1155 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA 94109
37 income-restricted apartments in San Francisco, from studios to 1 bedroom, for households of 1–3 people earning up to 100% or 120% of the area's median income, depending on the apartment.
- Type of listing
- Rental
- Rent
- $2,102–$3,041 a month
- Deadline
- Dec 3, 2026, 5 pm Pacific
- How you get in
- Lottery on Dec 17, 2026
- How to apply
- Online ↗
- Listing page
- housing.sfgov.org ↗
Cost and eligibility
| Size | Rent | People Each row shows the smallest and largest household that can live in that home. Count everyone who will move in, including children. If your household is smaller or larger, you can't get that home. | Yearly income To rent the home, your whole household's yearly income before taxes must be in the range on its row. One size of home can have several rents, because lower rents are for households that earn less. Each rent is for incomes up to 100% or 120% of the area's median income: half of households there earn more, half less. The second figure is the most the largest household on that row can earn. A smaller household's maximum is lower, and the official listing shows it for each household size. | Homes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | ||||||||
| Studio | $2,102 | 1–2 | $50,448–$129,700 | 1 | ||||
| Studio | $2,669 | 1–2 | $50,448–$155,650 | 33 | ||||
| 1 bedroom | ||||||||
| 1 bedroom | $2,392 | 1–3 | $50,448–$145,900 | 1 | ||||
| 1 bedroom | $3,041 | 1–3 | $50,448–$175,100 | 2 | ||||
Section 8 voucher limits
The voucher limit is not what the voucher pays. It is the most rent and utilities together can cost while you still pay only about 30% of your income.
If rent and utilities together cost the voucher limit or less, you pay about 30% of your income. Your 30% pays for your utilities and part of the rent. The housing office pays your landlord the part of the rent you don't pay.
- You earn $2,000 a month, so your 30% is $600. Rent and utilities cost $1,300, under the $1,500 voucher limit. You pay $600, and the housing office pays your landlord the other $700.
If rent and utilities together cost more than the voucher limit, you pay about 30% of your income plus every dollar above the voucher limit.
- You earn $2,000 a month, so your 30% is $600. Rent and utilities cost $1,600, which is $100 over the $1,500 voucher limit. You pay $600 plus $100, which is $700, and the housing office pays your landlord the other $900.
| Size | Voucher limit |
|---|---|
| Studio | $2,733 |
| 1 bedroom | $3,274 |
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Criteria
Income rules
Other rules from the listing
- An eviction in the past 3 years may disqualify you.
- Landlord references for the past 2 years are checked.
Who gets priority
- Households with a Certificate of Preference go first: people who were displaced by San Francisco's former Redevelopment Agency.
- Then households with a Displaced Tenant Housing Preference certificate: tenants who lost a San Francisco home to a no-fault eviction, a fire, or a rent they could no longer afford when affordability limits ended.
- Then households with a member who lives or works in San Francisco
- Veterans are ranked first within each of those groups
How to apply
Next steps
- All adults who will live in the apartment attend an in-person interview with building staff.
- If you are approved, you get an offer letter to set a time to pay move-in costs and sign the lease.
- Twice a year or more, the building asks by mail if you still want to stay on the list.
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