About DORCHESTER RIDGE APARTMENTS
DORCHESTER RIDGE APARTMENTS is a HUD-assisted rental property in Peoria, Illinois. According to HUD's Multifamily Properties (Assisted) dataset, the building has 26 total units, of which 24 receive federal rental assistance under Section 202 / 811 Supportive Housing and PRAC (Project Rental Assistance Contract). 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.
A significant share of residents — about 85% — are people with disabilities, suggesting this property is structured around accessibility and supportive services.
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 DORCHESTER RIDGE 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
- 3215 N. UNIVERSITY, Peoria, IL 61604
- County
- Peoria
- On-site phone
- (309) 495-0746
- Management agent
- Robert Cottingham Company
- Management contact
- ROBERT COTTINGHAM
- Management phone
- (309) 673-2252
- Management email
- rccpc@mtco.com
- HUD servicing site
- Chicago (Chicago Hub)
- HUD property ID
- 800068520
Other HUD-assisted properties in Peoria
If DORCHESTER RIDGE 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 Peoria:
- T M Wallick Residences — 476 units, 2401 North Gail Avenue
- BNAI BRITH APARTMENTS — 200 units, 215 W Sam J Stone Ave
- GLEN OAK TOWER — 168 units, 926 MAIN ST
- Landmark Apartments — 150 units, 706 N Shipman Street
- THE HEARTLAND — 150 units, 697 N HIGHTOWER AVE
- LEXINGTON HILLS I — 144 units, 3440 W Oakcrest Drive
See every HUD-assisted property in Peoria →
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.