{"id":146197,"date":"2026-02-26T15:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/146197\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:45:12","slug":"buy-an-apartment-for-as-low-as-15k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/146197\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy an apartment for as low as $15K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 New York City Housing Connect has opened a lottery that offers apartments for sale as low as $14,818.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The units are available at the Mitchell-Lama Arvene Limited Profit Housing Corp. at 3-53 Beach 57th Street in Queens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Applicants must be New York State residents, and only one request may be submitted per applicant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Apartment size<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Maintenance fees<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Purchase price<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Income limit<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Household size<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">One bedroom<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$974 \u2013 $995<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$14,818 \u2013 $15,347<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$38,970 \u2013 $182,250<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">One to three people<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Two bedroom<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$1,237 \u2013 $1,283<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$17,993 \u2013 $19,316<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$49,494 \u2013 $202,500<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Two to four people<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Three bedroom<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$1,525 \u2013 $1,537<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$21,565 \u2013 $21,962<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">$60,998 \u2013 $235,000<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mr-2\">Four to six people<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There will be a limit of 300 applicants drawn for the one-bedroom lottery, 300 drawn for the two-bedroom lottery, and 200 drawn for the three-bedroom lottery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pix11-preferred-source-google-184248152.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google: Here\u2019s how;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google: Here\u2019s how <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The lottery closes on March 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There is a non-refundable $75 application fee. You can apply for the lotteries <a href=\"https:\/\/housingconnect.nyc.gov\/PublicWeb\/details\/7476\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:online;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/ben-mitchell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"QUEENS, N.Y. 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