ICYMI: Affordable Housing Lottery Opens For Renovated Church Apartments

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — Apartments have become available in a renovated Bushwick church that will carry rents that will not require Brooklynites to choose between a roof over their heads or food in their stomachs.

The 20 affordable units available at 616 Bushwick Avenue first hit New York City’s housing lottery this week, Brownstoner reported Monday.

The Saint Mark Apartments complex — which sits on the corner of Bushwick Avenue and Jefferson Street — is just one block away from the Myrtle Avenue J, M, Z station. There will be one studio, nine single-bedroom and ten two-bedroom apartments coming up for grabs in the 187-year-old space.

While the application is free, there are specific restrictions as to whom may apply.

• To qualify for the $822 per month studio apartment, an applicant must earn between $28,183 and $38,100 a year.
• To qualify for one of the $899 per month one-bedroom apartments, a single person or couple must earn, in total, between $30,823 and $43,500 a year.
• To qualify for one of the $1071 per month two-bedroom apartments, groups of two to four must earn, in total, between $36,720 and $54,360 a year.

Marketing photographs on the building’s website show apartments with big windows, new appliances, and hardwood floors. The Saint Mark Apartments also offer access to a roof deck, laundry room, bike storage, and a garage, according to 6sqft.

The lottery, which opened on April 10, will run through May 1 and more information about applications can be found via NYC Housing Connect.

Images via Nooklyn.