3 Affordable NYC Housing Lotteries, With Rents Starting At $1,313, Expire This Week

NEW YORK CITY — Three affordable housing lotteries on New York City Housing Connect expire this week, including two in Brooklyn and one 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 before the end of the week.

CORE NYC

Address: 98-10 63rd Rd, Queens, NY 11374
Number of affordable units: 78
Rent starts at: $1,995
Eligible incomes range: $68,400 - $227,500
Amenities: This pet-friendly building includes a doorman, bike storage lockers, a gym, a yoga studio, a children's playroom, a rooftop terrace, a co-working space, an elevator, and washers and dryers in each unit.
Deadline to apply: June 16
Link to apply: here.

514 Maple Street Apartments

Address: 514 Maple Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11225

Number of affordable units: 3
Rent starts at: $2,650
Eligible incomes range: $90,858 - $261,170
Amenities: This apartment building includes washers, dryers and dishwashers in all units, in addition to patios and balconies. All apartments have hardwood floors and air conditioning.
Deadline to apply: June 16
Link to apply: here.

Kay's Place

Address: 224 12th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Number of affordable units: 25
Rent starts at: $1,313
Eligible incomes range: $48,823 - $160,720
Amenities: This building includes two elevators, 24/7 security, and an on-site resident manager. Each unit has modern appliances and an in-unit intercom system. The building includes communal laundry facilities, bike parking, and a large rooftop terrace.
Deadline to apply: June 17
Link to apply: here.

Explore the Housing Connect website here.
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