Lottery Opens for Affordable Bushwick Housing on Former Convent Site

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — The lottery for 63 new affordable apartments officially opens Wednesday for the old Our Lady of Lourdes convent complex, and applications are available for people who earn 40, 50, 60, or 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), the city announced Tuesday.

Studio rents for people who make 40 percent of the AMI start at $519, one bedrooms at $558, two bedrooms at $676, and three bedrooms at $775.

Preference for half of the affordable units will go to Brooklyn Community Board 4 residents. Amenities include bike storage, a laundry room, outdoor playground, community room for tenants, limited onsite parking, and an intercom.

The developer Georgica Green announced the site that formerly housed the Our Lady of Lourdes convent, at 1875 Broadway at 11 and 21 De Sales Place in Bushwick, would become affordable housing in 2012. Finally, more than six years later, the construction is finished, and the lottery can begin.

The former convent was reconstructed to have an extra two floors, from four to six, which created 58 more apartments and more community space on the first floor. The other building at 1875 Broadway has eight stories and 18 apartments, according to city records.

There are no application or broker's fees. The deadline for applying is March 8, 2017. Find more information here.

Lead photo via Georgica Green