7 Affordable NYC Housing Lotteries, With Rent Starting At $946, Expire This Week

NEW YORK CITY — Seven affordable housing lotteries on New York City Housing Connect expire in the next week, including four in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx, and two in Queens.

But wait — what is Housing Connect?

For the uninitiated, New York City Housing Connect is an online platform that aims to provide New Yorkers with opportunities for affordable prices on apartments in new developments.

The website, which launched in 2013 after years as a mail-based program, lists residential buildings across the five boroughs currently accepting applications for apartments, with both leasing and purchasing opportunities.

However, there is a catch: Your total income and family size need to fit within a certain range to be eligible to apply to the housing lottery, and each lottery has different income restrictions, based on a measurement called Area Median Income, which you can calculate here.

Oftentimes, real estate developers will set aside a certain number of affordable units in their blueprints to secure support and approval from city officials and community boards.

The NYC Department of Housing and Preservation, which runs NYC Housing Connect, considers affordable housing to be apartments that cost one-third or less of what the people living there make in income.

Also, there's usually a certain number of units in each lottery set aside for people with disabilities, workers employed by the city, or people already based in the community board district where the building is located.

Once users apply for an eligible unit, they are issued a log number, and then the numbers are chosen at random by an automated system, lottery-style.

Here are all the housing lotteries expiring in the next week.

544 Carroll

Address: 544 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Number of affordable units: 35
Rent starts at: $946
Eligible incomes range: $37,440 - $160,380
Amenities: This pet-friendly building features a children's playroom, a gym, a Pilates studio, a pet spa, a co-working space, an elevator, storage, a bike room, parking, a rooftop terrace and courtyard.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 1
Link to apply: here.

1215 Fulton Street

Address: 1215 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11216
Number of affordable units: 72
Rent starts at: $2,750
Eligible incomes range: $99,943 - $227,500
Amenities: This building includes an outdoor pool, a business center, a co-working space, a podcast booth, parking, bike storage, terraces, a gym, and more. Every apartment has laundry in unit.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 1
Link to apply: here.

33 Bedford Park Boulevard Apartments

Address: 33 Bedford Park Blvd., Bronx, NY 10468
Number of affordable units: 6
Rent starts at: $2,506
Eligible incomes range: $91,543 - $189,540
Amenities: This pet-friendly building features units with central air, laundry machines, dishwashers, and balconies or patios. The building has an elevator and bike storage.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 2
Link to apply: here.

104 Frost Street Apartments

Address: 104 Frost St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Number of affordable units: 6
Rent starts at: $3,595
Eligible incomes range: $131,040 - $189,540
Amenities: This building has an elevator, a shared laundry room, a rooftop terrace, and a gym. The apartments each have dishwashers and central air.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 2
Link to apply: here.

211 Nostrand Avenue Apartments

Address: 211 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
Number of affordable units: 9
Rent starts at: $5,525
Eligible incomes range: $189,429 - $294,840
Amenities: This building features an elevator, and all apartments have central air and high end finishes.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 3
Link to apply: here.

150-11 41st Avenue Apartments

Address: 150-11 41st Ave, Queens, NY 11354
Number of affordable units: 3
Rent starts at: $2,550
Eligible incomes range: $95,178 - $227,500
Amenities: The building has a garage, an elevator, and gated access. Each apartment has a dishwasher, central air, and high end countertops, appliances and finishes.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 3
Link to apply: here.

143-26 84th Road Apartments

Address: 151-07 84th Rd, Queens, NY 11432
Number of affordable units: 13
Rent starts at: $2,000
Eligible incomes range: $75,669 - $227,500
Amenities: This pet-friendly building features storage and an elevator. Each apartment features an outdoor space, laundry in unit, a dishwasher, central air, and high end appliances and finishes.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 5
Link to apply: here.

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