MARINER WOODS - Searsport, Maine

Mariner Woods Apartments
Searsport, Maine

Mariner Woods is located in Searsport Maine, and offers 24 apartments of which eight are one bedroom apartments and 16 are two bedroom apartments.  Each apartment has its own private entrance and all apartments are subsidized, which usually means rent is based on 30% of your ajusted income.  Smoking is not allowed in the units but there is a smoking area outside on site.  They state that apartments are two story units, but it does appear from the photos that the one bedroom units may be one level apartments.
Searsport is a nice quiet town located along the Maine coast rich in fishing history and located just down the road from the city of Belfast, Maine. 
A few stores in town include the Grasshopper Shop, Toziers Market which sells food items, and an antique mall.  A popular spot over the years with fishermen is the town's pier which attracts fishermen from near and far.  There is a very large shop and save food store just up the road in Belfast as well as a number of fast food places and Moose Head State Park. .  Searsport also has a pizza place. 

From the photos above you can see the air or heat pump units on the back side of the apartments which means these units will be a lot less expensive to heat than electric heat.  If you do not know, air pumps serve multiple purposes, in winter they provide heat, in summer they become an air conditioner or fan. 

Maine Development Associates
PO BOX 2219
Bangor, ME 04401

207-947-6795/ 1-800-639-1747
TDD 711 or 1-800-437-1220

BEECH CLIFF APARTMENTS - SOUTHWEST HARBOR MAINE

BEECH CLIFF APARTMENTS
Hanccock County
Southwest Harbor, Maine

This is a nice project located on a dead end road right in downtown Southwest Harbor, Maine.  The street the project is located on is forest Ave. and the shops and stores are all within a walk away.  Just down the road along Main Street is a small mall, the Fire Department, police station and the very popular Southwest Harbor Library.  Main street also has an ice cream stand, a hardware store, a mom and pop grocery store, a bike rental place and other shops.
The town is also serviced by the free island explorer buses which take passengers to places throughout the island for free, including to the village of Bar Harbor.
The project includes three one bedroom apartments and 18 two bedroom apartments.  This is listed as a family project.

Contact Phone: (207) 288-4770

Online application

TIMBERWOOD APARTMENTS - FARMINGDALE< MAINE

TIMBERWOOD APARTMENTS
Kennebec County,
Farmingdale Maine
Hasson Street

I checked these apartments out many years ago and they are really nice apartments, as you can see from the photos.  This is in a nice country setting and the photos really do say it all, this project is well kept up.  The town of Farmingdale, Maine is located between the town of Hallowell, Maine and the city of Gardiner, Maine.
The site says there are 24 apartments here, and clearly the project appears to be located at a dead end by the woods.

24 Units - 6 one bedroom, 18 two bedroom
17 apartments have rental assistance available
Kennebec County Income Limits Apply
Utility Allowance Provided
On-Site Parking
24 Hour Emergency Maintenance
Laundry Facilities On-Site
rent based on 30% of ajusted income
pets afre allowed

This property has received funding in part through the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing (Section 515) program. Very low, low, and moderate income families, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities are eligible to live at this property. Persons or Families living in substandard housing have priority for tenancy.

Figuring out income and rent limits for affordable housing can be complex when more than one federal program is involved. To know for sure if you qualify, you must contact the property directly. The amounts provided here should only be used as a basic guide.

 C&C Realty Management, LLC, 526 Western Avenue, P O Box 2506, Augusta, Maine 04338-2506
Phone: 207.621.7700  |  Toll Free: 1.866.621.7705  |  TTY Relay: 711  |  info@ccrealtymanagement.com


TIMBERWOOD APARTMENTS WEBSITE

BANGOR MAINE PUBLIC HOUSING

You will not find much here on Bangor Maine simply because of the way the city of Bangor runs its housing projects.  To put it simply, you don't chose where you will live in public housing in Bangor, the city will place you in a project of their choosing.  .
I found this out nearly twenty years ago when I was looking for a project in Bangor.  After visiting a number of projects we located the one we wanted to live at, and applied for an application.  It was your standard application with the exception that instead of having one project listed on it, it had many.  We circled the project we had found that we really liked and wrote in its name along the side of the page, and were contacted and told the city will pick the project you get to move into based on the information you supplied on your application.  We were asked if we were still interested in an apartment and I told the lady, no thanks, no one tells me were I am going to live.
Hopefully the city has changed the way they do things, but that was my experience with applying for housing in Bangor, Maine.

