An affordable housing lottery in Fort Greene offers 20 units to qualified applicants.

A new housing lottery in Fort Greene at 1 Flatbush Avenue is now open for qualified applicants, with 20 brand-new studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom units available. Rents start at just $690 for a studio. But, as with all NYC housing lotteries, there are strict limits on income and household size.

New Yorkers who earn at one of two household-income levels may qualify: Either between $23,657 for a single person and $40,960 for a family of three, or between $81,257 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 1 Flatbush Avenue (Phase II), which is in Fort Greene near the borders of Downtown Brooklyn and Boerum Hill. The 19-story building, built in 2018, features amenities like a landscaped rooftop and resident lounge. An additional fee applies for access to the building’s gym. Apartments come with in-unit washers and dryers.

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Weeksville

1399 Saint John’s Place

$2,400 No Fee

Studio |

1

Crown Heights

931 Carroll Street

$2,708 No Fee

1 |

1

Flatbush

329 Linden Boulevard

$2,338 No Fee

1 |

1

East Flatbush

333 Linden Boulevard

$2,550 No Fee

1 |

1

Bedford-Stuyvesant

1430 Fulton Street

$2,499 No Fee

Studio |

1

Crown Heights

870 Bergen Street

$1,995 No Fee

Studio |

1

Park Slope

676 Degraw Street

$2,500 No Fee

1 |

1

Flatbush

31 East 31st Street

$1,650 No Fee

1 |

1

Flatbush

158 Martense Street

$2,799 No Fee

2 |

2

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

150 Ocean Avenue

$2,250 No Fee

1 |

1

Flatbush

1620 New York Avenue

$2,700 No Fee

2 |

2

East New York

554 Hinsdale Street

$1,825 No Fee

2 |

1

Market-rate units currently available in 1 Flatbush Avenue range from a studio for $2,500 to a 2-bedroom for $4,286, so these lottery rents represent a tremendous discount. The location is super-close to a variety of train lines, including the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, and R.

You can apply for this lottery on NYC Housing Connect. The deadline to apply is August 4, 2020.

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