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Did anyone else receive an email from their marketing/ management team about “previewing” an apartment? My email read that my log might be reached soon, but I can see the apartment beforehand…
The same agency is managing brooklyn crossing and they have started inviting people for "previews" for that building. Check out the thread for that building to see our discussion over there.
None of us can figure out what the benefit is, particularly for these very nice units/buildings. Showing people these buildings is unlikely to get many people to drop out (most people will likely find the buildings better than expected), and everyone will still want to view their actual assigned unit before committing once they get to that stage of the process anyway. There's no harm in going for the tour if you want but it won't change/help anything. You'll still wait until they get to your log as you normally would, and then go through the normal approval process.
The same agency is managing brooklyn crossing and they have started inviting people for "previews" for that building. Check out the thread for that building to see our discussion over there.
None of us can figure out what the benefit is, particularly for these very nice units/buildings. Showing people these buildings is unlikely to get many people to drop out (most people will likely find the buildings better than expected), and everyone will still want to view their actual assigned unit before committing once they get to that stage of the process anyway. There's no harm in going for the tour if you want but it won't change/help anything. You'll still wait until they get to your log as you normally would, and then go through the normal approval process.
Brooklyn crossing and plank road apartments are exactly the same
Did anyone else receive an email from their marketing/ management team about “previewing” an apartment? My email read that my log might be reached soon, but I can see the apartment beforehand…
You have a few days to respond once you've been approved by all parties and cleared all 4 phases of the approval process. If you fail to respond by the deadline, they send you a termination letter and move onto the next qualifying applicant.
I'm assuming the previews are so they make sure they have a quicker turnaround for whoever is next in line in case someone decides to withdraw or doesn't respond within the window. So it's not guaranteed you'll be offered a unit, but they're crossing off the next steps on their to-do list & adding you to the potential queue should someone before you fall through.
My situation was slightly different because when I toured it wasn't a preview but rather a tour to select which unit I preferred to move forward with out of a couple of options. But based off their emails I'm assuming this is why they're sending out previews. (Keep in mind, that was back in May and they just sent me the approval in July so it's a lengthy process).
I'm in the 1,000s for log number and was just contacted to submit my documents for this building! I am a single person who would only be able to occupy a studio or 1br, so wondering if they would have reached out at all if those types of units weren't available. This is my first time going through this process, so don't want to get my hopes up, but this would be so impactful for me.
I'm in the 1,000s for log number and was just contacted to submit my documents for this building! I am a single person who would only be able to occupy a studio or 1br, so wondering if they would have reached out at all if those types of units weren't available. This is my first time going through this process, so don't want to get my hopes up, but this would be so impactful for me.
They wouldn't reach out to you for docs if they had no units that you appear to qualify for based on the household size and income info you put on HC. Since you qualify for 2 types of units (studio and 1br), they may not have your preferred type (for ex if you only want a 1br for example and they only have studios), if you have one, but they have something you appear to qualify for.
They wouldn't reach out to you for docs if they had no units that you appear to qualify for based on the household size and income info you put on HC. Since you qualify for 2 types of units (studio and 1br), they may not have your preferred type (for ex if you only want a 1br for example and they only have studios), if you have one, but they have something you appear to qualify for.
Thanks for the reply, Lina!! I don't want to get too hopeful, I applied to this lottery back in January! I guess we'll see. Not sure what the process looks like from here.
You have a few days to respond once you've been approved by all parties and cleared all 4 phases of the approval process. If you fail to respond by the deadline, they send you a termination letter and move onto the next qualifying applicant.
I'm assuming the previews are so they make sure they have a quicker turnaround for whoever is next in line in case someone decides to withdraw or doesn't respond within the window. So it's not guaranteed you'll be offered a unit, but they're crossing off the next steps on their to-do list & adding you to the potential queue should someone before you fall through.
My situation was slightly different because when I toured it wasn't a preview but rather a tour to select which unit I preferred to move forward with out of a couple of options. But based off their emails I'm assuming this is why they're sending out previews. (Keep in mind, that was back in May and they just sent me the approval in July so it's a lengthy process).
These tours aren't taking the place of the regular apartment tours where you pick your unit, once processed. There is really no benefit to hosting them, it doesn't speed up the process at all. The only exception would be if someone prior to a preview tour was really interested in the building and afterwards, decided they no longer wanted to move forward. Given how nice this building is, it seems way more likely to cause the opposite. A waste of time and staff resources IMO.
Thanks for the reply, Lina!! I don't want to get too hopeful, I applied to this lottery back in January! I guess we'll see. Not sure what the process looks like from here.
Yeah, being contacted in no way guarantees you will get a unit, sometimes they reach out to more people than they have available units that you may qualify for in batches. But this is a great first step! The rest of the process will probably take several weeks, depending on how complicated your income situation is (number of jobs, any self-employment etc.) and you'll have several back and forths with the marketing agency about additional documents, clarifying bank transactions etc.. Eventually they should invite you to tour units and if you move forward, they'll send you to the city agency for final approval. The best thing you can do is keep good records of your financial information for the next several weeks in case they need additional documents from you and to not make any changes to your income or household situation until after you sign a lease. Good luck!
My status went to pending.. wonder if there are any studios left
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