400 Thatford Avenue, Brownsville: 17 Affordable Studios on Housing Connect, From $940 a Month

Published October 23, 202622 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answer400 Thatford Avenue is a former two-story manufacturing building in Brownsville, Brooklyn, turned into three stories with 68 apartments. NYC Housing Connect advertised 17 of them, all studios, at $940 to $2,613 a month. Applications were due April 10, 2026. As of October 22, 2026, the 14 rents at 40% and 60% AMI are under the 2026 CityFHEPS studio maximum. The three at 100% AMI are over it. The City's lottery data lists "Tenant Selection".

Last checked: October 22, 2026, against the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7443, its rent table and the site's open-lottery search, read at the start and the end; the Housing Connect FAQ; HPD's guide Applying for Affordable Housing; HPD's Inclusionary Housing page and 467-m page; CityFHEPS form DSS-8r; Department of Buildings DOB NOW filings for job B01047985, older job filings and certificates of occupancy; HPD's production data (project 75787); the City's lottery data and lottery building data; PLUTO; ACRIS for Brooklyn block 3603, lot 42; HDC's re-rental search; Reside New York's property page; reports by New York YIMBY (March 25, 2026), Brownstoner (March 31, 2026) and Brooklyn Paper (April 8, 2026); HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rents; and the MTA's station data. How VoucherMatch reports these guides and corrects errors: how we report.

400 Thatford Avenue in numbers

17studios in the Housing Connect lottery
68apartments in the building, in city records
$940the lowest rent, for three studios at 40% AMI
$2,613the highest rent, for three studios at 100% AMI
April 10, 2026the application deadline
June 26, 2026the first certificate of occupancy

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7443, read October 22, 2026; Department of Buildings job B01047985 and its certificate of occupancy records.

Words used in this report

Area median income (AMI)The middle income for the area, adjusted for household size. A lottery apartment "at 60% AMI" is for households earning up to about 60% of it. The agency's income chart turns each level into dollar limits.
Minimum incomeThe lowest yearly income the listing accepts for an apartment, so the rent is not too large a share of income. Housing Connect does not apply it to households with a voucher or rental subsidy.
Lottery (NYC Housing Connect)Every complete application gets a random log number. The marketing agent works through applications in log-number order within each preference group, so applying early does not help.
Marketing agentThe company the building hires to run its lottery and check applicants' papers.
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
CityFHEPS (New York City)The City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement: a City-funded rent supplement that the Department of Social Services (DSS) pays straight to the landlord.
Payment standard (the CityFHEPS maximum in this report)An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
Utility allowanceThe agency's estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
FMR and SAFMRHUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
Certificate of occupancyThe Department of Buildings' sign-off that a building, or part of it, can be lived in.

Rendering of a three-story building with light gray and pale beige panels, dark-framed windows, a dark gray ground floor with the number 400 beside a door, a dark diagonal stripe across a taller beige corner section, three small street trees and parked cars at the curb — 400 Thatford Avenue in a rendering from the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7443. It is a rendering, not a photograph. Image: 400 Thatford Avenue Apartments listing, NYC Housing Connect. Photo: 400 Thatford Avenue Apartments (Housing Connect listing), Listing image, used under the new-development image rule, via NYC Housing Connect (resized from 1916x1080 to 1600x900).

What Was Built at 400 Thatford Avenue

400 Thatford Avenue is an old two-story manufacturing building with a third story added on top. City records count 68 apartments in it.

Names: Housing Connect calls the lottery "400 Thatford Avenue Apartments". Its listing number is 75057443. Older City filings spell the address "400 Thatford Street" and "400 Thatford Ave".
Permit: Department of Buildings job B01047985 reads "CONVERSION & 1-STORY VERTICAL ENLARGEMENT OF 2-STORY MANUFACTURING BUILDING, CHANGE INTO 68 CLASS A DWELLING UNITS". It lists 3 stories, 36 feet and 25,157 square feet of construction floor area.
Certificate of occupancy: the first one, dated June 26, 2026, covers 68 dwelling units. A "Renewal Without Change" followed on September 22, 2026.
Owner: PLUTO and ACRIS name 400 Thatford Residence LLC. An older filing names 400 Thatford LLC.
Architect: the permit's applicant is the firm Baobab Architects P.C. Brownstoner and YIMBY also name Baobab Architects.
Before: PLUTO dates the building to 1930 and lists it in building class E1, a warehouse class, with one floor. A 2011 filing describes an "existing warehouse" with a house of worship on its second floor.

