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48 Long Island City Apartments Hit 'Affordable' Housing Lottery
Monthly rents for the so-called "affordable" apartments start at $2,156 for a studio, records show.

Monthly rents for the so-called "affordable" apartments start at $2,156 for a studio, records show.

Fourteen apartments in Astoria have hit the so-called "affordable" housing lottery, but households need to make at least $70,000 to apply.

The "affordable" apartments start at $1,600 a month for a studio, records show.
Households will need to bring in more than $68,000 a year to qualify for any of the new apartments.
NY Attorney General Letitia James said the developers received tax breaks while flouting the rent-stabilization rules that came with them.
Monthly rents for the so-called "affordable" units start at just under $2,000 for a studio.
Monthly rents for the brand-new "affordable" apartments start at $2,241 for a studio, records show.
The apartments are a subset of the 719 affordable units that will be up for grabs in a new complex overlooking Hunter's Point South Park
The new development is slated to go up in the Hallets Point section of Astoria, records show.
City Hall is withdrawing its public land from the "Your LIC" development project after negotiations with the developers broke down.
Two new mixed-use buildings are coming to Astoria and Long Island City, according to Department of Buildings filings.
Each building is planned to include 51 apartments, according to work permits filed this week.
Hunters Point was the priciest area outside Manhattan to buy a home in the first half of this year, according to a new report.
The development team says the $2 billion project, dubbed Innovation QNS, would "reactivate" a "largely dormant" corner of Astoria.
Over a fifth of Long Island City rentals were discounted last month, and rents may soon drop even further, a new StreetEasy report says.
Four developers unveiled their tentative plans for the Long Island City site that was once slated for a sprawling Amazon campus.
A new batch of "affordable" apartments in Long Island City is open for applications, and rents start at $2,241 for a studio.
Four developers are privately hatching potential plans for a series of mega-towers lining the Long Island City waterfront, records show.
A hotel under construction on 39th Avenue in Long Island City racked up $23,750 in penalties for a host of safety violations, the city says.
Rents in Astoria spiked after the broker fee ban, but renters could still end up saving money if a judge upholds the ban, one study finds.
The Western Queens Community Land Trust is fighting to keep a city-owned building on the former Amazon HQ2 site in public hands.
Monthly rents start at just under $1,000 for the new apartments, according to city records.
A five-story apartment building is in the works on 27th Street in Astoria, records show. It'll have a rooftop terrace, backyard and gym.
And it's not even the most expensive Long Island City condo on the market right now.
The Durst Organization is hitting pause on its Halletts Point complex under construction on the Astoria waterfront, per a news report.
Twelve new "affordable" apartments in Astoria are up for grabs — but only for families earning at least $65,000 a year.
There are three new "affordable" apartments in Astoria up for grabs — but you have to earn at least $73,000 a year to be eligible.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has unveiled designs for actor Robert De Niro's proposed $400 million film studio in Astoria.
Four new "affordable" apartments on Steinway Street are only available to households earning at least $78,858 a year.
Long Island City and Astoria are two of the city's top neighborhood for young New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s, a real estate report finds.
New York City has accused a group of Astoria residents of running a sprawling network of illegal Airbnb rentals across three boroughs.
Rents in northwest Queens are continuing their ascent, according to a new Douglas Elliman market report.
Actor Robert DeNiro and a developer are buying a $73 million Astoria lot from piano manufacturer Steinway, according to reports.
Crescent Street in Astoria is hitting new heights. Permits have been filed for a seven-story apartment building, New York YIMBY reports.
The city opened applications for two new "affordable" studio apartments Tuesday. Applicants need to earn at least $59,000.
The one-bedroom apartments cost $2,320​ in monthly rent, and households must earn at least $79,000 to be eligible.
Luxury condo sales have started for the towering residential building that, once complete, will be the tallest in Queens.
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Named Among Top Brokers in the Nation by two leading real estate industry associations.
The new apartments, located by the Woodside-Elmhurst border, are available to individuals earning up to $95,000.
Long Island City housing prices — and sales — spiked after Amazon announced plans to build its HQ2 in the Queens neighborhood.