Services and Amenities

Allen Terrace featured amenities include:

• affordable rent including heat, electricity, & water;
• 24-hour emergency maintenance service;
• controlled entry;
• full kitchen with electric range and side-by-side refrigerator;
• carpeted living room, dining room and bedroom
• patio or balcony;
• large walk-in storage closet;
• central air conditioning;
• cable television access;
• computer lab with high speed internet
• weekday lunch program offered by Wayne County Nutrition Services;
• library;
• full coin-operated laundry;
• exercise area;
• billiard table;
• large activity room with monthly activities;
• Northville Senior Transportation Program;
• scenic views
• Free Wi-Fi internet access
• no smoking building
  (While Allen Terrace is a non-smoking facility, there are approximately four (4) residents who are still permitted to smoke, only in their specific apartment, due to the fact that these residents signed their leases before Allen Terrace became a non-smoking facility.)

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Call Joan Baker to schedule at 248-349-0434.

Laundry

For residents' convenience, Allen Terrace offers an on site coin operated laundry room.  Full size washers and dryers can be used daily from 7:00am - 8:00pm.  At the price of $0.75 to wash and $0.75 to dry, Allen Terrace laundry prices are well below neighboring off site Laundromats.

Library

The Allen Terrace library was built with the vision of the late Housing Commissioner Ray (Butch) Casterline.  It was his goal that Allen Terrace residents would have access to a wide variety of reading material on site.  With the help of the Northville Kiwanis Club, Butch led the effort to create the Allen Terrace library.  The Northville District Library works with the Housing Commission to see that Butch's dream is kept alive.  After Commissioner Casterline's death in 2004, the Commission renamed the Library "The Butch Casterline Memorial Library" in his honor.  The Northville District Library regularly updates the collection for the residents' enjoyment.

Technology Center (Computer Lab)

In 2000 former Housing Commissioner Sue Ellen Hooper created Allen Terrace Technology Center for the residents of Allen Terrace. She started with one computer which was donated from local dentist Dr. James Payne and has managed to add four additional computers over the years.

Allen Terrace Technology Center is open to residents 24 hours a day 7 days a week with high speed Internet access. In addition to the computer lab Allen Terrace residents can enjoy free Wi-Fi Internet access from their own apartments.

Wayne County Nutrition Program

Residents can enjoy Wayne County Nutrition Program (Meals on Wheels) Monday - Friday by reservation for a small donation.  Check the meal calendar for the daily meal schedule.

WiFi

Allen Terrace is now a “Wi-Fi” enabled facility. The City of Northville Housing Commission (NHC) is installing the infrastructure needed for free Internet access to apartments and common areas.

(NHC will maintain the network, but is in no way responsible for any harm, damages, changes or any other effect on any residents or visitors personal computers in any way. This is an “open network” and is not inherently secure. NHC does not represent, warrant or guarantee any security with respect to the “open network.” Users of this network do so at their own risk. NHC is not responsible for any computer upgrades or additional hardware required for residents to access the network.)