HUDSON YARDS — Applications are open for nearly 170 affordable apartments at a Hudson Yards high-rise — with rents starting at $980 per month for a one-bedroom.
Depending on the renter's income, studio apartments will go for $913 per month, two-bedrooms will go for $1,183 per month and three-bedrooms will go for $1,359 per month at 435 W. 31st St., between Ninth and 10th avenues.
The building includes a children’s playroom, a library, a lounge, a game room, a bike repair station and pay-per-load laundry.
For additional fees, residents will also be able to use the building’s storage room, bike storage area, fitness center, pet spa, arcade, “golf simulator” and sky lounge.
A rendering of the building's rooftop lounge (Credit: Brookfield Properties)
The building, which is part of developer Brookfield Properties’ “Manhattan West” project, is offering 169 affordable units, with the following income requirements:
► Fifty-three studio apartments are available to one-person households earning between $32,640 and $38,100 per year.
► Eighty-nine one-bedroom apartments are available to one-person households earning between $34,972 and $38,100 per year, or two-person households earning between $34,972 and $43,500 per year.
► Twenty-five two-bedroom apartments are available to two-person households earning between $41,966 and $43,500 per year, three-person households earning between $41,966 and $48,960 per year, or four-person households earning between $41,966 and $54,360 per year.
► Two three-bedroom apartments are available to three-person households earning between $48,446 and $48,960 per year, four-person households earning between $48,446 and $54,360 per year, five-person households earning between $48,446 and $58,740 per year, or six-person households earning between $48,446 and $63,060 per year.
Preference for 50 percent of the units will go to residents of Manhattan Community Board 4, which covers Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen.
Municipal employees, mobility-disabled applicants and vision- or hearing-impaired applicants will also receive preference.
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The monthly rent includes hot water and gas for cooking.
Applicants can apply online or request a mail-in application by sending a self-addressed envelope to 435 West 31 Apartments c/o Breaking Ground, PO Box 3620937, New York, NY 10129.
Residents will be selected through a lottery and interview process.
The last day to apply is Nov. 7.
