Some things only happen once in a lifetime. Enjoy high-end condominium finishes and first-class amenities, all at a lower rent than a comparable market-rate apartment. The Brooklyn Tower rent is rent-stabilized, guaranteeing optimal renewals.
Residential interiors by Gachot Studios—an Architectural Digest AD100 interior design firm—are carefully curated for comfort and function.
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Interested in owning or renting at The Brooklyn Tower but don’t qualify for the lottery? Check out our market rate site.
Best-in-class amenities designed by Krista Ninivaggi of Woods Bagot offer a holistic approach to entertainment, gathering, and studying.
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One of Brooklyn’s most dramatic outdoor swimming pools: 57’ feet encircling the landmarked Guastavino dome.
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An extraordinary double-height lounge with shuffleboard, cocktail bar, and views of Downtown Brooklyn and the historic Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn.
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Take it all in – spectacular skyline views, entertainment, and recreation. The Sky Park features a basketball court, children’s playground, dog run, and games.
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The library lounge offers co-working spaces and adjacent conference rooms that offer quiet spaces to work and convene.
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Residents can stream and screen to their hearts’ desire in the Theater.
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Our playroom offers thoughtful touches including a pantry, a reading nook and plenty of space for children of all ages to explore their interests.
Other Amenities Include:
Additional fees and membership may apply.
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subway lines
11
commuter trains via LIRR
22
Citibike stations
Fort Greene
Park
Brooklyn
Bridge Park
Prospect
Park
Boerum Park
Cadman Plaza
Park
Columbus
Park
Commodore
Barry Park
McLaughlin
Park
Nicholas
Naquan Heyward Jr. Park
Cuyler Gore
Cobble Hill
Park
Betty
Carter Park
Brooklyn
Academy of Music
BRIC
Brooklyn
Ballet
Barclays
Center
Brooklyn
Historical Society
New York
Transit Museum
St. Ann's
Warehouse
Alamo
Drafthouse
Greenlight
Bookstore
Mark Morris
Dance Center
The Center
for Fiction
The
Invisible Dog Art Center
BKLYN Clay
Urban Glass
DeKalb Food
Hall
Trader
Joe's
City Point
Fulton Mall
Lululemon
Free People
Joybird
Warby
Parker
Rag & Bone
The
Brooklyn Circus
GRDN
Collier
West
Target
Michele
Varian
Page
Sargisson
M. Patmos
Humble
House
Mud
Australia
Anne Willi
Jao Social
Club
Books are
Magic
PS 8
PS 29
PS 261
New York
University Tandon School of Engineering
Brooklyn
Law School
Pratt
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Receive details on how to complete your application and get an exclusive tour.
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Create an account on Housing Connect to apply for The Brooklyn Tower lottery. The lower the log number, the greater the chances of getting selected.
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Confirm your household and income eligibility for an available residence once we reach your log number.
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Join us for a comprehensive tour of select apartments and stunning amenities at The Brooklyn Tower.
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We will assist you at every step of your application process. After the background/credit check, eligible applicants will be officially approved.
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We will ensure a seamless moving experience into your new home. Lease signing is fast and easy with electronic signatures and online payment.
Developer & Builder
Architect
Residential Interior Designer
Amenities Interior Designer
Landscape Designer
HPD Marketing Agent
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The apartments offered through the lottery are significantly below the market rate and rent-stabilized. Rent-stabilization means that when you renew your lease, increases are capped by state and local regulations. As of 2023, they are between 3.25% for a 1-year renewal and 5% for a 2-year renewal.
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No. Rent prices are not negotiable.
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Yes, they have similar finishes and layouts.
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Unlike the discounted apartments, the prices for market-rate apartments in the Brooklyn Tower vary from unit to unit. If you would like more information, please reach out, and we will connect you with the market-rate leasing team.
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We plan to offer tours once the building is ready to begin showing. If you are selected in the lottery after you apply, you will get a chance to see a couple of specific apartments that are available at that time.
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Applications are being accepted from March 29th through May 30th 2023.
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The income requirements are below (GROSS annual income per household).
| Bedroom Size | Rent | Household Size | Minimum Income | Maximum Income |
| Studio | $2,630 | 1 | $90,172 | $141,310 |
| 2 | $90,172 | $161,590 | ||
| One-Bedroom | $2,811 | 1 | $96,378 | $141,310 |
| 2 | $96,378 | $161,590 | ||
| 3 | $96,378 | $181,740 | ||
| Two-Bedroom | $3,360 | 2 | $115,200 | $161,590 |
| 3 | $115,200 | $181,740 | ||
| 4 | $115,200 | $201,890 | ||
| 5 | $115,200 | $218,010 | ||
| Three-Bedroom | $3,872 | 3 | $132,755 | $181,740 |
| 4 | $132,755 | $201,890 | ||
| 5 | $132,755 | $218,010 | ||
| 6 | $132,755 | $234,130 | ||
| 7 | $132,755 | $250,380 |
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No. Income requirements are set by The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and are not flexible.
