Inc.
Rapp Road Residence - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Disabled)
Location: Albany, NY - 12203
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Robinson Square Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Family)
Location: Albany, NY - 12210
Contact Phone: (518) 463-5327
Details: Robinson Square is a multi-family housing complex located in downtown Albany, NY and is professionally managed by CRM Rental Management, Inc. Features: 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance; Cable Ready; Heat & Hot Water Included; Located on Local Bus Route; On-Site Laundry; Storage Space; Walking Distance to Restaurants; Walking Distance to Shopping Plaza; Walking Distance to State Buildings; Wall to Wall Carpeting
Skyline Garden Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12207
Contact Phone: (833) 848-9898
Details: Skyline Gardens offers affordable housing near beautiful downtown Albany. Our spacious 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartment homes are conveniently located on the bus line, making commuting a breeze. There is also a coin-operated laundry facility, a community room and more to help make your life easier. Come visit us today and let us help you find your new home!
South Mall Towers - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12207
Contact Phone: (518) 463-0294
Details: South Mall Towers is a proud provider of modern, recently renovated, affordable apartments for seniors. We are an Equal Housing Opportunity facility and offer HUD subsidies to qualified applicants. We are located in the heart of the Albany, New York historic business district with easy access to all major roads of the Capitol Region and easy access to shopping. Bright, modern, newly renovated, with modern elevators; Equipped with major appliances; Individual heat controls (utilities except A/C are included in your rent); Coin operated laundry facilities; CDTA bus line stops at your door; Emergency signaling device has been installed in each apartment; Well landscaped courtyard; Full maintenance staff; Mailboxes for your incoming & outgoing mail; Community rooms for activities and get together's; Outreach counselor for senior services; Video security in common areas; Farmer’s Market (summer)
South Pearl Street Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Disabled)
Location: Albany, NY - 12202
Contact Phone: (518) 880-1892
St. Sophia Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12208
Contact Phone: (518) 459-4910
St. Vincents Apartments - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12208
Contact Phone: (518) 482-8915
Details: St. Vincent’s Apartments is a four-story brick building located in the city of Albany. St. Vincent’s was originally Vincentian High School and in 1979 was remodeled into DePaul Housing’s first building for senior housing. We are on the CDTA bus line. This is not a smoke free property. Parking is on-street or you can apply for a parking permit for the St. Vincent church parking lot. We have a courtyard that is very private with grills, tables and chairs for residents to relax, read a book or just take in the quiet. All of our 552 and 696 square feet apartments include a pull-cord system, updated energy efficient windows, hot water tanks and lighting, window shades and an intercom entry/doorbell system. Our building offers a spacious community room, computer stations, pool table, foosball table, TV with access to Netflix for residents’ use, sitting areas on every floor, a coin-operated laundry room, locked indoor mailboxes, a Service Coordinator, a Live-in Maintenance Technician and 24-hour emergency maintenance coverage. We offer a bus to shopping one day a week. We are an Albany County Office of the Aging congregate lunch dining site three days a week. We also offer regular activities such as resident meetings, game night, social and cultural programs, bingo, pancake breakfast, pot-luck events, holiday celebrations, ice cream socials, coffee hour two days a week, and more. Our building houses the Grotto which is the oldest in the Capital District built in 1918 which residents can visit upon request. We offer Christmas Eve Mass in the Grotto which is open to the residents and the public.
Thurlow Terrace - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12203
Contact Phone: (518) 462-1355
Townsend Park Homes - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12206
Contact Phone: (518) 380-5571
Details: Built in 1974, Townsend Park Homes is a 158 unit senior high rise building consisting of one bedroom apartments. Conveniently located on the CDTA bus line, Townsend Park Homes is minutes away from downtown Albany, the major shopping malls and supermarkets: ShopRite, Price Chopper and Hannaford. A free shuttle bus picks up residents weekly for their grocery shopping at Price Chopper. There are onsite laundry facilities and a computer lab. In recent years Townsend Park has undergone renovations to the elevator system, remodeling of the main floor and upper floors, new window installation in all apartments, upgrade to the heating system and upgrade to the fire prevention system. Subsidized by HUD, rent is based on 30% of a resident’s income and includes heat and electric. There is an additional fee for air conditioning. The age requirement is 62 and older for seniors and 55 and older if a resident is disabled.
Van Rensselaer Residence - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Disabled)
Location: Albany, NY - 12204
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Westview Homes - Subsidized, Low-Rent Apartment (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12206
Contact Phone: (518) 380-5571
Details: Westview Homes is a 182 unit senior/disabled high rise apartment building, consisting of studio and one-bedroom apartments, located in a residential neighborhood on Central Ave. We are on the CDTA bus lines conveniently located near Westgate Mall, Northway Mall, Colonie Center and the major supermarkets: ShopRite, PriceChopper, and Hannaford. A free shuttle bus picks up residents weekly for their grocery shopping at PriceChopper and Hannaford. Blessed Sacrament Church is within walking distance for food pantry, thrift shop and religious services. Westview also offers onsite laundry facilities and a computer lab. In recent years Westview Homes has undergone renovations to the elevator system, remodeling of the main lobby and upper hallways, new window installation in all apartments, the building heating system was converted from electric to gas and the patio was remodeled. Rent is based on 30% of a resident’s income and includes heat and electric. There is an additional fee for air conditioning. The age requirement is 62 and older for seniors and 55 and older if a resident is disabled.
Whitehall Court - Affordable Housing Apartments (for Elderly)
Location: Albany, NY - 12208
Contact Phone: (518) 446-1920
Details: Whitehall Court Senior Apartments consists of seventy-two (72) one and two bedroom units of housing for elderly residents. The apartment homes have been designed to meet the specific needs of the elderly. The community is available exclusively to seniors, defined as households headed by a person 62 years of age or older. Rents for these apartment homes include heat and hot water. Electric is paid separately by the resident and is estimated to be $51/month for the 1 bedroom apartment and $68/month for the 2 bedroom apartment. The building is a single, two-story, vinyl siding/brick veneer, elevator- equipped building. Each apartment is built on a single level and consists of approximately 650 square feet for one bedroom and 825 square feet for two bedroom units. Handicapped access is available throughout all of the building and a number of units are designated so they can be readily equipped to accommodate handicapped residents. Each unit includes a living room, dining area, kitchen, one or two bedrooms, and a bathroom with shower or a tub/shower combination, along with interior storage space. Other amenities available include central wiring for cable television, resident storage areas, wall-to-wall carpeting, and an electronic door security system. An emergency call system is included in each apartment. An onsite laundry facility, a community room and an exercise area are located throughout the building.

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