Watch outrecords disagree on the building type and size. The permit calls the work a conversion. HPD's production data and the City's lottery building data call it "New Construction". New York YIMBY wrote that the building "yields 70 residences". The permit, the certificates and HPD's data all say 68.

400 Thatford Avenue, from warehouse to lottery

January 31, 2019a deed for $3,200,000 goes from Shy Anne Casuals, Inc. to Stonehill 400 LLC.
January 31, 2020a deed for $4,450,000 goes to 400 Thatford Holdings LLC.
April 16, 2021an earlier plan is filed: five stories and 32 apartments (job 321600353).
May 10, 2024a deed for $6,000,000 goes to 400 Thatford Residence LLC.
May 13, 2024the current conversion plan is filed (job B01047985).
July 29, 2025HPD's project start date. An agreement with the City and HPD carries the same date.
July 31, 2025the conversion permit is first issued.
March 20, 2026the Housing Connect lottery opens.
April 10, 2026applications are due.
June 26, 2026the first certificate of occupancy is issued.

What it means: the first certificate came about 11 weeks after the deadline.

Source: ACRIS, Brooklyn block 3603, lot 42; Department of Buildings jobs 321600353 and B01047985; certificate of occupancy records; HPD project 75787; the City's lottery data.

Key pointBrownstoner wrote that 400 Thatford Residence LLC bought the building "in January 2024 for $6 million". The deed in ACRIS is dated May 10, 2024, and was recorded June 4, 2024.

The Programs the Listing Names

The listing says the building "is being constructed through the Inclusionary Program (MIH) and is anticipated to receive a Tax Exemption through the 467M Tax Incentive program".

The two programs in HPD's words

Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)HPD says MIH "requires a share of new housing in medium- and high-density areas that are rezoned to promote new housing production" to be "permanently affordable". It covers "new residential developments, enlargements, and conversions from non-residential to residential use within mapped MIH areas."
467-mHPD says the program provides "real property tax exemptions for the conversions of non-residential buildings" to apartment buildings. It adds: "Affordable Housing Units are permanently subject to Rent Stabilization."

What it means: the older filings list the zoning as "M1-4/R6A" with "MIH". No document opened says which MIH option applies or whether the 467-m exemption was granted.

Source: Housing Connect listing; HPD's Inclusionary Housing and 467-m pages, read October 22, 2026.

Where 400 Thatford Avenue Is

400 Thatford Avenue is in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in ZIP code 11212. It is in Brooklyn Community District 16 and City Council District 41.

The location in the records

Brownsvillethe area name in Department of Buildings records and the listing's description, which says "located in the heart of the Brownsville neighborhood" (the advertisement's words).
The lotBrooklyn block 3603, lot 42. PLUTO lists 140 feet of street frontage and a 14,000-square-foot lot.
ZIP code 11212in the listing, Department of Buildings, HPD and PLUTO records.
Nearby, per the listingRiverdale Avenue Community School, about 0.31 miles; Betsy Head Park, about 0.33 miles; NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Brownsville, about 0.34 miles.

What it means: these are straight lines, so walks are longer.

Source: the records named; distances by VoucherMatch from the listing's map point.

Station	Daytime lines	Distance	Accessible
Rockaway Av	3	about 0.15 miles	No
Junius St	3	about 0.35 miles	No
Livonia Av	L	about 0.45 miles	Yes
Saratoga Av	3	about 0.46 miles	No
New Lots Av	L	about 0.46 miles	No
Sutter Av	L	about 0.68 miles	No

What it means: the nearest station is Rockaway Av. The listing marks the 3 stations as "3,4"; the MTA's data lists the 3 there by day.

Source: the MTA's station data; straight-line distances by VoucherMatch from the listing's map point.

Buses: the listing names stops at Dumont Av and Mother Gaston Blvd, about 0.32 miles away, and at Saratoga Ave and Livonia Av, about 0.42 miles.
Along the lines: see apartments near the 3 train and the L train, or Section 8 apartments in Brownsville.

