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Truly Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in Williamsburg

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] here’s a new, truly affordable Brooklyn housing lottery currently open for applications. The Milo @ 885 Grand Street [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/983.pdf], Williamsburg The Milo at 885 Grand Street, via Google Maps. * The newly constructed

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Three Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] here are a few new truly affordable Brooklyn housing lotteries currently open for applications. 672 Powell Street [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/951.pdf], Brownsville * The newly constructed residential building offers Bicycle Storage, Communal Laundry Room, Community Room.

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Two Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] two new residential buildings in Brownsville and East New York have now opened applications with apartments that are truly affordable, offering supportive housing and Section 8 housing. Supportive housing offers onsite services [https://shnny.org/supportive-housing/what-is-supportive-housing/] that help

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10 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

322 Gates Avenue. Courtesy of Google Maps.322 Gates Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/890.pdf], Bed-Stuy * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of AMI. * 6 one-bedroom apartments for $2,276. Income range for one person is $78,035 – $97,110. * 3 two-bedroom apartments for $2,746

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9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

348 Nostrand Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/871.pdf], Bed-Stuy 348 Nostrand Avenue. Courtesy of NYC Housing Connect. * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of AMI. * 5 one-bedroom apartments for $2,000 with income range for one person is $68,538 to $97,110. * 4 two-bedroom apartments

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Recent Affordable Housing Roundup, Part II

All across Brooklyn, major luxury rental developments are rising—and so are rents. Many Community Boards are fighting for higher and higher percentages of affordable housing units in new developments, and though the brass ring of 100% affordable development remains elusive, here’s a roundup of relatively affordable units that

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Affordable Units Online in Williamsburg’s Broadway Triangle

A design rendering of 89 Bartlett Street, which includes 16 affordable units (Via Leverich Design)WILLIAMSBURG – While the Pfizer site development [/lawsuit-temporarily-halts-broadway-triangle-construction/] has dominated headlines for Broadway Triangle developments as construction stops and starts amid myriad lawsuits, another, smaller housing development is quietly nearing completion nearby. The building at 89

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Relatively Affordable Housing Up For Grabs In Midwood

The 9 new units listed at 2802 Kings Highway are in a new 6-story development (Via NYC Housing Connect)MIDWOOD – Nine units are up for grabs on the NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html] website, though at 130% of the Area Median Income (AMI), they aren’

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100 Affordable Units Up For Grabs at Former Rheingold Site in Bushwick

An overhead view of the rendering for 10 Montieth Street (VIa ODA New York) BUSHWICK – It’s hard to forget the community tension and negotiations leading up to the rezoning and development of the former Rheingold Site [/bushwick-construction/]. Original promises about affordable unit numbers were walked back as the property

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Affordable Housing Lottery Closes Soon For Two Bushwick Developments

The John Sam apartments at 246 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick will have affordable units available (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK -Despite the coming L train shutdown’s effect on housing prices in some parts of Brooklyn, development is continuing apace, which means a smattering of affordable housing amid the market

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Lottery Opens for “Affordable” One-Bedrooms in Williamsburg

The building at 126 Boerum Street has some pricey apartments available in the housing lottery (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Three new one-bedroom units became available on the NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html] website this morning, though they may stretch some applicants’ definition of “affordable.

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Mayor’s Office Announces Changes To City’s Affordable Housing Lottery

Twenty-eight (one-fifth) of the apartments in the building under construction at 504 Myrtle Avenue [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/09/15/new-eight-story-development-include-market-rate-apartments/] (between Ryerson Street and Grand Avenue) will reportedly be offered at “below market rate” and available through an affordable housing lottery. (Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership & Madison

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FYI: There Will Be Five Affordable Housing Application Workshops This September For City Point Tower One

Were you considering applying for one of the affordable apartments [/blog/2015/08/05/apply-now-for-affordable-units-in-7-dekalb-avenue-aka-city-point-tower-one/] in City Point Tower One, at 7 DeKalb Avenue? Then consider attending one of five upcoming workshops being held for local residents to learn about the lottery process and building amenities. As mentioned earlier this