Affordable housing lottery opens in Bushwick, with studios starting at $788 * Brooklyn Paper

"In the truly affordable category are 14 studio apartments set at $788 and $1,760 a month, eight one-bedroom units renting for $996 and $2,211 a month, four two-bedroom apartments priced at $1,178 and $2,636 a month, and eight three-bedroom apartments for $1,346 and $3,031 per month. At 120% AMI, there are 46 units including studios at $2,319, one-bedrooms at $2,910, two-bedrooms at $3,475, and three-bedrooms at $4,000 a month."

"The nine-story building has a total of 126 apartments. The 45 not included in the lottery are set aside as supportive units for formerly homeless New Yorkers and there will be on-site support services for those residents, according to part of the development team, Riseboro. The complex at 1601 Dekalb Avenue has been developed in a partnership between Riseboro and Camber Property Group,"

"and is designed by Aufgang Architects. The building includes a shared laundry room, bike storage, and a community center, while apartments have air conditioning, dishwashers, and high-speed Internet, according to the listing. While the listing doesn't mention anything about pets, smoking, or utilities, a website for the development says tenants must pay for electricity, but not heat or hot water, and pets under 30 pounds are allowed. Tenants are allowed up to two pets, but they must be different species."

1601 Dekalb Avenue is a nine-story building with 126 apartments. The rent mix includes deeply affordable studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as 46 units at 120% AMI with rents up to $4,000. Forty-five apartments are designated supportive housing for formerly homeless New Yorkers with on-site support services. The development was built by Riseboro and Camber Property Group and designed by Aufgang Architects. Building amenities include shared laundry, bike storage, a community center, in-unit air conditioning, dishwashers, and high-speed Internet. Tenants pay electricity but not heat or hot water; small pets are permitted.

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