Photograph of an empty elevated subway platform with a yellow edge strip, black lamp posts and a black sign reading Rockaway Av on the railing, tracks running into the distance, and tall brick apartment towers on both sides under a gray sky — The Rockaway Av station on the 3 line in June 2016, about 0.15 miles from 400 Thatford Avenue in a straight line. It is not the building. Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

17 Studios in the Lottery, at 40%, 60% and 100% AMI

All 17 lottery apartments are studios. Six are at 40% AMI, eight at 60% AMI and three at 100% AMI.

Studios in the Housing Connect lottery for 400 Thatford Avenue, by income level

40% AMI

60% AMI

100% AMI

View the data table

Income level	Studios
40% AMI	6
60% AMI	8
100% AMI	3

What it means: no apartment in the lottery has a bedroom.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7443, counted by VoucherMatch from its 17 unit rows, read October 22, 2026. HPD's data and the City's lottery data give the same counts.

Rents and Income Ranges in the Housing Connect Listing

The 17 studios rent for $940 to $2,613 a month. Each takes one or two people. Incomes run from $37,955 to $135,700 a year.

Rent and yearly income for each studio type at 400 Thatford Avenue
Studios	Rent	One person	Two people
3 at 40% AMI	$940	$37,989 to $47,520	$37,989 to $54,280
3 at 40% AMI	$963	$37,955 to $47,520	$37,955 to $54,280
2 at 60% AMI	$1,490	$56,846 to $71,280	$56,846 to $81,420
6 at 60% AMI	$1,513	$56,812 to $71,280	$56,812 to $81,420
3 at 100% AMI	$2,613	$94,526 to $118,800	$94,526 to $135,700

What it means: the $963 studios accept a slightly lower income than the $940 studios.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7443 and its rent table, read October 22, 2026.

Key pointthe listing does not agree with itself on one $940 studio. Its rent table shows three $940 studios from $37,989. One of the three unit rows behind it says $39,120. The listing gives no reason. Ask the hotline, 212-863-7990.

The income gaps: incomes no studio accepts

One person$47,521 to $56,811, and $71,281 to $94,525.
Two people$54,281 to $56,811, and $81,421 to $94,525.
Below $37,955no studio, unless the household has a voucher or rental subsidy.
Three or more peopleno studio. Each takes one or two people.

What it means: each gap sits between the top of one income level and the lowest minimum at the next.

Source: VoucherMatch's arithmetic from the listing's incomes.

The listing today and the spring 2026 reports

Top incomesYIMBY printed ranges ending at $51,840, $77,760 and $129,600. The listing now shows $54,280, $81,420 and $135,700.
Reside New Yorkthe marketing agent's page shows "$940 - 2,963 Per Month" and "$37,886-$129,600". The listing's highest rent is $2,613.
Rents and countsthe same in the listing, YIMBY and Brownstoner.

What it means: no page opened says when or why the incomes changed. The listing is the official record.

Source: New York YIMBY, March 25, 2026; Brownstoner, March 31, 2026; Reside New York, read October 22, 2026; Housing Connect listing.

Photograph of an elevated subway station with two platforms under red-roofed canopies on green steel, tracks between them, an Exit sign at left, and a few people waiting far off on the right-hand platform — The Livonia Av station on the L line in May 2015, about 0.45 miles away in a straight line and the only nearby station the MTA's data marks accessible. Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

Which Rents a CityFHEPS or Section 8 Voucher Reaches

The 14 studios at 40% and 60% AMI are under the 2026 CityFHEPS studio maximum of $2,604. The three at 100% AMI, at $2,613, are $9 over it.

This was a city lottery on NYC Housing Connect, and the listing names HPD as its agency. The Housing Connect FAQ says: "Minimum income requirements do not apply if you have a voucher or a rental subsidy. However, rent should be within maximum limits allowed by your voucher or rental assistance program."

