4 Affordable NYC Housing Lotteries, With Rents Starting At $454, Expire This Week

NEW YORK CITY — Four affordable housing lotteries on New York City Housing Connect expire this week, including two in Manhattan, one in Brooklyn and one in the Bronx.

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 before the end of the week.

The Miramar in Inwood, Manhattan

Address: 405-406 West 206 St., New York, NY 10034
Number of affordable units: 281
Rent starts at: $978
Eligible incomes range: $38,400 to $160,720
Amenities: A pet-friendly building with a parking garage, a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, washers and dryers in unit, high-tech heating and cooling, a karaoke room, an art room, a children's playroom, storage, and an indoor garden.
Deadline to apply: June 2
Link to apply: here.

Bruckner Heights in Unionport, Bronx

Address: 2070 Chatterton Ave. and 1017 Olmstead Ave. in the Bronx.
Number of affordable units: 274
Rent starts at: $454
Eligible incomes range: $19,372 to $140,630
Amenities: The amenities at these two buildings include indoor and outdoor recreation areas, a community room, bicycle storage, on-site parking, laundry rooms, and elevators.
Deadline to apply: June 2
Link to apply: here

239 East 28 Street Apartments in Flatbush, Brooklyn

Address: 239 East 28th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11226
Number of affordable units: 2
Rent starts at: $1,949
Eligible incomes range: $73,920 to $116,640
Amenities: The amenities at this pet-friendly building include high-end kitchen appliances, split unit heating and cooling, as well as online payment options.
Deadline to apply: June 3
Link to apply: here

2371 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan

Address: 2371 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, New York 10027
Number of affordable units: 9
Rent starts at: $2,550
Eligible incomes range: $91,235 to $168,480
Amenities: This pet-friendly building features studios with high-end finishes, energy-efficient appliances, a dishwasher, and air-conditioning, as well as a shared laundry room, bike storage, secure package lockers, and gated access. The building also has a gym, a recreation room, a community center, outdoor areas, and a rooftop terrace, in addition to an elevator.
Deadline to apply: June 3
Link to apply: here

Explore the Housing Connect website here.