Lottery Opens For 106 Affordable Harlem Apartments

HARLEM, NY — A lottery for 106 newly-redeveloped apartments offered at below-market-rate rents in Harlem is now accepting applications. The homes are located in the Randolph Houses, a row of 36 tenement buildings on West 114th Street between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Seventh Avenue.

The bulk of the new apartment units are being offered for individuals and families making 60 percent of the area median income, according to the city's housing connect website. Four of the apartments are being offered at 50 percent of the area median income.

The cheapest units — four studio apartments — rent for $675 per month and are available for people earning an annual salary between $25,475 and $33,400. The rest of the units are being offered to individuals earning as little as $31,989 per year and families of six earning as much as $66,420.

Of the 2016 units: 12 are studios, 63 are one-bedroom apartments, 21 are two-bedroom apartments and 10 are 3-bedroom apartments.

Here's a more detailed breakdown of the units and eligibility requirements:

Prospective tenants may apply for the lottery through the city's Housing Connect website. A mail-in application can be requested by sending a self-addressed envelope to: Randolph Houses North c/o The Wavecrest Management Team, 87-14 116th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Applications must be sent or postmarked by April 6.

Preference for the new apartments will be given to New York City Housing Authority affiliate applicants such as former residents of the Randolph Houses, current public housing residents, applicants on NYCHA's wait list and Section 8 voucher holders, according to the city's housing connect website.

Photo by city department of Housing Preservation & Development