Admiral Hill Assisted Living I
201 Captains Row, Chelsea, MA 02150
33 studio, 36 1BR
- Apartments
- 69
- Income-restricted
- 34
- Placed in service
- n/a
Massachusetts
Tax credit apartments in Chelsea, MA
HUD's database lists 15 properties in Chelsea built or rehabbed with low-income housing tax credits: 818 apartments, 644 of them income-restricted. Rents in those units are capped while each property's affordability agreement runs, and you qualify by income; many properties still keep waiting lists.
Equal housing opportunity. Tax credit properties must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin, and they may not refuse an applicant because the applicant holds a Housing Choice (Section 8) voucher (IRC 42(h)(6)(B)(iv)). Properties HUD lists as senior housing may limit who lives there by age only as the Fair Housing Act's housing-for-older-persons exemption allows. To report housing discrimination, call HUD at 1-800-669-9777.
LIHTC Atlas does not own, manage or rent these apartments and does not take applications. Contact each property's management for availability, rents and income rules. Listings come from HUD's database and may be out of date.
Admiral Hill Assisted Living II
175 Captains Row, Chelsea, MA 02150
36 studio
- Apartments
- 36
- Income-restricted
- 27
- Placed in service
- 2002
Broadway Glen Apts
855 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
21 1BR, 99 2BR
- Apartments
- 120
- Income-restricted
- 115
- Placed in service
- 2001
Carter Heights
10 Forsyth St, Chelsea, MA 02150
56 1BR, 43 2BR, 7 3BR, 2 4BR
- Apartments
- 108
- Income-restricted
- 94
- Placed in service
- n/a
Cgm
155 Chestnut St, Chelsea, MA 02150
8 1BR, 14 2BR, 21 3BR
- Apartments
- 43
- Income-restricted
- 43
- Placed in service
- n/a
Chelsea Homes I
4 Gerrish Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
12 1BR, 48 2BR, 24 3BR, 2 4BR
- Apartments
- 86
- Income-restricted
- 86
- Placed in service
- n/a
Chesnut - Marlboro - Grove
12 Grove St, Chelsea, MA 02150
8 1BR, 13 2BR, 22 3BR
- Apartments
- 43
- Income-restricted
- 43
- Placed in service
- 1996
Cohen Florence Levine Estates
201 Captains Row, Chelsea, MA 02150
19 studio, 44 1BR
- Apartments
- 63
- Income-restricted
- 34
- Placed in service
- 1996
Harborcov Community Housing
63 Washington Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
3 1BR, 16 2BR, 5 3BR
- Apartments
- 24
- Income-restricted
- 24
- Placed in service
- n/a
Highland Terrace
47 Gerrish Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
4 1BR, 24 2BR, 4 3BR
- Apartments
- 32
- Income-restricted
- n/a
- Placed in service
- 2013
Janus Highlands Apts
21 Gerrish Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
5 1BR, 29 2BR, 5 3BR, 2 4BR
- Apartments
- 41
- Income-restricted
- 41
- Placed in service
- 2008
Spencer Green
113 Spencer Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
4 1BR, 40 2BR, 4 3BR
- Apartments
- 48
- Income-restricted
- 48
- Placed in service
- 2009
Spencer Row
205 Spencer Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
7 1BR, 18 2BR, 7 3BR
- Apartments
- 32
- Income-restricted
- 32
- Placed in service
- 2011
Standard Box Apts
22 Gerrish Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
- Apartments
- 50
- Income-restricted
- n/a
- Placed in service
- n/a
Till Building
241 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
2 1BR, 19 2BR, 2 3BR
- Apartments
- 23
- Income-restricted
- 23
- Placed in service
- 2008
Source: HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024). Properties a state agency has flagged as no longer monitored are left out; properties placed in service after 2024 are not in HUD's database yet.
How tax credit apartments work
Each income-restricted unit has a maximum rent set from the area's income limits: gross rent, including a utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities, can't go above 30% of the income limit for the unit's size. The rent doesn't change with your own income, so a household near the bottom of the range pays the same rent as one near the top. That's different from public housing or a voucher, where you pay a share of what you earn.
To qualify, your household's income has to be at or under the limit the unit is set at, usually 50% or 60% of the area median, and up to 80% in some buildings. Management checks income, and assets, when you apply. A household made up entirely of full-time students generally can't qualify, with exceptions in IRC 42(i)(3)(D) such as single parents and married students filing jointly. More on qualifying.
You can apply with a Housing Choice voucher, and the property can't turn you down because you have one.