Section 8 & Voucher Housing in 11205 — Fort Greene
ZIP code 11205 covers Fort Greene and parts of Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, near Fort Greene Park and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It is home to NYCHA's Ingersoll Houses, a large public housing development, along with other affordable buildings. The G and C trains and proximity to Downtown Brooklyn make this a convenient area for renters with a Housing Choice Voucher.
The largest are Cabs Elderly Housing (111 apartments, senior housing (62+)); Navy Green R1 at 7 Clermont Ave (111 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Navy Green R3 at 45 Clermont Ave (101 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Judah Assoc at 234 Spencer St (55 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing). In project-based Section 8 buildings and public housing the subsidy comes with the apartment, so you do not need your own voucher and rent is generally about 30% of adjusted income. Tax-credit buildings have rents capped by area income instead.
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Subsidized housing in ZIP code 11205
8 subsidized & affordable buildings with 468 apartments in total: 1 Senior 62+ (Section 202), 2 Public housing, 5 Tax-credit.
Main neighborhood: Fort Greene
8 subsidized & affordable buildings
These buildings have federal rent subsidies attached to the unit — you apply to the building directly and pay about 30% of your income. Most keep their own waiting list, separate from the housing authority's voucher list. Tax-credit buildings are different: their rents are capped based on area income, not set at 30% of your income — contact the management office for current rents.
- Navy Green R1 at 7 Clermont Ave — Tax-credit housing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
7 Clermont Ave 11205
Tax-credit affordable housing111 unitsContact the management office - St Lucy/ St Patrick Family Housing at 918 Kent Ave — Tax-credit housing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
918 Kent Ave 11205
Tax-credit affordable housing47 unitsContact the management office - Judah Assoc at 234 Spencer St — Tax-credit housing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
234 Spencer St 11205
Tax-credit affordable housing55 unitsContact the management office - Navy Green R3 at 45 Clermont Ave — Tax-credit housing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
45 Clermont Ave 11205
Tax-credit affordable housing101 unitsContact the management office - Round VII (Assoc Of Brooklyn Clergy) at 894 Kent Ave — Tax-credit housing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
894 Kent Ave 11205
Tax-credit affordable housing43 unitsContact the management office - Walt Whitman Houses — NYCHA Public Housing in Fort Greene
131 Cumberland Walk 11205
Public housing - Ingersoll Houses — NYCHA Public Housing in Fort Greene
110 Monument Walk 11205
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About This Program in New York
In New York City, Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are run by NYCHA, HPD and New York State HCR, and NYCHA also runs public housing. With a voucher or in public housing, rent is generally about 30% of adjusted household income.
How to Apply in New York
Project-based Section 8, senior and disability buildings keep their own waiting lists — call the building's management office. Apply for NYCHA public housing through NYCHA. Tax-credit apartments are often listed on NYC Housing Connect. New York City and New York State law ban source-of-income discrimination, so landlords can't refuse your Section 8 voucher or CityFHEPS.
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