Low-Income Apartments in Dorchester, Massachusetts
70 Communities
5,124 Low-Income Units
These Dorchester apartment communities were built under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and reserve units for lower-income renters at restricted rents. Contact each property directly to apply. Rents and availability change; the property can confirm current income limits.
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70 Tax-Credit Communities in Dorchester
| Community | Address | Low-Income Units | Total Units | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 Park St | 128 Park St, 2122 | 16 | 16 | 1989 |
| 157 Washington St | 157 Washington St, 2121 | 24 | 24 | 2012 |
| 173 Columbia Rd | 173 Columbia Rd, 2121 | 24 | 24 | 2012 |
| 3 Holborn Ter | 3 Holborn Ter, 2121 | 8 | 8 | 2000 |
| 438 Warren St | 438 Warren St, 2121 | 20 | 20 | 1990 |
| Adams Templeton | 11 Msgr Patrick J Lydon Way, 2124 | 76 | 76 | 2001 |
| Alexander Magnolia Cooperative Lp | 36 Alexander St, 2125 | 38 | 38 | 1993 |
| Audubon Apts | 436 Harvard St, 2124 | 37 | 37 | 1991 |
| Bcn Properties | 25 Nazing St, 2121 | 53 | 53 | 2000 |
| Bloomfield Gardens | 455 475 Geneva Ave | - | 27 | - |
| Blue Elm United Estates | 168 Seaver St, 2121 | 285 | 285 | 2005 |
| Blue Mountain Assoc | 80 Washington St, 2121 | 217 | 217 | - |
| Boston Bay Assoc | 201 Quincy St, 2121 | 88 | 88 | - |
| Boston'S Hope | 53 Nightingale St, 2124 | 40 | 40 | 2003 |
| Brown Kaplan Town Homes | 12 Wilbert Cir, 2124 | 53 | 60 | - |
| Brunswick Holborn Phase Ii | 572 Warren St, 2121 | 43 | 49 | 2006 |
| Brunswick Street | 104 Brunswick St, 2121 | 3 | 3 | 1991 |
| Cass House (Roxbury Hills) | 230 Harold St, 2121 | 28 | 111 | 1988 |
| Ceylon Field Apts | 54 Stanwood St, 2121 | 62 | 62 | 1997 |
| Columbia Road Properties | 200 Columbia Rd, 2121 | 48 | 49 | 2006 |
| Columbia West Apts | 392 Columbia Rd, 2125 | 46 | 46 | 2005 |
| Cottage Brook | 88 Brook Ave, 2125 | 147 | 147 | 1993 |
| Cottagebrook Apts | 146 | 147 | - | |
| Dudley Terrace | 22 Roach St, 2125 | 53 | 56 | 2000 |
| Erie Ellington | 135 Ellington St, 2121 | - | 50 | - |
| Erie-Ellington | 31 Erie St, 2121 | 50 | 50 | 2000 |
| Franklin Highlands | 278 Humboldt Ave, 2121 | 265 | 270 | - |
| Franklin Hill Phase 1A | 99 Shandon Rd, 2124 | - | 867 | - |
| Franklin Hill Revitalization Ib | 113 Shandon Rd, 2124 | 24 | 24 | - |
| Franklin Park Apts | 128 130 132 134 136 Adams St | - | 214 | - |
| Franklin Park Apts Phase Ii | 132 136 140 Seaver St | - | 214 | - |
| Grandfamilies House | 214 Harvard St, 2124 | 27 | 27 | 1998 |
| Granite Iii | 504 Blue Hill Ave, 2121 | 144 | 144 | 1989 |
| Granite Iva | 164 Seaver St, 2121 | 140 | 140 | 1989 |
| Granite Lena Park | 31 Wales St, 2124 | 143 | 143 | 1990 |
| Granite V/ Blue Mountain | 36 Maple St, 2121 | 217 | 217 | 1988 |
