Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Portsmouth, Virginia.

Waiting List
Open Soon: Hope Village Apartments, 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Soon: Seaboard Square l & ll Apartments, 2-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Soon: Accessible Units, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Other Disabled Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Hamilton Place I and Hamilton Place II Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Dale l & ll Apartments, 1, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Lexington Place, 2-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Swanson Homes, 2 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Phoebus Square Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Portsmouth, Virginia Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Open Soon: Hope Village Apartments, 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) will accept Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom apartments at Hope Village Apartments from February 20, 2024 at 9:00 am, until February 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET. 

This waiting list is for the following property:

  • Hope Village Apartments - located at 611 Sixth St. Portsmouth, VA 23704.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

  • 1 Person $41,580 | 5 Persons $64,200
  • 2 Persons $ 47,520 | 6 Persons $68,940
  • 3 Persons $53,460 | 7 Person $73,680
  • 4 Persons $59,400 | 8 Persons $78,420

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Live or work in the City of Portsmouth
  • Elderly and/or Disabled
  • PRHA Section 8/HCV participant terminated due to insufficient funding.
  • Veteran
  • Involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth.
  • Homeless as defined by HUD.

150 selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA public notice on February 2, 2024.

Open Soon: Seaboard Square l & ll Apartments, 2-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) will accept Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 2-Bedroom apartments at Seaboard Square l & ll Apartments from February 20, 2024 at 9:00 am, until February 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET. 

This waiting list is for the following property:

  •  Seaboard Square I & II Apartments - located at 2847 Berkley Ave. Portsmouth, VA 23704.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

  • 1 Person $41,580 | 5 Persons $64,200
  • 2 Persons $ 47,520 | 6 Persons $68,940
  • 3 Persons $53,460 | 7 Person $73,680
  • 4 Persons $59,400 | 8 Persons $78,420

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Live or work in the City of Portsmouth
  • Elderly and/or Disabled
  • PRHA Section 8/HCV participant terminated due to insufficient funding.
  • Veteran
  • Involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth.
  • Homeless as defined by HUD.

300 selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA public notice on February 8, 2024.

Open Soon: Accessible Units, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Other Disabled Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) will accept Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom apartments at Hope Village Apartments from February 20, 2024 at 9:00 am, until February 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET. 

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

  • 1 Person $41,580 | 5 Persons $64,200
  • 2 Persons $ 47,520 | 6 Persons $68,940
  • 3 Persons $53,460 | 7 Person $73,680
  • 4 Persons $59,400 | 8 Persons $78,420

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Live or work in the City of Portsmouth
  • Elderly and/or Disabled
  • PRHA Section 8/HCV participant terminated due to insufficient funding.
  • Veteran
  • Involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth.
  • Homeless as defined by HUD.

100 selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA public notice on February 2, 2024.

Closed: Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority (PRHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for three days in July 2016, and before that in 2008. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Portsmouth, VA is about 5 miles southwest of Norfolk, VA.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. 

This waiting list has preferences, and they can be found on the application.

Applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Closed: Hamilton Place I and Hamilton Place II Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) waiting list for 2-Bedroom Project-Based Voucher apartments at Hamilton Place I and Hamilton Place II is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 29, 2020, until January 30, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • PRHA HCV participants terminated due to insufficient funding, veterans, applicants involuntarily displaced by government action in Portsmouth, applicants living, working, graduate or participant of education or training program in the City of Portsmouth, elderly and/or disabled families and homelessness.

150 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA website, as of January 27, 2020.

Closed: Dale l & ll Apartments, 1, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments at Dale l & ll Apartments from June 20, 2023, until June 22, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $41,580 | 5 Persons $64,200
  • 2 Persons $47,520 | 6 Persons $68,940
  • 3 Persons $53,460 | 7 Person $73,680
  • 4 Persons $59,400 | 8 Persons $78,420

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Living or working in the City of Portsmouth
  • Elderly and/or disabled families
  • PRHA Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher participant
  • Terminated due to insufficient funding
  • Veteran
  • Applicants involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth
  • Homeless as defined by HUD

200 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA notice on June 20, 2023.

Closed: Lexington Place, 2-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) is accepting Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 2-Bedroom apartments at Lexington Place Apartments from June 20, 2023, until June 22, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen/

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $34,650 | 5 Persons $53,500
  • 2 Persons $39,600 | 6 Persons $57,450
  • 3 Persons $44,550 | 7 Person $61,400
  • 4 Persons $49,500 | 8 Persons $65,350

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Living or working in the City of Portsmouth
  • Elderly and/or disabled families
  • PRHA Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher participant
  • Terminated due to insufficient funding
  • Veteran
  • Applicants involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth
  • Homeless as defined by HUD

100 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA notice on June 20, 2023.

Closed: Swanson Homes, 2 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) waiting list for 2 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing apartments at Swanson Homes is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 29, 2020, until January 30, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows: 1 Person $44,450; 2 Persons $50,800; 3 Persons $57,150; 4 Persons $63,450; 5 Persons $68,550; 6 Persons $73,650; 7 Persons $78,700; 8 or More Persons $83,800.

This waiting list had the following preferences: PRHA HCV participants terminated due to insufficient funding, veterans, applicants involuntarily displaced by government action in Portsmouth, applicants living, working, graduate or participant of education or training program in the City of Portsmouth, elderly and/or disabled families and homelessness.

150 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA website, as of January 16, 2020.

Closed: Phoebus Square Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) last accepted Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Phoebus Square Apartments from June 20, 2023, until June 22, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $41,580 | 2 Persons $47,520

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Living or working in the City of Portsmouth
  • Elderly and/or disabled families
  • PRHA Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher participant
  • Terminated due to insufficient funding
  • Veteran
  • Applicants involuntarily displaced by government action in the City of Portsmouth
  • Homeless as defined by HUD

150 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA notice on June 20, 2023.

Closed: Portsmouth, Virginia Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from April 27, 2021 until April 28, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the PRHA this waiting list was for "Non-elderly persons (18 and not yet 62 years of age) with disabilities who are: Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings; are at serious risk of institutionalization; currently experiencing homelessness; previously experienced homelessness and currently a client in a permanent supportive housing or rapid rehousing project; at risk of experiencing homelessness."

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were listed on the public notice.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the PRHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PRHA public notice on April 27, 2021.

About The Agency

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,967 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 9:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-4:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm
Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

3116 South Street, Portsmouth, VA

Visit Website(757) 399-5261

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How large is the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority serves 2,214 low-income households. The agency manages 2,721 Housing Choice Vouchers and 337 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority households.

How many Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 819 households and make up 37 percent of households served by Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

There are 1926 female-headed renter households living in Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 87% of those served by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority renters?

Black 2,148
White 44
Hispanic 22

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

There are 575 households headed by seniors served by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Senior households are 26% of households in Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing?

There are 509 persons with disabilities living in Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority?

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

How often does Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on July 26, 2016 and closed on July 28, 2016.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Seaboard Square I

2849 Turnpike Rd, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707

Seaboard Square II

2941 Turnpike Rd, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707

Hope Village

611 6th St, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Lexington Place

1 Lexington Drive, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Dale Homes

218 Paul Revere Dr, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Lincoln Park\Lexington Place

44 Lexington Dr, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Hamilton Place l & ll Apartments

3402 Turnpike Rd, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707

King Square/Phoebus Square

606 Phoebus St, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Westbury Cottages

1105 Richmond Ave, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Swanson Homes

1802 South St, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Westbury Pine

706 Crabapple St, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Westbury Holley Square

1330 Columbia St, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704