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June 2026 NYC Housing Lotteries: Who They're For

By Aleksei Apasov · Data from NYC Housing Connect · June 2026

Quick answer

In June 2026, 52 NYC Housing Connect lotteries were active, offering 2,022 affordable units. Eligibility peaked at middle income: a $40,000 earner qualified for 213 units, $60,000 for 724, $80,000 for 757, and $100,000 for 805. Rents ran $465–$4,843, median $1,632.

Who could actually apply

A common perception is that the income requirements are too high. The data shows a curve, not a wall: eligibility nearly triples from $40,000 to its peak of 805 units at $100,000, and is still rising at $100,000. Higher earners were not shut out — the curve had not turned down by $100,000.

Annual incomeUnits you qualified for
$40,000213
$60,000724
$80,000757
$100,000805

By household size, a one-person household qualified for 1,156 units, two-person for 1,895, and three-person for 1,568.

What was on offer

52 lotteries were active in June, together listing 2,022 units. By borough:

Manhattan694 units
Brooklyn581 units
Bronx389 units
Queens358 units

Staten Island: no lotteries active this month.

Where the buildings were

All 59 buildings across June's lotteries — the month's full picture, open now and closed alike. (The live lottery map shows only what's open today; this one keeps the whole June set.)

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All 59 buildings are listed at the end of this report →

The range of "affordable"

Rents ran from $465 to $4,843, with a median of $1,632. By unit size (min / median / max):

SizeMinMedianMax
Studio$465$1,526$3,520
1 bedroom$0$1,622$3,821
2 bedroom$0$1,542$4,518
3 bedroom$0$1,803$4,843
4 bedroom$0$1,996$2,936

Where the units concentrate

Units are allocated to Area Median Income (AMI) bands. The largest single band was 60% AMI (513 units). Full distribution:

AMI bandUnits
30% of AMI50
40% of AMI214
50% of AMI146
60% of AMI513
70% of AMI157
80% of AMI385
90% of AMI11
100% of AMI2
110% of AMI67
120% of AMI87
125% of AMI9
130% of AMI364
140% of AMI16

Income requirements spanned a wide range: minimums from $19,235 to $173,212, and maximums from $40,710 up to $294,560.

Unit sizes

Studio438
1 bedroom718
2 bedroom739
3 bedroom111
4+ bedroom16

127 of 2,022 units had three or more bedrooms.

Asset caps

June's lotteries carried 13 different asset limits, from $50,880 to $237,440. These count savings and retirement balances — a detail applicants rarely see spelled out before applying.

Preferences

Of the 52 lotteries active in June:

Mobility-disability set-aside15
Vision- or hearing-disability set-aside15
Community-board preference17
Municipal-employee preference17
NYCHA-resident preference0
Senior preference0

How long you had to apply

Application windows ran from 21 days to 141 days, averaging 35. The lottery is a random draw among all on-time applications — the "apply in the first hour" advice applies to re-rental listings, not to these.

Frequently asked

What income do you need for a NYC affordable housing lottery?

It varies by unit. Across June 2026's lotteries, a household earning $40,000 qualified for 213 units, $60,000 for 724, $80,000 for 757, and $100,000 for 805. Eligibility peaked around $80,000; income ceilings on some units ran as high as $294,560.

How many June lottery units were open to lower-income applicants?

213 of the 2,022 units were open to a household earning $40,000. The single largest AMI band was 60% of Area Median Income (513 units).

What were the rents in these lotteries?

Monthly rents ran from $465 to $4,843, with a median of $1,632. Studios started at $465.

Are there asset limits for NYC housing lotteries?

Yes. June's lotteries carried 13 different asset caps, ranging from $50,880 to $237,440. Savings and retirement accounts count toward the limit.

How long do you get to apply?

Application windows ran from 21 to 141 days, averaging 35. Unlike re-rental listings, lottery applications are not first-come — every on-time application is entered into the same random draw.

Do the lotteries have accessibility or other preferences?

Of the 52 lotteries active in June, 15 had a mobility-disability set-aside and 15 a vision- or hearing-disability set-aside; 17 gave a community-board preference and 17 a municipal-employee preference.

The buildings

All 59 buildings in June's lotteries. See them on the map ↑

Closed — 55

4 not on the map. New construction whose exact address isn't in the city geocoder yet — it resolves to a neighbouring building, and a pin on the wrong building is worse than none, so these are listed but not placed: Belle Garden Phase II (816 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY); Belle Garden Phase II (444 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY); Belle Garden Phase II (423 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY); Clermont Area HDFC Apartments (389 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY).

Where to go from here

June's lotteries have all closed. See the lotteries open now →

Every lottery open today, plotted by location: the lottery map →. The map above shows June's full set.

Methodology

Data is collected from NYC Housing Connect and has been gathered since 29 May 2026. 52 lotteries were active in June 2026 — meaning their application window overlapped the month — of which 21 opened during June. Figures describe lotteries active in the month, not only those that opened. Unit counts are the advertised affordable units (total_units, corroborated by the size and rent breakdowns). Area Median Income (AMI) bands are taken directly from each Housing Connect listing — the advertised “N% Area Median Income” label — not calculated from HUD income limits; analyses that derive the band (needed where a listing omits it) may report different figures. Listings that publish no band are excluded from the AMI distribution here rather than back-filled. We do not have data on the number of applications submitted, who received apartments, or how quickly the waitlist moved by log number, and make no claims about them.

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