An affordable housing lottery in East Harlem is offering 70 units in a brand-new Bjarke Ingels–designed building. (Rendering courtesy of the Bjarke Ingels Group)

A new East Harlem housing lottery is offering 70 rental units at 158 East 126th Street, ranging in size from studios to 2-bedrooms, for as little as $1,023 per month for a studio.

Qualified applicants must earn at one of two household-income levels: Either between $38,400 for a single person and $73,680 for a family of five, or between $70,423 for a single person and $159,640 for a family of five. See commensurate rents and unit sizes in the chart below.

The apartments being offered are in 158 East 126th Street, known as “The Smile” for its curved shape. It was designed by famed Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and features impressive amenities, including a 24-hour concierge, a fitness center, a game room and social lounge, and even a rooftop pool.

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South Harlem

120 West 114th Street

$2,800 base rent

2 |

1

Central Harlem

242 West 132nd Street

$2,707 base rent

1 |

1

Central Harlem

300 West 135th Street

$2,950 base rent

1 |

1

Central Harlem

488 Saint Nicholas’s Avenue

$1,950 base rent

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1

East Harlem

214 East 111st Street

$2,500 base rent

1 |

1

South Harlem

140 West 123rd Street

$2,695 base rent

1 |

1

Central Harlem

210 West 133rd Street

$2,050 base rent

1 |

1

Central Harlem

263 West 153rd Street

$2,700 base rent

3 |

1

Central Harlem

2415 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard

$2,300 base rent

1 |

1

East Harlem

1629 Lexington Avenue

$2,300 base rent

2 |

1

Central Harlem

448 Saint Nicholas’s Avenue

$2,425 base rent

1 |

1

East Harlem

412 East 120th Street

$2,500 base rent

1 |

1

This brand-new building does not have any market-rate units listed for rent yet.

Qualified applicants for the lottery should apply online at NYC Housing Connect. The deadline to apply is July 23, 2020.

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