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Applications are now available for first-time homeowners interested in buying an affordable condo on 37th Street in Brooklyn, between 12th and 13th avenues (map).
The thirty-six newly-built condos each have either three or four bedrooms. Some units have a den, and some have a balcony.
A chart here indicates--based on the number of members in a household--the minimum and maximum allowable annual income range, the estimated prices of the units, and the estimated monthly housing expenses.
A chart here indicates--based on the number of members in a household--the minimum and maximum allowable annual income range, the estimated prices of the units, and the estimated monthly housing expenses.
Download the application in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian, and Korean here. Or get an application in the mail by writing to SBCO c/o Culver Housing
Developments, LLC, 4006 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 and including a self-addressed envelope.
Applications have to be postmarked by Tuesday, September 25, 2018, in order to be entered in the housing lottery.
Neither an application fee nor a broker's fee is being charged.
Free informational sessions
about purchasing a condo will be held in Brooklyn on Tuesday, August 28th, at 7:00
p.m. at West End Gardens Community Center, 1002 44th Street, near 10th Avenue, and
on Tuesday, September 11th, at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Center, 411 46th Street, near 4th Avenue.
This offer marks the end of Phase 1 of the Culver Affordable Housing Project. Thirty-two more condos will be built on 37th Street, between 13th and 14th avenues, during Phase 2. In total, seventeen four-story buildings will contain a total of sixty-eight condos, one on each floor.
Condo owners are required to live in the condo they purchase, and the condo must be their primary residence.
Eligibility is based on income as well as other criteria. New York City residents get preference.
A percentage of units is set aside for people with disabilities (5% for mobility, 2% for vision/hearing), residents of Brooklyn Community Boards 7, 12, and 14 (50%), and municipal employees (5%).
More information is available at www.sbcony.org/culver.
The F and G subway station at Church Avenue (map) and the B35 and B16 buses are nearby.
These buildings are being constructed through the New Foundations Project of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.