Sept. 15, 2025
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
The Allentown Housing Authority will open its waiting lists for six properties on Monday, Sept. 22.
People age 62 and over, or disabled, are eligible, according to the authority website.
The buildings with wait lists opening are:
— Central Park
— Towers East
— Gross Towers
— 700 Building
— Walnut Manor
and “senior scattered site,” which I take to mean various sites.
Applications will be accepted from 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 26.
Applications may only be made online. See this link for information, which is provided in English and Spanish.
See the Allentown Housing Authority statement below:
Waiting Lists
Effective
September 22, 2025 at 9:00AM through
September 26, 2025 at 11:59PM.
- The Allentown Housing Authority will open
Public Housing Waiting Lists for 62 and older
or disabled for the following properties:
► Central Park
► Towers East
► Gross Towers
► 700 Building
► Walnut Manor
► Senior Scattered Site - ONLY online applications will be accepted
during the listed effective dates and times. - To access the online portal go to
http://www.allentownhousing.org and select
“Online Portal”. An email address is
required to apply. - To request a Reasonable Accommodation,
please submit your request via email at
socialmedia@allentownhousing.org on or
before September 19, 2025. - Staff will be available at Gross Towers (1339
W. Allen Street, Allentown, PA 18102) on
Monday, September 22, 2025 to assist with
applications from 9AM – 4PM.
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From the authority’s website: “The Allentown Housing Authority has been providing, safe, decent and affordable housing for low-income families, senior citizens and disabled residents of the Allentown region — the Allentown Housing Authority has been opening doors to the community since 1937.”
Lehigh Valley News Briefs 