An affordable housing lottery has opened up for 40 units in a newly constructed eight-story building at 564 St. Johns Place in Crown Heights, 2.5 blocks from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Prospect Park.

The building is called The Frederick Olmstead — a nod to landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, we assume, although the last name is misspelled.

Chart by NYC Housing Connect
Chart by NYC Housing Connect

Of the 40 affordable apartments, there are 30 one-bedroom units and 10 two-bedroom units, starting at $1,080 and topping out at $1,223 per month.

The lottery is set an area median income range of 60 percent. Eligible incomes range between $37,029 and $62,580 for households of one to four people.

Photo via Olmsted Luxury Residences
Photo via Olmstead Luxury Residences

Market-rate rentals in the building launched in December 2017, with studios ranging from $2,200 to $2,700, one-bedrooms ranging from $2,800 to $3,762, and two-bedrooms ranging from $3,231 to $4,615.

The market-rate rentals have private balconies, open floor plans with combined living/kitchen/dining areas, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and in-unit laundry, according to the listings.

Photo via Olmsted Luxury Residences
Photo via Olmstead Luxury Residences

Karl Fischer, a prolific designer of large apartment buildings in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, is the architect on record. The Frederick Olmstead boasts a brick facade, with large street-facing windows and two columns of bay windows.

Photo via StreetEasy
Photo via StreetEasy

There’s a part-time attended lobby, rooftop terrace, playroom and a pet room. For an additional fee, there is access to a parking garage, storage units, bike storage, a business lounge, library, private party room, private garden, fitness center, yoga room and locker rooms.

The developer is Rabsky, whose projects include a mega-development at the Pfizer site in the Broadway Triangle and development on the former site of the Rheingold Brewery at 10 Montieth Street in Bushwick.

The property was purchased for $24 million by 564 St. Johns Place LLC in 2014. It was formerly the site of a parking garage, which was demolished in 2015.

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The site in 2012. Photo via Google Maps

Before it was demolished, local kids wrote poems that they hung on the walls of the garage.

Applications must be submitted by July 24. Apply through NYC Housing Connect. To learn more about how to apply for affordable housing, read Brownstoner’s guide.

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