Where to find affordable housing in New York: all housing lotteries

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Affordable apartments in New York are certainly not easy to find, but there is still one source for those who are looking for affordable housing: NYC Housing Connect. The site is regularly updated with new listings.

Below are all the lotteries that are currently open to New Yorkers.

1. Building at: 810 River Avenue

17-storey building, next to the old stadium Yankee accepts applications until September 29 for their 133 studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments. Rent in a building designed SLCE ArchitectsIt starts from $ 548 per month per studio and can reach $ 2,113 per month for a three-room apartment. Amenities available include a gym, media center, laundry facilities, an outdoor area and parking for an 61 car.

2. Building at: 91 Junius Street

The newly built home in Brownsville has 64 low-cost apartments. There are 12 studios for $ 670 per month; 41 studio apartments for $ 882; 8 two-room apartments for $ 1,065 / month; and 3 three-room apartments for $ 1224 / month. Period Call for applications expires on October 4.

3. Building at Via 57 West

The durst organization increased the amount of affordable housing after the launch of the first lottery in October 2015. Now they accept applications for 36 apartments in a luxury pyramid-shaped building - with rents starting at $1,448 per month for a studio. Applications are accepted until October 11.

The building has a lobby, which is open 24 hours a day, all apartments have built-in washing machines and dryers.

For an additional fee, residents can use the in-building fitness center, basketball court, golf simulator, swimming pool and landscaped open space, the release says.

Five percent of the housing will be given to applicants with limited mobility, and another 2% of the housing will be given to the visually and hearing impaired.

The monthly rental price includes gas for cooking.

4. Building at: 92-61 165th Street

On Jamaica, Queens, kicked off lottery of 88 available apartments. Applicants earning 40% or 60% of the area median income can apply for a studio starting at $494 per month. Prices for three-room apartments start at $1,182 per month. October 16 is the last day.

5. Building at: 33 Bond

Approximately six months after the launch of the first lottery for housing from 143 available apartments, a huge building Tf cornerstone on 33 st Bond in the center of Brooklyn launched the lottery on extra 108 units. This time they represent a studio, one- or two-room apartments at prices ranging from $ 613 per month to $ 2,519 per month. Applications are accepted until October 17.

6. Excelsior ii

The building, located on the corner of Nelson Avenue, was designed by the organization Briarwood on behalf of the community development corporation Highbridge. Affordable housing is a mixture of studios, one and two bedroom apartments that cost from $ 558 per month (for those who earn 40% of the average income in the region) to $ 1,055 for two bedroom apartments (for those who earn 60% of the average income in the region).

The building has a laundry room, covered and open parking.

Applications accepted until October 17.

7. 555 Ten

56-storey building Outell at Hell's Kitchen offers a new set of affordable housing. This time there is 90 suites, from studios to three-room apartments. New Yorkers who earn from 40 to 120% of the average income in the city can claim an affordable apartment. Rents start at $ 613 per month and up to $ 2,875 per month.

The application deadline is October 23rd.

8. Crossroads Plaza

In Motte Haven, one of three buildings that is part of a complex called Crossroads Plaza, launched the lottery for 163 studio, one, two and three bedroom affordable apartments. The building, located at 828 East 149th Street, will allow residents earning between 60% and 130% of the city median income to apply for apartment rentals. The minimum monthly studio fee is $788 per month, with a maximum of up to $2,120 per month. The building has a laundry room, a community room, a parking lot and a roof garden.

Applications are accepted until October 30.

9. Oceanhill

The new building in Brownsville offers 102 low-cost apartments at prices ranging from $ 558 per month for a studio, and up to $ 1,224 per month for a three-room apartment. Lottery will be held until October 30.

10. Building at: 3365 Third Avenue

In August, a new building on 3365 Third Avenue in the Bronx launched a housing lottery for 22 available apartments. Options range from studios to four bedrooms and are designed specifically for New Yorkers who earn from 31 543 to 126 000 dollars per year. Applications accepted until October 31.

11. Building at: 210 Livingston Street

25-storey building for rental on Livingston Street in downtown Brooklyn offers affordable housing in the following quantities: 74 studios from $ 947, 34 studio apartments from $ 1,017 and 18 two-bedroom apartments from $ 1,230.

Deadline expires applications - 31 October.

12. Building at: 2501 Pitkin Avenue

In a seven-story building known as Pitkin berriman apartmentsThere is more 278 apt. m (3000 square feet) of space with a grocery store and backyard, playground and garden.

There are apartments that are available to low and middle income New Yorkers. The price of 47 apartments available ranges from $ 558 per month with one bedroom to $ 1224 per month with three bedrooms.

Period Application submission deadline: November 27.

What is needed to apply

To apply, you must:

1. Sign up for NYC Housing Connect
   For registration in NYC Housing Connect You must provide a valid email address and basic contact information. You can update this information at any time. Only one account per household is allowed.
2. Fill in your household information
   You will be asked to provide details of employment and income (for you and all household members). Once you have started the application process, you can save the application and return to it at any time. To apply, you must fill in all required fields.
3. Apply now
   To submit an application, click on the “Submit Application” button for any of the residential properties for which you are entitled to apply. For one residential object you can submit no more than one application. The application must be submitted no later than the deadline. You can check whether the application has been filed in the section "Application Status". See below.
4. Track application history
   You will be contacted if your application is randomly selected during the initial lease or sale process. Please note that due to the large number of applications, it is not possible to contact every applicant for every project. You can view all the projects you have applied for in the Residential Listing (Search tab). Here you can check if the application is valid or expired. To have an idea of ​​what will follow after the application has been submitted, carefully read the “Process Description” section.

If you do not want to apply online, you can submit it in paper form. An application form can be mailed to you. Go to the ad for the project you are interested in on the “Search” page. There you will learn how to get an application form by mail and where to send the completed form.

Applicants are not required to pay an application fee, but they may be charged for a credit check that is non-refundable.

You will also be contacted if your application is rejected for any of the following reasons:

1. The household does not meet the established requirements (such as income) for participation in the program in which housing was built.
2. The household received more than one application for a residential property, which led to its cancellation.

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