Lowest and highest lottery rent at 400 Thatford Avenue against the 2026 CityFHEPS studio maximum, by income level, in dollars a month

Lowest rentHighest rentCityFHEPS maximum

40% AMI

$940

$963

$2,604

60% AMI

$1,490

$1,513

$2,604

100% AMI

$2,613

$2,604

View the data table

Income level	Lowest rent	Highest rent	CityFHEPS maximum
40% AMI	$940	$963	$2,604
60% AMI	$1,490	$1,513	$2,604
100% AMI	$2,613	$2,613	$2,604

What it means: only the 100% AMI rent is above the line.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing; the maximum from DSS-8r, which calls it the maximum rent "if all utilities are included in the lease", in effect since April 1, 2026.

The listing says: "Tenant is responsible for electricity including electric stove and heat. Hot water is included with the rent." So VoucherMatch subtracts DSS-8r's "Electric with Cooking Range" and "Electric Heat Only" studio allowances, $111 and $52.

Studios	Rent	Adjusted maximum	Difference
40% AMI	$940 and $963	$2,441	$1,478 to $1,501 under
60% AMI	$1,490 and $1,513	$2,441	$928 to $951 under
100% AMI	$2,613	$2,441	$172 over

What it means: the 40% and 60% AMI studios stay under after the electric allowances.

Source: DSS-8r, 2026 studio maximum and utility allowances; subtraction by VoucherMatch.

Credit check: the FAQ says "Applicants qualifying with rental subsidy are not subject to a credit check or review of rental history."
Section 8: NYCHA and HPD set their own limits. See the New York City Housing Authority page, Section 8 payment standards in NYC for 2026 and Section 8 utility allowances in NYC.
Voucher listings: browse CityFHEPS apartments in Brownsville.

How the Rents Compare With HUD's Figure for ZIP Code 11212

The 40% and 60% AMI rents are $767 to $1,340 under HUD's 2027 studio figure for ZIP code 11212, which is $2,280. The 100% AMI rent of $2,613 is $333 above it.

Lowest and highest lottery rent at 400 Thatford Avenue against HUD's fiscal year 2027 studio fair market rent for ZIP code 11212, in dollars a month

Lowest rentHighest rentHUD studio figure

40% AMI

$940

$963

$2,280

60% AMI

$1,490

$1,513

$2,280

100% AMI

$2,613

$2,280

View the data table

Income level	Lowest rent	Highest rent	HUD studio figure
40% AMI	$940	$963	$2,280
60% AMI	$1,490	$1,513	$2,280
100% AMI	$2,613	$2,613	$2,280

What it means: the lottery rents leave out electricity, which tenants pay. The 100% AMI studio is above HUD's figure even before that bill.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing; HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, in effect since October 1, 2026, which include most utilities.

Apartments in this ZIP code: see voucher apartments in ZIP 11212 and studios for Section 8 in Brooklyn.

Photograph from an elevated subway platform of tracks curving away, a red sign reading Do not enter or cross tracks, a row of new mid-rise apartment buildings in gray, white and brown beside the tracks, and a building under construction with scaffolding at left — The view from the Rockaway Av station in April 2025, with new apartment buildings beside the tracks. They are not 400 Thatford Avenue. Photo: Roadgeek Adam, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Roadgeek Adam, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

How 400 Thatford Avenue Was Financed

Property records show a $6,900,000 mortgage from Broadview Capital LLC to 400 Thatford Residence LLC, dated May 10, 2024. No City loan appears in the ACRIS index for the lot.

Recorded documents for Brooklyn block 3603, lot 42, since 2024
Date	Document	Parties	Amount
May 10, 2024	Deed	400 Thatford Holdings LLC to 400 Thatford Residence LLC	$6,000,000
May 10, 2024	Mortgage	400 Thatford Residence LLC to Broadview Capital LLC	$6,900,000
May 10, 2024	Agreement	400 Thatford Residence LLC and Broadview Capital LLC	$3,000,000
July 29, 2025	Sundry agreement	Broadview Capital LLC with the City of New York and HPD	none listed
July 29, 2025, and September 3, 2026	Sundry documents	400 Thatford Residence LLC	none listed

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What it means: the index does not say what the documents with HPD cover.

Source: ACRIS, Brooklyn block 3603, lot 42, index records.

Preferences, Building Features and Fees at 400 Thatford Avenue

The listing set aside studios for people with disabilities. It gave preference to Brooklyn Community Board 16 residents and to City workers and veterans. Tenants pay electricity.

