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An affordable housing lottery for seniors has launched at Park 79 — the former SRO which was shut down for operating as an illegal hotel and acquired by real estate company Fairstead for $22.5 million in 2016.
Located at 117 West 79th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, the seven-story building will offer 77 studio apartments to “seniors earning at or below 50% area median income (AMI), including 24 homes for formerly homeless individuals.”
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A handful of units will also be set aside for individuals with mobility issues (5%) and vision/hearing loss (2%).
According to the Housing Connect website, the maximum income for eligible applicants ranges from $37,360 to $53,400, depending on the number of occupants per unit (up to two people can live in these apartments).
Each household must also include one individual 62 or older.
“Eligible tenants will pay 30% of their income and applicants will need to qualify for section 8,” states Housing Connect.
The lottery is open through August 5, and the building is expected to be completed this summer.
Fairstead has partnered with Project FIND to provide onsite services with two social workers onsite.
The building will come with indoor and outdoor common spaces, a laundry room, security cameras and an onsite manager and guard.
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Here are some photos of the apartments:
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c/o Fairstead
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Seniors can apply for Park 79 on the Housing Connect website or request a paper application by sending a self-addressed envelope to: Fairstead Management c/o: Park 79, 560 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037. Those in need of application assistance can work with HPD’s Housing Ambassadors, community-based service providers in New York City who help people prepare and apply for Housing Connect affordable housing lotteries.
Park 79 is one of several residential buildings cited for illegal use by the City and consequently earmarked for affordable housing, most recently at neighboring Upper West Side building 258 West 97th Street, part of a $1.1 Million settlement between the City and an illegal hotel operator.
Beautiful apartment, even if it’s only a studio. Love the black and white hexagon floor tiles and subway tile in the bathroom. Very trendy. Nice to see a low-income apartment that doesn’t look cheap. Now build them nationwide!
I too love the “look”, but I wonder who will clean the tile. The occupants are low income and many are old and many are former homeless and some are handicapped.
Does the building have a professional cleaning program? If not, these high end, trendy finishes will be deteriorated quickly.
I’m 75 & live on my SS and some savings. I have trouble with high cabinets which demand ladders and I cleaned my tile today, but I still can. I purchased some special
equipment to do so. I cannot afford a cleaning person. Tile is once-a-week and high cabinets are dangerous.
Style is good, but safety is better….The rate of falls for seniors is high and Medicare pays for it all.
Are these low income housing are for people like me 55 & older?
Those pictures are probably renderings or photoillustrations not actual photos.
Also, I don’t get why it shows a ceiling to counter wall next to the refrigerator.
Please sent an application.
I’m partly disabled 57 yrs old woman am wondering am I entitled to apply for that housing please reply asp. Thank You in advance.
My son is a struggling combat veteran who is really in need of housing.
Please send me an application for Park 79 unit.
First of all just because someone is not well that’s what people used to say way back in the day doesn’t mean they are not clean and respectful and responsible for where they live how dare anyone think that because some people are now living on an income less then what we are used too when we were working 9-5 plus overtime does not mean as Seniors we have become untidy and lazy I have worked from the time I was 13,I have a college degree but now I am living on a Fixed Income at this time I am looking for a part time job I raised 6Sucsseful children and I am very proud also I am a proud woman any place I reside at will be treated with great care Respectfully Linda