Maestro West Chelsea Opens Lottery for 75 Affordable Apartments

CHELSEA, NY — Living over the High Line would be nice. Doing so for $596 a month would be even nicer.

You have your chance starting Tuesday when the lottery opens up for 75 units in the Maestro West Chelsea building on West 29th Street. But you will have to meet strict income limits in order to qualify for the ultra-cheap luxury apartments.

The building features an attended lobby, on-site resident super, recreation room, roof deck, fitness center, laundry room and bike storage.

There are two income brackets for those qualifying for affordable housing.

In the lower bracket, there will be three studio apartments available at $596 a month to individuals making $21,772 to $25,400 annually. There will be six one-bedrooms available at $640 for one person making $23,315 to $25,400, or two people making $23,315 to $29,000 annually. And there will be three $775 two-bedroom units available to two-person households making $27,978 to $29,000, three-person households making $27,978 to $32,640 or four-person households making $27,978 to $36,240 annually.

But if you don't qualify in those income brackets, there are slightly more expensive apartments available in higher numbers.

There will be 17 studios available at $754 a month to individuals making $27,189 to $31,750 annually. There will be 31 one-bedroom apartments available at $810 to individuals making $29,143 to $31,750 or two people making $29,143 to $36,250 annually. And finally, there are 15 two-bedroom apartments available at $979 to a two-person household making $34,972 to $36,250, three-person household making $34,972 to $40,800 or four-person household making $34,972 to $45,300 annually.

Fifty percent of units will go to applicants already living within Community Board 4, which covers western Manhattan from 14th Street to 59th Street.

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