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I don't understand this lottery at all. It said on the PDF,
This waitlist will expire on July 1, 2020, at which point new applications
will be accepted through the updated Housing Connect 2.0
application system.
So, what are these log numbers for? The expired lottery? And there hasn't been anything at all on the updated Housing Connect!
Yeah, it is confusing, but there was the same message for Putnam Apartments Waiting List (log 13,xxx) and I just got an email a couple of days ago to affirm my interest, so I'm not sure that message is correct. My number for Waterside is 7,xxx.
I'm glad I'm not the only one scratching my head over this one.
So just the lowest 200 people will be accepted? That's not a big number, even for a waiting list. I guess we shall see. A friend has applied, so I gave her the heads-up that the log numbers are posted.
I used to live in Waterside and still have friends there. It's a great place to live, if a bit remote, but that may appeal to many people.
The apartments in buildings 10, 20, and 30 are downright HUGE with great closets.
Building 40 was constructed for Section 8, and those apartments are smaller and were finished out with linoleum instead of wood parquet, stuff like that. I'm betting the lottery apartments have been renovated.
I'm curious to see if ALL the lottery apartments are in Building 40.
All the four tower buildings have doormen. There are also duplex townhouses, without doormen.
The plaza has been upgraded since I lived there, when it was a vast expanse of cracking concrete. Now it's a very pleasant and usable area with water features, trees, and even a family of mallard ducks raising babies in the pond!
There's a playground for kids and the health club is nice, with a pool under a glass ceiling.
The garage is super convenient, just an elevator ride away.
There's a major ferry stop at 34th Street.
Also, dogs seem to be allowed now, although I'm not sure if it's totally legal.
I can answer questions if anyone is curious.
Good luck to all!
Last edited by macnyc2003; 07-29-2020 at 09:05 AM..
Yeah, I can only assume that they didn't bother to update the boilerplate from the LAST time they did a lottery to replenish the waitlist--that or for some reason they decided to go ahead and do it early and didn't change the text to reflect that (maybe they didn't believe in HC2 being done on time?). Obviously a waitlist that wasn't even created before July 1 couldn't be expired on July 1.
For that reason, it's hard to know how accurate the rest of the statements about the process are. I got a pretty low number--but not lower than 150!
If Building 40 is all section 8, it can't be all lottery, as half the tenants will not qualify for that program.
It seems like it'd be a good choice if you have a car and use it to get to work. Otherwise a bit remote, but maybe some people prefer that.
I usually run at waterside plaza as I live nearby and saw that there is access to ferries over at Stuyvesant cove. The ferry goes to Wall Street, Astoria and even Far Rockaway - all for only 2.75 each way.
I didn’t apply to this one as it’s a waiting list, but good luck to all who have applied!
I usually run at waterside plaza as I live nearby and saw that there is access to ferries over at Stuyvesant cove. The ferry goes to Wall Street, Astoria and even Far Rockaway - all for only 2.75 each way.
I didn’t apply to this one as it’s a waiting list, but good luck to all who have applied!
Because they never call me. I applied to West End Towers and Riverton and got my hopes up high with low log numbers but no call whatsoever. I figure that they're waiting for tenants to move out, and you know that's not really happening any time soon. I can be wrong, but no thanks.
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