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They gave me two options, I picked the bigger place, better view with walk in closet. Didn't get a choice on floor though. I've attached a few pics, first time uploading hope it goes through!
You're giving way too much credit if you think they went through 90,000 applicants because they didn't. They elected people at random and didn't go numerical order.
They gave me two options, I picked the bigger place, better view with walk in closet. Didn't get a choice on floor though. I've attached a few pics, first time uploading hope it goes through!
if you dont mind me asking what is the square footage of your apartment?
Of course they're having issues finding tenants that will agree to pay 3,300.00. If an applicant can afford an apartment at that price point, they really don't need this lottery because it doesn't seem like a true deal. The applicant who can afford that can live in a luxury building where there isn't a wide variety of different incomes. It'll be a full blown white glove building and there won't be any tension amongst the different classes. That's the problem with NYC is the wide disparity among the classes and income. It creates unnecessary tension.
Does that tenant want to pay 3,300 and know his neighbors aren't on par with him or move into a building where people don't have issues paying 5K in rent? If his neighbors can spend that on rent, he'll have the comfort of knowing his neighbors have a similar background, with the same values and education as him. Those are always the trade offs. Sometimes co-mingling can create unnecessary tension.
Arg that studio looks beautiful, I need to stop coming on here until I'm farther along in the process cuz it's hard to see what I'm SOOO CLOSE TO!
And and I'm sure they didn't INTERVIEW everyone up to 90K, but I do have to believe they're going in order...first of all, there's probably some rule about determining eligibility right off the bat...since the NYC HOUSING CONNECT makes it so easy to click apply, there's probably thousands of people who aren't even close to any of the brackets. And there's probably a rule about how close you have to be to warrant a closer look. And also, going in order within the categories will create huge jumps...it's not hard to believe that they have to go through a few thousand people before they find someone is single, wants a studio, is low income, is community board preference, still falls within the bracket, still even wants a unit, etc...
Of course they're having issues finding tenants that will agree to pay 3,300.00. If an applicant can afford an apartment at that price point, they really don't need this lottery because it doesn't seem like a true deal. The applicant who can afford that can live in a luxury building where there isn't a wide variety of different incomes. It'll be a full blown white glove building and there won't be any tension amongst the different classes. That's the problem with NYC is the wide disparity among the classes and income. It creates unnecessary tension.
Does that tenant want to pay 3,300 and know his neighbors aren't on par with him or move into a building where people don't have issues paying 5K in rent? If his neighbors can spend that on rent, he'll have the comfort of knowing his neighbors have a similar background, with the same values and education as him. Those are always the trade offs. Sometimes co-mingling can create unnecessary tension.
Is that what you're finding where you live now I.e. The pot smokers on the fourth floor etc? You know, though, that a 2 bedroom usually goes for more than $$3300 in a building with these kind of amenities. I live in a doorman bldg in Manhattan in a studio but want a one bedroom..price is the same.
I got an email today asking for my paperwork and and interview. We only qualify for a $3300 2-bedroom, which is $800 more than we currently pay. Alas, it makes no sense for us to take it. Log # is in the high 87,000s!
Cool...let us know how it goes. You are also in the running for a Navy Green condo right?
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