Affordable Apartments Open In Bed-Stuy For As Little As $524

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — New affordable apartments are up for grabs in Bed-Stuy for as little as $524 per month.

A new building called "The Astra," found at 645 Gates Ave., has hit the affordable housing lottery with 89 studio, one, two and three-bedroom units.

A slate of the apartments are available to New Yorkers at four different income brackets, including those who make 40 percent of the area median income, or as little as $20,160 per year for the studio.

At that income bracket level, there are two studios, four one-bedroom, two two-bedroom and one three-bedroom spots up for grabs. The rent for each unit is $524 for a studio, $667 for a one-bedroom, $810 for a two-bedroom and $929 for a three-bedroom.

The next income bracket, those making 50 percent of the area's median income, requires at least a $25,509 per year for a studio. There is one studio, four one-bedrooms, two two-bedrooms and two three-bedrooms at this level.

The rest of the apartments fall at either the 100-percent or 130-percent area median income level.

The 100-percent bracket requires a $43,235 salary for a studio, while the 130-percent requires applicants make at least $53,966 per year for a studio spot.

The Astra, found near Throop Avenue, includes bike storage lockers, a shared laundry room, a community center, an outdoor and rooftop terrace, a community center and a recreation room, according to the posting.

It is one of several Brooklyn buildings currently on the city's affordable housing lottery.

Another, also in Bed-Stuy, is The Garnet, which has nearly 100 spots open on Fulton Street. In that building, units are available at the 50-percent, 100-percent and 150-percent area median income bracket.

Find out more about all of the buildings on the affordable housing lottery and how to apply here. The deadline to apply to both the Garnet and the Astra falls in April.