Community Resources
Affordable and Subsidized Housing
Affordable housing provides rental or purchasable units with rents or prices based on income and assets. Subsidized rental housing is available only to low-income people and is subsidized by the Federal Government (HUD). There is usually a substantial waiting list..
Princeton Township Affordable Housing
Princeton Township's commitment to Affordable Housing provides housing opportunities for a broad range of households from diverse social and economic backgrounds. Income-based programs offer properties throughout Princeton Township for purchase and for rent.
The Affordable Housing purchase program is available in two Princeton Township communities. Washington Oaks, on 206 South, is a community of 300 single family homes, townhomes and condominiums. Sixty of the one-, two- and three-bedroom condos are marketed to low- and moderate-income purchasers. The Township also offers Affordable Housing resales at Griggs Farm, on 206 North at Cherry Valley Road. This community consists of 70 one- to three-bedroom moderate-income resale units interspersed with market-price townhomes and low-income rental apartments.
In both communities, the purchase price of an affordable property is based on the proposed purchaser's gross household income. In order to purchase, an applicant must be able to meet the Township's qualifications, and to be able to obtain a mortgage from a lending institution. The income range is from approximately $20,000 for a one-person household to $73,757 for a family of six. For more information, please call the Affordable Housing Coordinator at 609-688-2029. See their website at: www.princetontwp.org/affordmain.html
Low and moderate-income rental apartments are located at Princeton Community Village, on Bunn Drive. Apartments contain one, two, three or four bedrooms. Please call 609-921-1686 for an application and more information. Other low-income rental apartments, ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms, are located at Griggs Farm. For information and an application, please call K.M. Light at 609-924-3822, ext. 10. Elm Court, for seniors and other-abled adults, offers income-based rental apartments. For more information and an application, please call 609-921-0929.
Housing Authority Borough of Princeton (HABOP)
Rentals for seniors and disabled. Note that there is an income limit for subsidized housing. Locations include Clay Street, Maple Terrace, Spruce Circle, Franklin Terrace, Redding Circle, and Karin Court on West Drive
- 50 Clay Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
- (609) 924-3448
Princeton Community Housing (PCH)
- Princeton Community Village - Holly House (High rise apts.) Bunn Dr., Princeton, NJ 08540(609) 921-1686
- Elm Court 300 Elm Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-0929
- Harriet Bryan House 310 Elm Road, Princeton NJ 08540 (609) 683-8858
- Griggs Farm 205 Griggs Drive, Princeton NJ 08540 (Moderate income condos & low income rentals) (609) 924-3822 x10
Other Area Affordable Housing
Each municipal government has an office for affordable housing, which maintains a list of units in the community designated affordable, applications and waiting lists. Some senior communities may include some units designated as affordable. Several in the area include:
- The Hamlet, West Windsor (609) 396-2690
- Pond Run & Gershen Apts (609) 890-9410
Other Area Subsidized Housing
- St. James Village, East Windsor (609) 448-1460
- Wheaton Pointe , East Windsor (609) 448-7738
- The Gables, West Windsor (609) 275-5473
- Hopewell Gardens, Hopewell (609) 466-5764
- Lawrence Plaza, Lawrenceville (609) 883-5407
- Charleston Place & Oak Woods, South Brunswick: (732) 355-9009
- South Village, Trenton (609) 394-8655
The Princeton Senior Resource Center does not endorse any of the resources listed on these pages. We collect and provide information from many sources as a service to those seeking services in the Princeton area. No listed provider pays to be in our directory.
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