Lottery Open For Affordable, Handicapped-Accessible Westchester Apt.

MOHEGAN LAKE, NY — Yet another new chance for renters to combat the ongoing affordable housing crisis is here for a lucky household in a newly constructed building, and this particular unit is handicapped-accessible.

Westchester Residential Opportunities has announced that Freedom Gardens for The Handicapped, at 1680 Strawberry Road in Mohegan Lake, has a unit available for rent. Unit 8 is an 800-square-foot, newly renovated walk-up duplex with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Located in the northwest section of Yorktown, this unique development in a quiet residential neighborhood has 12 affordable apartments for disabled individuals and their family members.

The unit is available to those earning less than 60 percent of the area average monthly household income.

The minimum household income is $55,000. The maximum household incomes by household size, based on AMI are:

• 2-person household: $74,950
• 3-person household: $84,350
• 4-person household: $93,700
• 5-person household: $101,200

Rent includes utilities.

The deadline for applications is June 11, 2024, at 4 p.m. Selections will be made by lottery on June 26, 2024, at 11 a.m.

The online application can be found here.