Housing lottery opens for 146 rent-stabilized apartments in Edgemere
- Households that earn $21,566 to $154,080 are eligible to apply, and rents start at $544 for a studio
- The energy-efficient new development has geothermal heating and cooling and solar panels
The building will also include around 2,100 square feet of retail space.
Photo courtesy Bernheimer Architecture
Housing lottery applications are open for 146 rent-stabilized apartments at a new development in Edgemere, Queens, near the waterfront. Households that earn $21,566 to $154,080 are eligible to apply, depending on size. Rents start at $544 for a studio.
The building at 3-31 Beach 35th St. has a gym, community center, laundry room, and bike storage lockers. It’s located near the Beach 36th Street subway stop serving the A train and Rockaway Beach.
Developed by L+M Development Partners, Triangle Equities, and The Bluestone Organization, the eight-story building has geothermal heating and cooling plus solar panels, according to the developers. It was also built to be resistant to flooding, and is decked out with porous materials and rain gardens.
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 $108,700 for a person living alone. The apartments available include studios as well as one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.
There are 28 one-bedroom apartments available for households earning from $76,903 to $111,840. The rent for these apartments is $2,146.
The developers have set aside 38 units for low-income seniors above the age of 62, and another 5 percent of the apartments will be preferentially given to NYC employees. A small percentage of the units are also set aside for residents with mobility, vision, and hearing needs.
Twenty percent of the rent-stabilized apartments are reserved for applicants who already live in the Edgemere 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."
Applications must be submitted online or postmarked no later than Dec. 16th.
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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