The capital’s newest affordable housing community, Wong Center Senior Apartments, opened last month at the corner of 7th and F streets in the Sacramento Railyards at a cost of $53 million.
Nearly 600 senior citizens applied for the 150 apartments in the new Wong Center development, and a random lottery determined those selected for the 135 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units.
The rent for a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment will be $723, $924 or $1,005, depending on whether a renter’s household income is 40%, 50% or 60% of the area median income. Renters will pay $965, $1,005 or $1,256 monthly for the two-bedroom units, also dependent on household income. The U.S. government requires such income limits when any affordable housing property offers low-income housing tax credits to people or organizations that funded construction.
A resident service coordinator will help tenants connect with services that they need and will plan social or learning activities around what tenants suggest to Mutual Housing California.