OSI Art Apartments in Woodbridge: 30 Apartments at 3820 Grand River Avenue, With Studios From $850

Published October 25, 202616 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerAs of October 7, 2026, OSI Art Apartments at 3820 Grand River Avenue in Detroit's Woodbridge is leasing 30 apartments. The leasing site lists studios from $850 a month, one-bedrooms from $899, one-bedroom lofts from $1,465 and two-bedroom lofts from $1,899, with water included. The City says 15 apartments are reserved for households earning up to 80% of the area median income; its dataset counts all 30 as income-restricted. Apply online through the leasing site. Michigan law makes landlords count a voucher toward any income requirement.

Last checked: October 7, 2026, against osiartapartments.com; the building's Detroit Home Connect listing; the City of Detroit's release of June 23, 2026, multifamily housing dataset and building permits; 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.

OSI Art Apartments in numbers

30apartments in the building
15 or 30income-restricted apartments, depending on which City record you read
$850where studio rents start
$58,720the most one person can earn at the 80% level
June 23, 2026the grand opening
313-339-3905the phone number on the building's City listing

Rendering of an apartment building with a front painted in red, yellow and white angular shapes, balconies on four floors above glass shopfronts, a sawtooth roofline and a low brick building beside it — Rendering of OSI Art Apartments, 3820 Grand River Avenue in Woodbridge, Detroit, from the building's Detroit Home Connect listing. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from its Detroit Home Connect listing, listing rendering, via homeconnect.detroitmi.gov (set on a plain field).

What OSI Art Apartments Is and Who Built It

OSI Art Apartments is a new building of 30 apartments over ground-floor shops at 3820 Grand River Avenue, developed by N'Namdi Holdings and URGE Development Group and opened on June 23, 2026.

Names: OSI Art Apartments on the leasing site and in the City's release; "Osi Art Apartments" on Home Connect and in the City's dataset. The City says it is named after the Nigerian-American artist Osi Audu, whose work shaped the painted front.
Addresses: 3820 Grand River Avenue in City records; the leasing site writes 3820 W Grand River Ave.
Developers: N'Namdi Holdings, led by George N'Namdi, and URGE Development Group, led by Roderick A. Hardamon.
Design: Quinn Evans and VolumeOne Design Studio, in the City's release.
Size: 30 apartments and more than 5,000 square feet of commercial space. Permit BLD2020-00243 is for a "New Retail, Multi-Family (30 Units), & Art Gallery building".
Financing: the City calls it the first development financed through the Detroit Housing for the Future Fund. Invest Detroit says it provided a $13.5 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation.

3820 Grand River Avenue, from permit to opening

January 8, 2020the building permit is applied for.
October 2, 2020the City issues permit BLD2020-00243.
May 7 and June 10, 2025the City issues revisions to the permit.
May 13, 2026the building's Home Connect listing is created.
June 23, 2026grand opening.

What it means: the building took almost six years from permit to opening, and the City's dataset now lists it as completed in 2026.

Source: City permits, Home Connect and the City's release.

Photograph of an apartment building with a front painted in large red, yellow and white angular shapes, a sawtooth roofline, a glass shop level and four rows of windows above it, under a blue sky — OSI Art Apartments, 3820 Grand River Avenue, at its opening in June 2026. Photograph by the City of Detroit. Photo: City of Detroit, from its release of June 23, 2026, government photograph, via detroitmi.gov (enlarged and set on a plain field).

Where 3820 Grand River Avenue Is and How to Get Around

The building is on Grand River Avenue at Avery Street in Woodbridge, in ZIP code 48208 and City Council District 6, with a DDOT bus stop at the corner.

Stop	Route	Straight-line distance
Grand River & Avery	DDOT 3 Grand River	0.02 miles
Trumbull & Selden	DDOT 29 Linwood	0.11 miles
Rosa Parks & Selden	DDOT 18 Fenkell	0.12 miles
Martin Luther King & Trumbull	DDOT 47 Tireman	0.2 miles
Trumbull Ave & Warren Ave	MoGo bike share station, 19 docks	0.56 miles
MLK Jr station, Woodward Avenue	QLINE streetcar	0.96 miles

What it means: four bus routes stop within a fifth of a mile, and the streetcar is about a mile east.

