The Astor LIC, located at 36-20 Steinway St. (NYC Housing Connect)
Feb. 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
More than 40 “affordable” apartments in a newly-constructed building in Astoria are up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery – but only for households that make at least $70,286 a year.
The building, called “The Astor LIC,” is located at 36-20 Steinway St., and 43 “affordable” housing units are available.
The Astor LIC, developed by JMH Development and the Mettle Property Group, is six stories and consists of 143 units, with 100 being market rate.
The building is situated on the site of the former Western Beef supermarket on Steinway Street and includes 18,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.
Applications for the “affordable” units are now open and applicants are required to apply on the NYC Housing Connect website. The lottery is open until April 7.
There is a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom “affordable” units on offer.
Rendering of a unit inside The Astor LIC (NYC Housing Connect)
There are 13 studio apartments available for $2,050 a month to households of one or two people who earn a combined annual income between $70,286 and $118,300.
Additionally, there are 21 one-bedroom units on offer for $2,400 a month to households of one to three people who make between $82,286 and $133,120 combined annually.
Nine two-bedroom units are available for $3,100 a month to households of two to five people who make between $106,286 and $159,640 combined annually.
A breakdown of the full income requirements is below. The lottery does not provide a preference–or a set aside– for residents of Community Board 1, which covers Astoria, parts of Long Island City, and Woodside.
The building comes with several amenities including a fully-equipped fitness center, a furnished residential lobby, shared recreational spaces, a 24-hour attended lobby and two rooftop terraces with views of the Manhattan skyline. There is also a parking lot and bicycle spaces.
Tenants are responsible for electric bills only while heat, hot water and gas are included.
The site is located in close proximity to the 36th Street subway station and is also close to the Museum of the Moving Image and the Kaufman Studio.
Rendering of a shared recreational space inside The Astor LIC (NYC Housing Connect)
A breakdown of the full income requirements for The Astor LIC (NYC Housing Connect)
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They’re really marketing a studio for 2 people? A 1 bedroom for 3 people? A 2 bedroom for 5 people? Where does the extra person sleep? Perhaps in the living room, behind a makeshift curtain or folding screen? Tenement style living has been the new norm for a while. It’s commonly expected these units will be overcrowded to be able to afford the rent, making them prohibitively expensive for the single tenant or small family for which they should be intended. The NYC housing market is perverse and upside down, dragging quality of life down with it.