Henry Street Apartments in Midtown Detroit: 84 Affordable Studios and One-Bedrooms at 439 and 459 Henry Street, From $652

Published October 25, 202617 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerAs of October 6, 2026, Henry Street Apartments in Midtown Detroit lists 84 income-restricted studios and one-bedrooms in two restored buildings: Bretton Hall, 439 Henry Street, and The Claridge, 459 Henry Street. The City's Home Connect listings give rents of $652 and $1,019 for a studio and $690 and $1,083 for a one-bedroom. There is no lottery: apply through the leasing office, (313) 314-3558. Eight apartments carry Detroit Housing Commission vouchers. Michigan law makes landlords count a voucher toward any income requirement.

Last checked: October 6, 2026, against the Detroit Home Connect listings for 439 Henry Street and 459 Henry Street; henrystreetdetroit.com; the City of Detroit's multifamily housing dataset, building permits, 2024 funding notice and environmental assessment; the Detroit Housing Commission's project-based voucher list; and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority's (MSHDA) 2026 income and rent limits and payment standards. Confirm rents and availability with the leasing office before you apply.

Henry Street Apartments in numbers

84income-restricted apartments, 40 in Bretton Hall and 44 in The Claridge
$652the lowest listed rent, for a studio
$1,083the highest listed rent, for a one-bedroom
$44,040the most one person can earn for a 60% apartment
8apartments with Detroit Housing Commission vouchers attached
(313) 314-3558the leasing office

Rendering of a tree-lined city block of four-story red-brick apartment buildings with green cornices, bay windows and balconies, seen from above a street corner with parked cars, with downtown towers behind — Rendering of the Henry Street Apartments block from Cass Avenue and Henry Street, Detroit. Bretton Hall and The Claridge, the two income-restricted buildings, are farther along Henry Street. Photo: Olympia Development of Michigan and Cinnaire Solutions, from the Henry Street Apartments media kit, media kit image, via henrystreetdetroit.com (cropped).

What Henry Street Apartments Is and Who Restored It

Henry Street Apartments is the restoration of seven early-1900s buildings on one block at Henry Street and Cass Avenue, and its 84 income-restricted apartments are all in two of them.

The two buildings: Bretton Hall, 439 Henry Street, opened in 1915 and has 40 apartments. The Claridge, 459 Henry Street, opened in 1916 and has 44.
Other names: "Bretton Hall - Henry Street 9% Apartments" and "The Claridge - Henry Street 4% Apartments" on Home Connect; "Henry St. Apartments" on the housing commission's list; "Henry Street Redevelopment" in City filings.
The rest of the block: 86 market-rate apartments in four more buildings, due March to May 2027 on the leasing site, and Ralston Commons, 447 Henry Street, a community building.
Developers: Olympia Development of Michigan, an Ilitch company, and Cinnaire Solutions, a nonprofit, in their release of August 28, 2024.
Design, construction and management: Neumann/Smith Architecture, O'Brien Construction and Elite Property Management, in the same release.
Cost and financing: $80 million in the release and $81,999,355 in the City's notice, which lists tax-credit equity, $500,000 in City HOME funds, $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds from the City and eight commission vouchers.

439 and 459 Henry Street, from purchase to leasing

2016affiliates of Olympia Development finish buying the block.
January 30, 2023permits are applied for at both buildings.
May 15, 2024the City gives notice that it will ask HUD to release HOME funds and eight project-based vouchers.
August 14, 2024the City issues permits BLD2023-00213 and BLD2023-00216. Work begins two weeks later.
June 30, 2026Home Connect listings are created for both buildings.
September 2026The Claridge's opening date on the leasing site, which labels Bretton Hall "Now Available".

What it means: the City's dataset lists both buildings as completed in 2026, and the four market-rate buildings come later.

Source: Henry Street Apartments media kit and release, August 2024; City permits and notice; Home Connect; henrystreetdetroit.com.

Photograph of a four-story dark brick apartment building with pale stone trim over a raised basement, with the name Bretton Hall and the number 439 above a glass front door, steps, a new sidewalk and young trees — Bretton Hall, 439 Henry Street, after restoration. Photograph from the building's Detroit Home Connect listing. Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from its Detroit Home Connect listing, listing photograph, via homeconnect.detroitmi.gov (set on a plain field).

