Affordable apartments as low as $889/month now available at the Astoria Cove development, if you qualify

By Alanna Schubach | June 6, 2017 - 1:45PM

Affordable one and two-bedrooms are now accepting applications at 26-27 2nd Street, one of the buildings in Astoria Cove, a new mega-development along the East River in the Queens neighborhood, per a listing on NYC Housing Connect.

The units are available to renters earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), which in this case means from $30,480 to $57,240, depending on household size. See below for more information on income requirements and available units (click to enlarge):

Upon completion, Astoria Cove will be a mixed-use development spanning over eight acres on the East River waterfront and will include retail, a school, and parking; plus, 25 percent of the units will be affordable, Real Estate Weekly reports. Note that the location is quite far from the subway, but close to a new ferry, set to debut in August, and only a few blocks from Astoria Park.

According to the listing, there are laundry facilties on the first floor of the building, as well as a parking garage, though the latter requires paying an additional fee. As is typical with the affordable housing lottery, 50 percent of apartments will be set aside for current residents of the neighborhood, which in this case falls under Queens Community Board 1.

If you're interested and think you might qualify, you can create a profile and apply online via NYC Housing Connect, or request a paper application by mailing a self-addressed envelope to ARI Properties LLC, c/o SJP Tax Consultants Inc., 149-41 14th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357. (Don't apply more than once, or you could wind up disqualified.)

Applications are due by June 26th.

Note: Brick Underground is in no way affiliated with New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development or the Housing Development Corporation. If you are interested in applying to this or other affordable housing developments, please go to the NYC Housing Connect website for information and instructions.

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Alanna Schubach

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