Elderly/Disabled Housing – Section 202/8

Metro Plaza Apartments is a 150 one-bedroom HUD subsidized apartment building located downtown close to shopping, restaurants, baseball stadium, bus line and the Art Walk at 110 Chenango Place, Binghamton, NY.

Features

• 150 one-bedroom units on 15 floors including 15 handicapped accessible apartments
• Intercom entry system
• Emergency call system located in each apartment, monitored 24/7
• On-site Community Room, Lounge, Commissary, Computer Lab, Library and Greenhouse
• Outside lawn area with benches and picnic tables
• Pets allowed; See Pet Rules

Eligibility

• Head of Household must be 62 years old or handicapped/disabled

  Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 authorized HUD to provide direct loans for projects to serve elderly families and individuals. Occupancy of such projects is limited to elderly individuals 62 years of age or older and to families where the head of household or spouse is 62 years of age or older, except for accessible units designed for the mobility impaired. Both elderly and non-elderly handicapped individuals or families whose head of household or spouse is mobility impaired and requires the accessibility features of such a unit are eligible to occupy such accessible units in a Section 202 Direct Loan project for the elderly.
  
• Income limits apply
• Waiting List applies

Amenities

• Enriched Housing program available
• Service Coordinator on site
• On-site coin-operated laundry
• Hot meal available on-site 7 days per week
• 24/7 on-call emergency maintenance
• Off street parking