455 Linwood Street in East New York: 3 Affordable Two-Bedrooms on Housing Connect, $2,542 a Month

Published October 21, 202620 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerAs of October 19, 2026, NYC Housing Connect lists lottery 7735, "455 Linwood Street Apartments," in East New York, Brooklyn. It has 3 two-bedrooms at 80% AMI, each at $2,542 a month. Applications are not open yet. The listing has no deadline. City records show a new 3-story building with 11 apartments. With a voucher, the minimum income does not apply. The rent is under the 2026 CityFHEPS two-bedroom maximum and under HUD's figure for ZIP code 11208.

Last checked: October 19, 2026, against the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7735, read at the start and end of the day's work, and Housing Connect's open-lottery search, which did not list it either time; the Housing Connect FAQ; HPD's 485-x page and guide Applying for Affordable Housing; CityFHEPS form DSS-8r; Department of Buildings job filings (jobs B01239985, B00733510 and B00733362), older job records and certificates of occupancy; HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building data; the City's Housing Connect lottery data; PLUTO; ACRIS records for Brooklyn block 4003, lots 1 and 2; City Planning's GeoSearch; HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rents; the MTA's station data; and New York YIMBY's June 5, 2025 report, read in the Internet Archive's copy. The listing sets the rules; confirm there before you apply. How VoucherMatch reports these guides and corrects errors: how we report.

455 Linwood Street in numbers

3two-bedrooms on Housing Connect, all at 80% AMI
$2,542the rent for each of them
11apartments in the building permit and the certificate of occupancy
3stories in the building permit
September 10, 2026the certificate of occupancy was issued
Not openno deadline posted as of October 19, 2026

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.
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.
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.
Marketing agentThe company the building hires to run its lottery and check applicants' papers.
Certificate of occupancyThe Department of Buildings' sign-off that a building, or part of it, can be lived in.
485-xA property tax exemption for new apartment buildings in New York City, run by HPD. HPD's page says "All Affordable Housing Units will be permanently affordable."
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 standardAn 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.
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.

Photograph of a subway platform with tan and white wall tiles and a blue band reading Shepherd, a yellow platform edge, and a silver train blurred by motion along the left side, under a red exit sign — A C train leaves the Shepherd Avenue station on May 13, 2026. The MTA's data puts the station about 480 feet from 455 Linwood Street. This is not a picture of the building. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (reduced). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (reduced from a 3840-pixel copy of the 8160 x 4592 original).

What Is Being Built at 455 Linwood Street

455 Linwood Street is a new 3-story building with 11 apartments. Three of them are on Housing Connect.

Permit: job B01239985 was filed June 25, 2025. It reads "PROPOSED NEW THREE STORY 11 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING."
Size: 3 stories, 30 feet and 11 dwelling units in the filing, with 7,985.4 square feet of construction.
Owner: the filings, the deed and PLUTO name 455 Linwood LLC.
Plans: filed by XPdite Group LLC under an architect's license. Earlier filings on the lot carry the same architect's license number.
Status: the first building permit was issued January 22, 2026. DOB issued an initial certificate of occupancy for 11 dwelling units on September 10, 2026.

Photograph from an elevated subway platform looking down a two-way street lined with two- and three-story row houses, parked cars and street trees, with a white sided building at right and a railing in the foreground — Linwood Street, looking south from the Cleveland Street station on the J line, in October 2018, as the photographer describes it. The photo is older than the building, which was permitted in 2026. Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped to 16:9, mostly sky at the top, and reduced from the 3648 x 2736 original).

Where the records differ
Question	One record	Another record
Address	Listing, DOB and certificate: 455 Linwood Street	PLUTO and YIMBY: 459 Linwood Street; 2026 mortgages: 455-459
Floor area	DOB: 7,985.4 square feet of construction	YIMBY: 7,498 square feet of residential space
First plans	2022 filings: two 3-story buildings with 3 apartments each	2025 filing: one 3-story building with 11 apartments
Trains at Shepherd Av	Listing: A and C	MTA data: C in the daytime

What it means: GeoSearch sends 455 and 459 Linwood Street to the same lot, Brooklyn block 4003, lot 1.

Source: Housing Connect listing; Department of Buildings jobs B00733362, B00733510 and B01239985; PLUTO; ACRIS; New York YIMBY, June 5, 2025.

455 Linwood Street, from a vacant lot to Housing Connect

March 7, 2022455 Linwood LLC buys lots 1 and 2 for $590,000.
May 20, 2022two 3-story, 3-apartment buildings are filed, one on each lot.
June 25, 2025the 11-apartment building is filed. DOB approves it October 24, 2025.
January 15, 2026455 Linwood LLC signs two mortgages.
January 22, 2026the first building permit is issued.
September 10, 2026the certificate of occupancy is issued for 11 apartments.
October 19, 2026Housing Connect lists 3 apartments with a rent and no deadline.

