Ella Flagg Young Apartments

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Target Audience

Seniors 62+

Community Area

Uptown

Closest Intersection

N Sheridan Rd & W Lawrence Ave

Estimated wait time for eligibility screening

0-1 Bedroom

3 - 5 years
2 Bedrooms

N/A
3 Bedroom

N/A
4 Bedroom

N/A
5 Bedroom

N/A
6 Bedroom

N/A

Property Description

Ella Flagg Young Apartments is a 235-unit high-rise senior building in Chicago's Uptown community. It was built in 1975 and is named in honor of Ella Flagg Young, the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools from 1909 through 1915 during which she sought numerous reforms. Young was the first female superintendent of a major city school system in the country and was elected as the first female president of the National Education Association in 1910.

Bedroom Size	Standard Apartments	Accessible Apartments	Total Number of Apartments
1	195	40	235

Information Title	Information Description
Gas Bill	No, it is not the resident's responsibility to pay for this utility
Electric Bill	Yes, it is the resident's responsibility to pay for this utility
Water Bill	No, it is not the resident's responsibility to pay for this utility
Elevator	Yes, there is an elevator at this property
Application Fee	There is no application fee
Income Eligibility	Maximum income 0-80% of area median income (AMI). Click here to view the AMI income limits by household size.
Work Requirement	No
Drug Screening	There is no drug screening