CHELSEA — Applications are now open through the city's affordable housing lottery for 19 apartments in a West 29th Street high-rise — with rents starting at $833 for a studio.
One-bedrooms will go for $895 per month and two-bedrooms will go for $1,082 per month at the newly constructed 221 W. 29th St. building, located between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
The building is offering the following 19 units, with household size and earning requirements:
► Four studio apartments are available to one-person households earning between $30,446 and $40,080 per year.
► Thirteen one-bedroom apartments are available to one-person households earning between $32,640 and $40,080 per year, or two-person households earning between $32,640 and $45,840 per year.
► Two two-bedroom apartments are available to two-person households earning between $39,086 and $45,840 per year, three-person households earning between $39,086 and $51,540 per year, or four-person households earning between $39,086 and $57,240 per year.
The 21-story building, designed by Goldstein Hill & West and developed by CBSK Ironstate, has a 24-hour attended lobby, a laundry room and a bike storage area.
For additional fees, residents will be able to use the building's on-site fitness center, lounge and roof deck.
Preference for 50 percent of the units will go to residents of Manhattan Community Board 5.
Preference will also be given for municipal employees, mobility-disabled applicants and vision- or hearing-disabled applicants.
The monthly rent includes gas for cooking and heating.
Applicants can apply online or request a mail-in application by sending a self-addressed envelope to Affordable Housing, Dept. 29, 1357 Broadway, Box 309, New York, NY 10018.
Residents will be selected through a lottery and interview process. The last day to apply is May 25.
