Elmwood Square Apartments

Elmwood Square Apartments sits at 505 Elmwood Ave in Buffalo, New York, right in the Bryant neighborhood, and offers affordable living for singles, seniors, and families, and folks will find a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments, most of them income-based, with rents usually about 30% of a renter's adjusted gross income, and sometimes people wait a long time to get in, so many get on several waiting lists just in case. The building, which went up in 1968 and has gone through big upgrades inside and out like new roofs, mechanical systems, elevator modernization, lighting, repaved lots, and landscaping, now has 138 units-including 32 studios and 106 one-bedrooms-with one reserved for an employee, and many of the residents have lived here more than ten years, giving the place a settled feeling you won't always find. The community sits on an acre and the building covers about 107,000 square feet, and there are amenities like laundry rooms, controlled access, key fob entries, a business center, video patrol, a clubhouse, a multi-use lounge, and recycling, plus outdoor areas like a courtyard and an outdoor mezzanine for some fresh air or small gatherings, and residents get gated parking, too. Elmwood Square supports folks with different needs, offering things like independent living for the healthy and active, assisted living, Alzheimer's and dementia care with therapy to help with confusion and wandering, options for skilled nursing, respite care, and even at-home care from trained aides, so people looking for everyday support or needing a live-in caregiver can find choices here, and the staff gets recognized for being helpful, joyful, and kind, with awards for care and friendly service. Residents can join social, physical, and mental activities, enjoy nutritious meals with quality ingredients, and get information about payment options, rental rates, available floor plans, utilities, and building details from the staff or in reports. Elmwood Square partners with local senior care advocates and advisors to help people learn about their options, and nearby you'll find grocery stores, coffee shops, restaurants, pharmacies, and gas stations for convenience. The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program supports affordable rents and helps folks who need accessible apartments, and people can look at a map of the community, ask questions, set up tours, and get detailed data about the property, which has a property-specific ID of 118754, if they want to dig deeper into things like occupancy rates, rental history, and what's available at any given time. The place is rated about average among Buffalo facilities, ranking twelfth out of seventeen with a 5.2 out of 10 score, and in the end, Elmwood Square Apartments sticks around as a long-term housing choice for many, with dedicated on-site managers and maintenance doing their part to keep it working as a straightforward, stable home for seniors.