Where 439 and 459 Henry Street Are and How to Get Around

The two buildings stand about 40 yards apart on the south side of Henry Street, west of Cass Avenue, in ZIP code 48201 and City Council District 6.

Site plan of one city block with Henry Street along the top and Cass Avenue on the right, showing seven buildings labeled The Berwin, The Claridge, Ralston Commons, Bretton Hall, Henry Flats, The Atlanta and The Grande, with parking lots and green space between them — Site plan of Henry Street Apartments from the leasing site. The Claridge (B) and Bretton Hall (D) stand on either side of Ralston Commons (C). Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing image, via henrystreetdetroit.com (resized on a matching gray field).

Stop or station	Route	Straight-line distance
I-75 Service Drive & Cass	DDOT 23 Hamilton	0.05 miles
Cass & Ledyard	DDOT 16 Dexter, 23 Hamilton, 31 Mack	0.12 miles
I-75 Service Drive & Second	DDOT 18 Fenkell	0.12 miles
Grand River & Second	DDOT 3 Grand River	0.16 miles
Woodward & I-75 Service Drive	DDOT 4 Woodward	0.26 miles
Foxtown station, Woodward and Montcalm	QLINE streetcar	0.27 miles
Rosa Parks Transit Center	14 DDOT routes	0.45 miles

What it means: six bus routes and the streetcar stop within 0.3 miles.

Source: City of Detroit DDOT Bus Stops dataset and QLINE stop layer, read October 6, 2026. Distances are straight-line from 439 Henry Street, calculated by VoucherMatch, so the walk is longer.

Neighborhood names: Midtown in the City's dataset and on Home Connect. The City's assessment says Cass Park Village, the owner says The District Detroit, and the block is the Cass-Henry Historic District.

Rents and Income Limits at Henry Street Apartments

Home Connect lists two rents for each size, the same at both buildings: $652 and $1,019 for a studio, and $690 and $1,083 for a one-bedroom.

Listed monthly rents and apartment sizes, read October 6, 2026
Apartment	Lower rent	Higher rent	Bretton Hall size	The Claridge size
Studio	$652	$1,019	378 to 476 sq ft	315 to 434 sq ft
1 bedroom	$690	$1,083	540 to 691 sq ft	651 to 662 sq ft

What it means: the listings do not say which income level each rent goes with, so ask before you apply.

Source: rents from the two Home Connect listings, last updated September 15 and September 11, 2026; sizes from the floor plans page of henrystreetdetroit.com.

What the rents line up with: each lower rent is $82 (studio) or $96 (one-bedroom) under the State's 2026 cap for the 40% level, and each higher rent is the same amount under the 60% cap. That is what a rent set at the cap, less a utility allowance, looks like. This reading is VoucherMatch's, not the listing's.
The 30% apartments: the City's notice attaches eight commission vouchers, and the dataset counts eight apartments at 30%. With a project-based voucher, rent is set from the household's income.

Income-restricted apartments at Henry Street by income level, number of apartments

Bretton HallThe Claridge

30% of area median income

40%

60%

View the data table

Income level	Bretton Hall	The Claridge
30% of area median income	8	0
40%	9	0
60%	23	44

What it means: 67 of the 84 apartments are at the 60% level. The dataset puts every Claridge apartment at 60%, yet The Claridge's listing carries the lower rents too, so ask which rents that building has.

Source: City of Detroit, Multifamily Housing Sites Under Construction and Completed, records HRD11505 and HRD12428; dataset last edited October 2, 2026.

Maximum household income, 2026
Household	30%	40%	60%
1 person	$22,020	$29,360	$44,040
2 people	$25,170	$33,560	$50,340
3 people	$28,320	$37,760	$56,640

What it means: one person earning $32,000 is over the 40% limit and under the 60% limit, so the higher rents are the ones to ask about.

Source: MSHDA, Income and Rent Limits effective May 1, 2026, Wayne County.

Watch outthe leasing site labels Bretton Hall "NOW AVAILABLE (Affordable)" and The Claridge "September 2026 (Affordable)". Neither it nor Home Connect says how many apartments are open, so call the leasing office before you count on one.