Source: City of Detroit DDOT Bus Stops dataset and its MoGo station and QLINE stop layers, 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.

Neighborhood names: Woodbridge on the City's map. The leasing site places the building where Woodbridge meets North Corktown, and the City's release calls it "the gateway to the growing West End Gallery District".
Height: four stories in the City's release and on the first permit, five on the 2025 revisions. The City's photograph shows a shop level with four rows of windows above it.

Rents and Income Limits at OSI Art Apartments

The leasing site gives a starting rent for each of four layouts and does not say which apartments are income-restricted.

Starting rents by layout, read October 7, 2026
Layout, in the leasing site's names	Size on Home Connect	Rent starts at
Studio	490 sq ft	$850
Canvas: 1 bedroom	520 sq ft	$899
Exhibit: 1 bedroom on two floors	700 sq ft	$1,465
Gallery: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on two floors	800 sq ft	$1,899

What it means: each figure is a "starting at" price, and the site says "No two residences are exactly the same", so ask for the rent of the apartment you are shown.

Source: osiartapartments.com for the rents; the building's Home Connect listing, last updated September 15, 2026, for the sizes.

Income-restricted apartments at OSI Art Apartments by income level, City dataset, number of apartments

50% of area median income

60%

80%

View the data table

Income level	Apartments
50% of area median income	2
60%	6
80%	22

What it means: the dataset counts all 30 apartments as income-restricted. The City's release counts "15 affordable apartments reserved for households earning up to 80 percent", and a lender quoted in the same release says "30 affordable rental units". Ask the office which apartments are restricted.

Source: City of Detroit, Multifamily Housing Sites Under Construction and Completed, record HRD12247; dataset last edited October 2, 2026.

Maximum household income, 2026
Household	50%	60%	80%
1 person	$36,700	$44,040	$58,720
2 people	$41,950	$50,340	$67,120
3 people	$47,200	$56,640	$75,520
4 people	$52,400	$62,880	$83,840

What it means: one person earning $50,000 is over the 60% limit and under the 80% limit, so an 80% apartment is the one to ask about.

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

State maximum monthly rent, utilities included, 2026
Level	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms
50%	$917	$983	$1,180
60%	$1,101	$1,179	$1,416
80%	$1,468	$1,573	$1,888

What it means: the studio and Canvas starting rents are under even the 50% maximum. The Exhibit starting rent is $108 under the 80% maximum for a one-bedroom, and the Gallery starting rent is $11 over the 80% maximum for a two-bedroom.

Source: the same MSHDA table, "Rent By Bedroom".

Watch outthe building has not published which rent goes with which income level, a minimum income, or whether the two-floor lofts are income-restricted at all. Get the level and the limit in writing before you pay an application fee.

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

An empty studio apartment with a gray tile floor: a stainless steel refrigerator and cabinets at the left and glass doors to a railed balcony at the far end — A studio at OSI Art Apartments, from the leasing site's studio photographs. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing photograph, via osiartapartments.com (set on a plain field).

Using a Housing Voucher at OSI Art Apartments

A voucher can be used here, and the studio and Canvas starting rents are under MSHDA's payment standard for ZIP code 48208 while the two loft layouts are far above it.

What is settled and what to ask

On the building's Home Connect listing"If you have a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, the income requirements do not apply." The listing does 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.
No vouchers attachedthe building was not on the Detroit Housing Commission's project-based voucher list on October 6, 2026.

Starting rents at OSI Art Apartments against MSHDA's payment standard for ZIP code 48208, dollars a month

Rent starts atMSHDA payment standard

Studio

$850

$869

Canvas, 1 bedroom

$899

$968

Exhibit, 1 bedroom

$1,465

$968

Gallery, 2 bedrooms

$1,899

$1,221

View the data table

Layout	Rent starts at	MSHDA payment standard
Studio	$850	$869
Canvas, 1 bedroom	$899	$968
Exhibit, 1 bedroom	$1,465	$968
Gallery, 2 bedrooms	$1,899	$1,221

What it means: the studio starts $19 under the standard and the Canvas $69 under, before the other utilities. The Exhibit starts $497 over and the Gallery $678 over.

