MLK on 2nd in Midtown Detroit: 33 Affordable One-Bedroom Apartments at 3515 Second Avenue, From $667 a Month

Published October 27, 202615 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerAs of October 7, 2026, MLK on 2nd, 3515 Second Avenue in Midtown Detroit, has 33 income-restricted one-bedroom apartments in a four-story building that opened in February 2025. Detroit Home Connect lists rents of $667 a month at the 40% income level and $1,027 at 60%, both marked waiting list. Five more apartments carry project-based vouchers, and the Detroit Housing Commission's list for them was open. Call the manager at 833-553-0364.

Last checked: October 7, 2026, against Continental Management's listing for the building; the City of Detroit's release of February 25, 2025, multifamily housing dataset, building permits and Home Connect listing; 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 openings with the manager before you apply.

MLK on 2nd in numbers

33one-bedroom apartments, all income-restricted
$667 and $1,027the rents on Home Connect at the 40% and 60% levels
5apartments with project-based vouchers, where rent follows income
$44,040the most one person can earn at the 60% level in 2026
17apartments where the City says the owner covers the utilities
833-553-0364the manager's number for the building

Aerial photograph of a four-story apartment building with dark red brick, a gray top floor and a pale ground floor, at a street corner with traffic signals and trees behind it — MLK on 2nd at its corner, in a photograph from the developer shown on the manager's listing. Photo: MHT Housing, Inc., developer photograph, via continentalmgt.com (cropped).

What MLK on 2nd Is and Who Built It

MLK on 2nd is a new four-story building at Second Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with 33 one-bedroom apartments and a small shop space on the ground floor.

Names: MLK on 2nd in the City's records; "MLK on 2nd Apartments" on the manager's site.
Developer: MHT Housing, a nonprofit that the City calls "one of the largest builders and owners of affordable housing in metro Detroit", "in partnership with Nassar Companies LLC."
Manager: Continental Management, of Bingham Farms.
Cost: $11.5 million, the City says.
Financing: a 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit from MSHDA's February 2021 round, $1.27 million in federal HOME money through the City, a construction loan from Fifth Third Bank and tax credit equity from CREA.
Ground floor: "about 1,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space facing Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard."

3515 Second Avenue, from tax credit to waiting list

February 2021the MSHDA funding round in which the project's tax credit was awarded.
May 12, 2022the building permit is filed.
December 20, 2022the City issues the permit for a four-story building with 33 apartments.
February 25, 2025the City and MHT Housing hold the grand opening.
January 26, 2026the listing on Detroit Home Connect is created.
September 15, 2026the Home Connect record is last updated, with both rents marked waiting list.
October 7, 2026the housing commission's list for the building shows "Waitlist: Open".

What it means: the building has been open for about 19 months, and the public listings now point to waiting lists, not vacant apartments.

Source: City release of February 25, 2025; City permit BLD2022-02684; Home Connect record; Detroit Housing Commission list.

Aerial photograph of a four-story apartment building with a gray top floor, red brick middle floors and a pale ground floor with large windows, beside a tan brick building, with Midtown buildings behind — The building's street side, with large ground-floor windows, in winter light. Photo: MHT Housing, Inc., developer photograph, via continentalmgt.com (cropped).

Where 3515 Second Avenue Is and How to Get Around

The building is at the corner of Second Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Midtown, in ZIP code 48201 and City Council District 6.

Stop	Route	Straight-line distance
Second & Martin Luther King	DDOT 42 Mid-City Loop	0.02 miles
Martin Luther King & Third	DDOT 47 Tireman	0.09 miles
Third & Martin Luther King	DDOT 23 Hamilton	0.10 miles
Cass & Martin Luther King	DDOT 16 Dexter	0.14 miles
Martin Luther King & Cass	DDOT 31 Mack and 47 Tireman	0.16 miles

What it means: five bus routes stop within 0.16 miles, and one stops at the corner.

Source: City of Detroit DDOT Bus Stops dataset, read October 7, 2026. Distances are straight-line from the City dataset's point for the building, calculated by VoucherMatch, so the walk is longer.

