Starlight

Address
355 NW 6th Ave.
Portland, OR, 97209

Contact
CCC Housing Office: (503) 525-8483

Waitlist Information
Project-Based Section 8 (SRO) and Fair Market (SRO/Studio) waitlists.

Click here to view current waitlist status.

Exterior of apartment building in downtown Portland

Person sitting on bed in studio apartment

People having conversation in community room

The Starlight opened December 2022, combining deeply affordable housing with commercial space, located in the heart of Old Town Portland. The building offers a mix of studio and single room occupancy homes. Seventy Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units are restricted to extremely low-income households and have project-based Section 8 rent subsidy attached. The remaining 28 studios and 2 SRO units are rent restricted units with no rental subsidy attached, available to very low and extremely low-income households.

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Property Details

Community Overview Amenities Waitlist Information How to Apply Map

Community Overview

Number of units: 100
Year built: 2022
Public transportation: Centrally located in downtown Portland. Multiple bus/MAX routes available in walking distance.
Grocery stores: Old Town Grocery (0.3 miles), Safeway (0.7 miles), Whole Foods Market (0.2 miles), World Foods (0.2 miles)

Parks: North Park Blocks (0.2 miles), Tom McCall Waterfront Park (0.5 miles)
Health facilities: Old Town Recovery Center (0.2 miles), Old Town Clinic (0.3 miles), Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center (1.3 miles), Kaiser Permanente Interstate Medical Offices (2.2 miles), OHSU Hospital (2.6 miles)
Other: Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University (1.1 miles)

Amenities

Laundry room
Fitness room and gym
Community room and resident art space
Second-story resident courtyard
Wheelchair accessible
No smoking (allowed in designated courtyard areas)
Secure bike room
On-site staff and services

Security deposit is not required.

Pet policy: Pets are not allowed at Starlight. Applicants/tenants may request service or assistance animals as a reasonable accommodation when necessary to support a verified disability. All requests are subject to management approval.

Waitlist Information

Project-Based Section 8 (SRO) and Fair Market (SRO/Studio) waitlists.

Click here to view current waitlist status.

How to Apply

If a waitlist is open, first review the screening and eligibility requirements listed in the Tenant Selection Plan (for Project-Based Section 8 units) and Building Criteria (for Fair Market units).

Only submit a pre-application if you have checked and meet these requirements. If you do, use the materials below to apply for the unit type you’re interested in:

The Starlight - Project-Based Section 8

First, review the Tenant Selection Plan.

If you’re interested in rent-subsidized units at The Starlight, submit your completed and signed pre-application materials. This includes:

Project-Based Section 8 Pre-Application (completed by applicant)
Project-Based Section 8 Eligibility Screening (completed by an agency that can attest to the information in the document)

Both documents must be submitted together in order to be placed on the waitlist. No exceptions.

You can submit your materials in one of the following ways:

Email: Send to starlightapply@ccconcern.org.
In-person: Drop off at the CCC Housing Office, 523 NW Everett St., Portland, OR 97209.

Please note: The Starlight has a preference for applicants who are referred to CCC through Coordinated Access. Applicants that would like to apply directly to The Starlight do not have a preference, and will be essentially considered backup should a referral not be forthcoming.

The Starlight - Fair Market

First, review the Building Criteria.

If you’re interested in rent restricted units without subsidy at The Starlight, submit your completed and signed Fair Market Pre-Application in one of the following ways: