Local housing resources
MANCHESTER MHRA EIGHT LINKED PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS — Eight named major MHRA public-housing development pages linked by https://manchesterhousing.org/public-housing/. Six development detail pages have a single numbered site reference, including two which also host a management office. Elmwood Gardens spans five named streets and Manseau Manor three numbered street ranges; neither has one truthful map pin. Kelley Falls' residential detail page says 315 Kimball St, but the overview's 463 Kimball St is its management zone office. Gallen's 200 Hanover St is not MHRA's 198 Hanover St intake office. Only Kelley Falls (132) and Governor Hugh J. Gallen Apartments (95) print a unit total; do not equate their sum with the agency's entire public-housing inventory. MHRA's https://manchesterhousing.org/public-housing/ links these EIGHT major public-housing development pages, not every one of MHRA's properties. Its separate https://manchesterhousing.org/other-mhra-properties/ lists other/LIHTC housing, not extra rows in this public-housing directory. The https://manchesterhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MHRA-Applicant-Handbook-04.30.24_nonbooklet.pdf says MHRA is the public-housing landlord and residents generally pay 30% of income for rent and utilities; it does not quote a property-specific asking rent or establish a vacant unit. The agency's main intake office 198 Hanover Street and property management zone offices are not additional residences. Reviewed September 29, 2026. MHRA's current https://manchesterhousing.org/apply-for-assistance/ offers an online application https://www.pha-web.com/portals/onlineApplication/1895, an Applicant Portal, and a printable April 2024 application https://manchesterhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PDF-Application_April-5-2024_Printable-on-Letter-Size-Paper.pdf to sign and mail or drop at 198 Hanover Street, Manchester NH 03104-6125 (603-624-2100). Online applicants must apply separately to EACH applicable program waiting list, save the control number/registration code, and should not duplicate a list they are already on. The public-housing FAQ https://manchesterhousing.org/public-housing/ separately says public-housing unit offers are made throughout the city, with NO development-specific public-housing waiting lists; one may select separate program lists without choosing Kelley Falls or another specific building. The FAQ describes preliminary screening, an approximate waiting-time letter, later final eligibility interview and an offer only when a unit becomes available. MHRA says there is no emergency housing. An office visit for help should be scheduled by phone. The https://manchesterhousing.org/apply-for-assistance/ public-housing table shows elderly/disabled one-bedroom estimated wait 2½–3 years AS OF MAY 4, 2026; two-bedroom and accessible units say “Upon Availability.” Its family table (no separate as-of date shown) says one-, four- and five-bedroom “Upon Availability,” two-bedroom 4–5 years, three-bedroom 3½–4 years. “Upon Availability” is not an open apartment or a guaranteed immediate placement. Actual waits vary; MHRA does not maintain site-specific public-housing queues. The same application page labels its 80%-AMI income limits effective May 1, 2025: households of 1–10 respectively $70,350 / $80,400 / $90,450 / $100,500 / $108,550 / $116,600 / $124,650 / $132,700 / $140,700 / $148,750; these are historical program-page limits, not a current property rent or automatic eligibility decision. Confirm the latest table with MHRA. The public-housing FAQ https://manchesterhousing.org/public-housing/ says unpaid amounts from prior federal assistance must be settled before waiting-list placement and describes stated lifetime sex-offender-registration and methamphetamine-manufacture exclusions. It also says drug/alcohol-related or violent criminal activity that may threaten others CAN be grounds for disqualification, not that every conviction is automatically disqualifying. The https://manchesterhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MHRA-Applicant-Handbook-04.30.24_nonbooklet.pdf, revised April 30, 2024, says MHRA checks criminal background for household members aged 17 or older, may check public-housing landlord references, verifies income/identity/preferences at final eligibility, and offers a written denial and informal review request within 14 days. These general MHRA policies are not an approval of a specific applicant; ask for current written program rules. MHRA says it provides reasonable accommodations and language assistance at 603-624-2100. No directory unit total is a vacancy; no listing promises criminal-record approval. Linked developments: 1. Kelley Falls — 315 Kimball St on the property's detail page; the public-housing overview separately calls 463 Kimball Street the Kelley Falls family-property MANAGEMENT/ZONE OFFICE. The property's MHRA detail page calls this a 132-unit low-income apartment community; it says some or all apartments are rent-subsidized/income-based. No bedroom mix, current available unit, rent quote or per-development queue is stated. 315 Kimball is the property-page address; 463 Kimball is a zone-office address, not an interchangeable residential pin. Confirm a particular apartment entrance before visiting. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/kelley-falls/ 2. Governor Hugh J. Gallen Apartments — 200 Hanover St, distinct from MHRA's main office at 198 Hanover St. The property's MHRA detail page calls Gallen a 95-unit low-income apartment community and says some or all units are rent-subsidized/income-based. No bedroom mix, current available unit, rent quote or development-specific queue is stated. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/governor-hugh-j-gallen-apartments/ 3. Thomas B. O’Malley Apartments — 259 Chestnut Street. Linked MHRA public-housing development page identifies the community and street address but does not provide a unit count, bedroom mix, numeric age restriction, current opening or rent quote. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/thomas-b-omalley-apartments/ 4. Christos Kalivas Apartments — 175 Chestnut Street; the overview also lists the Kalivas elderly/disabled PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE at this number. Linked MHRA public-housing development page identifies the apartment building. The overview's Kalivas office label describes a management zone, not a claim that all elderly/disabled properties have this residential address. No apartment total, bedroom mix, numeric age restriction or current vacancy is given. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/christos-kalivas-apartments/ 5. Henry J. Pariseau Apartments — 55 Amory Street. Linked MHRA public-housing development page identifies this address, without a unit count, bedroom mix, numeric age restriction, current opening or rent quote. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/henry-j-pariseau-apartments/ 6. Rev. Raymond A. Burns, OSB Apartments — 55 South Main Street; the overview also places the Burns elderly/disabled PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE at this address. Linked MHRA public-housing development page identifies an apartment building at this number. It does not establish that all Burns-zone residences share this entrance, and gives no unit count, bedroom mix, numeric age restriction or current vacancy. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/rev-raymond-a-burns-osb-apartments/ 7. Elmwood Gardens — Development across Brown Avenue, Ahern Street, O’Malley Street, Trahan Street and West Baker Street; 83 Trahan St on the overview is the Elmwood Gardens family-property MANAGEMENT/ZONE OFFICE, not a documented address for every home. The linked MHRA page lists five streets rather than numbered residential entrances. It gives no unit count, bedroom mix, current available unit or per-development queue. Do not pin the entire scattered development to the 83 Trahan management office. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/elmwood-gardens/ 8. Manseau Manor — Multiple residential-number ranges: 183–199 Maple Street, 407–415 Hayward Street and 408–416 Prescott Street. The linked MHRA development page gives three street ranges, not one residential building or entrance. It does not give a unit count, bedroom mix, current opening or property-specific wait. Preserve all three ranges instead of selecting one house number for a map pin. Detail https://manchesterhousing.org/project/manseau-manor/ Applications, waitlists and 2025 income limits: MHRA's current https://manchesterhousing.org/apply-for-assistance/ offers an online application https://www.pha-web.com/portals/onlineApplication/1895, an Applicant Portal, and a printable April 2024 application https://manchesterhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PDF-Application_April-5-2024_Printable-on-Letter-Size-Paper.pdf to sign and mail or drop at 198 Hanover Street, Manchester NH 03104-6125 (603-624-2100). Online applicants must apply separately to EACH applicable program waiting list, save the control number/registration code, and should not duplicate a list they are already on. The public-housing FAQ https://manchesterhousing.org/public-housing/ separately says public-housing unit offers are made throughout the city, with NO development-specific public-housing waiting lists; one may select separate program lists without choosing Kelley Falls or another specific building. The FAQ describes preliminary screening, an approximate waiting-time letter, later final eligibility interview and an offer only when a unit becomes available. MHRA says there is no emergency housing. An office visit for help should be scheduled by phone. The https://manchesterhousing.org/apply-for-assistance/ public-housing table shows elderly/disabled one-bedroom estimated wait 2½–3 years AS OF MAY 4, 2026; two-bedroom and accessible units say “Upon Availability.” Its family table (no separate as-of date shown) says one-, four- and five-bedroom “Upon Availability,” two-bedroom 4–5 years, three-bedroom 3½–4 years. “Upon Availability” is not an open apartment or a guaranteed immediate placement. Actual waits vary; MHRA does not maintain site-specific public-housing queues. The same application page labels its 80%-AMI income limits effective May 1, 2025: households of 1–10 respectively $70,350 / $80,400 / $90,450 / $100,500 / $108,550 / $116,600 / $124,650 / $132,700 / $140,700 / $148,750; these are historical program-page limits, not a current property rent or automatic eligibility decision. Confirm the latest table with MHRA. Screening, accommodations and fair housing: The public-housing FAQ https://manchesterhousing.org/public-housing/ says unpaid amounts from prior federal assistance must be settled before waiting-list placement and describes stated lifetime sex-offender-registration and methamphetamine-manufacture exclusions. It also says drug/alcohol-related or violent criminal activity that may threaten others CAN be grounds for disqualification, not that every conviction is automatically disqualifying. The https://manchesterhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MHRA-Applicant-Handbook-04.30.24_nonbooklet.pdf, revised April 30, 2024, says MHRA checks criminal background for household members aged 17 or older, may check public-housing landlord references, verifies income/identity/preferences at final eligibility, and offers a written denial and informal review request within 14 days. These general MHRA policies are not an approval of a specific applicant; ask for current written program rules. MHRA says it provides reasonable accommodations and language assistance at 603-624-2100. The FAQ explains that applicants can ask MHRA for reasonable disability accommodations; its Fair Housing FAQ lists protected categories and directs complaints to HUD. Emergency referrals: MHRA points people already connected to services to their housing case managers, others to NH-211 (211 or 866-444-4211), and people fleeing domestic violence to NH-211 or YWCA of NH (603-625-5784). These are referrals, not MHRA emergency apartment openings.