Mary Ellen McCormack — BHA Public Housing in South Boston

429 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA, 02127

About this apartment

BHA public housing development with approximately 994 homes in South Boston — the authority's largest and oldest development. 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 Mary Ellen McCormack

Mary Ellen McCormack is BHA's largest and oldest development — roughly 994 homes near 429 Old Colony Avenue in South Boston. Opened in the 1930s, it was the first public housing development in Massachusetts. 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; Mary Ellen McCormack 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

South Boston is served by the MBTA Red Line at Andrew and by bus routes, near the waterfront and a short ride to Downtown.

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