Local rental overview
Official NBHA property descriptions reviewed 2026-09-28: https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/public-housing/properties/ . The page does not provide a current vacancy list. “Fully accessible” below repeats NBHA’s description of units, not a guarantee of suitability or present availability.
Bay Village — 197 federal family units, 1–4 bedrooms; seven described as fully accessible. South-central site near downtown; property office at 242 Acushnet Avenue, 508-997-4835. This office address is not established as every unit’s residential address.
Ben Rose Gardens — 60 apartments in 14 two-story buildings; 1–5 bedrooms, four described as fully accessible. South-end site with a community room, youth programs, two playgrounds and security cameras; no numbered site address supplied.
Blue Meadows — 150 state-funded family units, 1–4 bedrooms; veteran-family preference. Site: 473 Dartmouth Street, 02740; property-office phone 508-997-4841.
Boa Vista — 99 federally funded one-bedroom apartments in a high-rise; six described as fully accessible. Site: 134 South Second Street, 02740; laundry, community room and senior meal service (meal-reservation number 508-997-4829 ext. 129).
Brickenwood — 300 federal development apartments in 75 four-unit garden-style buildings on Hathaway Road. Management office: 52 Walker Street, 508-997-4862; the office address is not a verified residence for this multi-building site.
Caroline Street — 58 elderly-designated apartments (56 one-bedroom and two two-bedroom walk-ups). Site: 26 Caroline Street, 02740; resident laundry and an on-site senior center.
Chaffee/Fairfield Street — 16 two- and three-bedroom apartments in eight duplex buildings on Chaffee and Fairfield Streets; yards, driveways, half baths and full cellars. No numbered addresses supplied.
Crestview — 24 one-bedroom elderly-only apartments in three two-story buildings; two described as fully accessible. Community room, kitchen, laundry and part-time elderly service coordinator. No numbered site address supplied.
DeMedeiros I and II — Two separate north-end sites across a street: DeMedeiros I has 24 one- to five-bedroom apartments, three described as fully accessible; DeMedeiros II has eight three-bedroom apartments in four duplexes. No numbered site addresses supplied.
Dottin Place — 93 federally funded family apartments, 2–5 bedrooms, five described as fully accessible. The directory gives 194 Amanda Avenue, 02745; the on-site management office is separately stated as 8 Amanda Avenue, 508-997-4848.
Federal Scattered Sites (one NBHA section with nine named subsections; do not count it as a single address):
Adams Street — 14 Adams Street; 24 one- and two-bedroom apartments in a three-story building with laundry.
Alec Street — three four-unit buildings (12 units by structure), four described as fully accessible; no numbered location.
Cottage and Smith Street — two duplexes with one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments; one described as fully accessible, with washer/dryer hookups. No numbered sites.
Howard Avenue/Sylvia Street — two duplexes with yards, parking and washer/dryer hookups; no numbered sites or bedroom mix stated.
Mosher Street — four three-bedroom apartments in one south-end building with parking; no numbered site.
New Plainville Road — eight duplexes with three- and four-bedroom layouts and one five-bedroom unit described as fully accessible; no numbered site.
North Street — four duplexes, three- to five-bedroom layouts, one described as fully accessible; no numbered site.
Shawmut Ave./Coggeshall Street/Topham Street — two two-unit buildings, one unit described as fully accessible; no numbered sites or bedroom mix stated.
South First Street — seven two- and three-bedroom apartments in three buildings, one described as fully accessible; no numbered site.
Criminal screening overview
NBHA Admissions says applicants must meet the applicable household category, immigration/citizenship and income criteria. It reviews public-housing rental history, damage, neighbor disturbances, criminal activity (including drug-related activity), and health/safety housekeeping; leased-housing applicants face income/criminal review and their prospective landlord may screen further. This describes review factors, not a blanket acceptance or automatic denial for a specific conviction. Ask NBHA for its current written policy and an individual assessment. Source: https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/admissions/
Application tips
NBHA Admissions explains public-housing eligibility and directs interested households to its online application links. Paper applications are available at its Central Office, 128 Union Street, 4th floor, New Bedford, MA 02740; downloadable NBHA and state EOHLC forms are linked at https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/resources/ . The main office number is 508-997-4800. NBHA separately describes Housing Choice Vouchers and Massachusetts MRVP/AHVP leased-housing programs at https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/leased-housing/ . An application route is not proof that a specific waitlist is currently open or that a listed development has a vacancy. Confirm current intake, program, household and bedroom rules with NBHA. Sources: https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/admissions/ and https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/contact/
Local housing resources
More NBHA property descriptions from https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/public-housing/properties/ . Some offices manage more than one development. An office address must not be used as a different development’s residential location.
