Charlestown — BHA Public Housing in Charlestown

82 Walford Way, Boston, MA, 02129

About this apartment

BHA public housing development with approximately 989 homes in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. Rent is income-based. Applications go through the BHA waitlist.

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

About Charlestown

Charlestown is one of BHA's largest developments — roughly 989 homes near 82 Walford Way in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. Rent is income-based, set at about 30% of adjusted household income.

How to apply

1. Apply through bostonhousing.org when the public housing or Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is open
2. Waitlists open and close periodically — check current status with BHA
3. You can list development preferences; Charlestown can be selected
4. When a matching unit is available, BHA 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

Massachusetts protects renters from source-of-income discrimination statewide under M.G.L. c. 151B — landlords generally cannot refuse you simply because you would pay with a Housing Choice Voucher.

Neighborhood

Charlestown is served by the MBTA Orange Line at Community College and by bus routes, near the Bunker Hill Monument and the Navy Yard.

For current waitlist information, call BHA at (617) 988-4000 or visit bostonhousing.org.