Deadline Approaching to Submit Applications for Wheat St Apartments

Community News Release
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There’s just over a week left to apply for the affordable housing units coming to the Village of Cayuga.

Applications for the Wheat Street Apartments are due by September 16. A lottery will then be held on September 30 to determine which applicants move on to the review process.

Located at the former Cayuga Elementary School, renovations are underway to create 31 apartments in the building. An additional 16 townhouses are being put into three buildings under construction.

The first two townhouses are expected to be completed in December with the third anticipated for completion in January. It’s expected that all apartments will be available for move-in in March.

Wheat Street LLC will own the apartments with Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services acting as the managing member

Application information can be found here while application forms can be downloaded here.

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