Crown Heights 'Affordable' Apartments Require $76K Salary

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Three apartments in Crown Heights have hit the affordable housing lottery, but only for those making at least $76,000 per year.

The units, all two-bedroom spots, are found in a new building at 1381 Bergen St., near Albany Avenue.

The building includes a rooftop, a virtual doorman and washer and dryer access in each unit.

The two-bedroom spots will go to those making 130 percent of the area's median income, or between $76,286 and $118,300 per year. They cost $2,225 per month.

More about the building and photos of its interior can be found here.

The Crown Heights building joins several others in Brooklyn on the affordable housing lottery.

The most recent additions include a building at 283 Powers St. in Greenpoint, 605 Hart St. in Bushwick and 389 Broadway, also in Greenpoint.

The cheapest of those is the building on Hart Street, where some of the units will go to those making 80 percent of the area's median income, or at least $46,149 per year.

Find out more about all buildings on the affordable housing lottery here.