Lottery Opens For 5 Discounted Harlem Apartments

HARLEM, NY — A lottery for 5 below-market apartments in a new Harlem building is accepting applications. The new development, located on West 137th Street between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Edgecomb Avenue, is renting studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments at rates higher than the area median income.

While the units are being billed as "affordable" the rents aren't be considered a bargain by neighborhood standards. Rents start at $1,850 for a studio apartment and increase to $2,150 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,695 for a two-bedroom apartment.

Individuals applying for the apartments must earn at least $63,429 per year to qualify for a studio and $73,715 to qualify for a one-bedroom. Families of up to five people seeking the two-bedroom units must earn a combined income of at least $90,858 or $92,400, according to the city's Housing Connect website.

Here's a chart that shows rents and income requirements:

Applications must be submitted online by using the city's Housing Connect website or through the mail by Sept. 21 and there will be no fee to apply. A mail-in application can also be submitted by sending a self-addressed letter to: MGNY Consulting, c/o 303 West 137th Street, 18 Bridge St, Suite 2D, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

There is no fee to apply and applicants selected for the units will not have to pay a broker's fee. Each unit features a balcony and an in-unit washer and dryer, according to the housing connect website.

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