Yes. Colonie participates in the federally funded Section 8 Rental Assistance program.

There are also seven senior citizen subsidized apartment buildings in the Town.

• Bishop Broderick Apartments
  50 Prescott Street
  Albany, NY 12205
  (518) 869-7441
• Fontbonne Manor Senior Apartments
  10 Carondelet Drive
  Watervliet, New York 12189
  (518) 782-2780
• Sheehy Manor
  8 Carondelet Drive
  Watervliet, NY 12189
  (518) 782-2350
• Carondelet Commons Apartments
  40 Delatour Road
  Watervliet, NY 12189
  (518) 783-0444
• Cabrini Acres Senior Apartment
  4 Carondelet Drive
  Watervliet, NY 12189
  (518) 785-0050
• Sanderson Court Senior Apartments
  6 Carondelet Drive
  Watervliet, NY 12189
  (518) 782-1123
• Ashfield Senior Apartments
  2 Jeanne Jugan Lane
  Latham, NY 12110
  (518) 415-7800

It is not necessary to live in the Town of Colonie to apply for this grant, but you must purchase a home in the Town.

If you think you may be eligible and would like to be placed on the waiting list, you may call our office or you may download the First Time Homebuyer Application by completing this form.

Yes. The waiting time for this program varies, but is approximately one to two years.

A HUD home is a one-to-four unit residence acquired by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as a result of a foreclosure on a FHA-insured mortgage.

The population of the Town of Colonie including the Village of Colonie and the Village of Menands based on the 2023 Census was 85,590.

• Town outside Village 73,255
• Village of Colonie 7,781
• Village of Menands 4,554

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development determines income eligibility limits for all of the programs administered by Community Development.