Welcome to Walnut Park
1990 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury |
Welcome to Walnut Park Apartments. We are pleased that you are considering our community for your future home.
Walnut Park is a warm, welcoming community that offers a variety of living arrangements for low- and moderate-income elderly and disabled persons. Our development offers approximately 168 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments in a unique, round-shaped twenty-story, elevator-equipped building built in the 1970s.
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.
Walnut Park is located in the heart of Egleston Square in Roxbury. Our complex is close to a wide variety of stores and services in the surrounding community.
In Egleston Square, you will find a number of banks, a Stop & Shop, ethnic food restaurants, CVS, Walgreen’s, a fish market, gas station, barber shop, a public library, the E-13 police station, Dimock Street Community Health Center, Martha Elliot Health Center and Brookside Neighborhood Health Center.
Walnut Park 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
- Two 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 |
Walnut Park is located in the heart of Egleston Square in Roxbury. Our complex is close to a wide variety of stores and services in the surrounding community.
In Egleston Square, you will find a number of banks, a Stop & Shop, ethnic food restaurants, CVS, Walgreen’s, a fish market, gas station, barber shop, a public library, the E-13 police station, Dimock Street Community Health Center, Martha Elliot Health Center and Brookside Neighborhood Health Center.
Public transportation is easily accessible via buses that stop directly in front of the building. The Stony Brook and Jackson Square MBTA stations are also located close by.
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
- Private parking lot
- Meals on Wheels hot lunch program
- Community room
- Laundry facilities
- Beautifully landscaped outdoor seating areas for residents
- Wonderful views from apartment balconies
- Neighborhood crime watch and an anonymous tip line
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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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