Helen Sawyer Plaza — PHCD Housing in Miami

1150 NW 11th Street Rd, Miami, FL, 33136

About this apartment

Helen Sawyer Plaza is a Miami-Dade PHCD community of about 97 homes near the Civic Center, serving older adults. Rent is income-based; apply through PHCD.

This is Miami-Dade PHCD public housing. Applications go through the Miami-Dade Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) waitlist — not a private landlord.

About Helen Sawyer Plaza

Helen Sawyer Plaza is a Miami-Dade PHCD community of about 97 homes near NW 11th Street Road, close to Miami's Civic Center, serving older adults. Rent is income-based, set at about 30% of adjusted household income.

How to apply

1. Apply through miamidade.gov/housing when the public housing or Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is open
2. Waitlists open and close periodically and are often taken by lottery — check current status with PHCD
3. You can indicate development preferences; Helen Sawyer Plaza may be available
4. When a matching unit is available, PHCD 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

Miami-Dade County protects renters from source-of-income discrimination under County Code Chapter 11A — landlords generally cannot refuse you simply because you would pay with a Housing Choice Voucher. Florida has no statewide protection, so this right comes from county law and applies within Miami-Dade County.

Neighborhood

The Civic Center area sits just northwest of downtown Miami, served by Miami-Dade Transit bus routes and the Metrorail Civic Center station.

For current waitlist information, call PHCD at (786) 469-4100 or the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher office at (786) 654-8440, or visit miamidade.gov/housing. Applications are free.