Welcome to General Warren
114 Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown |
Welcome to General Warren Apartments. We are pleased that you are considering our community for your future home.
General Warren is a warm, welcoming community that offers a variety of living arrangements for low- and moderate-income elderly and disabled persons. General Warren offers approximately 96 one- and two-bedroom apartments in garden-style buildings located in two areas, about a one-quarter of a mile apart. Built in 1971, the apartments were recently renovated.
We offer many amenities for elderly and disabled individuals, which include emergency pull cords in the bedrooms and bathrooms as well as intercoms in every apartment. We have units that are handicap accessible and we may modify existing apartments based on Reasonable Accommodation requests
Residents pay 30 percent of their income towards rent, prorated rent, or a predetermined flat rent.
General Warren employs a professional management team that promptly responds to all resident needs in a timely manner. The staff includes:
- Manager
- Management Aide
- Resident Service Coordinator
- Resident custodians
The BHA’s Elderly and Disabled Resident Service Coordinators have been trained to:
- perform need assessments and
make appropriate referrals for
services
- access services to enhance tenancy and independent life
- coordinate services for home
bound frail elderly/disabled
- help residents to access services
that enhance quality of life
- assist in crisis intervention with tenants at risk
- advocate and liaison with
management, family, health providers and community agencies.
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Location |
General Warren is located on Washington Street in Charlestown. A variety of shops and businesses are located nearby. There are many churches in the area as well.
Health care is available nearby at the Bunker Hill Community Health Center.
Public transportation is available two blocks away from General Warren, which provides access to all MBTA lines.
THE RIDE, a door-to-door transportation service provided by the MBTA, is available by appointment for persons with disabilities.
Also, a city-operated Senior Shuttle is available by appointment for residents to go to doctor’s appointments and grocery shopping.
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Programs and Amenities |
We offer a wide range of amenities, programs, and services to help you feel at home. These include:
- Off-street parking in several resident lots
- Spacious, sunny apartments with large, eat-in kitchens
- Laundry facilities in the two community rooms
- Sliding glass doors that open to balconies in several units
- Individual furnaces and thermostats
- The Golden Age Center is located in one of the community room which provides staff and programming for events such as bingo, ceramics and trips
- Resident parking
- Professionally managed by Winn Management Company for the Boston Housing Authority
- Resident coffee hour
- Health screenings
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Three Ways To Apply |
Applying for housing at the BHA is simple, and you have options.
To apply online, click here. Just follow the step-by-step instructions.
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To request an application by mail, call the John F. Murphy Housing Service Center at (617) 988-4200, or reach us by TDD at 1-800-545-1833 ext. 420.
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Visit our Housing Service Center located in Downtown Crossing at:
56 Chauncy St,
Boston, MA 02111
The BHA’s Designated Housing Plan awards priority to elderly applicants at designated housing developments. For a complete listing of designated housing developments, click here.
For more information about other BHA Elderly and Disabled developments, click here.
Note: If you are a person with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply, please call the John F. Murphy Housing Service Center at the above number.
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*Some programs and services may change depending on funding and the needs of the residents.
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