For Housing Connect lottery, has anyone been called for an interview with extremely high log numbers? (near, bracket)
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Applicants are randomly ordered and assigned a log number means the log number portion is the random lottery part of this process. Further down it states to remain fair, applicants are called in based on their log number. Meaning if we apply for the same unit and I get a log number of 200 and you get 215 and neither of us have a preference, I will be contacted before you because 200 comes before 215.
Everyone who has applied gets a log number after the lottery closes. You can view your log number in the far right hand side of the Housing Connect website, next to the 'Application Status' column of the Housing List page.
This video further explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Dht0LhP7c
Minute 2:07 - The system automatically gives a random number to each application. This is your log number.
Anyway, to answer the OP: I think the highest log number I ever received an email about was in the 14,000s. I didn't go to the interview, though. I also totally agree with the other poster who said you have a much better shot if you're fortunate enough to be in a higher AMI bracket.
Last edited by metrocardigan; 10-28-2019 at 03:10 PM..
Reason: I meant my highest number was 14,000 not 1,400!
Everyone who has applied gets a log number after the lottery closes. You can view your log number in the far right hand side of the Housing Connect website, next to the 'Application Status' column of the Housing List page.
This video further explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Dht0LhP7c
Minute 2:07 - The system automatically gives a random number to each application. This is your log number.
Anyway, to answer the OP: I think the highest log number I ever received an email about was in the 1400s. I didn't go to the interview, though. I also totally agree with the other poster who said you have a much better shot if you're fortunate enough to be in a higher AMI bracket.
There has been lotteries ... I personally did not receive a log number for after applying ... so everyone cannot get a log number IF I am here saying ... There has been plenty that I did not get numbers for.
There has been lotteries ... I personally did not receive a log number for after applying ... so everyone cannot get a log number IF I am here saying ... There has been plenty that I did not get numbers for.
That's weird - I have gotten log numbers for every regular Housing Connect lottery I've applied to, except one which I chalked up to anomaly. Now, Mitchell Lama is a different story, there they have a set number for lists and you only get a log number if on the list.
That's weird - I have gotten log numbers for every regular Housing Connect lottery I've applied to, except one which I chalked up to anomaly. Now, Mitchell Lama is a different story, there they have a set number for lists and you only get a log number if on the list.
If you applied to the lottery then you should have received a log number.
I have one lottery I applied to that I never got a log number for. It still shows on my housing connect list as "closed" and its from 2017. HOWEVER the reason I did not get a log number was because that lottery got cancelled. I forgot what the reasoning was and I think it went up again as a different lottery under a new name or the building completely pulled out from the whole lottery thing, anyways point is if you apply you get a log number unless the lottery gets cancelled or something along those lines.
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Originally Posted by Lani15
They say it's a lottery (at random) but from the pattern I've noticed, they seem to only call low numbers at very low numbers (no higher than 10,000).
For different developments, I've had log numbers of 64xxx, 28xxx, 3xxx, 4xx, 74xxx, 17xxx and so on and so forth. Most are higher than 10xxx.
So my question for most people who get called into an interview and have moved in, were you log numbers higher or lower?
Thanks.
I don't under why people find this lottery system so difficult to understand it's really quite simple.
Here is an example
50 people apply to the lottery for 10 apartments. Some apply in the beginning, middle and end. Now the computer is going to take all 50 applications and RANDOMIZE them (because the date you apply is irrelevant to the lottery). Now ALL applications are at random and a RANDOM log number is given. Now THE LOTTERY IS COMPLETE! Lol that is it. That is the lottery part and the ONLY random thing in these lottery.
Now if the building offers preference to any of the available groups CB, disability etc. because log numbers are assigned at random a preference group can look like 1,2,3,4,5 or 1,28,35,49,50 THIS group will be reached out to first until all preference group apartments are filled. The order in which preference groups are processed is still by numerical order in my example 4 and 5 or 49 and 50 CANNOT be processed until 1, 2, 3 or 1, 28, 35. In my example there are 10 apartments so 1/2 go to preference that means 5 apartments. So the first 5 go to 1,2,3,4,5 or 1,28,35,49,50 if they meet all the requirements
Last when preference groups are complete they move on to general population(people with no preference)lets continue with my example that group will be 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 etc. or 2, 3, 4, 5....29 etc.
They are all then processed in numerical order 8 cannot be processed before 6,7. Once all apartments are filled no more log numbers are processed and which ever were called in that didn't get offered an apartment are waitlisted. There are only 5 more apartments in my example so if the lottery looks like group #1 (6,7,8,9,10) and they all meet the requirements and get offered and accept the apartment then 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 etc will not be reached out to or they will be waitlisted.
So if you were not reached out to with high or low log number it's most likely because your number wasn't reached. Remember you need to take account of how many apartments are available in the whole lottery, if 50% go to preference. If you belong to a preference group how many numbers are ahead of you. So in theory you are correct you have a much bigger chance of winning if you have a low log number.
If you applied to the lottery then you should have received a log number.
I have one lottery I applied to that I never got a log number for. It still shows on my housing connect list as "closed" and its from 2017. HOWEVER the reason I did not get a log number was because that lottery got cancelled. I forgot what the reasoning was and I think it went up again as a different lottery under a new name or the building completely pulled out from the whole lottery thing, anyways point is if you apply you get a log number unless the lottery gets cancelled or something along those lines.
Was it 212 Linden Blvd.? That's the only one that never had a number appear for me out of 88 total lotteries.
Was it 212 Linden Blvd.? That's the only one that never had a number appear for me out of 88 total lotteries.
Nope the one I didn't get a log # for is The Saint Marks APTS in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
None of these lotteries are set in stone. I've received a couple of emails from lotteries that I have applied to that have even changed their AMIs after the application closes. One recently got rid of the lower AMI completely.
It shouldn't be a shocker that sometimes these lotteries get cancelled or take out an entire group by getting rid of an AMI. It happens.
Thanks for taking the time to try and explain it, however sometimes I think this information falls on deaf ears.
No problem! It's really not rocket science, I guess some people really just don't like to read in order to understand and then there are those who just give wrong info and create an even bigger mess lol
I’ve been called with log numbers 11,xxx, 12,xxx, 15,xxx, and 26,xxx. Declined either because they only had studios left or the “affordable” rent was about the same as market and it wasn’t worth the hassle.
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