Affordable Senior Apartments

Bay Shore Senior Residences is a 75-apartment affordable housing development in Bay Shore, Suffolk County, for LGBTQIA+ older adults aged 55 and over. It was completed in 2021 as a roughly $30 million development and is described by the LGBT Network as the first and only LGBTQIA+-friendly affordable senior housing on Long Island. Apartments are affordable to households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income, and twelve of them are set aside for households who need the supportive services the LGBT Network provides. Eligibility is by income, so the building is not restricted to LGBTQIA+ residents. The ground floor holds an 8,000 square foot senior center operated by the LGBT Network, with programming across health and wellness, food and nutrition, and the arts. As with Pride Place in Seattle, that on-site center is the substantive difference between affirming housing and housing that simply says it is welcoming. All apartments were occupied at the time of our review. Applications are still accepted and are added to the waiting list, and the application form is available on the LGBT Network's housing page.

North Park Seniors is an affordable apartment community for people aged 55 and over in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego, developed by Community HousingWorks. It was the first affordable senior housing development in the City of San Diego to provide programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. The property has 76 homes, of which 75 are income-restricted, affordable to households earning roughly 50 to 60 percent of the San Diego area median income. Published rents have run from about $740 for a studio to about $1,150 for a two-bedroom. The building is not restricted to LGBTQIA+ residents: any older adult within the income limits is eligible. Community HousingWorks developed the property in partnership with The San Diego LGBT Community Center, which provides on-site supportive services including resources, referrals and community activities for residents. The building is fully ADA accessible and its shared space includes a community center and lounge, a courtyard, a community garden, community computers, an outdoor eating area with a barbecue, laundry, and a rooftop viewing deck over the San Diego skyline. Rents and income limits are adjusted periodically, so confirm current figures with the leasing office.

Pride Place is LGBTQIA+-affirming senior housing and community hub in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. GenPride, which advocates for older LGBTQIA+ adults and runs programs built around well-being and belonging, is based on the ground floor at 1521 Broadway. That ground floor is the reason this building is different from an affirming apartment block. GenPride runs information and assistance, a hot lunch program, a community calendar of social programming, and training for organizations that want to serve LGBTQIA+ elders better. Residents do not have to travel to reach any of it. GenPride's hours are Monday to Thursday, 10am to 3pm. Apartments themselves are leased by the building's property manager rather than by GenPride, so ask GenPride about programs and the property manager about availability, rent and income limits.

Triangle Square is a 104-unit affordable apartment community for people aged 62 and over, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, a short walk from the Hollywood and Vine Metro station. It was developed with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, which provides social services, meals and activities to residents on site. Homes are one and two bedrooms. Each has heating and air conditioning, a full kitchen with a range and oven, a refrigerator, vinyl flooring and a shower fitted with grab bars. Some apartments have a private balcony or patio. Shared space is a real part of the offer here rather than a lobby and a noticeboard. Residents have a swimming pool, a community room with outdoor patio seating, a community garden, an art room, a computer lounge and library, a TV room, a fitness center, and laundry facilities on every floor. Resident parking is available subject to availability, and the property is non-smoking and pet friendly. The Los Angeles LGBT Center runs lunch five days a week through its culinary arts program, alongside on-site activities, monthly resident celebrations and inclusive holiday events. Contact the leasing office about current availability and income eligibility, which are not published on the property's own site.

Inclusive features: Pets welcome