NYC Affordable Housing
Locating an affordable apartment in New York City is one of the most mind-bending, challenging, frustrating, and gratifying events that will take place in one’s life.
This can be a daunting task and utilizing all available resources is essential. Actorscomfort can provide a couple of helpful tips:
Seek out a No-Fee Broker who knows the layout of the town and can navigate efficiently. A No-Fee Broker is compensated by the management company of the desired property alleviating the potential tenant of a broker’s fee. There’s a huge inventory of available apartments out there and many management companies are offering a slew of incentives.
New York City is the quickest real estate market in the world. An apartment may be available this afternoon and off the market by this evening. If you happen to come upon a great deal DO NOT LET IT SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS….place an application on the unit and get your paperwork in!
On Low-Income housing apartments (lottery system) obtaining an application asap is paramount. These units usually have a waiting list, but if you get an application in on time and meet qualifications you can land a great deal.
Manhattan Plaza
400 West 43rd Street/484 West 43rd Street
1-212-971-0660
Atlantic Development Group – www.atlanticdevgroup.com
New Developments –
2 Cooper Square – (East/West Village) – Manhattan/NY
303 Tenth Avenue – (West Chelsea) – Manhattan/NY
85 Bruckner Boulevard – (Bronx/NY)
1926 Crotona Parkway – (Bronx/NY)
33 West End Avenue – www.33westend.com – Westside_Manhattan
Penfield – www.phippsny.org/housing_app.html – (Bronx/NY)
UAC_3 Apartments – www.bronxprogroup.com – (Bronx/NY)
The Shakespeare – www.theshakespeareapts.com – (Bronx/NY)
West 146th Street Cluster –
S.A.S.E to:
West 146th Street Cluster LLC
P.O. Box 671
NY, NY 10035
Deadline – 7/20/2010
550 Watkins Street – www.550watkins.com – (Brooklyn/NY)
West 131st Street Cluster Apartments – (Harlem/NY)
S.A.S.E To Request Application(9/30/10 Deadline) to:
West 131st Street Development Corporation
155 West 121st Street
NY, NY 10027
Serviam Towers – www.fordham-bedford.org – (Bronx/NY) – Senior Housing*
Dumont Green – www.dumontgreen.com – (Brooklyn/NY)
Bruckner by the Bridge – www.brucknerbythebridge.com – (Bronx/NY)
Courtland Corners – (Bronx/NY)
Request Application via Postcard*
Courtland Corners
303 Park Avenue South
PMB 1122
NY, NY 10010
9/19/10 Deadline*
River Place II – www.phippsny.org/housing_app.html. Fax Completed Apps to – (646)336-5148* – (NY/NY)
Williamsburg Community Apartments – www.williamsburgcommunityapartments.com – (Brooklyn/NY)
St. Ann’s Terrace – www.stannsterrace.com – (Spring 2011/Bronx – NYC)
Colon Plaza Associates – www.colonplazaapts.com – Upper Manhattan/NY
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation – www.cypresshills.org – (Bronx/NY)
132 West 112th Street – Apply via Email – jennifer@janusproperty.com – Upper Manhattan/NY
Arista UAC Properties – (Bronx/NY)
Request Application via mail:
Arista UAC Properties LP
C/O Shinda Management Corporation
217-02 Jamaica Avenue
Queens Village, NY 11428
886 Westchester Avenue – (Bronx/NY)
S.A.S.E (Regular Mail/Postmarked By 5/24/10) to:
Hewitt Westchester LP,
P.O. Box 670,
Floral Park, NY 11001
La Casa De La Luna & La Casa De La Estrella – www.lcdle.com – (Bronx/NY)
Midtown West Apartments – West 37th Street(8/9th Avenue) – Write To:
Midtown West Apartments
1357 Broadway
Box 224
NY, NY 10018
Douglass Park - www.douglassparknyc.com – Upper Manhattan/NY
Cliffside Properties, LLC – www.bronxprogroup.com – (BX)
Columbia Street Waterfront – www.columbiahicksapartments.com – (Brooklyn/NY)
Grenadier Realty Corporation is accepting applications for Met Paca I & II (aka Lexington Court) – Upper Manhattan/Harlem – If you are requesting an application in person, please visit the site office: Met Paca I & II (aka Lexington Courts), 2010 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10035
River Rock Developments – www.riverrockdev.com - Brooklyn/NY
Stapleton Senior Owners, LLC – www.180broadstreet.com – (Staten Island/NY)
Clinton Parkview Apartments/555 West 52nd Street – 212-247-3033 – (NY/NY)
Brook Willis Apartments – www.brookwillis.com – Upper Manhattan
The Aspen – (Upper Manhattan/NY)
Send S.A.S.E/Write to:
The Aspen New York
1955 1st Avenue
NY,NY 10029
Westbeth Apartments
55 Bethune
1-212-691-1500
Northrose (The Residences) www.thenorthrose.com – (Bronx)
Beacon Mews – www.beaconmews.com – (Upper Manhattan)
Ellington On The Park – Coop Investments/Purchase(212-234-8840) – (Harlem/NY)
The Andrew – Rego Park/Queens – If you are requesting an application by mail please include a self-addressed envelope with your request to: 193-04 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Lefrak City – www.lefrakcity.com – (Queens)
NY Times Building Conversion – Mixed_Use Building – (Article available @ www.therealdeal.com) - 229 West 43rd Street – (Manhattan_NYC)
The Aurora
475 West 57th Street
1-212-246-2424
1-212-262-4502
Decatur Terrace Apartments – www.highbridgecdc.com/decaturterrace – (BX)
The Phipps House Group – www.phippsny.org – (Various Apartments Unit)
Future New Construction Developments:
Manhattan –
*Hobbs Court
*The Ciena
*Dempsey Apartments – Sign Up for Mailing List @ www.phippsny.org
Markham Gardens Apartments. – www.markhamgardens.com – Staten Island/NY
Vantage Living – www.vantageliving.com – NYC_Boroughs
The Court House – Brooklyn/NY – Two Trees Management Company LLC is accepting applications for one available studio and for its waiting list of affordable studio and one bedroom units at 125 Court Street in Brooklyn.
