Harbor Street Lofts at 700 Emerson Ave — Tax-credit housing in Syracuse

700 Emerson Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13204

Contact the management office at the building

Rent capped by area income · not 30% of your income · 40 units

About this apartment

Harbor Street Lofts at 700 Emerson Ave, Syracuse is a tax-credit affordable building with 40 apartments (35 income-restricted). Rents are capped based on area income — they aren't set at 30% of your income. Contact the management office to ask about openings.

This is a tax-credit (LIHTC) affordable building. Rents are capped based on area income; they aren't set at 30% of your income, so the rent can still be more than a third of what you earn. If you have a Section 8 voucher, the voucher can help cover the rent here.

About this building

Harbor Street Lofts is at 700 Emerson Ave, Syracuse, NY 13204. HUD's tax-credit database lists 40 apartments, 35 of them income-restricted, placed in service in 2017.

Who can apply

Most apartments are for households earning at or below a set share of the area median income (often 60%; some units are set lower or higher). Each building sets its own income bands and rents by household size.

How to apply

1. Contact the management office at the building and ask whether any apartments or a waiting list are open.
2. Check New York State's official Housing Search — new tax-credit apartments and re-rentals are often listed there.
3. Have ID for every household member and recent proof of income ready.

Section 8 vouchers

Federal law bars tax-credit buildings from turning down an applicant just because they use a Section 8 voucher. New York State law bans source-of-income discrimination statewide, so a landlord can't turn you down because you use a Section 8 voucher or other housing assistance (Executive Law § 296).

Nearby

See more subsidized and voucher-friendly housing on the Syracuse page and read how to apply for Section 8 in Syracuse.

Source: HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) database (Nov 2026). HUD's data may lag reality and does not list rents, openings or contact details — always confirm with the building. This is not an availability listing.