Preferences in the listing

Mobility disability5% of apartments, a set-aside.
Vision or hearing disability2%, a set-aside.
Community Board Resident (Brooklyn CB 16)20%.
Municipal Employee/ Military Veteran10%.

What it means: the FAQ says the community preference is "For developments financed by the City". No page opened says how it applied here.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7443; the City's lottery data gives the same shares.

What the building has: listed, extra cost, not stated

In the apartments, per the listingwashers and dryers, air-conditioning, "High-end kitchen appliances" and "High-end countertops and finishes" (the advertisement's words).
Building, per the listingbike storage lockers, a shared laundry room and a smoke-free policy.
Utilitiestenants pay electricity, including the electric stove and heat. Rent includes hot water.
Pets"Pets under 40 lbs. allowed with a $300 one time, refundable pet deposit."
Fees to applythe listing's field for deposits or application fees is set to no.
Not statedapartment sizes, an elevator and any amenity fees.

What it means: the listing calls the building "a high-end living experience at an affordable monthly rent"; those are the advertisement's words.

Source: Housing Connect listing.

Watch outthe listing carries two kitchen renderings. Both show a range with gas burner grates, but the listing says tenants pay for an "electric stove". VoucherMatch left those two images out on October 22, 2026. Ask the marketing agent what the kitchens have.

What Happens After the Housing Connect Lottery and Where Openings Are Posted

Applications for the 17 studios were due April 10, 2026. On the City's lottery data, last updated October 5, 2026, the lottery's status is "Tenant Selection".

How the 17 studios are filled

1Log numbers"Within a few weeks after the lottery application deadline, Housing Connect randomly assigns log numbers".
2Review"The developer reviews them in log number order (starting with those who meet preference categories) and contacts applicants."
3Documents"If your log number comes up, the developer will contact you to submit documents."
4TimingHPD's guide says "You may hear about the status of your application within two to twelve months after the deadline." The deadline was April 10, 2026.

What it means: the lottery data does not say how many studios are leased. The guide adds that "you will only have a few business days to submit your documents".

Source: step one from the Housing Connect FAQ; steps two to four from HPD's applying guide.

If you applied, have these ready

ID for every adult. the FAQ accepts "drivers’ licenses, non-driver state ID cards, and IDNYC cards"
Children under 18. "Birth certificates or other forms of documentation like a school letter"
Income, address and assets. "pay stubs, tax returns, proof of address, and asset documentation"
Asset limits. the rent table lists $67,840 at 40% AMI, $101,760 at 60% AMI and $169,600 at 100% AMI
Rent history or credit. proof of 12 months of full rent payments, or a credit review
Voucher. proof of the subsidy and the rent it covers

What it means: the request for documents lists the exact papers.

Source: Housing Connect FAQ; the listing's rent table.

Check before you payapplying through NYC Housing Connect is free. Its FAQ says "There is no fee to apply for housing using Housing Connect"; a marketing agent may charge a credit or background check fee of no more than $20 per household. No payment app, wire or gift card buys a place in a lottery, and no one should charge you to see or hold an apartment. Apply only at housingconnect.nyc.gov or by mail to the address in the official listing.

Where the next openings are posted, checked October 22, 2026

Housing Connectlottery 7443 was not among the 21 rentals in the site's open-lottery search. No newer listing for the building was found there or in the City's lottery data. New lotteries are posted at housingconnect.nyc.gov.
Re-rentalsthe FAQ says vacant units "may be made available for applicants outside of Housing Connect". HDC's re-rental search listed 24 advertisements, none for this building.
Marketing agentpaper applications were requested from "400 Thatford Avenue Apartments C/O Reside Affordable, 349 Keap Street", Brooklyn, NY 11211. Reside New York's page labels it "Upcoming Project".
PostmarkYIMBY wrote that applications had to be "postmarked or submitted online" by April 10, 2026. The listing gives no postmark rule.

What it means: as of October 22, 2026, VoucherMatch found no open application or waiting list for these studios.

Source: Housing Connect's open-lottery search and borough count (10 Brooklyn rentals at 8:36 a.m., 9 at 8:49 a.m.); the City's lottery data; HDC's re-rental data; the listing; Reside New York.

