Waiting list for $2,294 below-market one-bedroom apartments at The Kensington closes Friday

Renters hoping for a below market rate one-bedroom apartment in Pleasanton have until 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, to get on a new waiting list at The Kensington Apartments, 1552 E Gate Way.

The City of Pleasanton opened the list Oct. 16 in coordination with the property's manager, Asset Living, according to the city's notice. The one-bedroom BMR units rent for $2,294 a month and are open to households of one to three people.

Who qualifies

Households must earn no more than 80% of the area median income. The 2026 limits listed by the city are:

• one person: $95,050
• two people: $108,600
• three people: $122,200

Only one pre-application is allowed per household, and income counts every household member 18 or older, according to the form.

How the order is set

The city will run a lottery among pre-applications to set the order of the waiting list, using the preference rules it applies in city-assisted affordable housing to favor people who live or work in Pleasanton.

Under that system, the pre-application awards points based on ties to the city. Households in which an adult both lives and works in Pleasanton and has done so for at least two years get the most, 20 points, while households with no Pleasanton connection get 10.

A household can add one point for a single qualifying circumstance, such as at least seven straight years living in Pleasanton, being a single-parent household or having a documented disability.

One more point is available to an applicant who works for the Pleasanton Police Department, the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department or another first responder agency in town, teaches or works at a Pleasanton school, works for a city or county government, or works in Pleasanton for a nonprofit social services agency.

Applicants will be contacted later to verify residence, work history and any status they claim, the form says.

How to apply

The pre-application and eligibility guidelines can be downloaded from the city's housing page. Completed forms must be mailed to, or dropped off at, the complex's leasing office on E Gate Way. Emailed and faxed applications will not be accepted.

The city's notice says pre-applications postmarked Nov. 6 will be accepted, while the form itself says late postmarks will not be, so applicants mailing near the deadline may want to confirm with the leasing office at 925-846-8882 or drop the form off in person. The notice says forms that come in late will not be considered.

Sources

cityofpleasantonca.gov

cityofpleasantonca.gov

cityofpleasantonca.gov