Welcome to Holgate
125 Elm Hill Street, Roxbury |
Welcome to Holgate Apartments. We are pleased that you are considering our community for your future home.
Holgate Apartments is a close-knit, welcoming community that offers a variety of living arrangements for low- and moderate-income elderly and disabled persons. Holgate Apartments offers approximately 80 one- bedroom apartments in a six-story, elevator-equipped building. Our complex is ideally located in a residential neighborhood with scenic views of Franklin Park. Built in the 1960s, Holgate has maintained close ties with the surrounding community, especially area churches. Through its many partnerships, Holgate offers many interesting activities and services to residents.
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.
Holgate Apartments 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 Custodian
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 |
Holgate Apartments is located in Dorchester, overlooking beautiful Franklin Park. A variety of shops and restaurants are located in the surrounding community. Health care is available nearby at the Whittier Street Health Center. There are many churches in the area as well.
MBTA buses stop at Holgate. The Jackson Square stop on the Orange Line is a five-minute ride on one of two buses that make regular stops at the complex. An adult day care transportation service is provided to residents as well.
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:
- 24-hour security
- Resident parking lot
- First-floor laundry facility
- Community room with full service kitchen offers residents a place to eat, socialize and watch television
- Floor captains to help in the event of an emergency
- Community garden and gardening activities in summer months
- Resident library
- Many activities for residents including monthly birthday parties for residents, coffee hours, field trips and a computer training program
- On-site voting
- Health screenings
- BBQ pit for residents
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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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