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If you can prove that your bonus is one-time-only (not recurring), your lower (or recurring) income will be considered.
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No. If you are an independent contractor and/or run a business, your eligibility is based on your net income after expenses.
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The asset limit is currently set at $201,890 per household.
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Savings in any bank accounts, investment income, and property sales that have been converted to cash. Retirement accounts are NOT included in your asset total.
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Yes, you can apply at https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/.
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Unfortunately not. Anyone owning a home within 100 miles of New York City is not eligible for a lottery apartment.
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You could qualify for either or both based on income and household size. You will be able to specify your preferences if you are selected in the lottery and your documents are requested.
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Yes. See the chart for reference.
| Bedroom Size | Rent | Household Size | Minimum Income | Maximum Income |
| Studio | $2,630 | 1 | $90,172 | $141,310 |
| 2 | $90,172 | $161,590 | ||
| One-Bedroom | $2,811 | 1 | $96,378 | $141,310 |
| 2 | $96,378 | $161,590 | ||
| 3 | $96,378 | $181,740 | ||
| Two-Bedroom | $3,360 | 2 | $115,200 | $161,590 |
| 3 | $115,200 | $181,740 | ||
| 4 | $115,200 | $201,890 | ||
| 5 | $115,200 | $218,010 |
Limited inventory
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Please refer to our leasing team if you have questions about your eligibility.
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Please refer to our leasing team if you have questions about your eligibility.
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We’re anticipating that the earliest move-ins will take place June, 2023. Processing applications takes some time, so your patience is appreciated.
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We will contact all applicants within two weeks of the close of the lottery. On this call, we will inform you of your log number and give you an approximate timeline for further contact.
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The Brooklyn Tower is a brand new luxury building and thousands of applications are expected. Your chances are as good as any other applicant. The selection process is random. If you submit your application by the deadline and fall within the income requirements for any of the units, there is a high chance of being selected for further processing!
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Log into your account on Housing Connect. Go to the Dashboard tab at the top left of the page and click on it. You should see that your application to The Brooklyn Tower is pending.
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We will contact you to proceed further. Following the deadline, applicants will be shown apartments according to the order of their log numbers.
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Yes, you can change your profile even after the lottery deadline. Simply log into Housing Connect and edit your profile as desired. Once we’ve reached your log number, we will not be able to see any subsequent changes to your profile.
For assistance using Housing Connect, please reach out to the HPD helpline at 212-863-7990
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This process may take one to two months and depends on several factors. Below is an example timeline if everything goes smoothly with your submission and approval process:
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Your log number is the randomly selected number you are assigned following the lottery draw. Your number determines your place in line for an apartment. For example, if you are log #1, you are the first applicant our leasing team will contact. If you are log #800, there are 799 applicants ahead of you.
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No. Once you are assigned a log number, you cannot change it.
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No. It may take longer for us to contact you; however, it’s likely that many of the applicants in front of you may not be eligible for their desired apartments.
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You will have to patiently wait until the applicants ahead of you are processed. Once we reach your log number, a leasing team will contact you through Housing Connect and ask you to provide documentation to prove your eligibility.
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No. You will still have to prove eligibility and get approved by HPD. Also, there might be other applicants ahead of you.
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You will need to submit proof of income, household, and NYC residency. Below are some of the documents that you should submit for yourself and your household members:
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We recommend that you submit your documents through Housing Connect. If you need to submit them in person, please contact our lottery leasing team.
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Our team will review them and inform you if you are eligible for the apartment size of your choice. Once we’ve determined that you qualify for an available apartment, you will be offered an appointment time to tour the building and several floor plans.
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Please contact Housing Connect directly. For further technical issues, please contact their helpline at 212-863-7990. You can also reach them by email at nychousingconnect@hpd.nyc.gov. If your problem persists, please contact our leasing team directly about submitting your documentation via a different method.
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If our leasing team has deemed you qualified and apartments are available, you will be able to choose between 2-3 apartments presented to you. Our leasing team will select the apartment based on your preferences and unit availability.
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After you are shown the available apartments, you will have five business days to confirm your interest. If you choose to forfeit your application or do not contact our leasing team by the deadline, you will be removed from the list, and the apartment will be offered to the next available applicant in the log.
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HPD’s marketing team states that they try to review all applications within 5 business days of submission. This can take longer depending on a number of factors.
