Housing lottery discussions (#1) (sunny, long term, living room)

[NYCwork718]

for anyone who already has an apartment particularly studios since i am on that list. how many letters did you get before i got an apartment? how many letters did it take and the time frame you waited between receiving each letter?

[Satyrical]

Hi everyone,


I wanted to start a post on 540 w 53rd st housing lottery. Does anyone have any updates on this lottery, received a log # or gone to an interview? When I check the project status it still says CLOSED for me but I've never waited this long for a #.

[SABAY]

Thank you @ Jani9001!!!

[BklynDee]

this building just started closing on Condos i believe !
there is very little info on this development !!!

[mdale22]

Not sure I understand...isn't it a rental building?

[Kate_555]

Hi,

My number is in the low 2000's, no CB preference. But I am a little skeptical now. I've heard so many bad things about the neighborhood that I don't know what to think.

I have gone to three interviews and got accepted for the apartments, and once I saw them, I turned them down.
I hope this is not the case.
I feel that I have been lucky to be selected, but very unlucky to be called to the apartments that I really want in Manhattan.

[Incog79]

Originally Posted by NYCwork718

for anyone who already has an apartment particularly studios since i am on that list. how many letters did you get before i got an apartment? how many letters did it take and the time frame you waited between receiving each letter?

I moved into a studio after receiving my second letter, which arrived about six months after the first. IIRC each time we viewed three apartments. But I would't put too much stock into that, as there is no way to know when apartments become available.

[NYCwork718]

Originally Posted by Incog79

I moved into a studio after receiving my second letter, which arrived about six months after the first. IIRC each time we viewed three apartments. But I would't put too much stock into that, as there is no way to know when apartments become available.

thanks, what number were you first and what were you the 2nd time around?

[Dreamernyc]

site's back up. But no updates, at least on the 2BR list.

[hkcg]

Originally Posted by Dreamernyc

site's back up. But no updates, at least on the 2BR list.

Thanks. The studio list hasn’t changed either.