Temple Place Apartments

Temple Place

The Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) constructed Temple Place Apartments, located at 5 Temple Street in Central Square on the site of the Cambridge YWCA's former pool building. Temple Place Apartments contain 40 one- and two-bedroom high-quality apartments for low- and moderate-income households. The six-story building was designed to maximize energy-efficiency and contains a range of features designed to improve livability and environmental sustainability. Built on land leased to the CHA by the YWCA, the CHA's project completed the final stage in the modernization of the YWCA's overall complex in 2016, the first phase of which was completed by the YWCA in 2012 with the successful renovation of its 103 housing units, commercial, and program space.

For more information, please visit the CHA's project page here.

Construction was completed in 2016. No further updates will be made to this project page.

The property includes: 

  • 40 affordable rental units, including 15 one-bedrooms and 25 two-bedrooms; all of which will be affordable in perpetuity

  • 18 surface vehicle parking spaces

  • Management office 

  • Bicycle parking 

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Temple Place Apartments is owned and operated by the CHA. If you are interested in applying for housing at Temple Place Apartments, please visit the CHA's website at https://cambridge-housing.org/applicants/ and consult their online application at: https://cha.apply4housing.com/. 

If you are interested in other affordable rental or homeownership opportunities, please click here to learn about other City programs.