Affordable Housing Opportunities in Manhattan:
El Barrio's Artspace PS 109 is now accepting applications for 89 affordable studio, 1-, and 2-bedroom apartments under construction at 215 East 99 Street in the East Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan. Rents for these apartments range from $4914 to $1022 depending on income, family size and unit size. To be eligible, applicants must have incomes between $19,150 and $50,340, depending on unit and family size.
Applicants who are artists and who live in New York City will be given a general preference for apartments. Preference will be given to Community Board 11 residents for 50% of units, mobility-impaired persons for 5% of units, visual- and/or hearing-impaired units for 2% of units, and City of New York municipal employees for 5% of units.
A full description of the building and application process is available at http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/downloads/pdf/artspace.pdf.