Request an App @ -
125 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Creston Towers - www.crestontowers.com – Bronx/NY
Jennings Street Apartments – www.jenningsapts.com – (Bronx)
Hewitt Westchester LP – BX – Self-Addressed Envelope to: Hewitt Westchester LP, P.O. Box 670, Floral Park, New York 11001. Completed applications must be returned by regular mail only (no priority, certified, registered, express or overnight mail will be accepted) to a post office box number, that will be listed with the application, and must be postmarked by May 24, 2010.
New Lots Plaza Apartments – www.newlotsapts.com – (Brooklyn)
Schermerhorn House
Downtown Brooklyn
Hughes Gardens – www.pwbmanagement.com – (BX)
Longwood Gardens LLC – www.gaccorp.net – (Bronx)
Boricua Village Apartments – BX – Applications may be requested by mail from: Boricua Village Apartments Phase I, 941 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, New York 10459. Please include a self-addressed envelope with your request.
The Balton – www.thebalton.com – Upper Manhattan
Park Lane @ Sea View Apartments_App Request – 718-442-4301 – (Willowbrook/Staten Island)
Louis Nine Boulevard Apartments – www.louisnine.com – Bronx
Decatur II Apartments – www.highbridgecdc.com/decaturII
Walton Henwood Apartments – www.waltonhenwood.com – (Bronx)
Common Ground Properties
www.commonground.org -
New Construction Projects -
The Lee – Brook Avenue – The Domenech – Hegeman – The Andrews
1-800-324-7055
The Prince George
14 East 28th Street
Atlantic Terrace 12_Mail for App @: Atlantic Terrace Application/621 Degraw Street/Brooklyn,NY 11217 – Deadline_1/6/10
C & C Affordable Management LLC – www.ccmanagers.com – (Upper Manhattan)
New Construction_Moda_(89-14 Parsons Blvd) - App Request – QFC Owner LLC/P.O.Box 670129/Station C/Flushing, NY 11367
The Times Square
225 West 43rd Street
Casablanca – www.lemlewolff.com – Upper Manhattan
East 124th Street LLC – www.east124apts.com – (Harlem)
1405 Fifth Avenue Apartments – http://www.yucoinc.com/applications_and_forms/ – 1-212-994-2242
505 West 37th Street – www.tfcornerstone.org – Manhattan
The Christopher
202 24th Street @ 7th Avenue
No Pets
Arverne by The Sea – www.arvernebythesea.com – Queens/NY
Cook Street Housing – East Williamsburg -www.cookstreetapts.com-Affordable Rentals
444 Manhattan Avenue – www.kandrrealty.com
Embelesar118 – www.E118THSTAFFORDABLES.COM – 1-212-534-1963
West 61st Street Apartments – Knickerbocker Management – 1-212-488-5010
West 63rd Street – www.63west.com – Lincoln Center Area Apartments
El Jardin De Seline Apartments – www.eljardinapts.com – (Bronx)
New Construction – (1473 & 1465 Fifth Avenue -Upper Manhattan) – Request Application email- site8application@kandrrealty.com
The Greater Allen Affordable Housing – Shinda Management Corp. – 1-718-740-0416/1-718-221-5464(Queens)
State Renaissance Court – www.statestreetliving.com
Allied Manor Rd – Staten Island -Application Request – 1-718-494-1237
Affordable Rentals – Lenox Powell Apartments – www.lenoxpowell.com
Affordable Rentals – Evers & Shabazz Apartments – 1-212-245-0610
The Beacon – Brooklyn- Go to-www.acornhousing.org/thebeacon
NY Student Housing – Go to -www.nystudenthousing.com – 1-718-844-5300
Washington Bridge View-Bronx Co-ops – Request Apllication -1-718-880-3693/wbv@gmail.com
Beacon Towers Affordable Co-ops-Purchase – Go to www.beaconaffordable.com
The Solara-Bronx Condos Purchase – Go to www.thesolara.com or mvmsolara@optonline.net
Websites
- www.craigslist.com
- www.bidonthecity.com
- www.nytimes.com
- www.couchsurfing.com
- www.thinksmartthinkgreen.com
- www.streeteasy.com
- www.nyc.gov/hra -The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- www.hostelbookers.com
- www.payyourrent.com
- www.nyc.gov
- www.villagevoice.com
- www.roomorama.com
- www.nydailynews.com
- www.actorsublet.com
- www.easyroomate.com
- www.rainbowroomates.com
- www.nyhabitat.com
- www.cityleases.com
- www.sublet.com
- www.metroroomates.com
- Rentometer-www.rentometer.com


