'Affordable' Brooklyn Apartments Require $79K Salary

BROOKLYN, NY — More than a dozen apartments have hit the affordable housing lottery near the Bed-Stuy border, but only for those making at least $78,686 per year, records show.

The 173 Johnson Ave. building in Williamsburg has 16 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom spots up for grabs, according to the listing.

The building includes a shared laundry room, a gym, a yoga and dance studio, a business center and a rooftop terrace.

Applicants should make 130 percent of the area median income, meaning for the studio spots a $78,686 minimum salary is required, records show. For the one-bedroom spots, applicants need to make $85,372 per year. A combined $101,143 salary for the two-bedroom spot is required, according to the listing.

The apartments will cost $2,295 per month for the studio, $2,490 per month for the one bedroom and $2,950 for the two bedroom.

The Johnson Avenue building is one of several in Brooklyn currently on the affordable housing lottery.

Other buildings include a Lenox Road complex, a massive development in Greenpoint, a Kent Avenue complex in Williamsburg, the Vital Brookdale complex in Brownsville and an East New York property known as Chestnut Commons.

Find all listings and more information about how to apply here.