ABLA Homes — CHA Public Housing on the Near West Side

1334 W 14th St, Chicago, IL, 60608

About this apartment

CHA public housing development with approximately 330 homes on Chicago's Near West Side, redeveloped as part of Roosevelt Square. Rent is income-based. Applications go through the CHA waitlist.

This is CHA public housing. Applications go through the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) waitlist — not a private landlord.

About ABLA Homes

ABLA Homes — named for the Addams, Brooks, Loomis, and Abbott developments and redeveloped as part of Roosevelt Square — is a CHA public housing community of roughly 330 homes near 1334 W 14th Street on Chicago's Near West Side. Rent is income-based, set at about 30% of adjusted household income.

How to apply

1. Apply through thecha.org when the public housing or Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is open
2. Waitlists open and close periodically and often use a lottery — check current status with CHA
3. You can list development preferences; ABLA / Roosevelt Square can be selected
4. When a matching unit is available, CHA contacts you for an eligibility review and an offer

Rent is about 30% of adjusted household income — there is no flat market rent.

Your rights

Chicago renters are protected from source-of-income discrimination under the Chicago Fair Housing Ordinance and the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance — most landlords cannot refuse you simply because you would pay with a Housing Choice Voucher.

Neighborhood

The Near West Side around ABLA is served by the CTA Blue and Pink Lines and bus routes, near the University of Illinois Chicago, Little Italy, and the Illinois Medical District.

For current waitlist information, call CHA at (312) 742-8500 or visit thecha.org.