Neighborhood in Hartford · Capitol Planning Region
Asylum Hill
Asylum Hill brings apartment buildings and restored historic homes together with Saint Francis Hospital and major insurance offices.
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Mark Twain House, May 2005. Archival photograph of the museum landmark; not a home offered for sale or rent.
Mark Twain House, May 2005. Archival photograph of the museum landmark; not a home offered for sale or rent.
Creator: Makemake at German Wikipedia
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Asylum Hill housing and everyday services
About Asylum Hill
Asylum Hill brings apartment buildings and restored historic homes together with Saint Francis Hospital and major insurance offices. Asylum Avenue has rental housing with shared facilities, while NINA develops homes for owner occupants. Street-parking permits apply to particular blocks, with allowances that differ even within the neighborhood.
Apartments on Asylum Avenue
Stuart Apartments at 887–897 Asylum Avenue is one rental example in Asylum Hill. Its community-supplied listing describes heat and hot water included, off-street parking and shared laundry. The listing identifies Maple Group Management, whose own website gives 860-488-9020 for its office at 887 Asylum Avenue, Suite 1.
The listing posts a $50 application fee per applicant and a $200 holding fee per apartment, credited toward the security deposit if approved. Those are upfront charges, separate from monthly rent. The written offer should establish the deposit, remaining utilities and parking terms; the listing is not evidence of a particular apartment being available today.
Restored homes for owner occupants
NINA, the Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, rehabilitates historic houses and builds on vacant lots in Asylum Hill for low- to moderate-income owner occupants. Its work offers a different route into the neighborhood from leasing an apartment. The organization’s office is at 20–28 Sargeant Street; its telephone is 860-244-9390.
The 102 Huntington Street project records show the kind of work involved: restored window sashes, porch construction and interior rehabilitation, with updates through March 2026. This is a documented restoration example, not a current home-for-sale listing. NINA is the direct contact for its homeownership opportunities.
Street permits vary within Asylum Hill
Hartford Parking Authority lists two permanent permits and one visitor permit for Collins Street numbers 128–181 and Spring Street numbers 39–101. Sumner Street numbers 33–85 has one permanent and one visitor permit. Those zones renew in January.
Each permit costs $25 before qualifying waivers. Permanent permits need registration matching the resident’s identification and proof of residency. The program covers signed, approved segments; a nearby address does not inherit their allowance. A permit does not exempt a car from a snow parking ban.
Arriving at Saint Francis Hospital
Saint Francis Hospital is at 114 Woodland Street. Its patient and visitor garage can be entered from the main entrance on Woodland Street or from 341 Collins Street. The hospital directs patient drop-off and pickup to the garage’s first floor.
General valet is available weekdays from 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. for a flat $5; weekend visitors use the garage themselves. Oncology, women’s health and labor-and-delivery arrangements have separate instructions. These are patient and visitor options, so someone relocating for a hospital job needs the employer’s staff-parking arrangements rather than treating visitor valet as an employee parking plan.
Neighborhoods and districts near Asylum Hill
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- City-defined neighborhood geographyCity of Hartford: Neighborhood DistrictsSource checked The city identifies Asylum Hill as a named neighborhood. The map pin represents the neighborhood rather than an individual property.
- Apartment utilities, laundry, parking and posted feesStuart Apartments: community-supplied listing on ApartmentHomeLivingSource checked Community-supplied listing describes included utilities and posted upfront fees. Apartment-specific terms come from the manager’s current written offer.
- Direct management contactMaple Group Management: contactSource checked The manager’s own site lists its office at 887 Asylum Avenue, Suite 1, and telephone 860-488-9020.
- Owner-occupied home rehabilitationNINA: how its housing work operatesSource checked NINA rehabilitates historic houses and builds new homes for low- to moderate-income owner occupants. Contact the organization about its homeownership opportunities.
- Dated restoration exampleNINA: 102 Huntington Street project historySource checked Dated updates document window restoration, porch construction and interior work through March 2026.
- Approved street segments and permit allowancesHartford Parking Authority: residential permitsSource checked The allowance and renewal month depend on the signed street segment. Permits do not override snow parking bans.
- Hospital address and accessTrinity Health: Saint Francis HospitalSource checked Hospital at 114 Woodland Street. Individual clinics and appointments have their own arrangements.
- Garage entrances, patient drop-off and valet limitsTrinity Health: patient and visitor parkingSource checked Garage entry from Woodland or Collins Street. General valet is weekdays 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m., $5; weekend visitors self-park. Special patient services have separate rules.
- Neighborhood homes, major institutions and local businessesAsylum Hill Neighborhood Association: neighborhood mission and visionSource checked AHNA describes historic and multi-unit housing, corporate headquarters, health facilities and neighborhood businesses.
Photo credits
- Mark Twain House, May 2005. Archival photograph of the museum landmark; not a home offered for sale or rent.Image credits and license
Mark Twain House, May 2005. Archival photograph of the museum landmark; not a home offered for sale or rent.
Creator: Makemake at German Wikipedia
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; display layouts may crop the image.