Franklin Square House is a 193 unit elderly housing development in the South End of the Boston. The historic property consists of two well-maintained, connected brick buildings. The property was originally built in the 1890’s as a hotel for women and was substantially rehabbed in 1976 for its current use as apartments. The property currently houses one of POAH’s most linguistically diverse resident populations. POAH is meeting the translation needs of residents by contracting Mandarin, Russian and Spanish interpreters and hiring a bilingual staff. The property operates at 99% occupancy.