Hillside Court — 42 federally funded senior one-bedroom/efficiency-style apartments on Coggeshall Street near Myrtle Street; laundry on the first floor. Managed by Presidential Heights office, 508-997-4845. No numbered site address supplied.
Hillside II — Three apartments in a cottage and duplex: two two-bedroom and one three-bedroom, all described as fully accessible; washer/dryer hookups and off-street parking. No numbered site address supplied.
Harwich Manor — 30 two-bedroom apartments in three two-story north-end buildings. Solar-generated hot water, renovated rear porches/parking and bus-route access. No numbered site address supplied.
Mill Street — Seven Housing Authority-owned, one-bedroom elderly bungalows attached to seven 2–3 bedroom condominiums owned by other families; do not describe all 14 as NBHA-owned. One unit at the site is described as fully accessible, with ownership unspecified. No numbered site address.
Nashmont — 80 state-funded family apartments on Mt. Pleasant Street, 1–4 bedrooms, veteran-family preference. Managed by the New Bedford Hotel office at 725 Pleasant Street, 508-997-4855; that is not Nashmont’s site address.
New Bedford Hotel — 112 state-aided elderly apartments: 89 one-bedroom, eight two-bedroom and 15 efficiencies; veteran preference. Site and on-site management office: 725 Pleasant Street, 02740; 508-997-4855; senior lunch service.
Parkdale — 100 state-funded family apartments, 1–4 bedrooms, on Rockdale Avenue; veteran-family preference. Managed by Blue Meadows office at 473 Dartmouth Street, 508-997-4841; that office is not Parkdale’s site address.
Presidential Heights — 198 federally funded family apartments, 1–5 bedrooms, ten described as fully accessible. Site: 159 Fillmore Street, 02746; 508-997-4845. Also manages Hillside Court.
Satellite Village — 73 duplex walk-ups (NBHA does not separately state an apartment total), 2–5 bedrooms; ten four-bedroom units described as fully accessible. North-end site behind Campbell Elementary; managed by Dottin Place office at 8 Amanda Avenue, 508-997-4848, not a site address.
Sawyer Park — 18 state-funded one- and two-bedroom apartments in two row-style buildings in the north end; no numbered site address supplied.
Shawmut Village — 170 federal family units in 85 duplex buildings, with ten described as fully accessible. West-end site; management at Westlawn office, 197 Liberty Street, 508-997-4839. Directory says site is on Potter Street but gives no number.
State Scattered Sites (one NBHA section with eight named subsections):
Church Street I — four duplexes in the north end; two-/three-bedroom wording is ambiguous and no numbered sites are supplied.
Church Street II — two duplexes, all two-bedroom; north end, no numbered sites supplied.
Douglas Arms — 51 Bourne Street; 12 apartments (11 two-bedroom and one one-bedroom) in a three-story building.
Fillmore Street — four apartments (three two-bedroom, one one-bedroom) in a two-story building; no numbered site.
Loftus Street — four three-bedroom apartments in two west-end duplexes; no numbered sites.
Richmond Street — 52 and 54 Richmond Street; two three-bedroom apartments in a duplex.
Shawmut Ave. — 742 Shawmut Avenue; nine two- and three-bedroom apartments in a single building.
Townsend Street — west-end single-building development with parking; no unit count, bedroom mix or numbered address stated.
Tripp Towers — 202 state-funded elderly one-bedroom apartments, 25 described as fully accessible; veteran preference. Site: 12 Ruth Street, 02744; management is instead at Blue Meadows office, 473 Dartmouth Street, 508-997-4841. Laundry, community room and hot-lunch program.
Westlawn — 200 federally funded family apartments, 1–4 bedrooms. West-end development, property office 197 Liberty Street, 508-997-4839; office address is not established as every building/unit address.
Westwood — 12 state-funded west-end apartments, 1–3 bedrooms, designed to be accessible for mobility, hearing and visual needs; central air and washer/dryer hookups. No numbered site address supplied.