Local housing resources
MADISON CDA PUBLIC MULTIFAMILY 19-ROW REVIEW — CDA https://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/housing/applicants/find-properties/public-multifamily, reviewed September 30, 2026. Its three neighborhood tables contain 19 rows, 18 named sites/development groups and one nine-location scattered-site group: Gay Braxton Apartments (702 Braxton Place; Efficiency, 1 and 2 Bedroom); Brittingham Apartments (755 Braxton Place; 1 Bedroom); Karabis Apartments (201 S. Park Street; 1, 2, and 3 Bedroom; All barrier-free units); Parkside Apartments (245 S. Park Street; 1 Bedroom); Parkside Townhomes (802 - 824 W. Washington; 2 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom); Tenney Park Apartments (302 and 314 N. Baldwin; 1217 - 1225 E. Gorham Street; 1 Bedroom); Truax Park Apartments (1 - 15 Straubel Court; 2 Bedroom); Truax Development Phase 1 (3502 - 3526 Straubel Street; 1501 - 1503 Wright Street; 2 Bedroom); Truax Redevelopment Phase 2 (3538 Straubel Street; 1511 Wright Street; 1, 3, 4, and 5 Bedroom); Truax Project-Based Section 8 (3526, 3530, and 3534 Straubel Street; 1505-1507 Wright Street; 2 and 5 Bedroom); Webb-Rethke Apartments (302 - 324, 402 - 416 Rethke Avenue; 3101 - 3131 Webb Avenue; 2, 3, and 4 Bedroom); Williamson Street Apartments (1414 - 1418 Williamson Street; 2 and 3 Bedroom); Wright Street Apartments (1605 - 1667 Wright Street; 1, 3, and 5 Bedroom); Baird-Fisher Apartments (2009 - 2043 and 2024 - 2030 Baird Street; 2001 - 2011 Fisher Street; 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Bedroom); Britta Park Apartments (4338 - 4360 Britta Parkway; 2 Bedroom); Chester Apartments (7005 - 7015 and 7006 - 7024 Chester Drive; 2 Bedroom); Frazier Apartments (2506 - 2516 and 2518 - 2528 Frazier Avenue; 2 Bedroom); Romnes Apartments (540 W. Olin Avenue; 1 Bedroom); Scattered Site Units (9 locations; 2, 3, and 4 Bedroom). The directory reports agency-wide 742 public-housing and 115 multifamily units, not per-building units or currently vacant apartments. The 14 rows with ranges/multiple streets or undisclosed scattered-home locations have no single map pin. Truax Phase 1 and project-based Section 8 overlap at 3526 Straubel Street; they remain distinct program rows but the shared address does not prove additive apartments. CDA https://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/housing/applicants describes online applications to separate program waiting lists when open; its tenant-based Section 8 lottery closed April 2, 2023 and is not accepting applications. The live https://madisoncda.myhousing.com/ portal may display other open lists; check the desired program rather than assuming a vacancy. CDA https://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/housing/applicants/waitlists posts estimates (with Madison preference: 1-bedroom 6–12 months, 2-bedroom 1–2 years, 3+ bedrooms 2–3 years; without preference much longer) and says it offers no immediate/emergency housing. Its posted eligibility includes income/household requirements, criminal-background, reference and credit checks for adults; screening concerns are not a blanket felony approval or rejection for any directory site. Confirm current application rules, property location and availability with CDA Housing at 608-266-4675 or housing@cityofmadison.com. The administration office at 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Suite 161 is NOT one of the scattered homes.