'Moderately Priced' Apartments Available at Hidden Creek

The City of Gaithersburg wants residents to know about the availability of 45 new "moderately priced" apartment units at Hidden Creek Apartment Homes.

The units fall under Gaithersburg's Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program. The rent for the one- and two-bedroom apartments is $1,008 and $1,142.

According to the city's press release,

First priority goes to households displaced from West Deer Park Apartments, Broadstone Apartments, and three apartment communities on East Diamond Avenue vacated between 2006 and 2008.  Additional priority households include Public Safety Workers, K-12 Montgomery County public and private school employees, and full-time employees of the City of Gaithersburg. 

This is the third property to offer MPDUs since the adoption of Gaithersburg’s Affordable Housing Ordinance in late 2006. Once fully occupied, the City will have more than 100 moderately priced units in its rental housing inventory.

Last fall, Patch reported as poverty rates throughout Montgomery County have increased.

"We recognize that our community is changing, and the more options we can give people in terms of different housing types, the more we can help folks with different income levels," said Valerie Berton, a spokeswoman for , told Patch in November.

To determine if you qualify to rent a moderately priced Hidden Creek apartment and for more information about the program, visit the city's website, call 301-258-6320 ext. 2464, or email mpdu@gaithersburgmd.gov.