Skip to main content

Alta Legacy Farms Affordable Housing Lottery to be held on July 18

By Michelle Murdock, Freelance Writer
dsc_0497_1024x678.jpg

Applications are now being accepted for 60 new affordable apartments at Alta Legacy Farms. Completed applications and the required income documentation must be received, not postmarked, by 2PM on Monday, July 8, 2013 with the lottery drawing to follow on Thursday, July 18 in Room 215 in Hopkinton’s Town Hall, located at 18 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA.

Monthly rent is $1,255 for 1-bedroom units and $1,398 for two-bedroom units and does not include any utilities except for water and sewer. Maximum income limits for households are as follows:

1-person - $47,150
2-person - $53,900
3-person - $60,650
4-person - $67,350

For more details, a Public Information Session is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5 at 6:00pm in Room 215 in Town Hall.

Alta Legacy Farms Apartments is a garden-style 3-story walkup development on 18 acres of land with 6 acres of “restricted land” set aside as permanent conservation. There are a total of 240 one and two-bedroom rental units, of which 25% or a total of 60 new apartments that will be reserved for individuals and families earning 80% of less of area median income (AMI).

Unit finishes include wood cabinets, stainless Whirlpool appliance package including microwave range hoods, cultured marble vanities with integral sinks in bathrooms, full-size side-by-side washers and dryers in all units. Development amenities include clubroom with coffee bar and cyber-café, media room, billiards table, fitness center with personal televisions on cardio equipment, outdoor lounge areas with built-in grilling stations, fire pit, resort-style pool and sundeck.

For lottery information and applications, please visit http://www.s-e-b.com/lottery/rental or call (617) 782-6900x6 and leave a message. Applications and information is also available at the Hopkinton Public Library during regular library hours; (Monday 1-8pm), Tuesday and Thursday (10-5pm), Wednesday and Friday (10-8pm) and Saturday (10-1pm).