Affordable Housing Lottery in East New York Opens This Week
An affordable housing development powered by rooftop solar panels in East New York will start taking applications this Friday. Brick Underground first spotted the announcement for the lottery at Gateway Elton II, a 175-unit rental at 516 and 524 Vandalia Avenue. Rents at the Hudson-developed complex start at $494 a month for a studio and go as high as…
An affordable housing development powered by rooftop solar panels in East New York will start taking applications this Friday. Brick Underground first spotted the announcement for the lottery at Gateway Elton II, a 175-unit rental at 516 and 524 Vandalia Avenue. Rents at the Hudson-developed complex start at $494 a month for a studio and go as high as $1,317 for a four-bedroom. To qualify for the low-income rentals, families must make no more than 40 percent to 60 percent of the area median income. Income caps range from $33,560 for a family of four to $66,480 for a family of eight.
The units will have dishwashers, and amenities include parking, a bike room, a fitness center, wifi in the common areas and laundry rooms. HPD has already rented out the 197 low-income units in Phase I, and Phase II broke ground in May 2013. Phase III will have 302 units and begin construction in July 2015. When it’s finished, the complex will feature a 300,000-watt rooftop solar array and 60,000 square feet of retail, including a day care, restaurants and a grocery store. The development is rising on a 236-acre former landfill in the Spring Creek section of East New York. GMAP
Check out the income breakdowns and rents here, and apply through NYC Housing Connect starting December 19.
A Solar-Powered East New York Rental for Under $500 a Month? Apply Now [BU]
Not much to look at, but I guess beggars can’t be choosers.
Transit in this area sucks pretty bad. You have to walk several blocks to a bus that can take you to the nearest station which is the first stop on the 3 line, then about a 40+ minute commute into midtown. You’ll probably spend an hour+ commuting each way if you work in midtown.
A positive is you are right near the Gateway mall which has tons of retail, restaurants and supermarkets like Aldi. There is a bike path along the Belt pkwy. and if that section of the Gateway National Park ever becomes open to the public that would be a huge amenity to the area. Once all the ground floor retail gets tenants this will be a really nice neighborhood but without better transit it will keep a lot of people away.
Ok! The city will start on a new subway line next week
I never asked for a new subway line but thanks for trolling.