The complex in 2022. Image via Google Maps
Included in the lottery for the waiting list at Crown Gardens at 1185 Carroll Street are studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from $19,222 to $48,030, according to the listing on NYC Housing Connect. The listing does not specify how many of the building’s 239 units are available, but says 300 applications will be drawn from the lottery for the studio, one- and two-bedroom units, and 200 applications will be drawn from the lottery for the three-bedroom apartments to create a waiting list.
The studios and one-bedroom units are intended for households of one to three people. Studios sell for between $19,222 and $23,339, with a household income limit of $31,760 to $182,250. Monthly maintenance for the units is $794 to $924. One-bedrooms are listed between $26,080 and $32,938 with income limits between $38,880 and $182,250 and monthly maintenance from $972 to $1,186.
Two-bedroom apartments are aimed at households of two to four people earning between $48,120 and $202,500. The units sell for between $35,682 and $38,422 and monthly maintenance costs range from $1,203 to $1,376.
The three-bedroom apartments are intended for families of four to six people earning between $56,920 and $235,000. They sell for between $45,286 and $48,030 and have monthly maintenance from $1,423 to $1,614.
In addition to having the correct house numbers and income requirements, to be eligible for the lottery, applicants must be at least 18 years old, must not already be a shareholder in the building, can only apply once and can only be on one waiting list for the complex at a time. Those selected through the lottery must pay a $75 application fee. According to the list, the lottery gives preference to veterans.
The orange brick-concrete complex in brutalist style with balconies dates from the 1970s. It spans the block along Nostrand Avenue between Carroll and President Streets and is 15 stories tall at its highest point. There are no interior photos, renderings or floor plans of the units available in the listing.
Crown Gardens was developed as part of the Mitchell-Lama program, which was widely praised as a successful and exemplary model for middle-class housing in New York City. The program, created in 1955 by State Senator MacNeil Mitchell and Assemblymember Alfred Lama, was designed to expand affordable housing for middle-income New Yorkers.
Under the program, the nonprofit buildings were developed by the city or state and received low-interest mortgages and significant tax breaks to keep rents and co-op prices below market rates. Housing remains under the supervision of the state Department of Housing and Community Renewal or the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
At its peak, the program supported 269 projects with more than 105,000 affordable units statewide, including 18,000 in Brooklyn. Currently, Mitchell-Lama units are difficult to find and many have years-long waiting lists.
The Crown Gardens lottery closes on December 1. To sign up, go to the listing on New York City’s Housing Connect website.
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