Nearby, in the manager's words: "Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park, the Detroit Masonic Temple", plus restaurants, grocery stores and freeway ramps.
A sister building: Brush Park Apartments, 269 Winder Street, opened the same day under the same developer. The City puts it "a mile away".
Parking: Home Connect lists "Surface Parking". The cost and the number of spaces are not published.

Rents and Income Limits at MLK on 2nd

Home Connect gives two rents, one for each income level without a voucher. The five voucher apartments have no fixed rent.

Income levels, rents and 2026 limits at MLK on 2nd
Income level	Apartments	Monthly rent	Most 1 person can earn	Most 2 people can earn	State maximum rent
30%, with a voucher	5	Set by income	$22,020	$25,170	$589
40%	12	$667	$29,360	$33,560	$786
60%	16	$1,027	$44,040	$50,340	$1,179

What it means: the 40% rent is $119 under the State's ceiling and the 60% rent is $152 under.

Source: City of Detroit multifamily housing dataset for the apartment counts; Home Connect record, updated September 15, 2026, for the rents; MSHDA, Income and Rent Limits effective May 1, 2026, Wayne County. The State maximum includes utilities the tenant pays.

Apartments at MLK on 2nd by income level

30%, with a voucher

40%

60%

View the data table

Income level	Apartments
30%, with a voucher	5
40%	12
60%	16

What it means: 17 of the 33 apartments are at 40% or below. The dataset puts five at the 30% level and the release says five have project-based vouchers; the counts match, so this guide treats them as the same five.

Source: City of Detroit multifamily housing dataset, site HRD12303, last edited October 2, 2026; City release of February 25, 2025.

Who pays the utilities, in three sources
Source	What it says
City release, February 2025	"MHT also will cover the utilities for the residents in the 17 deeply affordable apartments (12 at 40 percent AMI and five PBVs)."
Manager's listing	Gas, electric, water, trash and sewer each marked "Included"
Housing commission's list	"Tenants responsible for electricity."

What it means: the sources do not agree. The City's sentence covers 17 apartments, which leaves the 16 at the 60% level unstated. Ask which utilities come with the apartment you are offered.

Source: each page named, read October 7, 2026.

Sizes: not published. Every apartment has one bedroom and one bathroom.
Fees and deposit: not published.
Minimum income: not published.

Watch outthe $667 and $1,027 rents are from the City's listing site, not from the manager, whose own page shows no rents. Ask the office for the rent today before you count on either figure.

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

Rendered floor plan of a one-bedroom apartment showing a living room, a kitchen with an island sink, a bedroom, a bathroom with a shower, a closet marked W/D and a closet marked Mech. — The developer's rendering of the one-bedroom plan. Its own note says layouts may differ from what is shown. Photo: MHT Housing, Inc., marketing floor plan, via continentalmgt.com (set on a white field).

Using a Housing Voucher at MLK on 2nd

There are two ways a voucher works here: five apartments have one attached, and the other 28 can be rented with a voucher you already hold.

What is settled and what to ask

Vouchers attachedfive apartments have project-based vouchers through the Detroit Housing Commission, "with those residents paying no more than 30 percent of their income", the City says.
The commission's list"MLK on 2nd (Family)", one-bedroom, "Waitlist: Open", on October 7, 2026.
Your own voucherthe manager's listing is marked "Accepts Section 8 Vouchers".
Michigan lawa landlord with five or more units may not deny a tenancy "based on the source of income" of a renter (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.

One-bedroom rent at MLK on 2nd against MSHDA's payment standard for ZIP code 48201, dollars a month

RentMSHDA payment standard

40%

$667

$1,044

60%

$1,027

$1,044

View the data table

Income level	Rent	MSHDA payment standard
40%	$667	$1,044
60%	$1,027	$1,044

What it means: the 40% rent is $377 under the standard. The 60% rent is $17 under, which leaves almost no room for a utility allowance, so the utility question above matters most for a voucher holder at that level.

Source: Home Connect record; 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.

