Housing Lottery in Queens for Rent-stabilized Units Open for New Yorkers
New York City, NY: A new complex in Astoria, Queens, is offering 20 rent-stabilized units through a housing lottery.
Depending on the size of the household, New Yorkers with an income between $62,983 and $146,900 are eligible to apply. The base rent for a studio is $1,718.
The building at 22-51 45th St. is pet-friendly and offers a variety of amenities such as a laundry facility, gym, business center, leisure room, terrace, and co-working space.
The Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard subway station, which is accessible by the R and W trains, is less than a mile away. Dattner Architects were the architects behind the eight-story structure, which developer Mega Development claims has 64 flats and several facilities.
Mega claims that the building’s second-floor patio features a sauna, lounge, and barbecue grill station. Records from the Department of Finance show that it took the place of an industrial structure with one floor.
These apartments are reserved for New Yorkers whose income falls between 80% and 130% of the area median income (AMI), a figure that varies by household size. New York City’s current AMI for a two-person household is $113,000.
Apartments with one, two, or three bedrooms are on the market. Households with an income between $80,126 and $122,000 per year (or more, depending on the number of persons living in the home) can choose from ten two-bedroom flats.
These apartments cost $2,168 per month. Worker housing in New York City will receive an additional 5% of the available units. Additionally, there is a tiny portion of the flats reserved for those who have special requirements related to hearing, vision, or mobility.
Local residents will receive priority for half of the rent-stabilized units, according to the developers. Due to a court settlement, future lotteries would employ a lower ratio. The lawsuit asserted that community preference practices perpetuate segregation and violate the Fair Housing Act.
