Louis Street Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

17 Louis Street is a men's sober living home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. Chelsea's House operates the property and it carries Level II certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing.

A Men's Sober House on Louis Street

Louis Street sits in the city of Chelsea, which now hosts three Chelsea's House men's houses alongside Webster Avenue and Summit Avenue. Chelsea is one of the most compact, densely built cities in Massachusetts, served by the Silver Line and local bus routes, so residents can reach work, meetings and appointments on foot or by transit.

House Rules Shared Across the Network

Chelsea's House runs the same expectations at every address it operates: a mandatory house meeting each week, three outside recovery meetings, drug testing twice weekly on a random schedule, and a nightly curfew with no overnight guests. A resident moving into Louis Street from another Chelsea's House property already knows what to expect.

Certification Through MASH

The Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing certifies this house at Level II, which means Chelsea's House has committed in writing to a code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules before move-in, and accepted review through a complaint process outside the house.

One of Twelve Chelsea's House Homes

The operator, named for Robert "Chelsea Bob" Hinckley, a longtime figure in the Massachusetts recovery community, runs twelve certified houses in Lynn, East Boston, Chelsea and Malden. A resident at Louis Street who wants a different city keeps the same admissions office and the same standard of house rules behind him.

Suffolk County Recovery Housing

Chelsea sits in Suffolk County, sharing a border with East Boston across Chelsea Creek, and the city now carries three of the Chelsea's House network's twelve addresses. That cluster gives residents in Suffolk County several certified options without leaving the immediate area.