Two agencies issue vouchers in Detroit. The Detroit Housing Commission has not published a 2026 table of its own; HUD's table for fiscal year 2026 lists $990 for a one-bedroom in 48201. See how much Section 8 pays in Detroit and the Detroit Section 8 guide.
If the rent is over the standard: 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).
Utilities: see how the Section 8 utility allowance works.

Aerial photograph of an L-shaped four-story building with white and dark siding and a parking lot behind it, with a wide avenue and the downtown Detroit skyline beyond — The back of the building and its parking lot, looking toward downtown. Photo: MHT Housing, Inc., developer photograph, via continentalmgt.com (cropped).

How the Rents Compare With Rents in ZIP Code 48201

Both rents are under what HUD estimates an ordinary one-bedroom rents for in ZIP code 48201.

One-bedroom rent at MLK on 2nd against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 48201, dollars a month

RentHUD fair market rent, ZIP 48201

40%

$667

$1,070

60%

$1,027

$1,070

View the data table

Income level	Rent	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 48201
40%	$667	$1,070
60%	$1,027	$1,070

What it means: the 40% rent is $403 under HUD's figure and the 60% rent is $43 under.

Source: Home Connect record; 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.

In return: a building that opened in 2025, with a washer and dryer in each apartment and an elevator.
Rent data for this ZIP code: see Section 8 rent limits for 48201.
Apartments nearby: see voucher apartments in 48201, in the Cass Corridor and in Brush Park.

Preferences and What the Apartments Include

No preference for any group of applicants is published. The lists below combine three public listings, which mostly agree.

Preferences and rules

Preferencesnone published. Home Connect and the housing commission both file the building under families.
Smoking"Smoke Free" on the manager's listing; "No Smoking" on Home Connect.
Petsnot published. The pet policy field on Home Connect is empty.
Office hoursMonday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the housing commission's list.

Included and shared

In each apartmentair conditioning, a dishwasher, a microwave, a garbage disposal and an "In-unit Washer Dryer", on the manager's listing.
Kitchens"all new appliances and finishes, fully equipped kitchens with range".
In the buildingan elevator and a community room, on Home Connect; a fitness room and controlled entry, on the housing commission's list.
Accessibility"ADA Accessible" on the manager's listing; "Barrier-free floorplans" on the commission's; a clear interior path and one-hand faucets and controls on Home Connect.
Floor planthe developer's rendering shows a living room open to a kitchen with an island, a bedroom, a bathroom with a shower and a closet for the washer and dryer.

What it means: laundry is inside the apartment. The number of accessible apartments is not published.

Source: continentalmgt.com listing, Home Connect record and Detroit Housing Commission list, read October 7, 2026; MHT Housing's floor plan rendering.

Photograph of the upper floors of a white-sided four-story apartment building with rows of windows, in front of older brick towers and downtown skyscrapers — The rear of MLK on 2nd against the downtown skyline. Photo: MHT Housing, Inc., developer photograph, via continentalmgt.com (cropped).

How to Apply for an Apartment at MLK on 2nd

There is no lottery and no deadline. The building keeps its own waiting list, and the housing commission keeps a separate one for the five voucher apartments.

Applying to MLK on 2nd

1Check your income and household sizeagainst the table above.
2Call the manager833-553-0364. The listing says "Call Today for Availability" and "Contact property management for application".
3Ask to join the waiting listfor your income level. Home Connect marks both the $667 and the $1,027 apartments waiting list.
4For a voucher apartment, apply to the housing commission too.Its page says "PBV Program accepting online waitlist applications" and "You may apply to more than one waiting list." MLK on 2nd is one of the lists.
5Or go in personthe commission's office is at 2211 Orleans, Detroit 48207.
6Ask four thingstoday's rent, which utilities are included, the application fee and deposit, and your place in line.
7If you already have a vouchersay so at the start and bring your agency's paperwork.

Three phone numbers for one building
Number	Where it appears
833-553-0364	Continental Management's listing
313-774-2416	Detroit Home Connect
313-550-1998	Detroit Housing Commission's voucher list

What it means: start with the manager's own number. The commission's page does not say who answers the number on its list.

