Black River Apartments
309 Mill Street, Watertown, NY 13601
7 studio, 46 1BR, 36 2BR, 26 3BR
- Apartments
- 115
- Income-restricted
- 107
- Placed in service
- 2017
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Tax credit apartments in Watertown, NY
HUD's database lists 10 properties in Watertown built or rehabbed with low-income housing tax credits: 1,010 apartments, 699 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 Listings come from HUD's database and may be out of date.
Creekwood Phase I
110 Creekwood Dr, Watertown, NY 13601
- Apartments
- 57
- Income-restricted
- n/a
- Placed in service
- 2013
Creekwood Phase II
209 Creekwood Drive, Watertown, NY 13601
15 1BR, 42 2BR, 21 3BR
- Apartments
- 104
- Income-restricted
- 78
- Placed in service
- 2014
Emerson Place
20 Emerson Pl, Watertown, NY 13601
3 1BR, 1 2BR, 16 3BR, 2 4BR
- Apartments
- 22
- Income-restricted
- 22
- Placed in service
- 2003
Franklin Building
50 Public Sq, Watertown, NY 13601
4 studio, 6 1BR, 6 2BR
- Apartments
- 16
- Income-restricted
- 16
- Placed in service
- 2011
Hkbbe Apts
105 Washington St, Watertown, NY 13601
12 studio, 245 1BR, 5 2BR
- Apartments
- 262
- Income-restricted
- 254
- Placed in service
- 2016
Maple Court
111-136 Kieff Dr, Watertown, NY 13601
7 studio, 55 1BR, 22 2BR, 8 3BR
- Apartments
- 92
- Income-restricted
- 91
- Placed in service
- 2015
Starwood Apts
845 Starbuck Ave, Watertown, NY 13601
6 1BR, 25 2BR, 54 3BR, 6 4BR
- Apartments
- 91
- Income-restricted
- 39
- Placed in service
- 2007
Summit Wood Homes
2240 Kristina Park, Watertown, NY 13601
36 1BR, 136 2BR, 28 3BR
- Apartments
- 200
- Income-restricted
- 42
- Placed in service
- 2008
Woolworth Apartments
11 Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601
35 1BR, 15 2BR
- Apartments
- 51
- Income-restricted
- 50
- Placed in service
- 2015
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.