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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Affordable housing rentals available without lottery for under $1000
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Units are available for affordable housing re-rentals that don't require lottery applications through the NYC Housing Connect website. As part of a recent initiative by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, these units are becoming more easily available online to help fill a backlog of empty affordable housing units. More Local News Multiple units are currently available with rent starting at less than $1000 for a studio or one-bedroom apartment. Below is a list of buildings with available rentals. Stanley CommonsOne bedroom – $847 to $1,182Household income range – $32,778 to $87,480 Coney Island CommonsStudio – $979 to $1,159Household income range – $36,858 to $77,760 Ebenezer Plaza Phase 1 SouthStudio – $739Household income range – $29,143 to $38,880 Ebenezer Plaza Phase 1 NorthStudio – $586.70Household income range – $23,922 to $51,840 ArabellaOne bedroom – $752.84Household income range – $29,549 to $55,920 Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Homey app helps simplify affordable housing lottery application
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Two men set out on a mission to make applying for affordable housing easier for New Yorkers. Co-founders Wout Stienaers and Piet Goris launched the app Homey in March to shorten and simplify the process for applying for New York City housing lotteries. More Local News 'Homey is sort of like a translator in between our users and then the housing connect system,' said Stienaers in an interview with PIX11 News. App users create a profile and answer questions based on those asked by NYC Housing Connect. Homey focuses on asking the questions most needed to assess someone's eligibility for the lottery and eliminates some of the more detailed questions about things like one's assets. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State After a Homey profile is created, a mirror profile is created on NYC Housing Connect using the information from the app. Users will then get alerts for any housing lotteries they're eligible for and can have Homey apply on their behalf. Applicants can continue to track their submissions and get real-time updates on their lotteries through the Homey app. How to apply for affordable housing in NYC 'We get all the emails and all the information from Housing Connect, we translate that to our users, and then we translate the input from our users to Housing Connect, and that way it makes it way easier for the users to actually use the system,' Stienaers said. The co-founder says the idea came from his own experience of trying to navigate NYC Housing Connect to apply for affordable housing. He's now working on adding new features to apply for Section 8 and housing vouchers. 'New Yorkers are busy. Between work, family, and life, they don't have time to constantly monitor new lotteries or deal with confusing paperwork,' said Stienaers. The Homey app is one of the recent services aimed at making affordable housing easier to obtain for New Yorkers. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development has recently launched a new website that makes it easier to find affordable housing rentals after a previous lottery winner has moved out. Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
6 million applied to just 10K affordable housing units last year: HPD
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – In 2024, around six million households applied to just 10,000 open affordable housing units, according to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. That means, on average, every applicant had just a 0.2% chance of securing an affordable unit. The figure does not include units earmarked for homeless applicants. More Local News HPD officials on Tuesday testified to the New York City Council on its affordable housing lottery system, NYC Housing Connect, which City Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez called 'flawed.' 'The technology has made it harder, not easier, for New Yorkers to find an affordable apartment that meets their needs,' Sanchez said. In Fiscal Year 2024, 9,035 applicants were approved for new affordable housing units, and 3,280 more at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2025, according to the Preliminary Mayor's Management Report. Even for those lucky people, the process was fairly lengthy. In 2024, the median length of time for an application to be approved was over six months, according to HPD. Only 24% of applicants were approved within three months. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Generally, getting from application to lease signing will take between 12 to 15 months, said HPD Commissioner Ahmed Tigani. HPD has recently made adjustments to try to cut red tape on affordable units, particularly for re-rentals, or affordable units that have a tenant moving out. Now, renters can apply for re-rentals on StreetEasy and a new HPD website. On Tuesday, HPD announced a slew of other application changes, including reducing the financial documentation required for employed applicants. Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
