Middletown Will Open Applications To Veterans' Housing Complex On March 6

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Many in Middletown have wondered why nobody moved into the new veterans' housing apartment complex that was unveiled in November.

That is because the town never opened up applications to live there — until now.

Applications for the Veterans Housing Village at 45 Leonardville Road will be accepted starting at 9:00 a.m. on March 6, Middletown Twp. announced Wednesday.

This is the new 22,000-square-foot veterans housing facility at 45 Leonardville Road in the Campbell’s Junction area, called the Middletown Veterans Village. It has 12 affordable apartments for U.S. military veterans.

To apply, interested parties must submit an application through affordablehousing.com listed under the WAITING LIST tab, under the location “45 Leonardville Road-Veteran’s Housing” through the Housing Agency listed as "Middletown Redevelopment Corporation."

If you previously applied to this building through Monmouth County, Middletown Twp. or the Middletown Housing Authority, and/or any other agency or organization, you must reapply to this site-based waiting list through affordablehousing.com.

In order to be eligible, applicants must meet all of the building’s eligibility criteria. Most notably, applicants must be a veteran of the U.S. armed forces and household income cannot exceed 80 percent of the area median family income as published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).

The building has a preference for veterans who live and/or work in the Township of Middletown.

Eligible applicants will be selected in order, based on preference, available unit size, and the date and time their completed application was received.

For additional information about the building and/or the application process, you are invited to attend a public information seminar at the Middletown Township Public Library, located at 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown, New Jersey. These seminars will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25 and at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 28.

For those requiring assistance, staff and resources will be available at 45 Leonardville Road on March 6. Applications must be submitted online, but anyone who needs assistance can go to Veterans Village on March 6 for in-person help from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. That is when staff will be there.

The complex has private living spaces, and also communal areas, including:

• Activity rooms and lounges with televisions
• Pool and game tables
• A front porch designed for relaxation and socializing
• Patriotic design elements such as American, MIA and KIA flagpoles
• A stone memorial at the entrance to honor fallen heroes
• The Township dedicated the first- and second-floor community rooms to the late Gary Ruhman, who served in the United States Navy and Jason Douglas Creager, who passed away from cancer at 19 years old. Jason was the nephew of residents Dennis and Linda McGinnis, who own McGinnis Printing in Red Bank.