Source: each page named, read October 7, 2026.

What the public listings show today

The manager's listing"Call Today for Availability", with no rents and no count of open apartments.
Home Connectboth rents marked waiting list and call for availability, neither marked available now; updated September 15, 2026.
The housing commission"Waitlist: Open" for the voucher apartments, read October 7, 2026.

What it means: expect a waiting list, not a move-in date. An open list means it takes names, not that an apartment is empty.

Source: continentalmgt.com; Detroit Home Connect record; dhcmi.org.

Documents to have ready

Government ID. for each adult
Proof of income. pay stubs, benefit award letters or a tax return
Social Security cards. and birth certificates for the household
Bank statements. and other asset records
Your voucher paperwork,. if you have one

Source: no document list is published for the building. 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

The income levels, two rents and the voucher list are public. Fees, sizes and the pet policy are not.

Known and not yet known, as of October 7, 2026

Known33 one-bedrooms; 12 at the 40% level and 16 at 60%; five with project-based vouchers; rents of $667 and $1,027 on Home Connect; a washer and dryer in each apartment; no smoking.
Sources disagree on utilitiesthe City, the manager and the housing commission, as tabled above.
Sources disagree on a phone numberthree numbers, as tabled above.
Not publishedapartment sizes, the application fee, the security deposit, a minimum income, the pet policy and the length of either waiting list.
Not readthe building's own site, mlkonsecond.com, turned away automated readers on October 7, 2026. Look there for anything newer than this guide.

The manager at 833-553-0364 is the place to ask about anything on the not-published line.

If You Need an Apartment Sooner

Both lists are waiting lists, so keep other options moving while you wait.

Voucher in hand: browse Section 8 apartments in Detroit, or go straight to 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 buildings with vouchers attached: the housing commission's list showed 42 properties with every list open on October 7, 2026, and you may apply to more than one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MLK on 2nd open?

Yes. The City and MHT Housing held the grand opening on February 25, 2025. On October 7, 2026 the public listings showed waiting lists, not vacant apartments.

How much is rent at MLK on 2nd?

Detroit Home Connect lists $667 a month for a one-bedroom at the 40% income level and $1,027 at 60%, as of its September 15, 2026 update. In the five voucher apartments, rent is about 30% of income.

Who qualifies for MLK on 2nd?

Households at or under 60% of area median income: $44,040 for one person and $50,340 for two in 2026. Twelve apartments are held for 40%, which is $29,360 for one person and $33,560 for two.

Does MLK on 2nd take Section 8?

Yes. The manager's listing is marked "Accepts Section 8 Vouchers", and five apartments have project-based vouchers through the Detroit Housing Commission. Both rents are under MSHDA's $1,044 payment standard for a one-bedroom in ZIP code 48201.

How do you apply for MLK on 2nd?

Call Continental Management at 833-553-0364 and ask for an application and a place on the waiting list. For one of the five voucher apartments, also apply to the Detroit Housing Commission's project-based voucher waiting list and choose MLK on 2nd.

Are utilities included at MLK on 2nd?

The sources disagree. The City said the owner covers utilities in 17 apartments, the manager's listing marks gas, electric, water, trash and sewer included, and the housing commission's list says tenants pay electricity. Ask the office.

Where is MLK on 2nd?

At 3515 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Midtown. The DDOT 42 Mid-City Loop stops at the corner.

Sources for this article (13)

listing for the building (continentalmgt.com)
release of February 25, 2025 (detroitmi.gov)
multifamily housing dataset (data.detroitmi.gov)
building permits (data.detroitmi.gov)
Home Connect listing (homeconnect.detroitmi.gov)
project-based voucher list (dhcmi.org)
2026 income and rent limits (michigan.gov)
payment standards (michigan.gov)
DDOT Bus Stops dataset (data.detroitmi.gov)
MCL 554.601c (legislature.mi.gov)
compliance manual (michigan.gov)
24 CFR 982.508 (law.cornell.edu)
Small Area Fair Market Rents (huduser.gov)

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