

It’s called a lottery for a good reason: the chances of “winning” are remote, so you might have to “play” for years before you get something out of it. In addition to new affordable rentals, the Housing Connect website will also host homeownership opportunities and re-rentals of affordable homes that were accessible via the lottery previously. 475 apartments are reportedly to be rented at below-market rates through the city housing lottery. Viewed from West Street, looking south to Houston Street, the proposed Clarkson Square residential towers will be the tallest towers along the river for many blocks around. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) launched a new website in July, 2020 to make the affordable housing lottery application process more user-friendly at nyc.gov/housingconnect.

Up to 30 percent of the units-475 apartments-are reportedly to be rented at below-market rates through the city housing lottery. Plans by COOKFOX Architects for Atlas Capital Group and Westbrook Partners to develop the mixed-use complex at the former St. Learn more about the Mitchell-Lama program in New York City.Clarkson Square is two gigantic towers, 430 feet high, designed for 1,586 residential units, filling the entire block from Houston to Clarkson Streets and Washington to West Streets.Ĭritically needed permanently affordable housing, with flexible units for senior citizens, will provide filtered fresh air, biodynamic lighting, and access to public and private garden terraces (and the Hudson River Park across the street, as well). NYC Mitchell-Lama Connect is your portal to view open waiting list lotteries and the current waiting lists for Mitchell-lama rentals and co-ops. Please check this webpage regularly for updates. We are committed to helping housing seekers make the transition from the original to the new NYC Housing Connect as seamlessly as possible. You can still visit the original website to check your log number for a previously submitted application. There are no longer any affordable housing opportunities available on the original NYC Housing Connect website. If you have an account on the original NYC Housing Connect, your applicant profile information will not be carried over to the new website.ĭo you want to receive email updates about NYC Housing Connect and when new lotteries are accepting applications? Sign up for email updates! You need create a new account on the new NYC housing Connect in order to apply for affordable housing if you have not already done so.
