Ruth Barkley Apartments — BHA Public Housing, South End

42 Harrison Archway, Boston, MA, 02118

About this apartment

BHA public housing development with approximately 414 homes in the South End 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 Ruth Lillian Barkley Apartments

Ruth Lillian Barkley Apartments is a BHA public housing development of roughly 414 homes near 42 Harrison Archway in the South End 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; Ruth Barkley 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 South End is served by the MBTA Orange Line at Massachusetts Avenue and the Silver Line, near the South End's parks and Downtown.

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