Homeless Housing Opens In New Brunswick

It is one building at 293 Townsend Street, made up of six apartments.

By Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff

Apr 28, 2026 11:05 am EDT | Updated Apr 28, 2026 1:18 pm EDT

293 Townsend Street is the blue building at right. There are six units inside, with one shared common space. (Ken Braswell ShoreGrafx/for Middlesex County)

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New housing for the homeless opened last Thursday, April 23 in New Brunswick.

The housing is located at 293 Townsend Street in New Brunswick. The development consists of six permanent housing units. Middlesex County said the housing is "designed to expand access to safe, stable housing for residents experiencing homelessness."

Coming Home of Middlesex County, a non-profit located in New Brunswick, will run the housing and select who lives there. Middlesex County helped pay for the housing to be built through its Housing First Fund.

There is similar homeless housing coming to the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge, but Woodbridge Township and the YMCA refuse to say what street it will be located on.

The shared common space. (Ken Braswell ShoreGrafx/for Middlesex County)

The exterior and front entrance. (Ken Braswell ShoreGrafx/for Middlesex County)

Coming Home Executive Director Eileen O'Donnell gives remarks. (Ken Braswell ShoreGrafx/for Middlesex County)

New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill speaks. (Ken Braswell ShoreGrafx/for Middlesex County)

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Assistant Commissioner Janel Winters. (Ken Braswell ShoreGrafx/for Middlesex County)

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