Affordable Housing

📍 819 Forrest Drive, Newport News, VA 23606

📋 Property Overview

Set in Deer Park, Newport News, Virginia, this home has 1 bd / 1 ba. Interior space is 750 sq ft. Monthly rent ranges $1,230-$1,425. The unit features air conditioning, W/D hookup, walk in closets and in unit laundry. The building offers dogs allowed, playground, clubhouse and pool. Pets are allowed, with pet rent of $30. Parking is available: surface lot. Leases run 12 months. Availability: Available now. The Walk Score here is 54, meaning some errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 39. That is 25% below the local median of $1,650.

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score54/100

  Somewhat Walkable

• Transit Score39/100

  Some Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Deposit

$300 - One month's rent

Lease length

12 months

Units available

14 units

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 2B2 bd · 1 ba · 750 sq ft$1,23012 units available
• 2B-H2 bd · 1 ba · 750 sq ft$1,2301 unit available
• 1B1 bd · 1 ba · 700 sq ftNone available right now
• 3B3 bd · 1 ba · 850 sq ft$1,4251 unit available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Security deposit

$300 - One month's rent

Lease length

12 months

Lease options

12 months

Available

Available now

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Virginia renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 717,775 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 3x the rent in total household income from all funding sources (before taxes)

📋 Screening Criteria

What this property looks at when reviewing an application.

Occupancy

Affordable Housing

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Pet rent

$30

One-time pet fee

$300

Limit

2 pets

Restrictions

Max size 50 lbs.; 2 pets max per apartment home. $300 pet fee for one pet, additional $200 for second pet. $30 pet rent per month per pet.

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• In unit laundry
• Hardwood floors
• Dishwasher
• 24hr maintenance
• Parking
• Air conditioning
• Garbage disposal
• Refrigerator
• Recently renovated
• W/D hookup
• Bathtub
• Carpet
• Microwave
• Oven
• Range
• Walk in closets
• Dogs allowed
• Clubhouse
• Courtyard
• Dog park
• Gym
• Playground
• Pool
• Bbq/grill
• Accessible
• On-site laundry
• Cats allowed
• CC payments
• E-payments
• Guest parking
• Online portal
• 750 sq ft
• 850 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

54 · Somewhat Walkable

Transit Score

39 · Some Transit

🚗 Parking

• Surface lot

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Deer Park Elementary School · PK-59/10 · 0.5 mi
• Joseph H. Saunders Elementary School · PK-51/10 · 1.0 mi
• Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle School · 6-84/10 · 1.8 mi
• Warwick High School · 9-124/10 · 1.8 mi
• Richard T. Yates Elementary School · PK-53/10 · 2.0 mi
• Riverside Elementary School · PK-53/10 · 2.2 mi
• L.F. Palmer Elementary School · PK-54/10 · 2.2 mi
• Hidenwood Elementary School · PK-51/10 · 2.3 mi
• Homer L. Hines Middle School · 6-83/10 · 2.4 mi
• Coventry Elementary School · PK-58/10 · 2.6 mi

🏡 Floor Plans