AFFORDABLE HOUSING

 

If you are searching for affordable housing in New York the following tips and websites should be helpful.  For additional information, help with completing an application for affordable housing, or assistance in maintaining your housing subsidy, please visit our office during walk-in hours Monday - Wednesday 9am - 10:30am or call to make an appointment. 

 

 

Affordable Housing in New York City

 

You should go to NYC’s Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) website and check the notices they have posted for housing developments that are currently accepting applications. You will have to send a letter requesting an application (sample letter in PDF format) and include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request. It is a good idea to keep a log (sample log in PDF format) of all the developments you request applications from and/or apply to. Also visit the NYS Affordable Housing Directory.

 

Not-for-profit housing developments in New York City

 

Common Ground	Units for low-income working people and formerly homeless individuals including the elderly, recovering substance abusers, the mentally ill, and those living with HIV/AIDS. Income cannot exceed $30,000 per year. Single adults only.	Common Ground Community 505 8th Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 389-9334 Fax: (212) 389-9312 info@commonground.org
Hope Community, Inc.	Units for low- and moderate-income individuals and families.	Hope Community, Inc. Property Management Attn: Annelis Meyer 174 East 104th Street New York, NY 10029 ameyer@hopecommunityinc.org
Goddard Riverside Community Center	Units for formerly homeless single adults or adults at high risk of homelessness because of their age, income or disability and units for senior citizens and the mobility-impaired. Tenants must be capable of living independently.	593 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10024 Phone: (212) 873-6600 Fax: (212) 595-6498 response@goddard.org
Manhattan Valley Development Corporation	Low/moderate-income co-ops and rentals in the Manhattan Valley area of the Upper West Side.	Jose Valerio, Executive Director 73 West 108th Street New York, NY 10025 Phone: (212) 678-4410 Fax: (212) 666-4770 info@mvdc.org
West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing	Safe, affordable housing with supportive services for low-income persons.	2345 Broadway New York, NY 10024 Phone: (212) 721-6032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Ground

Common Ground is a not-for-profit organization that provides supportive housing for adults. The following developments have information on eligibility and application process online:

The Times Square
The Prince George
The Christopher
The Aurora 

 

Hope Community, Inc.

Hope Community is a not-for-profit community-based organization that develops and manages low- and moderate-income residential properties in East Harlem. Hope Community is committed to building better communities and enriching the lives of the people who live and work within them. Contact:

Hope Community, Inc.
Property Management
Attn: Annelis Meyer
174 East 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
ameyer@hopecommunityinc.org

 

Goddard Riverside Community Center

 

Capitol Hall Residence is a nonprofit SRO (Single Room Occupancy) project located on West 87th Street and run by Goddard Riverside Community Center and the West 87th Street 100 Block Association. Rents at Capitol Hall are pegged to what tenants can afford from their social service entitlements check. For application information please contact:

 

Capitol Hall
166 West 87th Street
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212-724-1000 (lobby)
Phone: 212-877-6828 (office)
Fax: 212-877-0256
hfleishman@goddard.org
Howard Fleishman, Director

Phelps House provides 167 units of affordable housing for the elderly and mobility-impaired. It is owned and operated by Goddard Riverside Housing Development Fund Company (HDFC), an affiliate non-profit corporation formed by Goddard Riverside Community Center. Phelps House is funded under the Section 202 Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For application information please contact:

 

Phelps House
595 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212-873-6600
Fax: 212-595-6498
phelps@goddard.org
Susan Baldwin, Manager


Manhattan Valley Development Corporation (MVDC)

 

MVDC is a community-based not-for-profit housing organization that owns and operates low/moderate-income co-ops and rentals in the Manhattan Valley area of the Upper West Side. Their website will give you information on how to apply for housing they own and/or manage. You can also contact their office:

 

Manhattan Valley Management Company
73 West 108th Street
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 212-678-4410
Fax: 212-666-4770
E-mail: info@mvdc.org
Jose Valerio, Executive Director


West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH)

WSFSSH is a community-based organization located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that responds to the need for low-cost housing. The mission of WSFSSH is to provide safe, affordable housing with supportive services within a residential setting that enhances the independence and dignity of each person. WSFSSH develops, manages, and provides social services in housing for low-income persons. For information on how to apply for housing with WSFSSH please contact WSFSSH staff at:

2345 Broadway
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212-721-6032

 

Mitchell-Lama Developments

 

Also on HPD's website are listings for NYC Mitchell-Lama buildings with open waiting lists. Included in this list are the names of the managing agents of these Mitchell-Lama buildings. You should contact the managing agents of Mitchell-Lama buildings with open waiting lists using the sample letter on this website.

 

There are also Mitchell-Lama buildings supervised by New York State's DHCR for families and senior citizens.

 

Public Housing Developments

 

Public Housing or "the projects" is operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). You can apply for public housing by completing a NYCHA apartment application. You can pick up an application at one of NYCHA's Borough Offices or at Strycker's Bay (call us first to make sure we have some applications on hand). For more information on the application process, please visit NYCHA's website.   

 

Affordable Housing Statewide

 

New York State's Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) provides a statewide listing of new housing developments that are accepting applications. You can also conduct a search for affordable housing developments using DHCR's Affordable Housing Directory.