What it means: the 2022 plans never got a full building permit. The 11-apartment building went from first permit to certificate in under eight months.

Source: ACRIS; Department of Buildings jobs B00733362, B00733510 and B01239985 and certificate 3430274-0000001; New York YIMBY.

Which Program the Listing Names

The listing names 485-x. Its whole description reads "3-2BR 80%AMI 485X."

HPD's page calls 485-x "a real property tax exemption for the construction of new Multiple Dwellings." It adds that buildings must "contain six or more dwelling units."

The 485-x rental options on HPD's page
Option	Projects, in HPD's words	Affordable apartments, in HPD's words
A	100 or more units; 150 or more in Zones A and B	"25% of the units"
B	"at least 6 and no more than 99" units	"20% of the units" at "an average of 80% AMI"
C	"at least 6 and no more than 10" units	"At least half of the units must be rent stabilized"

What it means: no record opened names the option this building chose. HPD's page says "The option must be selected in the initial submission." Ask the Housing Connect hotline, 212-863-7990.

Source: HPD, 485-x page, read October 19, 2026.

HPD's production data, updated September 30, 2026, had no record for the lot.

Where 455 Linwood Street Is

The building is on Linwood Street in East New York, Brooklyn, ZIP code 11208. It sits on Brooklyn block 4003, lot 1.

What the records call the area

City Planning's GeoSearchEast New York.
Department of Buildings"East New York (North)," its neighborhood tag on the certificate.
New York YIMBY"East New York." It places the lot "between Pitkin Avenue and Glenmore Avenue."
The listingit names no neighborhood. Its nearby places include the Cypress Hills station and P.S. 089 Cypress Hills.
VoucherMatch's ZIP pageit lists 11208 under East New York and Cypress Hills.

Record	455 Linwood Street
Block and lot	Brooklyn block 4003, lot 1
Lot size	5,000 square feet, 50 by 100 feet
Zoning	R5B
Community board	Brooklyn 5
City Council district	42
ZIP code	11208

What it means: PLUTO, updated August 2026, still lists the lot as vacant. See voucher apartments in ZIP code 11208 and Section 8 apartments in East New York.

Source: PLUTO; Department of Buildings data. The ZIP code is the same in the listing, the certificate, PLUTO and GeoSearch.

Rents and Income Ranges for 455 Linwood Street on Housing Connect

All 3 apartments are two-bedrooms at $2,542 a month. The lowest income the listing accepts without a voucher is $102,035 a year.

Apartments	Rent	People	Yearly income
3 two-bedrooms, 80% AMI	$2,542	2 to 5	$102,035 to $146,560

What it means: there are no studios, one-bedrooms or three-bedrooms in this lottery.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7735, read October 19, 2026. The top of the range is for five people.

Household size	Yearly income allowed, 80% AMI
2 people	$102,035 to $108,560
3 people	$102,035 to $122,160
4 people	$102,035 to $135,680
5 people	$102,035 to $146,560

What it means: income before taxes must fall in the row for the household's size. One person cannot apply, because the smallest household allowed is two.

Source: the same listing.

Where a household's income leads to no apartment

One personno apartment. The listing allows two to five people.
Under $102,035below the minimum, unless the household has a voucher or rental subsidy.
Two peopleonly $102,035 to $108,560 fits, a band of $6,525.
Over the maximum for your sizenothing fits. The cut-off is $146,560 for five people.

The FAQ says minimum incomes exist "To ensure that households are not paying more than one third of their incomes in rent." The listing does not say how its figure was set.

Can You Use CityFHEPS or Section 8 at 455 Linwood Street?

Yes. Housing Connect accepts vouchers, and a voucher holder does not have to meet the minimum income. The $2,542 rent is $455 under the 2026 CityFHEPS two-bedroom maximum. The listing does not say which utilities the rent includes.

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 listed monthly rent at 455 Linwood Street against the 2026 CityFHEPS two-bedroom maximum, in dollars

Lowest rentHighest rentCityFHEPS maximum

2 bedrooms

$2,542

$2,997

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent	Highest rent	CityFHEPS maximum
2 bedrooms	$2,542	$2,542	$2,997

What it means: every apartment is $455 under the two-bedroom maximum, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.

Source: rent from the Housing Connect listing; maximum from DSS-8r, effective April 1, 2026, "if all utilities are included in the lease."

DSS-8r's 2026 rows for the household sizes in this listing
Family size	Bedrooms	2026 payment standard
1 or 2	1	$2,734
3 or 4	2	$2,997
5 or 6	3	$3,753

What it means: DSS-8r pairs two people with the one-bedroom amount, $2,734. The $2,542 rent is $192 under that too. Ask DSS or your caseworker which row applies to your family.

