How NYC’s affordable-housing lottery works end to end: one profile, income and household-size limits, and what your log number means. Links to every step.
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September 2026 NYC Housing Lotteries: Who Qualifies
28 lotteries, 965 affordable units — who qualifies by income, plus rents, AMI bands and application windows, from public records.
NYC Housing Connect Login Problems: Recover Your Account
Locked out of NYC Housing Connect? Learn how to reset your password, recover your email access, avoid duplicate applications, and contact HPD.
Your Housing Connect Log Number Came Up. Here's What to Check Before You Sign.
A Housing Connect listing tells you the rent and the apartment size. It does not tell you how the building is run. Seven public records to check before you sign — and what a clean record does not mean.
Why Housing Connect Applications Get Rejected — and How the Appeal Actually Works
Most Housing Connect applicants — nearly 77% by one recent study — end up rejected, and the top reasons are avoidable. What disqualifies applications, how the appeal process works, and the mistakes that quietly kill eligible applications.
NYC Housing Lottery Income Requirements: How AMI Bands and Income Ranges Work
Every NYC lottery unit sets a min and max income by household size and AMI band — about 30% to 165% AMI. Read the ranges and find units you qualify for.
Asset Limits for the NYC Housing Lottery, Explained
You can pass the income limit and still be denied — by the asset limit. What counts, what's exempt (retirement usually is), and the 100-mile property rule.
What Is a Log Number on NYC Housing Connect — and Can You Get a Low One?
Your Housing Connect log number is your random spot in a building’s lottery queue, issued after the deadline — what it means and why you can’t game it.
Rialto West in Hell's Kitchen: 133 Units From $1,031, Lottery Closes July 20
A Manhattan lottery is open at Rialto West (509 West 48th Street) in Hell's Kitchen — 133 units spanning 50% to 140% AMI, from a studio at $1,031 to a 3-bedroom at $4,843. Applications close July 20, 2026.
The Peninsula in Hunts Point: 303 Units From $465, Lottery Closes July 7
A Bronx lottery is open at The Peninsula (1221 & 1225 Spofford Avenue) in Hunts Point — 303 units spanning 30% to 70% AMI, from a studio at $465 to a 4-bedroom at $2,936. Applications close July 7, 2026.
Willow Tree Residences in Midtown East: 51 Studios at $1,122, Lottery Closes July 3
A Manhattan lottery is open at Willow Tree Residences (225 East 45th Street) in Midtown East — 51 studios at 60% AMI, each renting for $1,122 a month. Applications close July 3, 2026.
Botanic Heights in Crown Heights: 91 Units From $2,950, Lottery Closes July 2
A Brooklyn lottery is open at Botanic Heights (960 Franklin Avenue) in Crown Heights — 91 middle-income units at 130% AMI, from a 1-bedroom at $2,950 to 2-bedrooms up to $3,950. Applications close July 2, 2026.
3060 Third Avenue in Melrose: 6 Units From $2,040, Lottery Closes June 26
A Bronx lottery is open at 3060 Third Avenue in Melrose — 6 units at 80% AMI, from a studio at $2,040 to a 2-bedroom at $2,583. Applications close June 26, 2026.
173 Tompkins Avenue on the Bed-Stuy/Bushwick Border: 3 Units From $2,990, Lottery Closes June 26
A Brooklyn lottery is open at 173 Tompkins Avenue on the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Bushwick border — 3 middle-income units at 130% AMI, with a 1-bedroom at $2,990 and 2-bedrooms at $3,250. Applications close June 26, 2026.
1143 Hoe Avenue in the Bronx: 10 Units at 80% AMI, Lottery Closes June 24
A Bronx lottery is open at 1143 Hoe Avenue — 10 units at 80% AMI, from studios to a 3-bedroom. Applications close June 24, 2026.
282 4th Avenue in Park Slope: 13 Units From $1,051, Lottery Closes June 23
A Brooklyn lottery is open at 282 4th Avenue on the Park Slope/Gowanus border — 13 units spanning 40% to 110% AMI, 1-bedrooms from $1,051. Applications close June 23, 2026.
1211 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy: 12 Units, Lottery Closes June 23
A Brooklyn lottery is open at 1211 Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant — 12 units at 130% AMI, 1- and 2-bedrooms. Applications close June 23, 2026.
Three 2-Bedrooms at 2406 Hoffman Street in the Bronx — Lottery Closes June 23
A small Bronx lottery is open at 2406 Hoffman Street in Belmont — three 2-bedrooms at 130% AMI. Applications close June 23, 2026.
87-67 170th Street in Jamaica: 8 Units at 80% AMI — Lottery Closes June 23
A Queens lottery is open at 87-67 170th Street in Jamaica — 8 units at 80% AMI, a studio, six 1-bedrooms and a 3-bedroom. Applications close June 23, 2026.
HELP Hinsdale C in East New York: 30 Family Units, Applications Close June 16
A Brooklyn lottery is open for 30 two- and three-bedroom units at HELP Hinsdale C — 40% and 60% AMI. Note: this is supportive/transitional housing, which can carry referral and eligibility requirements beyond a standard lottery. Applications close June 16, 2026.
Five Units at 1407 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx — Lottery Closes June 18
A Bronx lottery is open at 1407 Nelson Avenue — five units at 80% AMI, a studio and four 2-bedrooms. Applications close June 18, 2026.
19 Units at 1727 Boston Road in the Bronx — Lottery Closes June 15
A Bronx lottery is open at 1727 Boston Road — 19 units at 80% AMI, studios from $2,063. Applications close June 15, 2026.
Two Units at 786 Fairmount Place in the Bronx — Lottery Closes June 15
A small Bronx lottery is open at 786 Fairmount Place — one 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom at 80% AMI. Applications close June 15, 2026.
21 Units Open at 170 Freeman Street in Greenpoint — Lottery Closes June 15
A Greenpoint, Brooklyn building has 21 affordable units in its lottery, spanning 70% to 130% AMI — studios from $1,793. Applications close June 15, 2026.
Williamsburg Lottery: Five Units at 80 Ainslie Street, Closing June 26
A small but well-located lottery is open on the Greenpoint/Williamsburg border — five units at 130% AMI, with applications due June 26, 2026.
Housing Lottery Open: 13 Studios at 275 20th Street in Greenwood Heights, From $940/Month
A new affordable housing lottery is open for a newly constructed building in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn — 13 studios, with rents starting at $940 a month. Applications close June 25, 2026.