| Granite/Columbia Road Properties | 422 Columbia Rd, 2125 | 65 | 134 | 1990 |
| Harbor Point | 40 Westwind Rd, 2125 | 350 | 350 | 1989 |
| Harvard Commons | 355 Harvard St, 2124 | 45 | 45 | 2004 |
| Hope Bay Apts | 25 Norwell St, 2121 | 45 | 45 | - |
| Hope In Dorchester | 88 Nightingale St, 2124 | 40 | 40 | - |
| Howard Dacia Homes | 153 155 Howard | 26 | 26 | 2003 |
| Intervale-Magnolia | 97 Intervale St, 2121 | 88 | 88 | 1993 |
| Lionhead Apts | 713 Dudley St, 2125 | - | 68 | - |
| Lithgow Apts | 14 Lithgow St, 2124 | 16 | 31 | 1991 |
| Lorne Street | 11 Lorne St, 2124 | 53 | 60 | 1990 |
| Lucerne Gardens | 119 Lucerne St, 2124 | 54 | 54 | 1993 |
| Maple Commons (Dorchester) | 15 Maple St, 2121 | 41 | 41 | 1998 |
| Nazing | 1 Nazing Ct, 2121 | 144 | 151 | 2003 |
| Nazing Court | 224 Seaver St, 2121 | 151 | 151 | 2003 |
| New Franklin Park Apts Phase I | 128 Adams St, 2122 | 109 | 109 | 2010 |
| New Lithgow Residential | 383 Talbot Ave, 2124 | - | 24 | - |
| New Port Antonio | 20 Deckard St, 2121 | 227 | 227 | 1996 |
| Norwell Apts (Hope Bay) | 5 Norwell St, 2121 | 45 | 45 | 1993 |
| Olmsted Green Ii | 11 23 Sandpiper Ln | - | 50 | - |
| Olmsted Green Iii | 232 Seaver St, 2121 | 50 | 50 | 2012 |
| Phillips Brooks School | 5 Perth St, 2121 | 47 | 56 | 1991 |
| Quincy Heights | 99 Woodledge St, 2125 | 129 | 129 | - |
| Quincy-Geneva Granite | 9 Creston St, 2121 | 94 | 94 | 1989 |
| Renwood Cccbw | 42 Julian St, 2125 | 14 | 14 | 1990 |
| Sister Clara Muhammed Cooperative | 150 Magnolia St, 2125 | 25 | 25 | 2003 |
| Talbot Bernard Homes | 193 Talbot Ave, 2124 | 44 | 44 | 2003 |
| Trinity Terrace | 12 Trinity Ter, 2121 | 59 | 62 | 2004 |
| Uphams Corner Apts | 485 Columbia Rd, 2125 | 36 | 36 | 1997 |
| Uphams Corner Market | 612 Columbia Rd, 2125 | 44 | 45 | 2001 |
| Vbc Apts-Granite | 495 Blue Hill Ave, 2121 | - | 30 | 1991 |
| Washington Apts | 144 Geneva Ave, 2121 | 151 | 151 | 1990 |
| Washington Columbia Phase Ii | 95B Washington St, 2121 | 176 | 176 | - |
| Wilder Gardens Apts | 32 Bishop Joe L Smith Way, 2121 | 61 | 61 | - |
| Woodledge | 34 Cunningham St, 2125 | 130 | 130 | 1993 |
Dorchester Low-Income Apartment FAQs
HUD's LIHTC database lists 70 tax-credit apartment communities in Dorchester, together offering about 5,124 income-restricted units out of 6,885 total units.
Apply directly to the property - there is no central waiting list for tax-credit apartments. Income limits are typically around 60% of the area median income; check your household's eligibility with our income eligibility guide, and contact the community for current availability and rents.
Often yes - most LIHTC properties accept Housing Choice Vouchers, which lowers your out-of-pocket rent further. See Massachusetts Section 8 waiting lists to apply for a voucher.
Related Resources
Source: HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) property database · huduser.gov