Section 8 & Voucher Housing in 11236 — Canarsie
ZIP code 11236 covers Canarsie in southeast Brooklyn, near Jamaica Bay. It is home to NYCHA's Breukelen Houses, along with other affordable buildings. Served by the L train and many bus routes, it offers quieter residential blocks for renters using a Housing Choice Voucher.
The largest are Bayview Houses at 2045 Rockaway Pkwy (1610 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Affordable apartments at 2125 Rockaway Pkwy (647 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Seaview Estates at 1455 E 108th St (190 apartments, tax-credit affordable housing); Park Terrace Apartments at 702 E 103rd St (72 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 11236
5 subsidized & affordable buildings with 2,519 apartments in total: 1 Public housing, 4 Tax-credit.
Main neighborhood: Canarsie
5 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.
- Bayview Houses at 2045 Rockaway Pkwy — Tax-credit housing in Canarsie, Brooklyn
2045 Rockaway Pkwy 11236
Tax-credit affordable housing1610 unitsContact the management office - Breukelen Houses — NYCHA Public Housing in Canarsie
757 East 103rd Street 11236
Public housing - Affordable apartments at 2125 Rockaway Pkwy — Tax-credit housing in Canarsie, Brooklyn
2125 Rockaway Pkwy 11236
Tax-credit affordable housing647 unitsContact the management office - Park Terrace Apartments at 702 E 103rd St — Tax-credit housing in Canarsie, Brooklyn
702 E 103rd St 11236
Tax-credit affordable housing72 unitsContact the management office - Seaview Estates at 1455 E 108th St — Tax-credit housing in Canarsie, Brooklyn
1455 E 108th St 11236
Tax-credit affordable housing190 unitsContact the management office
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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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