Affordable Units Up For Grabs In Williamsburg For Under $1K

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Five new Williamsburg apartments that cost as little as $938 per month have hit the affordable housing lottery, records show.

The apartments, found in a new 54 Throop Ave. building, include one studio, one one-bedroom and three two-bedroom spots. They will each go to those making 60 percent of the area median income.

For the studio, which costs $938 per month, applicants should make at least $32,160 per year. The maximum salary limit is $44,820 if it is one person applying or $51,240 if there are two people applying.

The one-bedroom spot will cost $1,080 per month and will go to those making at least $37,029 per year. The salary limits for that unit are the same as the studio and also include a $57,660 maximum if three people are applying. When more than one person applies, their combined salary is used for the bracket.

The two-bedroom spots will each cost $1,223 per month. Applicants should make at least $41,932 per year. Groups of four or five people can also apply to this unit, with maximum salary limits at $64,020 and $69,180, respectively.

The Throop Avenue spots join two other North Brooklyn buildings that are on the list.

Those apartments, found at 135 and 135 Meserole Ave. and 223 Manhattan Ave., include four one-bedroom spots, three on Manhattan Avenue and one at Meserole, and a two-bedroom unit at Meserole Avenue.

The cheapest options are the Meserole Avenue apartments, which will go to those making 60 percent of the area median income.

For the one-bedroom spot, that means that those who make at least $32,499 per year can apply. The rent is $947 per month for that unit. The two-bedroom spot will cost $1,072 per month and can go to those making at least $36,755 per year. In the Manhattan Avenue building, applicants should make more than double that amount.

The three one-bedroom spots will go for $2,276 per month and require a $78,035 minimum salary.

The deadline to apply to the Throop Avenue building is Sep. 23, Sept. 10 for the two Meserole Avenue buildings and Sept. 9 for the Manhattan Avenue building.

To find out more about applying to any of these buildings, click here.