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State lotteries get fewer applicants, but perhaps more who meet income requirements. The state posts the ads for these projects, directing prospective tenants to mail applications to the developer, who conducts the lotteries and maintains the waitlists.Ģ. But a few of those in the five boroughs don’t rely on city funding and therefore never pop up on the Housing Connect platform. Many of these projects also receive city funding and therefore are posted on Housing Connect. Housing lotteries posted on the state’s website are for buildings that receive funding through the state’s Housing Finance Agency, which is part of the state’s Division of Homes and Community Renewal. There are way fewer projects in the city that only get state funding. Here’s what you need to know about affordable housing lotteries posted on the state’s website:ġ. State officials declined to provide specific data on application figures. So, your odds are significantly higher,” said Rob Solano, executive director of Churches United for Fair Housing, which was contracted to do outreach and marketing for a recent lottery posted on the state's website for the amenity-laden tower at Fort Greene's BAM South with 76 affordable units. “They’ll get anywhere between 2,000 and 5,000 applicants. These lotteries attract much less attention. While the vast majority of affordable housing lotteries for new buildings are posted on Housing Connect - a site run by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development - there are a handful of lotteries only posted on a website run by the state’s Division of Homes and Community Renewal.Īnd while Housing Connect lets New Yorkers apply with a click of a button - garnering upwards of 100,000 applications per project - the state’s Division of Homes and Community Renewal lists some lotteries that only allow applications by snail mail. Look beyond the city’s Housing Connect online portal.

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