Affordable housing in Brooklyn · TangrenLi USA
Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.
HUD: public housing › Local housing agencies › HUD resource locator › NYC Housing Connect ›
How to apply
- Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
- Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
- Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
- In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.
Lotteries open now
Nothing is open in Brooklyn right now. City data can lag by a few days; new lotteries will show here. The lottery sites have the latest.
1 more open elsewhere in New York City. Affordable housing in New York City ›
Some cities assign new affordable units by lottery. There is no national list; these come from the public data of New York City and San Francisco. Tap a name to see rents and income limits and apply on the official site.
Recently closed lotteries 7
- Sackett Apartments aka 224 3rd AvenueRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11217 · 20 units: Studio 4, 1BR 5, 2BR 11ClosedEnds 10-26
- 815 Kings Highway Apartments- Units Still AvailableRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11223 · 5 units: 2BR 5ClosedEnds 10-13
- 1052 Willoughby Avenue ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11221 · 2 units: 1BR 2ClosedEnds 10-01
- 2905 West 17th Street ApartmentsRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11224 · 24 units: 1BR 21, 2BR 3ClosedEnds 09-29
- 624 Metropolitan Avenue Apartments - Units Still AvailableRental · New York City · Brooklyn 11211 · 4 units: 1BR 4ClosedEnds 09-22
- South Bushwick Neighborhood Homes - CooperativesFor sale · New York City · Brooklyn 11207 · 16 units: 1BR 4, 2BR 3, 3BR 9ClosedEnds 09-03
- SOLACERental · New York City · Brooklyn 11217 · 63 units: Studio 15, 1BR 2, 2BR 46ClosedEnds 09-03
These closed in the last 60 days and can no longer be applied for; they show what areas and unit sizes have come up lately.
New York City: housing agencies 4
- New York City Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- NYS Housing Trust Fund CorporationSign in to view phone
- NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and DevSign in to view phone
- NYS Housing Finance AgencySign in to view phone
Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first.
Brooklyn: subsidized apartments 171
- ELLIOT GRAHAM HOUSING
- COUNCIL TOWERS II
- COUNCIL TOWERS III
- COUNCIL TOWERS IV
- CARIBE GARDENS
- FLATBUSH HOUSES
- Restore Housing Apartments
- SUTTER HOUSES
- RIVERSTONE HOUSES
- UNION STREET HOUSES
- SHOREFRONT TOWERS
- MONSIGNOR JOHN P. OBRIAN HOUSING
- CABS ELDERLY HOUSINGSign in to view phone
- KINGS COURT APARTMENTS
- DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS HOUSES
- SONS OF ITALY SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING
- CUMBERLAND GARDENS
- DUNCAN GENNS APARTMENTS
- MAGNOLIA PLAZA
- CARROLL GARDENS SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
- DAVID MINKIN RESIDENCE
- JOHN WALTER EDWARDS APARTMENTS
- DUPONT STREET SENIOR HOUSING
- GREENE CLERMONT HOUSES
- TRI-BLOCK HOUSES
- PLAZA DE LOS ANCIANOS DE WILSON
- Albany Crossings Apartments
- ELIJAH SMITH HOUSES
- PROSPECT ARMS APARTMENTS
- PENN GARDENS I
- Tri-Senior Housing
- MSGR. JOSEPH F. STEDMAN SENIOR HOUSING
- HARBOR HILL
- MARTIN LUTHER COURT
- LEFFERTS HEIGHTS HOUSING
- BROOKDALE RESIDENCE
- ELLERY COURT SENIOR HSG
- BRIDGE STREET SENIOR HOUSING
- Brooklyn EYE & EAR
- GREENE PARK ARMS
These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.
Affordable housing elsewhere in New York
- New York 1,499
- New York City 574
- Manhattan 181
- Queens 42
- Flushing 5
- Bronx 161
- Staten Island 19
- Long Island 124
- Westchester 85
- Rockland 43
- Middletown 3
- Buffalo 161
- Rochester 117
- Syracuse 88
- Albany 68
- Midtown 13
- Lower East Side 14
- Gramercy & Murray Hill 3
- Chinatown 3
- Upper East Side 3
- Washington Heights & Inwood 28
- Pelham Parkway & Morris Park 34
- Bensonhurst 3
- Sunset Park 10
Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30; lotteries are from New York City and San Francisco open data. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.