What Is Known and Not Yet Known About 400 Thatford Avenue

The rents, incomes, deadline and lottery status are published. How many studios have been leased is not.

Known and not yet known on October 22, 2026, and whom to ask

Not publishedhow many lottery studios have been offered or leased, whether the building keeps a waiting list, and the apartment sizes.
Not explainedthe $39,120 minimum on one $940 studio row, why the incomes changed after March 2026, and why the kitchen renderings show gas ranges.
Not confirmedwhether the 467-m exemption was granted and which MIH option applies.
Whom to askthe Housing Connect hotline, 212-863-7990, "from 9am to 5pm on weekdays", or nychousingconnect@hpd.nyc.gov.

What it means: check each line again before acting on it.

Source: Housing Connect listing and FAQ; city records named above.

If You Need an Apartment Now

No waiting list is posted, so a household that needs to move has to look elsewhere.

Open in Brooklyn now: Housing Connect's open-lottery search on October 22, 2026, included 926 Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville.

Studio apartment in Brooklyn — Brooklyn apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 400 Thatford Avenue first

3 bedrooms apartment in Brownsville, Brooklyn — Brooklyn apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 400 Thatford Avenue first

Photograph of a covered street stair climbing to an elevated green steel subway structure, with a sign reading Junius Street Station and red 3 and green 4 symbols, parked cars at left, and a fenced empty lot with bare trees and patches of snow at right — The street stair of the Junius St station in February 2011, about 0.35 miles from 400 Thatford Avenue in a straight line. It is not the building. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Was 400 Thatford Avenue on NYC Housing Connect?

Yes. 400 Thatford Avenue Apartments was lottery 7443 on NYC Housing Connect. It offered 17 studios at 40%, 60% and 100% AMI, from $940 to $2,613 a month. Applications were due April 10, 2026. As of October 22, 2026, the City's data listed it in "Tenant Selection", and no waiting list was posted.

What is the rent at 400 Thatford Avenue?

The six studios at 40% AMI rent for $940 and $963 a month. The eight at 60% AMI rent for $1,490 and $1,513. The three at 100% AMI rent for $2,613. Tenants pay electricity, including the electric stove and heat. Rent includes hot water, per the listing.

How much do you have to earn for 400 Thatford Avenue?

At 40% AMI, from $37,955 a year, up to $47,520 for one person and $54,280 for two. At 60% AMI, from $56,812 up to $81,420. At 100% AMI, from $94,526 up to $135,700. Some incomes fit no studio. With a voucher, the FAQ says the minimum does not apply.

Does 400 Thatford Avenue take Section 8 or CityFHEPS?

Housing Connect accepts both, but the rent must fit the voucher. The 14 rents at 40% and 60% AMI are under the 2026 CityFHEPS studio maximum, even after subtracting electric allowances. The three at 100% AMI, $2,613, are $9 over the $2,604 maximum. Ask DSS or the housing authority first.

Is 400 Thatford Avenue a new building or a conversion?

It is a conversion. The Department of Buildings permit turns a two-story manufacturing building into three stories with 68 apartments. HPD's production data calls the project "New Construction". The listing names the 467-m program, which HPD describes as tax exemptions "for the conversions of non-residential buildings".

Can a family of three apply at 400 Thatford Avenue?

No. All 17 lottery apartments are studios, and the listing allows one or two people in each. A household of three or more fits none of them. Larger households can watch Housing Connect for new Brooklyn lotteries, or ask the hotline, 212-863-7990, about other buildings.

Are the rents at 400 Thatford Avenue below market?

Partly, by HUD's figures. The 40% and 60% AMI rents are $767 to $1,340 under HUD's 2027 studio figure of $2,280 for ZIP code 11212. The 100% AMI studio, at $2,613, is $333 above it, and tenants also pay electricity.

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Housing Connect FAQ (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
Applying for Affordable Housing (nyc.gov)
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467-m page (nyc.gov)
DSS-8r (nyc.gov)
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older job filings (data.cityofnewyork.us)
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lottery data (data.cityofnewyork.us)
lottery building data (data.cityofnewyork.us)
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property page (residenewyork.com)
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