Welcome to Lower Mills
2262 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester |
Welcome to Lower Mills Apartments. We are pleased that you are considering our community for your future home.
Lower Mills is a warm, welcoming community that offers a variety of living arrangements for low- and moderate-income elderly and disabled persons. Lower Mills offers 183 one- and two-bedroom apartments in a seven-story, elevator-equipped building. The complex was built in the early 1970s and is located in the Dorchester Village of Lower Mills near the Neponset River.
We offer many amenities for elderly and disabled individuals. Our units range from being fully equipped to modified to handicapped accessible.
Residents pay 30 percent of their income towards rent, prorated rent, or a predetermined flat rent.
Lower Mills 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 |
Lower Mills is located in the Dorchester village of Lower Mills. The complex is on the Milton Commuter Line and is near the Neponset River. Many stores ƒ{ including banks, restaurants and pharmacies ƒ{ are located nearby in the Lower Mills Village and surrounding area. There are many churches in the area as well.
Carney Hospital is two blocks away and a health care center is one block away. Faulkner Hospital is also in the area.
Public transportation via three buses is available in front of the complex to the Ashmont stop on the MBTA Red Line.
THE RIDE, a door-to-door transportation service provided by the MBTA, is available for persons with disabilities.
Also, a city-operated shuttle is available 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:
We offer a wide range of amenities, programs, and services to help you feel at home. These include:
- 24-hour security
- Computer room
- On-site parking
- Residents provided lunch five days a week through a meal program
- Community room
- Resident dining room and kitchen
- Outside patio, garden area, sun rooms and community balconies for residents
- Laundry facilities
- Regular activities such as coffee hours, movies, special event parties and special interest discussion groups
- Health screenings
- Community Crime Watch program
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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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