LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS IN MAINE: AUGUSTA MAINE LOW INCOME HOUSING

ORCHARD HILL APARTMENTS

Augusta, Maine

Orchard Hill Apartments is located on a hill overlooking a nearby shopping center in Augusta, Maine. A large grocery store is located in the mall, as well as a Burger King, a children's toy and book store, a car repair business and other shops. A road leads up the hill to the project and there is an American Legion building with a tank in front of it as you turn onto the road to the project.
The project is a fairly nice looking project and I have been told there is a decent amount of storage space with each unit.

Orchard Hill Apartments, Augusta, Maine

The project has two, three, and four bedroom apartments, and as far as I know this is the only project offering four bedroom units - but the waiting list is much longer for those apartments. The waiting list is somewhat shorter for a three bedroom. The project sets on a hillside surrounded by woods so it has a nice country feel, and there is a large playground there for the little ones.
Each apartment has washer and dryer hookups if you chose to supply your own washer and dryer, and the project has a common Laundry room with coin operated machines.
An elementary school is also not far from the project as well as the Augusta Airport which sets on another hill across from the project. The two major roads closest to the project are Capital Street, which runs past the entrance to the project, and Western Ave. which runs past the shopping center. I have heard that the public transportation buses run by the project, I am not sure if they actually enter the project. The Augusta public buses run throughout the day and evening covering pretty much of the city.
Just down from the project at the far end of Capital Street, a fairly easy walk, is the Blaine House where the governor stays, the Capital building, State Offices, the Maine State Museum, the Maine State Library and the Maine State Archives with its free research rooms for looking up family history. The large Capital Park is also across from the Capital building, as is the Augusta Police Station.
The project has a total of 36 apartment units, with parking lots offering plenty of parking space. I do not know the layout of the apartments or if they have wall to wall carpets. How the units are heated is something you may want to inquire about, many projects in Maine have begun to switch from electric heat to heat pumps, which heat the apartments in winter time and act as an air conditioner in summer time. These units cut the cost of heating an apartment in half.

An online site lists the apartments starting at $880.00, but keep in mind this is a low income project and for most people moving here, rent will be based on $30 of your income. This project offers Section 8 assistance to families who need it.

Orchard Hill Apartments is a townhouse style apartment complex located in Augusta, Maine. Occupancy is open to all families. Subsidy is provided through the Project-Based Section 8 Program and rents are based upon 30% of the household adjusted gross income. Professional 24hr On Call Maintenance. In Unit Washer/Dryer Hookups.

Contact Information:
Orchard Hill Apartments
25 Ridge Road
Augusta, ME - 04330

managed by: Weston Associates Management Company, Inc.
contact phone number: (617) 266-0044

WESTMAN VILLAGE APARTMENTS

Littlefield Street
Augusta, Maine

This project is listed as low income and is located on Littlefield Street, a dead end street built for the housing project. It lists 30 apartments, with 21 of them being section 8 apartments. From the project you are about a twenty minute walk from the State House, the Maine State Library and the Maine genealogy archives room, about a 30 minute walk to K Mart, Wendy's, the post office and dunkin donuts. The project is surrounded by tree's and has a county feel for being located in the city. The Hallowell town line is not far from the project and it is about a 20 minute walk to downtown Hallowell - a town best known for its old book shops and antique shops.

Westman Village Apartments, Augusta, Maine

Years ago buses did not service the project, I don't know if that has changed. Units are two bedrooms and they do limit the number of people living in each unit to four. Living rooms are large, as is the Kitchens. Front door opens into the living room, rear door is located in the kitchen. Each apartment has a large storage shed behind the apartment, you have to place your own lock on it. Lawns are mowed by the housing and parking lots and walkways are done by the housing. Repairs, when needed, are done fairly quickly. One thing you might find useful, these units are upstairs and downstairs, with two bedrooms and a large bathroom being on the second floor, no ground floor bathrooms. Kitchen is large enough for a table and chairs. The housing also has outside cloths lines in place, each set of cloths lines is shared by two units.
There is an on site coin operated laundry room located near the center of the project, and a large playground for children. Years ago they had talked about placing a high fence around the project, I don't know if that was ever done. Apartments were electric heat, you need to look into that because the last time we drove by the project they had large LP gas tanks next to the apartments which were not there when we lived there. Walls are pretty well insulated so you don't notice hardly any sounds from the apartment next to you.

managed by: Barkan Management Company Inc
Address: 3 Littlefield St, Augusta, Maine 04330
http://section-8-housing.credio.com/l/4028/Westman-Village
Call (617) 482-5500 for more information.

GLENRIDGE GARDENS APARTMENTS

Augusta, Maine

(888) 311-9296

The staff that run the project have always been top notch and any repairs that need to be done are addressed usually within a day or less. When we lived there people were encouraged to plant flower gardens in front and behind their apartments.
The children's bedrooms are pretty good size, and the adult master bedroom is very large with a large closet. Windows overlook the parking lot, while kids bedrooms overlook the back lawns and playgrounds.

They have a large number of two bedrooms apartments. Than there are the three bedroom apartments, when we moved in we were told they had two types of three bedroom units, one had one bathroom upstairs, and the second type was a little larger and had a bathroom upstairs and downstairs.
They accept section 8 vouchers and rent is based on 30 percent of your income if you qualify. Heat is also included in the price of the rent, but not the lights. Besides the large closets in the bedrooms, the downstairs hallway has a large closet with two large sliding doors where you can store stuff like bikes, toys or whatever during the winter months.

The project is about a twenty minute walk from one of the city's boat landings that also has a nice playground for kids, and a path leads through the woods to fort Western and nearby Water Street. And on Sundays a number of churches in the city have buses that pick people up in the project and drop them back off, which is really nice if your handicap or elderly, or don't have a car. A Rite Aid store is at the entrance to the project and a large shop and save food store is within walking distance.
One street over is the City's ball fields with soccer, baseball and softball fields as well as a horse shoe pit. Bordering the ball fields is the Viles Arboretum with over 6 miles of marked hiking trails, fields and ponds.

You are not far from the stores or fast food places if you have a car, or take a cab. K Mart is about an hour's walk away, and McDonald's is about a thirty minute walk away. There are also several churches 15 to 20 minutes walk away. The closest store is the Rite aid store as you enter the project.
This project is open to all, elderly, handicap, and families and I highly recommend it.

Glenridge Gardens

82 Glenridge Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (888) 311-9296

Office Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat: By Appointment
Sun: Closed

ARCH BETA APARTMENTS

Subsidized housing for the Elderly and disabled.
One and two bedroom units in a private area.

Includes 100 one bedroom units.

21 Gray Birch Drive, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04330

Arch Beta is a HUD Apartment. HUD residents usually pay 30% of their gross income for rent. The rent amount, less approved HUD deductions such as medical and child care expenses, and other allowances, includes a utility allowance. HUD Residents also may choose to pay what is known as flat rent. The HACC works with applicants to determine which rent arrangement is best for them. Arch Beta is a senior low income housing apartment subsidized by the federal governments HUD (Housing and Urban Development Division). Contact Arch Beta for complete details on the current vacancies and housing applications.

(207) 622-4908 / TTY: Relay 711