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After HPD approval, your estimated time of move-in will be between 2 and 6 weeks.
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Our team will have you sign Tenant Income Certification documents, along with running a background and credit check. If everything looks good, we will submit your documents to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development for final review.
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Lottery applicants, if offered an apartment through the lottery, must not hold residence in any other dwelling. If you have already signed a market-rate lease and then find out that you have been selected in the lottery, you will have to forfeit that apartment and allow the next applicant in line to move in.
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The Brooklyn Tower lottery apartments are rent-stabilized, meaning that rent increases are regulated by the Division of Home and Community Renewal, a New York state agency. DHCR sets the increase amounts each year; As of 2023, they are between 3.25% for a 1-year renewal and 5% for a 2-year renewal. Your lease will remain stabilized for the duration of your tenancy, up to 35 years from the initial lease start date.
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No. Once your application is approved by HPD you will have a week to sign the lease and 6 weeks to move in. If you are unable to sign a lease and move within that timeline please contact our lottery leasing team to discuss your options.
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55 Fleet Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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SHoP Architects
Gachot Studios
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Krista Ninivaggi of Woods Bagot
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Developer & Builder
JDS Development Group is a team of innovators and builders
pioneering progressive new forms of large-scale urban
development that challenge the status quo of the real estate
industry. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York, JDS
is a national firm focused on acquisition, development, and
construction, recognized for its architecturally significant
mixed-use projects that respond to each community and push the
boundaries of engineering and design. JDS projects include The
Brooklyn Tower, 111 West 57th Street, The American Copper
Buildings, Walker Tower, Monad Terrace, 1 Southside Park, and
Major and other award-winning collaborations with the world’s
top architects and designers.
https://jdsdevelopment.com/
Architect
SHoP Architects is a New York-based global design leader, with iconic projects completed or underway across more than 72 million square feet on five continents. SHoP takes a high performance approach to design and planning that introduces definitive new and enduring architecture to the great city skylines and streetscapes. Notable projects include Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the American Copper Buildings and the supertall residential tower 111 West 57th Street in Manhattan, the new Uber Headquarters in San Francisco, the recently opened Collins Arch complex in Melbourne, Fulbright University Vietnam, Codrico Tower Rotterdam, and multiple diplomatic facilities including in Milan and Bangkok, under a Design Excellence contract with the U.S. Department of State. The diverse and trendsetting work of the firm has been widely celebrated with a variety of honors, among them the Smithsonian’s National Design Award for Architecture.
Residential Interior Designer
Melding timeless craft with modern technology, Gachot creates work with a refined aesthetic and radical sense of place. Simplicity, elegance and acute attention to detail are the guiding values. Every project is treated as a unique expression rather than the vehicle for a rigid aesthetic. The studio was founded by John and Christine Gachot as a collaborative environment with service as its core principle. The team brings together diverse skills in real estate development, art direction and interior design.
Amenities Interior Designer
Krista Ninivaggi, of Woods Bagot, oversees the interior design team and serves as the visual thought leader for a range of forward thinking clients, from lawyers to DJs. She and her team specialize in bespoke interiors that work in harmony with the surrounding architecture. The attention to detail instills even the largest projects with a boutique feel. From welcoming residential spaces to progressive workplaces to conceptual hospitality programming, the team’s spaces promote new and unexpected interactions, with the aim of fostering a broader range of unexpected collaborations and innovations.
Landscape Designer
HMWhite was founded on the principle that the designed landscape is among the most powerful forms of cultural expression and environmental accountability. Our work is a result of a process where facts inform and intuition guides, a problem-solving approach that reveals a site’s distinctive voice and character. While each project is rooted in global thinking, we delve deeply into its local expression through the soundness of program and form, and the use of materials – yielding an intrinsic beauty that aims to awaken undiscovered consciousness of nature’s wonders. Clients and communities have come to expect our singular designs to be of a consistent clarity of vision: site-specific, artful, compassionate, timeless, and ultimately enhancing quality of life.
HPD Marketing Agent
MGNY Consulting was established in 2008 with a humble vision
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Through the years, MGNY has evolved into a multi-faceted
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Months and years of grueling research and analysis allowed
MGNY to develop unique software capabilities, built on the
principles of data transparency and usability. As a result,
each client receives individualized attention and is
encouraged to ask questions and challenge our team. There is
nothing that we enjoy more than connecting with our clients
personally and helping guide their tax strategy. MGNY has
become a well-respected advisor to developers and owners
throughout the five boroughs of NYC.
The expertise we have developed in working with a wide range
of projects, as well as years of accumulated knowledge-base
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MGNY is disrupting the traditional methods of tax certiorari
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