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Affordable housing now easier to apply for, qualify for in NYC: HPD
NEW YORK (PIX11) – It will now be easier for New Yorkers to apply and qualify for affordable housing lotteries, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced on Tuesday. HPD cited New York City's record low vacancy rate as the reason for the changes. More Local News 'Our administration's number one goal has been to remove barriers that prevent New Yorkers from accessing the crucial services and benefits they have earned and deserve,' said Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce Adolfo Carrion Jr. in a statement. Here are some of the changes made to the way residents apply for affordable housing: Employed applicants are now only required to submit one month of pay stubs instead of multiple Applicants who have less than $51,600 in assets can self-certify without using bank statements Affidavits, also called self-certifications, will no longer have to be notarized Applicants with federal benefits like SNAP now have fewer documentation requirements Tax returns aren't required anymore (self-employed people are still required to present tax returns) There are more ways for disabled applicants to verify their eligibility for set-aside units, like using driver's licenses or school records Other recent changes made to affordable housing lotteries include apartments recently moved out of now being listed on HPD's new website for re-rentals or on popular rental sites. Potential applicants would no longer need to apply for the lottery to have a chance at a re-rental, according to HPD. More than 10,000 people found apartments through lottery listings on NYC Housing Connect last year, HPD said. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
NYC affordable housing lotteries closing by May 1
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Some applications for affordable housing lotteries in New York City are set to close by May 1. The listings for the lotteries can be found on NYC Housing Connect, which is the city's online portal for affordable rentals and homes across the five boroughs. Anyone interested in one of the available housing lotteries can apply through NYC Housing Connect. How to apply for affordable housing in NYC Here's a list of lotteries that won't be available within the next few days:Available units and monthly rent: One bedroom for $2,515 and two bedrooms at $2,790 Income eligibility: $86,229 – $218,010 Amenities include air conditioning, parking, bike storage and a recreation room Pet-friendly for animals up to 30 lbs. Tenants will have to pay for electricity, including stove, heat and hot water Lottery ends on April 28 91 Bruckner Blvd Apartments Available units and monthly rent: One bedroom for $3,661 and two bedrooms at $4,376 Income eligibility: $125,520 – $218,010 Residents have amenities like a garage, fully equipped gym and car charging station Pet-friendly Tenants must pay for electricity, including stove and heat; hot water is included in the rent Lottery ends on April 28 2070 Honeywell Avenue Apartments Available units and monthly rent: One bedroom for $2,440, two bedrooms at $2,484 and three bedrooms for $2,762 Income eligibility: $83,658 – $218,010 Air conditioning, shared laundry room, recreation room, package lockers, garage and bike storage, elevator and an on-site resident manager are the amenities included in the rent No pets allowed, with exceptions for service animals Tenants are responsible for electricity, stove, heat and hot water Lottery ends on May 1 More Local News Available units and monthly rent: One bedroom for $874, 1,374 or $2,125 Two bedrooms for $1,031, $1,631 or $2,532 Rent for tenants is based on the area's median income Income eligibility: $35,589 – $150,930 Included amenities are a rooftop terrace, gym, dog run, media and cinema room, gaming lounge, private workspaces, children's playroom, parking, bike storage, a pet grooming station and more Pet policy is one dog per unit, with breed restrictions Residents are required to pay for electricity, including stove and heat; hot water included in the rent Lottery ends on April 28Available units and monthly rent: Studio for $2,199, one bedroom at $2,499 and two bedrooms for $2,999 Income eligibility: $75,395 – $218,010 Tenants have access to an in-unit washer and dryer, air conditioning, garage parking, outdoor spaces and two terraces One pet is allowed with a weight limit of 25 lbs. Tenants pay for electricity, including stove, hot water and heat Lottery ends on April 30Available units and monthly rent: Studio for $1,757, one bedroom at $1,875 and two bedrooms for $2,232 Income eligibility: $65,109 – $134,160 Available amenities include a patio, washers/dryers available for purchase, a recreational room, a gym, a terrace, storage, garage and bike storage and laundry services Pet policy is only service animals allowed as an exception Residents pay for electricity including stove and heat; hot water included in the rent Lottery ends on April 28 The city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development recently announced changes to affordable housing lotteries. Apartments that become available when someone moves out can now be listed on HPD's website or other popular rental portals, allowing applicants to skip the affordable housing application altogether. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
