Emerald Commons

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Emerald Commons was Cleveland's first newly constructed Permanent Supportive Housing Project.  This 52-unit building serves the formally homeless individuals with disabilities.  The building is located at 1976 West 79th Street in Cleveland and opened in December 2006.

To qualify, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Applicants must meet HUD’s definition of chronic homelessness. This means the applicant is currently living in an emergency shelter, or on the streets and have been continuously homeless for one year or more or had at least 4 episodes of homelessness in the past 3 years

• Applications must have a documented disability. Priority is given to applicants with mental illness, drug/alcohol dependencies, or HIV/AIDS.

• Households must meet Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Income Guidelines. Full-time students are not eligible for this program.

EDEN will verify all disability and homelessness information and will conduct assessments to determine whether chosen applicants qualify. The maximum occupancy for each efficiency unit is one person.

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Applications will be reviewed for eligibility and applicants will be asked to participate in at least two interviews. At the time of interviews, property management staff will review the client's financial, credit, criminal, housing, and employment histories. Acceptance for South Pointe is based on all these criteria. At no time during the application process will clients be guaranteed apartments until they sign a lease.

*Currently not taking applications