Franklin Field — BHA Public Housing in Dorchester

21A Ames St, Boston, MA, 02124

About this apartment

BHA public housing development with approximately 345 homes in the Dorchester area of Boston, near Franklin Park. 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 Franklin Field

Franklin Field is a BHA public housing development of roughly 345 homes near 21A Ames Street in the Dorchester area of Boston, close to Franklin Park. 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; Franklin Field 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

The Dorchester area near Franklin Field is served by MBTA bus routes with the Red Line nearby, close to Franklin Park and the zoo.

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