SETON VILLAGE - WATERVILLE, MAINE

Address: 1 Carver St, Waterville, Maine 04901

managed by: Seton Village, Inc.
contact phone number: (207) 873-0178

Eligibility Program: Section 202 Program

Size: 140 rent-assisted units

The project is listed as an assisted living project with a large main building and a good number of duplexes.  Rent is said to be based on your income, with lower income persons paying 30% of their income.  Places located nearby include a movie theater, a large supermarket, a small mall, ballfields, and inland hospital.  I believe there is an on site laundry room.  I will be adding more information on this project soon.

SETON VILLAGE - WATERVILLE, MAINE

GILMAN PLACE - Waterville, Maine

Gilman Place is a housing project in Waterville Maine, created from a converted school building.  As you can see in the photo, there is a playground on the property.  The location is not far from the Waterville High School, as well as Main Street with its many shops.  I also believe this project is serviced by the public transportation buses as well, which cover most of the city, and make runs to the city of Augusta.  You are within walking distance to stores, Burger King and Dunkin Donuts.

Gilman Place - Waterville, Maine

Many of the units, if not all, are based on income, and rent is based on 30% of your income.  Usually projects like this one have heat included in the rent, but you would have to inquire on that.
The project offers 35 apartments - 15 one bedroom apartments, 13 two bedroom apartments and seven three bedroom apartments, 13 of which are fully handicapped accessible.   The fire and police stations are located not far away.  This project opened in 2011, so it is a fairly new project.  The project is located at  21 Gilman Street Waterville, ME.

Gilman Place - inside hallway, Waterville, Maine

• 35 Units - 15 one bedroom, 13 two bedroom, and 7 three bedroom units
• Elevator Building
• Kennebec County income limits apply
• Laundry Facilities On-Site
• Includes Heat & Hot Water
• Resident Service Coordinator Available
• Community Room Available for Use
• Free Wireless Internet
• Convenient to Downtown
• This property is recognized as preservation of an historic building
• Pets Allowed

C&C Realty Management
526 Western Avenue
P O Box 2506
Augusta, ME 04338-2506
 Phone: 207.621.7700
Toll Free: 1.866.621.7705
TTY Relay: 711
Fax: 207.621.7702

GILMAN PLACE WEBSITE

Gilman Street, Waterville, Maine

ORCHARD HILL APARTMENTS - AUGUSTA, MAINE

Orchard Hill Apartments is located on a hill overlooking a nearby shopping center in Augusta, Maine.  A large grocery store is located in the mall, as well as a Burger King, a children's toy and book store, a car repair business and other shops.  A road leads up the hill to the project and there is an American Legion building with a tank in front of it as you turn onto the road to the project.
The project is a fairly nice looking project and I have been told there is a decent amount of storage space with each unit. 

Orchard Hill Apartments, Augusta, Maine

The project has two, three, and four bedroom apartments, and as far as I know this is the only project offering four bedroom units - but the waiting list is much longer for those apartments.  The waiting list is somewhat shorter for a three bedroom.  The project sets on a hillside surrounded by woods so it has a nice country feel, and there is a large playground there for the little ones.
Each apartment has washer and dryer hookups if you chose to supply your own washer and dryer, and the project has a common Laundry room with coin operated machines.
An elementary school is also not far from the project as well as the Augusta Airport which sets on another hill across from the project.  The two major roads closest to the project are Capital Street, which runs past the entrance to the project, and Western Ave. which runs past the shopping center.  I have heard that the public transportation buses run by the project, I am not sure if they actually enter the project.  The Augusta public buses run throughout the day and evening covering pretty much of the city.
Just down from the project at the far end of Capital Street, a fairly easy walk, is the Blaine House where the governor stays, the Capital building, State Offices, the Maine State Museum, the Maine State Library and the Maine State Archives with its free research rooms for looking up family history.  The large Capital Park is also across from the Capital building, as is the Augusta Police Station.
The project has a total of 36 apartment units, with parking lots offering plenty of parking space.  I do not know the layout of the apartments or if they have wall to wall carpets.  How the units are heated is something you may want to inquire about, many projects in Maine have begun to switch from electric heat to heat pumps, which heat the apartments in winter time and act as an air conditioner in summer time.  These units cut the cost of heating an apartment in half.

An online site lists the apartments starting at $880.00, but keep in mind this is a low income project and for most people moving here, rent will be based on $30 of your income.  This project offers Section 8 assistance to families who need it.


Orchard Hill Apartments is a townhouse style apartment complex located in Augusta, Maine. Occupancy is open to all families. Subsidy is provided through the Project-Based Section 8 Program and rents are based upon 30% of the household adjusted gross income. Professional 24hr On Call Maintenance. In Unit Washer/Dryer Hookups.

Contact Information:
Orchard Hill Apartments
25 Ridge Road
Augusta, ME - 04330


managed by: Weston Associates Management Company, Inc.
contact phone number: (617) 266-0044