HOT TOPIC 6-14-22

Wait List Opens for Elmwood Park Affordable Housing

Apply by August 2, 2022 to be included in a random lottery to determine priority order in the wait lists for affordable and 55+ apartments in Elmwood Park:

Opportunity #1  Existing apartments (not age-restricted)

Town: Elmwood Park

Name: Riverwalk 2012

Address: 400 Riverfront Blvd.

Applications? Yes 24 apartments, built in 2012

1, 2 &3 BR--very low, low and moderate apartments

Wait list? Yes 

Link to apply: https://www.affordablehomesnewjersey.com/rental-opportunities/developments/?did=a0J1N00001hPGeBUAW

Opportunity #2 New Apartments (not age-restricted) with staggered availability in August 2022; around September to December 2022; and around September to December 2023

Town: Elmwood Park

Name: Riverwalk 2022 2023

Address: 300 Riverfront Blvd.

Applications? Yes 37 New family rental apartments

1, 2 &3 BR--very low, low and moderate apartments

Wait list? Yes 

Link to apply: https://www.affordablehomesnewjersey.com/rental-opportunities/developments/?did=a0J6O00000i1o9DUAQ

Opportunity #3 New 55+ age-restricted apartments with availability in September to December 2023

Town: Elmwood Park

Name: Riverwalk 55+

Address: 300 Riverfront Blvd.

Applications?  22 New age-restricted apartments 55+

1BR--very low, low and moderate apartments

Wait list? Yes 

Link to apply: https://www.affordablehomesnewjersey.com/rental-opportunities/developments/?did=a0J6O00000i1o98UAA

Click here for a flyer with more information about income limits and rents

Agent:  CGP&H 609-664-2769 x5

If no email/internet, call 609-664-2769 x5. Leave name, phone number, address and detailed message. Due to high call volume, call may not be returned quickly. This company encourages use of email and on-line applications for best results.

NOTE:  Maximum and minimum income requirements—Income limits and Availability Dates are subject to change without notice.

All the above have same maximum income limits per household:

1 person:   $24,286 Very Low; $40,477 Low; $64,764 Moderate

2 persons: $27,756 Very Low; $46,260 Low; $74,016 Moderate

See individual links above for additional household maximums

**To submit preliminary application, any household must have minimum income of at least $8,000/yr.

To be income certified to rent unit: for senior units, you must devote no more than 40% of income toward housing expenses; for other units, you must devote no more than 35% of income toward housing expenses. This is adjusted if you have a rental waivor.

NOTE: See how this agent calculates minimum income requirements: https://www.affordablehomesnewjersey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Minimum-Income-Chart_123151.pdf

Maureen McCormick

Bergen County Division of Senior Services

[email protected]