Housing lottery opens for 36 rent-stabilized apartments in Weeksville, Brooklyn
- New Yorkers who earn $18,480 to $134,160 are eligible to apply; rents start at $454 for a studio
- The building at 1559 Prospect Pl. has a playground, community center, and bike storage lockers
A rendering of the Weeksville building, which has 45 units total.
Settlement Housing Fund
Housing lottery applications are open for 36 rent-stabilized apartments at a new development in Weeksville, Brooklyn. New Yorkers who earn $18,480 to $134,160 are eligible to apply, depending on the size of the household. Rents start at $454 for a studio.
The building at 1559 Prospect Pl. has a playground, community center, and bike storage lockers. It’s located about half a mile north of the Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road station serving the 2, 3, 4, and 5, trains.
Developed by Settlement Housing Fund, the building holds 45 units total at the corner of Prospect Place and Buffalo Avenue. It replaced a vacant, city-owned lot, according to Department of Finance records.
The apartments are set aside for New Yorkers earning from 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI)—a metric that depends on how many people you live with. Currently the AMI for New York City is $124,300 for a two-person household. The units available include studios as well as one- and two-bedroom apartments.
There are seven studio apartments available for households earning from $25,338 to $49,720. The rent for these apartments is $654 per month.
Twenty percent of the rent-stabilized apartments will be preferentially given to applicants who already live in the area. Future lotteries will use a lower ratio as a result of a lawsuit settlement, which claimed the practice of community preference perpetuates segregation and violates the Fair Housing Act. Check out: "NYC agrees to cut percentage of housing lottery units set aside for nearby residents."
Another 56 percent of the apartments will be preferentially awarded to renters who are 62 years old or older, while another five percent of the units will be rented with a preference to NYC employees. A small percentage of the apartments are set aside for residents with mobility, vision, and hearing needs.
Applications must be submitted online or postmarked no later than Oct. 28th.
If you’re interested and think you might qualify for one of these apartments, you can create a profile and apply online via NYC Housing Connect. For details on this particular lottery, click here. Don’t apply more than once, or you could be disqualified.
Winning a rent-stabilized apartment can be life changing: Rent increases are capped and lease renewals are automatic, providing long-term stability for NYC renters. Need more information on how the housing lottery works? Check out “6 steps for applying to NYC's affordable housing lottery.”
For some advice from successful applicants read “How to land a rental apartment through NYC's affordable housing lottery.” And if you or someone you know is having trouble with the application process, consider reaching out to a housing ambassador in the community.
Note: Brick Underground is in no way affiliated with New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development or the Housing Development Corporation. If you are interested in applying to these or other affordable housing developments, please go to NYC Housing Connect for information and instructions.
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