Affordable Senior Housing Lottery Launches for 44 Units in Williamsburg

An affordable housing lottery has opened for 44 units for seniors in an eight-story building at 40 Debevoise Street, between Humboldt Street and Graham Avenue in Williamsburg.

Of the affordable apartments, there are 26 studios and 18 one-bedroom units. According to the listing, monthly rents will be 30 percent of household income — potentially zero to $1,280 a month. Applicants must qualify for Section 8 and be 62 years of age or older.

The lottery is set at a maximum area median income range of 50 percent. Eligible incomes range between $0 and $51,200 for households of one to three people.

Building permits show a total of 65 units in the building. In the cellar is a fitness room, spaces for six bicycles and a laundry room. Community facility space and retail will occupy the ground floor, while the second floor promises an indoor recreation room and outdoor passive recreation area.

Before construction began in 2018, the property was a parking lot.

Arker Companies is the developer on the project, while Aufgang Architects is behind the design. In renderings, the building appears to have a partial setback on the seventh floor and a garage door on the ground floor that is most likely a loading dock for the retail space.

Photos of the units included with the listing show standard, modern apartments with grey-stained hardwood floors. Floor plans show open kitchens in the studios and kitchen nooks in the one-bedrooms.

Applications for the affordable housing lottery must be submitted by May 18, 2021. Apply through NYC Housing Connect.

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