'Affordable' East Elmhurst Apartments Ask $75K Income

EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS — Three new apartments in Queens have hit the affordable housing lottery, but applicants will need to earn at least $75,000 for a chance to live in them.

The lone available one-bedroom apartment in the new building on Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst is asking $2,185 a month, and the two-bedroom apartments will rent for $2,635, city records show.

Households earning up to $150,000 are eligible to apply for the apartments.

The building at 104-22 Astoria Blvd. comes with a laundry room, but it's coin-operated.

Applications are due by Dec. 6. To apply online, visit nyc.gov/housingconnect. To request an application by mail, send a self-addressed envelope to: 104-22 Astoria Blvd Apartments c/o Citi Habitats, 207 West 115th Street #32 New York, NY 10026.