Last Updated: August 01, 2024
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Main Contact: Pamela Ramos, Property Manager
Contact Phone: (510) 658-7492
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Mable Howard Senior Apartments
Resources for Community Development (RCD)
1499 Alcatraz Avenue Berkeley, CA 94702
Building Description
Mable Howard Senior Apartments
1499 Alcatraz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
Contact Person: Pamela Ramos, Property Manager
Contact Number: (510) 658-7492 (Due to high call volume, you may hear a message)
Email: mableapts@jsco.net
Office Hours: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Monday – Friday
HUD Subsidized Units for ages 62+. Maximum income requirement is $54,500 for 1 Person, $62,300 for 2 People, $70,100 for 3 People and there is no minimum income requirement. Requires a deposit of 1X the amount of rent. NO VACANCY. WAIT LIST OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Submit an application for an open slot on the waitlist. APPLY ONLINE at www.housing.acgov.org Units include: bath, electric stove and refrigerator. Property Amenities: Community Room with high-speed internet, Onsite laundry room facility, Limited Parking and Community Garden. (10) units are wheelchair accessible and have handrails in the bathroom, some with tiled floors and roll-in showers, others with carpets with full bath/shower. Total of 40 units.
- Paid Utilities – Inquire
- Credit Check is Required. No charge for credit checks.
- Background Check included in Credit Check.
- Rental Assistance – HUD subsidized rental assistance.
- Does not accept cosigner.
- No Evictions.
- Will work with Rental/Deposit Assistance Program.
- Near Public Transportation and Restaurants.
- Pets allowed. Pet Deposit – Inquire.
- Non-Smoking Building.