Frances Cabrini Rowhouses — CHA Public Housing, Near North

815 N Cambridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60610

About this apartment

CHA public housing development with approximately 577 row-house homes on Chicago's Near North Side — the surviving low-rise portion of the former Cabrini-Green. 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 the Frances Cabrini Rowhouses

The Frances Cabrini Rowhouses are a CHA public housing development of roughly 577 row-house homes near 815 N Cambridge Avenue on Chicago's Near North Side — the surviving low-rise portion of the former Cabrini-Green. 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; the Cabrini Rowhouses 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 North Side around the Cabrini Rowhouses is served by the CTA Red and Brown Lines and bus routes, close to Old Town, the Gold Coast, and downtown.

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