NYC housing lottery: Buy an apartment for as low as $16K
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — New York City Housing Connect has opened a waitlist for a lottery that offers apartments for sale as low as $15,745.
The units are available at the Mitchell-Lama Dennis Lane Apartments, Inc., at 2414 Crotona Avenue in the Bronx.
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Applicants must be New York State residents, and only one request may be submitted per applicant.
Apartment size
Maintenance fees
Purchase price
Income limit
Household size
Studio
$960
$15,745
$38,400 – $182,250
1 to 3 people
One-bedroom
$1,210
$20,201
$48,400 – $182,250
1 to 3 people
Two-bedroom
$1,450
$24,656
$58,000 – $202,500
2 to 4 people
Three-bedroom
$1,750
$31,329
$70,000 – $235,000
4 to 6 people
There will be a limit of 300 applicants drawn for the studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom lotteries, respectively, and 100 applicants drawn for the three-bedroom lottery.
The lottery closes on April 8.
There is a non-refundable $75 application fee. You can apply for the lotteries online.
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