Join Our Community! Rental Application and Lottery Information
The application deadline for the lottery was on June 11, 2021, and the drawing was held on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 6pm.
— LOTTERY RESULTS —
— LOTTERY RESULTS EXPLAINED —
The lottery drawing results show participants “Placement” per lottery registration number. If you are unable to locate your lottery registration number, please call or email us and we will be happy to provide it to you. As a reminder, and as discussed during our second information session on May 25, 2021, the lottery assigns each application a unique registration number and randomly determines the lottery “placement” number, which ultimately determines selection order.
There will be 11 of 17 apartments offered to approved applicants selected from the local preference lottery results. Applicants will be selected based on having the lowest placement number per category (bedroom size, preference designation/priority).
Preference qualification was based on households that reside or work in Cambridge as of the date of initial application and as documented with the initial application according to the priority list shown below.
— Local Preference and Priority Ranking —
Note: Priority #1, 2, 4 & 5 apply to 2- or 3-bedroom units
Priority 1: Households that currently reside in Cambridge with at least one child under 6 years of age.
Priority 2: Households that currently reside in Cambridge with at least one child under 18 years of age.
Priority 3: Households that currently reside in Cambridge with no children under 18 years of age.
Priority 4: Households that currently work in Cambridge with at least one child under 6 years of age.
Priority 5: Households that currently work in Cambridge with at least one child under 18 years of age.
Priority 6: Households that currently work in Cambridge with no children under 18 years of age.
There will be 6 of 17 apartments offered to approved applicants selected from the General Pool (non-preference) lottery results. Applicants will be selected based on having the lowest placement number per bedroom size category per available apartment.
All applicants whose lottery number would bring them to the top of the list for an apartment will be contacted by Management to interview and complete the next steps for eligibility. Please be prepared to present documents that verify household income and assets and to respond promptly upon request.
— Units by Designation —
Local Preference
- 54 Market #402 (1 BR / 603 SF)
- 54 Market #404 (1 BR / 607 SF)
- 265 Broadway #1 (1 BR / 604 SF)
- 265 Broadway #2 (1 BR / 677 SF)
- 54 Market #403 (2 BR / 814 SF)
- 54 Market #301 (2 BR / 863 SF)
- 210 Columbia #8 (3 BR / 1263 SF)
- 269 Bway #1 (3 BR / 1071)
- 12 Boardman #101 (3 BR / 1290 SF)
- 40 Market #8 (3 BR / 1104 SF)
- 40 Market #9 (3 BR / 1104 SF)
General Pool
- 12 Boardman #106 (Studio / 360 SF)
- 54 Market #102 (1 BR / 711 SF)
- 54 Market #401 (2 BR / 863 SF)
- 200 Columbia St. #5 (3 BR / 1095 SF)
- 269 Bway #5 (3 BR / 1128 SF)
- 40 Market #7 (3 BR / 1016 SF)
— Information Meetings —
Thank you to all who attended our Information Meetings
If you have follow-up questions, please contact us:
[email protected]
Tel: (617) 661-7190 / Relay 711
Eligibility & Rental Rates
If your household's gross annual income over the next year will be at or less than the amount shown below for your household size, then you may qualify for an affordable rental rate that matches your income level, as indicated by the color coded charts below. Please note, the colored rows on the Maximum Gross Annual Income for Eligibility chart correspond to the same colored rows on the Monthly Rent chart. For example, if your income is at or less than the amount shown in the blue row for your household size, then you may be eligible for the rental rates shown in the blue row on the Monthly Rent chart. Please contact us if you have any questions about your eligibility for affordable apartment rentals.
| Maximum Gross Annual Income for Eligibility per Household Size* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Program Type | Number of Household Members | |||||
| One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | |
| Low Income** | $56,400 | $64,440 | $72,480 | $80,520 | $87,000 | $93,420 |
| Middle Income*** | $94,000 | $107,400 | $120,800 | $120,800 | $145,000 | $155,700 |
| Monthly Rent* | |||
| Studio | One-Bedrooms | Two-Bedrooms | Three-Bedrooms |
| $1,410 | $1,510 | $1,812 | $2,094 |
| $2,350 | $2,517 | $3,020 | $3,322 |
**Number of Low Income units: 1 studio, 5 one-bedrooms, 3 two-bedrooms, and 8 three-bedrooms (note: one of the three-bedroom units is fully accessible).
***Moderate to Middle income units: Ten units will be reserved for households whose income is over 60% of Area Median Income [AMI]. These will be available first to tenants in that income range who already reside at Squirrelwood. All lottery applicants whose income is over 60%, but under 100% of AMI will be offered any remaining unit, or will be placed on a separate waitlist for middle income units that become available later. Applying for this lottery is the only way to qualify to be offered a unit or added to the waiting list for middle income units.
My household meets these income limits!
Congratulations, this is an exciting first step to securing affordable housing for your household. The next step is to fully complete and submit your affordable rental application. Don't miss your chance to qualify and save!
You can also pick-up an application at the "Take One" box near the property sign at 243 Broadway in Cambridge, or to request an application be sent to you, please call (617) 661-7190 / Relay #711 or email [email protected].
Submit your completed application
The application deadline for the lottery was June 11, 2021, but we are still accepting applications for our post-lottery waitlist.
Only 1 application per household will be accepted. Any additional application(s) received for a household, will not be added to the lottery/waitlist.
Any application received after June 11, 2021, will be added to a ‘post lottery’ waitlist which will be processed only after all lottery applications are processed.
Or mail your completed application to Squirrelwood Apartments, c/o Maloney Properties, 243 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
For more information or if you or a family member has a disability or limited English proficiency, and as a result need assistance completing the application and/or require any assistance during the application process, please contact us.