Last Updated: January 08, 2025
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Main Contact: Johnna Reece
Contact Phone: (510) 239-4030
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Littlejohn Commons Senior Housing - Alameda City Housing Authority (John Stewart)
Housing Authority of the City of Alameda
1301 Buena Vista Avenue Alameda, CA
Building Description
Littlejohn Commons
1301 Buena Vista Avenue, Berkeley
Johnna Reece
Phone: (510) 239-4030
Email: littlejohncommons.info@fpimgt.com
(30) Affordable 1 bedroom units. Seniors (62+). Rent $1,213. Dep. $1,213. 30% to 60% (AMI). Wheelchair Accessible on Ground Floor. Wait List Closed. Unit includes: Bath, Inquire regarding Appliances. Amenities: On-Site Professional Staff, On-Site Resident Services, Secured Bike Parking, On-Site Laundry Facility, Drought-Tolerant Landscaping, Community Room w/ TV, Security Camera Surveillance, Smoke-Free Community, Off Street Parking. 1 manager’s unit. Total of 31 Units.
- Inquire about Utilities
- Credit Check is Required
- All subsidies must be considered by all types of housing except for Section 8 project-based properties. https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2020/02/SourceofIncomeFAQ_ENG.pdf
- Inquire about Cosigner
- No Evictions
- Inquire about Rental/Deposit Assistance Program
- Nearby Public Transportation, bus route includes 51A. Near Schools and Shops. The Mastick Senior Center, Littlejohn Park, and Beach.
- No Pets.
All units are flexibly designed so that they can be adapted to the needs of tenants with disabilities and all ground floor units is fully adaptable or accessible. Of these single-floor units, 3 fully accessible to the mobility impaired. The other 8 ground floor units is fully adaptable to the same standards. One unit incorporates communications features for the hearing and visually impaired (VHI). (25) Project Based Voucher units are for direct referrals from the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda Wait List.