About MLK Apartments
MLK Apartments is a HUD-assisted rental property in Hartford, Connecticut. According to HUD's Multifamily Properties (Assisted) dataset, the building has 155 total units, of which 111 receive federal rental assistance under Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance and Section 8 LMSA. That means the resident's share of rent is generally limited to roughly 30% of adjusted household income, with HUD covering the remainder of the contract rent paid to the owner.
If you'd like to apply, contact the property's management office below. Project-based Section 8 waiting lists are managed by the property, not by your local public housing authority — you must apply to each building separately.
Unit mix
HUD's dataset does not list a bedroom-mix breakdown for this property. Contact the management office to ask about unit sizes currently available.
How to apply
Project-based Section 8 properties keep their own waiting lists. To apply to MLK Apartments:
- Call the management office at the number above (or use the contact below) and ask whether the waiting list is open.
- Request an application packet. Most properties will mail or email it; some require you to pick it up in person.
- Have your documents ready: photo ID, Social Security cards or numbers for every household member, birth certificates for minors, the last 2–3 months of pay stubs or benefit award letters, and prior addresses for the last 5 years.
- Return the application as instructed. Keep a copy for your records and write down the date you submitted it.
- Update your contact information any time you move or change phone numbers — properties remove applicants who can't be reached.
For a complete document checklist, see how to apply. To check whether you meet the income limits, see eligibility.
Contact & details
- Address
- 85 Van Block Ave, Hartford, CT 06106
- County
- Capitol Planning Region
- On-site phone
- (203) 237-7400
- Management agent
- Vesta Management Corporation
- Management contact
- Andrew Lund
- Management phone
- (860) 325-1702
- Management email
- alund@vestacorp.com
- HUD servicing site
- Boston (Boston Hub)
- HUD property ID
- 800003457
Other HUD-assisted properties in Hartford
If MLK Apartments's waiting list is closed or doesn't fit your household, applying to several nearby buildings in parallel is the fastest way to get housed. These are the largest other assisted properties in Hartford:
- Shepherd Park — 372 units, 170 SISSON AVE
- SANA APARTMENTS — 256 units, 1630 MAIN ST
- Clemens Place — 173 units, 17 OWEN ST
- TUSCAN HOMES I & II — 169 units, 71 - 79 Montville Streef
- CLAY ARSENAL RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS — 150 units, 17 Beldon Street
- Underwood Elderly Apts — 136 units, 25 Laurel St
See every HUD-assisted property in Hartford →
Source: HUD Multifamily Properties — Assisted dataset (HUD GIS Open Data). Property records change over time; verify all details directly with the management office before relying on them.