For other counties and household sizes, use the Section 8 income limits tool.

Two furnished floor plans seen from above: on the left a studio with a bed, a sofa, a kitchen wall and a bathroom, and on the right a one-bedroom with a living room at the top and a separate bedroom at the bottom — Floor plan renderings for Bretton Hall, 439 Henry Street: a studio (left) and a one-bedroom (right), from the leasing site. Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing image, via henrystreetdetroit.com (two renderings placed side by side).

Using a Housing Voucher at Henry Street Apartments

A voucher can be used here, and the two lower rents fit under MSHDA's payment standard for ZIP code 48201 while the two higher rents are above it.

What is settled and what to ask

On both Home Connect listings"If you have a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, the income requirements do not apply." The listings do not say whether that means a minimum, the maximum or both.
Michigan law since April 2, 2025a landlord with five or more units may not deny a tenancy "based on the source of income" of a renter and, if it requires "a certain threshold level of income", may not "exclude any source of income in the form of a rent voucher or subsidy" (MCL 554.601c). See whether landlords have to accept Section 8.
State tax-credit ruleMSHDA's compliance manual lists "imposing minimum income requirements for Section 8/HCV participants" as a prohibited practice.
Apartments with vouchers attachedeight, in the City's notice. The commission's list names "Henry St. Apartments", studios and one-bedrooms, with its waiting list open on October 6, 2026.

Listed rents at Henry Street against MSHDA's payment standard for ZIP code 48201, dollars a month

Listed rentRent plus implied utilitiesMSHDA payment standard

Studio, lower rent

$652

$734

$954

Studio, higher rent

$1,019

$1,101

$954

1 bedroom, lower rent

$690

$786

$1,044

1 bedroom, higher rent

$1,083

$1,179

$1,044

View the data table

Apartment	Listed rent	Rent plus implied utilities	MSHDA payment standard
Studio, lower rent	$652	$734	$954
Studio, higher rent	$1,019	$1,101	$954
1 bedroom, lower rent	$690	$786	$1,044
1 bedroom, higher rent	$1,083	$1,179	$1,044

What it means: the lower rents are $220 and $258 under the standard with utilities. The higher rents are $65 and $39 over it before utilities and $147 and $135 over with them.

Source: rents from Home Connect; the middle column adds the $82 and $96 described above and equals the State's cap; MSHDA Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards effective December 2, 2025, ZIP code 48201, unchanged in the schedule for December 2, 2026. The payment standard covers rent and utilities together.

If the rent is over the standard: you pay the difference, and federal rules bar your agency from approving a new lease if your share would top 40% of your adjusted monthly income (24 CFR 982.508). Ask your agency to run the numbers first.
Two agencies issue vouchers in Detroit. MSHDA publishes a standard for every ZIP code. The Detroit Housing Commission has not published a 2026 table of its own; HUD's table for fiscal year 2026 lists $890 for a studio and $990 for a one-bedroom in 48201. See how much Section 8 pays in Detroit and the Detroit Section 8 guide.
Utilities: which ones the tenant pays is not published. The commission's list mentions "individually controlled heat and air". See how the Section 8 utility allowance works.

View across a sofa to an apartment's open front door with a staircase beyond it, a closet door, a short kitchen with a stainless steel refrigerator and a doorway to a bedroom, with a wall-mounted air unit near the ceiling — Inside an apartment at Henry Street Apartments, from the Detroit Home Connect listing. A wall-mounted air unit sits near the ceiling, and the open door shows the stair hall. Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from its Detroit Home Connect listing, listing photograph, via homeconnect.detroitmi.gov (cropped).

How the Rents Compare With Rents in ZIP Code 48201

The lower rents are far below what HUD estimates an ordinary apartment rents for in ZIP code 48201, and the higher rents are slightly above it.

Listed rents at Henry Street against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 48201, dollars a month

Listed rentHUD fair market rent, ZIP 48201

Studio, lower rent

$652

$960

Studio, higher rent

$1,019

$960

1 bedroom, lower rent

$690

$1,070

1 bedroom, higher rent

$1,083

$1,070

View the data table

Apartment	Listed rent	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 48201
Studio, lower rent	$652	$960
Studio, higher rent	$1,019	$960
1 bedroom, lower rent	$690	$1,070
1 bedroom, higher rent	$1,083	$1,070

What it means: the lower rents are $308 and $380 under HUD's figures. The higher rents are $59 and $13 over them, before any utilities the tenant pays.

Source: rents from Home Connect; HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, in effect since October 1, 2026: HUD's estimate of the 40th-percentile rent in the ZIP code, utilities included.

Why a 60% rent can top local rents: tax-credit rents follow the metropolitan area's median family income, $104,800 in 2026. HUD's figure is for one ZIP code.
Rent data for this ZIP code: see Section 8 rent limits for 48201.
Apartments nearby: see voucher apartments in 48201, in Midtown and in the Cass Corridor.

A furnished living room with two tall windows, a wall-mounted television, a sofa, a round coffee table, a lamp and a small dining table with two chairs, on a dark plank floor — A living room at Henry Street Apartments, furnished for the photograph, from the Detroit Home Connect listing. Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from its Detroit Home Connect listing, listing photograph, via homeconnect.detroitmi.gov (cropped).

Preferences and What the Apartments Include

No preference for new applicants has been published, and the City's assessment says some Bretton Hall apartments were promised to residents who lived on the block before the work.

Preferences and set-asides

Returning residentsthe 2024 assessment says residents of 439 and 489 Henry Street would be moved nearby during construction and then "relocated into the newly renovated 439 Henry building at rents similar to their current rates".
Who the listings are forHome Connect tags both buildings "Families" and "18+".
Commission voucher apartmentsthe commission says "If a property has a preference, families that meet the preference will be selected from the waiting list with priority." It does not say whether Henry Street has one.

Included, extra cost and rules

In each apartmentstainless steel appliances, a stove, a refrigerator, a microwave, a walk-in shower and "individually controlled heat and air", on the commission's list. The leasing site adds a dishwasher and an in-unit washer and dryer in "select units".
SharedRalston Commons, with the leasing office, a fitness center, a dog wash, a mail and package room and bike storage; green space; controlled building access.
Parking"Resident and Guest Parking" on the leasing site. The assessment sets aside 34 spaces between 459 and 489 Henry Street for the affordable buildings. The cost is not published.
Pets"Pet Friendly Community" on the leasing site. Fees and limits are not published.
Stairsthe assessment calls both "walk-up buildings". Home Connect lists "Step Free Entry" and "Wheelchair Accessible" for Bretton Hall only. Ask which apartments can be reached without stairs.

Source: Detroit Housing Commission list; henrystreetdetroit.com amenities page; Home Connect; City environmental assessment of May 15, 2024, which describes the plan before construction.

Rendering of a fitness room with treadmills, exercise bikes and a weight rack under an exposed wood ceiling with steel trusses, with people exercising and a mural on one wall — Rendering of a fitness room from the leasing site, which lists a fitness center in Ralston Commons, the community building at 447 Henry Street. Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing image, via henrystreetdetroit.com (cropped).

Two furnished floor plans seen from above: on the left a studio with a bed beside a small living area and a kitchen wall, and on the right a long one-bedroom with the living room at the top and the bedroom at the bottom — Floor plan renderings for The Claridge, 459 Henry Street: a studio (left) and a one-bedroom (right), from the leasing site. Photo: Henry Street Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing image, via henrystreetdetroit.com (two renderings placed side by side).

How to Apply for an Apartment at 439 or 459 Henry Street

There is no lottery and no deadline: you apply to the leasing office, and for the eight apartments with vouchers attached you apply to the Detroit Housing Commission.

Applying to Henry Street Apartments

1Check your incomefind your household size in the income table above and note every level you are under.
2Send the leasing formon the site's apply page, choose studio or one-bedroom and "Affordable Rate".
3Or contact the officecall (313) 314-3558 or email Leasing@HenryStreetDetroit.com. The office is at 439 Henry Street, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday by appointment.
4Ask five thingswhich income level each rent goes with, which utilities you pay, any application fee and deposit, which building has an opening, and whether the apartment is up stairs.
5If your income is at or under the 30% limitalso add your name to the list for Henry St. Apartments through the commission's project-based voucher page. The commission takes these applications online only.

