Townsend Park Homes

Townsend Park Homes, 45 Central Ave.

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Townsend Park Homes

Built in 1974, Townsend Park Homes is a 158 unit senior high rise building consisting of one bedroom apartments. Conveniently located on the CDTA bus line, Townsend Park Homes is minutes away from downtown Albany, the major shopping malls and supermarkets: ShopRite, Price Chopper and Hannaford. A free shuttle bus picks up residents weekly for their grocery shopping at Price Chopper. There are onsite laundry facilities and a computer lab.

In recent years Townsend Park has undergone renovations to the elevator system, remodeling of the main floor and upper floors, new window installation in all apartments, upgrade to the heating system and upgrade to the fire prevention system.

Subsidized by HUD, rent is based on 30% of a resident’s income and includes heat and electric. There is an additional fee for air conditioning. The age requirement is 62 and older for seniors and 55 and older if a resident is disabled.

Community Room

The community room is open daily and features an outdoor patio, a large screen LCD TV for entertainment and two internet-enabled PCs for work and research. It is here that residents may partake in congregate lunch Monday – Friday. For a small fee, residents may reserve the community room for private parties.

Senior Services of Albany offers their counseling services twice monthly. Services provided include assisting residents with Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, medical transportation, home care services and other social/health/welfare issues pertaining to seniors.

Townsend Park Tenants’ Association

Townsend Park has an active Tenants’ Association that regularly sponsors events such as the annual Memorial Day and Labor Day Picnics, monthly Food Pantry, programs educating residents in diabetes management and health/wellness management and participates in local food drives.

President – Ernestine Bell-Allen
Vice-President – Louis Field
Treasurer – Bernadette Dominque
Secretary – Vacant (not filled)

Manager’s Office

Office Hours:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday – 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Tuesday and Thursday – 8:00 am – 12:30 pm

For information on Townsend Park Homes, please contact:

Mike Weber
Asset Manager
45 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-380-5571