$200K Income Needed For Brooklyn Waterfront ‘Affordable’ Housing

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The city is touting a large batch of waterfront apartments, some of which require an annual salary of about $200,000, as affordable.

One hundred units at 15 Bridge Park Drive in Brooklyn Heights will be available through NYC Housing Connect until Nov. 9, but only to residents who make a specific income, city records show.

Half the apartments are reserved for applicants who earn 165 percent the average median income, which means 13 three-bedroom apartments cost $4,380-per-month and require an annual income between $150,171 and $199,650.

Twenty studio apartments cost $2,947-per-month and require applicants earn a minimum of $101,040 annually, 10 $3,157-per-month one-bedrooms require a $108,240 minimum salary and seven $3,797-per-month two-bedrooms require a $130,183 minimum salary.

The development is located near a section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that Department of Transportation officials say needs a years-long renovation that will cost billions of dollars and potentially shut down the Promenade for six years.

Building amenities include a rooftop sun terrace, fitness center and a children’s playroom, records show.

More information is available on the NYC Housing Connect website.

Photo courtesy of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development