Orchard Gardens — BHA Public Housing in Roxbury

124 Eustis St, Boston, MA, 02119

About this apartment

BHA public housing development with approximately 216 homes in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, redeveloped from the former Orchard 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 Orchard Gardens

Orchard Gardens is a BHA public housing development of roughly 216 homes near 124 Eustis Street in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, redeveloped from the former Orchard 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; Orchard Gardens 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

Roxbury around Orchard Gardens is served by the MBTA Orange Line and the Nubian Square bus hub, a short ride to Downtown Boston.

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