A total 28 discounted apartments are available in the East Village through the city housing lottery.
The apartments are studios and one, two, and three bedrooms in 751 East Sixth St., a new, mixed-income building at Avenue D. Rents start at $596 a month, for a studio, and apartments are available for people in two income brackets: households making $22,320-$67,620 a year, and households making $68,709-$135,590 a year. Studios for the latter group are $1,949 a month.
The rest of the apartments in the 12-story building will rent for market rates. There is supposed to be ground-floor retail, lobby staff, an on-site manager, a gym, a roof deck, a terrace, and for an additional fee, bike parking.
Full income eligibility and rent details are here:
The building is a 20-minute walk from the J, M, Z, and F at Delancey-Essex, as well as the L at First Avenue, and the 6 at Astor Place. Crosstown buses stop nearby, as does the M9, with service to the Financial District. East River Park is one long block away, over a pedestrian bridge.
Applications must be postmarked by June 26th, 2018. For details, click here.
If you are interested and think you might qualify for one of these apartments, you can create a profile and apply online via NYC Housing Connect. Don't apply more than once, or you could be disqualified.
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 this or other affordable housing developments, please go to the NYC Housing Connect website for information and instructions.