What happens after you apply

Screening and income checknot described on the leasing site. A tax-credit building has to document every household's income against the limit for its apartment.
If nothing is openthe leasing site has no waiting-list page. Ask the office whether it keeps a list.
Commission voucher listthe commission says it works "in order of the waiting list based on when the names were added".

What it means: the date you apply matters on the commission's list. The leasing office has not said how it orders its own applications.

Source: henrystreetdetroit.com; Home Connect; the commission's project-based voucher FAQ.

Documents to have ready

Government ID. for each adult
Proof of income. recent pay stubs, benefit letters or a tax return
Social Security cards. for the household
Bank statements. and other asset records
If you have a voucher. your voucher and your agency's paperwork for a new apartment

Source: the leasing site publishes no document list. This one is VoucherMatch's, from what a tax-credit building has to verify. Ask the office for its own.

What Is Known and What Is Not Yet Published

City records settle how many apartments there are and at what income levels, and Home Connect gives four rents. Neither says which rent belongs to which level.

Known and not yet known, as of October 6, 2026

Known84 income-restricted apartments in two buildings; 8, 9 and 67 at 30%, 40% and 60%; four listed rents; the 2026 income limits.
Sources disagree on Bretton Hallthe assessment counts 24 studios and 16 one-bedrooms; the permit counts 32 and 8. Both give The Claridge 40 studios and 4 one-bedrooms.
Sources disagree on heightfour stories in the developers' media kit, four and a half in the assessment and five on the permits.
A third buildingthe leasing site marks The Grande, 2447 Cass Avenue, "Affordable & Market Rate", due May 2027. City records show income-restricted apartments only in the first two.
Not publishedthe income level for each rent, the tenant's utilities, a minimum income, the application fee, the deposit, parking cost and pet fees.

The leasing office, at (313) 314-3558 or Leasing@HenryStreetDetroit.com, is the place to ask about anything on the not-published line.

If You Need an Apartment Sooner

A restored building fills one apartment at a time, so keep other options moving.

Voucher in hand: browse Section 8 apartments in Detroit, or by size: studios and one-bedrooms.
No voucher yet: both Detroit voucher waiting lists were closed on October 6, 2026. Check which waiting lists are open and the Wayne County page.
Other income-restricted buildings in Detroit: the City's Detroit Home Connect affordable search, and the commission's project-based list, which showed 42 properties with every list open on October 6, 2026.
Income-based buildings where you apply directly: see low-income apartments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Henry Street Apartments the same as Bretton Hall and The Claridge?

Henry Street Apartments is the whole block of seven buildings. Bretton Hall, 439 Henry St., and The Claridge, 459 Henry St., are the two with income-restricted apartments. Home Connect calls them Henry Street 9% Apartments and Henry Street 4% Apartments.

How much is rent at Henry Street Apartments?

Home Connect lists $652 and $1,019 a month for a studio and $690 and $1,083 for a one-bedroom, as of October 6, 2026. The listing does not say which income level each rent goes with.

How much can you earn and still qualify?

In 2026, one person can earn up to $22,020 for a 30% apartment, $29,360 for a 40% apartment and $44,040 for a 60% apartment. For two people the limits are $25,170, $33,560 and $50,340.

Does Henry Street Apartments take Section 8?

Michigan law bars a landlord with five or more units from refusing a renter over a voucher. Both Home Connect listings say the income requirements do not apply to voucher holders, and eight apartments carry Detroit Housing Commission vouchers.

How do you apply for 439 Henry Street in Detroit?

Use the form at henrystreetdetroit.com/applynow and choose "Affordable Rate", or call the leasing office at (313) 314-3558. There is no lottery and no deadline. The eight voucher apartments are applied for through the Detroit Housing Commission.

Are the rents at Henry Street Apartments below market?

The lower rents are: $308 and $380 below HUD's fiscal year 2027 figures for ZIP code 48201. The higher rents, $1,019 and $1,083, are $59 and $13 above those figures.

Are all the Henry Street buildings affordable?

No. Of 170 apartments, 84 are income-restricted, all in Bretton Hall and The Claridge. The other 86 are market-rate, in four buildings the leasing site dates to March through May 2027.

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