$75K Income Required For 'Affordable' Long Island City Apartments

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Yet another batch of "affordable" apartments is hitting the Queens market, but only for applicants who rake in at least $75,000 per year.

Three brand new apartments at 10-44 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City will be up for grabs on the NYC Housing Lottery starting Friday, but only for those who earn 130 percent of the area median income and have upwards of $2,200 a month to spend on rent, city records show.

The apartments are the second this week in the area to debut on the affordable housing lottery at prices that only a small percent of residents can afford.

A lottery also opened up on Wednesday for units in Sunnyside Point - a four-story development being built at 47-16 Greenpoint Ave. - but applicants had to earn between $77,000 and $122,000 a year to qualify.

Residents who do meet the above-average income requirements can apply for either a studio or one-bedroom apartment in the Hunters Point complex on Jackson Avenue near 50th Street.

A single studio apartment is available for $2,201 per month to one person earning at least $75,463 per year or a pair netting up to $108,550 annually, according to the NYC Housing Connect listing.

Two one-bedroom apartments are also available for monthly rents of $2,320 apiece to households of one to three people with a combined annual income of up to $122,070, city records show.

Building amenities include a rooftop terrace, Wi-Fi, an elevator and a laundry room.

The deadline to apply is Sept. 24. Special preference will be given to lottery applicants with mobility, vision or hearing disabilities, according to the listing.

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