Section 8 & Voucher Housing in 11231 — Red Hook
ZIP code 11231 covers Red Hook and parts of Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, along the waterfront near New York Harbor. It is home to NYCHA's Red Hook East Houses, part of one of Brooklyn's largest public housing campuses, along with other affordable buildings. The area is served by bus routes and the nearby F and G trains, with growing waterfront amenities for Housing Choice Voucher holders.
The largest are Carroll Gardens Senior Citizen Housing (101 apartments, senior housing (62+)); R A C Gardens at 71 Visitation Pl (60 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Nelson Luquer at 60 Nelson St (44 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Rest House at 165 Conover St (36 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 11231
9 subsidized & affordable buildings with 308 apartments in total: 2 Senior 62+ (Section 202), 1 Public housing, 6 Tax-credit.
Main neighborhood: Red Hook & Carroll Gardens
9 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.
- Nelson Luquer at 60 Nelson St — Tax-credit housing in Brooklyn
60 Nelson St 11231
Tax-credit affordable housing44 unitsContact the management office - Rest House at 165 Conover St — Tax-credit housing in Brooklyn
165 Conover St 11231
Tax-credit affordable housing36 unitsContact the management office - Cheever/Carroll Garden at 296 Columbia St — Tax-credit housing in Brooklyn
296 Columbia St 11231
Tax-credit affordable housing14 unitsContact the management office - Affordable apartments at 46 Sullivan St — Tax-credit housing in Brooklyn
46 Sullivan St 11231
Tax-credit affordable housing20 unitsContact the management office - R A C Gardens at 71 Visitation Pl — Tax-credit housing in Brooklyn
71 Visitation Pl 11231
Tax-credit affordable housing60 unitsContact the management office - Affordable apartments at 421 Smith St — Tax-credit housing in Brooklyn
421 Smith St 11231
Tax-credit affordable housing8 unitsContact the management office - Red Hook East Houses — NYCHA Public Housing in Brooklyn
65 Lorraine Street 11231
Public housing(718) 707-7771
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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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