Source: rents from osiartapartments.com; MSHDA Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards effective December 2, 2025, ZIP code 48208, unchanged in the schedule for December 2, 2026. The payment standard covers rent and utilities together; the rents include water only.

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).
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 $790 for a studio, $880 for a one-bedroom and $1,110 for a two-bedroom in 48208. See how much Section 8 pays in Detroit and the Detroit Section 8 guide.
Utilities: the leasing site says "Water service is included in your monthly rent". Who pays electricity and heat is not published. See how the Section 8 utility allowance works.

A kitchen along one wall with gray upper cabinets, white lower cabinets, a built-in stainless steel oven, a sink and a stainless steel refrigerator, on a gray tile floor — A kitchen at OSI Art Apartments, from the leasing site's studio photographs. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing photograph, via osiartapartments.com (set on a plain field).

How the Rents Compare With Rents in ZIP Code 48208

The studio starts level with what HUD estimates an ordinary studio rents for in ZIP code 48208, and the lofts start hundreds of dollars above HUD's figures.

Starting rents at OSI Art Apartments against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 48208, dollars a month

Rent starts atHUD fair market rent, ZIP 48208

Studio

$850

Canvas, 1 bedroom

$899

$940

Exhibit, 1 bedroom

$1,465

$940

Gallery, 2 bedrooms

$1,899

$1,180

View the data table

Layout	Rent starts at	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 48208
Studio	$850	$850
Canvas, 1 bedroom	$899	$940
Exhibit, 1 bedroom	$1,465	$940
Gallery, 2 bedrooms	$1,899	$1,180

What it means: the studio's starting rent equals HUD's figure and the Canvas is $41 under it. The Exhibit starts $525 over and the Gallery $719 over.

Source: rents from osiartapartments.com; 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 an 80% apartment can cost more than local rents: the income levels 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 48208.
Apartments nearby: see voucher apartments in 48208, in Woodbridge and in North Corktown.

A two-floor apartment seen from its kitchen: a high living room with a gray tile floor, glass doors to a balcony, a wall-mounted air unit near the ceiling and the foot of a staircase at the left — A two-floor loft at OSI Art Apartments, from the leasing site's loft photographs. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing photograph, via osiartapartments.com (set on a plain field).

Preferences and What the Apartments Include

No preference for any group of applicants has been published, and water is the one utility the leasing site says is in the rent.

Preferences and set-asides

Leasing officeno preference is published. Home Connect tags the building "18+".
Income-restricted apartmentsthe City gives a count and a ceiling of 80%. Neither the City nor the building says how they are assigned.

Included, extra cost and rules

In each apartmenta washer and dryer, stainless steel appliances with a built-in oven, and heating and cooling controlled in the apartment, on the leasing site. Its photographs show one front-loading laundry machine, a wall-mounted air unit and an open tiled shower with no tub.
Balconies"private balcony options" in the Canvas layout. The photographs show glass doors to a railed balcony in a studio and a loft.
In the buildingan elevator, key-fob entry with a screen in each apartment for seeing guests, and a coffee shop in the building.
Parking"Secured Onsite Parking" on the leasing site. The cost is not published.
Pets"No Pets Allowed" on Home Connect. The leasing site does not mention pets.

Source: osiartapartments.com, home page and photo pages, read October 7, 2026; the building's Home Connect listing. The leasing site and the listing also carry computer-made pictures of furnished rooms; the details above come from the camera photographs.

A bathroom tiled in yellow to shoulder height with an open shower and no tub, a floor drain, a toilet and a wall-hung sink — A bathroom at OSI Art Apartments, from the leasing site's studio photographs. The shower is open to the room. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing photograph, via osiartapartments.com (set on a plain field).

A single front-loading laundry machine standing in a closet with water hookups on the wall above it — The laundry machine in an apartment at OSI Art Apartments, from the leasing site's loft photographs. The site lists an in-unit washer and dryer. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing photograph, via osiartapartments.com (set on a plain field).

How to Apply for an Apartment at 3820 Grand River Avenue

There is no lottery and no deadline: you apply online through the leasing site.

