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Chaucer Court Senior Living Apartments are located in downtown Portland. We offer 83 studio, one-bedroom, and mobility accessible apartments with kitchens. We’re ideally located near the downtown library, public transportation, shopping, restaurants, doctors, Loaves and Fishes, aging and disability services, and other helpful resource agencies.Applicants who are eligible for admission need to meet the following criteria: Households – one of who is age sixty-two or older or one with a disability Meet income guidelines set forth by HUD Comply with tenant selection criteria Meet the terms of the leaseWe have no application or buy-in fees and direct rent subsidies are available to all who qualify. This amazing Late Gothic style building opened in 1924 and was known as the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge. This incredible building still retains its beauty today. Terra Cotta lanterns and expansive windows on the exterior and in the interior entry way there are beautiful stained glass windows with a grand marble staircase in the open atrium; a favorite gathering place for residents to socialize and build friendships and a sense of community.In 1980 the building was converted into affordable housing for seniors and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2011, Union Labor Retirement Association (ULRA) did major renovations to this historic building and today this building is home to more than 80 Chaucer Court residents.Call us today to learn more and to take a tour.