Bell Street Gardens

New construction of 49 apartments and 79 renovated apartments for a total of 126 deeply affordable apartments in Fremont

38889 Bell St, Fremont, CA 94536

Leasing Information: The pre-application period and waiting list is now closed. If you submitted a Rental Pre-Application by the deadline of Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 at 5:00pm (PST), you will receive an email or postcard between September 20 and October 11, 2024, informing you of your result from the lottery for the waiting list. Please note that we received nearly 11,000 applications.

For duplicate applications from the same applicant or household, all applications will be removed other than the last one submitted.

Please do not call the phone number for Resources for Community Development at the bottom of this webpage for information about your application.

Bell Street Gardens is located on the corner of Bell Street and Mowry Ave. in Fremont. Once completed, the development will consist of 79 renovated apartments and 49 newly constructed apartments for a total of 126 deeply affordable homes for families and individuals as well as two managers’ apartments. This leasing opportunity is for 78 of the total 126 apartments.

Located along Mowry Ave., a commercial thoroughfare, the new community will provide residents access to a variety of local and regional amenities. The property will provide a mix of studios, 1-bedrooms, 2-bedrooms and 3-bedrooms for low-income households. Thirty-one (31) apartments are set aside for households with disabilities who are eligible for the HUD 811 program. These households are referred directly to the property. Seventeen (17) apartments are for households transitioning out of homelessness and are referred by Alameda’s County’s Coordinate Entry agency.

Apartment Mix: 126 apartments consisting of 54 studios, 36 one-bedrooms, 24 2-bedrooms, and 12 3-bedrooms.

Amenities: The property will include two multi-purpose community rooms with a kitchenette and space for community events, fitness room, exterior courtyard, on-site property management, and supportive services programming.

Resources for Community Development (RCD) and the John Stewart Company follow all reasonable accommodation laws and regulations as provided for in the Federal Fair Housing Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.

John Stewart Company BRE 00654505

Application Information

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Eligibility Criteria and Other Information

Maximum Income Table

Please refer to the maximum income limits and rents (subject to change) listed below for the available apartments. Minimum and maximum occupancy per apartment type is also shown below.

These income limits and rents are effective May 2024 and are adjusted annually by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. AMI = Area Median Income

To qualify, households cannot earn more than the annual gross income listed in the table below based on their household size. For example, to qualify for a 1-bedroom apartment at 50% of the AMI, a 2-person household cannot earn more than $62,300 a year before taxes to qualify.

Bell St. Gardens	Number of Apartments (of the 78 apartments for leasing)	Rents	Maximum Income Limits Based on Number of People in your Household
Bell St. Gardens		Rents	1 person	2 people	3 people	4 people	5 people	6 people	7 people

Studio Apartment (30% AMI)	16	$725	$32,700	$37,380
Studio Apartment (40% AMI)	11	$998	$43,600	$49,840




1 Bedroom Apartment (40% AMI)	11	$1,135	$43,600	$49,840	$56,080
1 Bedroom Apartment (50% AMI)	15	$1,446	$54,500	$62,300	$70,100



2 Bedroom Apartment (40% AMI)	2	$1,250		$49,840	$56,080	$62,280	$67,280
2 Bedroom Apartment (50% AMI)	11	$1,600		$62,300	$70,100	$77,850	$84,100



3 Bedroom Apartment (30% AMI)	3	$977				$46,710	$50,460	$54,210	$57,930
3 Bedroom Apartment (40% AMI)	2	$1,367				$62,280	$67,280	$72,280	$77,240
3 Bedroom Apartment (50% AMI)	7	$1,756				$77,850	$84,100	$90,350	$96,550