Applying to OSI Art Apartments

1Check your incomefind your household size in the income table above and note every level you are under.
2Ask before you applyemail OSIArt@urgeimprint.com or call 313-339-3905, the number on Home Connect. Ask which apartments are income-restricted, at what level, and what each rents for.
3Ask about coststhe application fee, the deposit, parking and which utilities you pay besides water.
4Apply online"Apply Now" on osiartapartments.com opens the building's online rental application.
5If you have a vouchersay so at the start and bring your agency's paperwork for a new apartment.

What happens after you apply

Nowthe leasing site says "Now Leasing" and offers tours.
Screeningnot described on the leasing site.
Income checkfor an income-restricted apartment, expect to document your household's income against the limit.

What it means: the site does not say how applications are ordered or how long a decision takes, so ask when you apply.

Source: osiartapartments.com; the building's Home Connect listing.

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 an income-restricted building has to verify. Ask the office for its own.

A staircase inside an apartment with a pale wood handrail, beside a hall with laundry hookups and a doorway to a yellow-tiled bathroom — The stairs inside a two-floor loft at OSI Art Apartments, from the leasing site's loft photographs. Photo: OSI Art Apartments, from the building's leasing site, marketing photograph, via osiartapartments.com (set on a plain field).

What Is Known and What Is Not Yet Published

The leasing site settles the starting rent for each layout. City records disagree on how many apartments are income-restricted.

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

Known30 apartments; starting rents of $850, $899, $1,465 and $1,899; water included; the 2026 income limits and State rent maximums.
Sources disagree15 income-restricted apartments in the City's release, 30 in its dataset; four stories or five.
Not publishedwhich apartments are restricted and at what level, a minimum income, the application fee, the deposit, parking cost and who pays electricity and heat.
Pets"No Pets Allowed" on Home Connect; not confirmed on the leasing site.

The leasing office, at OSIArt@urgeimprint.com or 313-339-3905, is the place to ask about anything on the not-published line.

If You Need an Apartment Sooner

A building this size has few openings 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is OSI Art Apartments affordable housing?

Partly, by the City's account. Its June 2026 release says 15 of the 30 apartments are reserved for households earning up to 80% of the area median income. The City's dataset counts all 30 as income-restricted, at 50%, 60% and 80%.

How much is rent at OSI Art Apartments?

The leasing site lists studios from $850 a month, Canvas one-bedrooms from $899, Exhibit one-bedroom lofts from $1,465 and Gallery two-bedroom lofts from $1,899, as of October 7, 2026. Water is included.

How much can you earn and still qualify?

At the 80% level in 2026, one person can earn up to $58,720, two people $67,120 and four people $83,840. The building has not said which apartments are at 50%, 60% or 80%.

Does OSI Art Apartments take Section 8?

Michigan law bars a landlord with five or more units from refusing a renter over a voucher. The studio and Canvas starting rents are under MSHDA's payment standard for 48208; the two loft layouts start $497 and $678 over it.

How do you apply for 3820 Grand River Ave. in Detroit?

Use "Apply Now" on osiartapartments.com, which opens an online rental application. There is no lottery and no deadline. Email OSIArt@urgeimprint.com first to ask which apartments are income-restricted.

Are the rents at OSI Art Apartments below market?

The Canvas one-bedroom starts $41 below HUD's fiscal year 2027 figure for ZIP code 48208, and the studio starts level with it. The Exhibit and Gallery lofts start $525 and $719 above HUD's figures.

Does OSI Art Apartments allow pets?

The building's Home Connect listing says "No Pets Allowed". The leasing site does not mention pets, so confirm with the office.

Sources for this article (13)

osiartapartments.com (osiartapartments.com)
Detroit Home Connect listing (homeconnect.detroitmi.gov)
release of June 23, 2026 (detroitmi.gov)
multifamily housing dataset (data.detroitmi.gov)
building permits (data.detroitmi.gov)
2026 income and rent limits (michigan.gov)
payment standards (michigan.gov)
DDOT Bus Stops dataset (data.detroitmi.gov)
MCL 554.601c (legislature.mi.gov)
project-based voucher list (dhcmi.org)
24 CFR 982.508 (law.cornell.edu)
Small Area Fair Market Rents (huduser.gov)
Detroit Home Connect affordable search (homeconnect.detroitmi.gov)

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