Source: DSS-8r, 2026 payment standards.

Watch outthe maximums assume the rent covers all utilities. A voucher program subtracts a utility allowance when tenants pay. This report subtracts none, because the listing names no utility.

Credit check: the FAQ says "Applicants qualifying with rental subsidy are not subject to a credit check or review of rental history."
Section 8: the FAQ names "Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HPD or NYCHA)" among accepted subsidies. See the New York City Housing Authority page and the 2026 payment standards.
Guides: CityFHEPS vs Section 8 and Section 8 utility allowances in NYC.

How the Rent Compares With HUD's Figure for ZIP Code 11208

The rent is below HUD's estimate for ZIP code 11208. At $2,542, each two-bedroom is $248 under HUD's $2,790 figure.

Lowest and highest listed monthly rent at 455 Linwood Street against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 11208, in dollars

Lowest rentHighest rentHUD fair market rent, ZIP 11208

2 bedrooms

$2,542

$2,790

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent	Highest rent	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 11208
2 bedrooms	$2,542	$2,542	$2,790

What it means: the rent is 91.1% of HUD's figure, by VoucherMatch's arithmetic. HUD's figure includes utilities; the listing does not say which ones its rent includes.

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

Nearby: see CityFHEPS apartments in East New York and two-bedroom voucher apartments in East New York.

How 455 Linwood Street Is Financed

Property records show a land purchase in 2022 and two private mortgages in January 2026. No record opened names HPD or the Housing Development Corporation as a lender.

Recorded documents for 455 Linwood Street, Brooklyn block 4003
Date	Document	Parties	Amount
March 7, 2022	Deed, lots 1 and 2	Linwood NY LLC and Linwood Homes Inc to 455 Linwood LLC	$590,000
January 15, 2026	Mortgage, lot 1	455 Linwood LLC and Accolend LLC	$2,326,500
January 15, 2026	Mortgage, lot 1	455 Linwood LLC and Accolend LLC	$265,000
September 3, 2026	Assignment	Accolend LLC and Planet Home Lending, LLC to Athene Annuity and Life Company	none listed

What it means: the two mortgages add up to $2,591,500, by VoucherMatch's addition. The papers' text was not read.

Source: ACRIS, recorded April 8, 2022, through September 11, 2026.

Preferences, Building Features and Transit at 455 Linwood Street

The listing posts no preferences or set-asides yet, and it names 13 amenities.

Who gets preference: what is posted and what HPD says in general

In this listingno preference or set-aside rows as of October 19, 2026.
Disabilitythe FAQ says "Federal disability statutes give preference to five percent (5%) of units" for mobility disabilities. "Another two percent (2%)" go to hearing or vision disabilities.
Community boardthis preference "does not apply to developments that do not receive City financing, e.g., those that only receive a tax exemption."

What the building has, in the listing

In the apartments, in the listing's words"Air-conditioning," "Energy-efficient appliances," "High-end kitchen appliances" and "High-end countertops and finishes."
In the building"Accessible entrance," "Security cameras," "Intercommunication device" and "Smoke-free."
Services"High-speed internet," "Cable or satellite TV" and "Online options for leasing, paying rent, and making maintenance requests."

Station	Lines	Straight-line distance	Accessible in the MTA's data
Shepherd Av	C	0.09 miles (about 480 feet)	No
Cleveland St	J	0.40 miles	No
Van Siclen Av	C	0.43 miles	No
Norwood Av	J, Z	0.50 miles	No
Euclid Av	A, C	0.55 miles	Yes
New Lots Av	3	0.57 miles	No

What it means: the nearest station is a short walk, but it is not step-free in the MTA's data.

Source: the MTA's subway station data; distances by VoucherMatch in a straight line from the listing's map point (40.674384, -73.882448).

Photograph of a long, empty subway platform with tan and white wall tiles, blue Shepherd name tiles, a yellow edge strip, lamps on the ceiling and dark steel beams between the tracks — The Brooklyn and Queens-bound platform at the Shepherd Avenue station on the C line, May 13, 2026. The MTA's data lists the station as not accessible. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (reduced). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (reduced from a 3840-pixel copy of the 8160 x 4592 original).

Buses: the listing names a stop at Sutter Av/Berriman St, about 0.23 miles away by VoucherMatch's measure.
Along the lines: see apartments near the C train and the J train.

How to Be Ready When the 455 Linwood Street Lottery Opens

Applications are not open yet. A household can finish its Housing Connect profile and gather papers now.

On two reads on October 19, 2026, the listing had no deadline and no advertisement. It was not in the open-lottery search, which listed 19 rentals both times. The 9 Brooklyn rentals in that search were other buildings.

Getting ready for the 455 Linwood Street lottery

1Make or update a profileat housingconnect.nyc.gov. Log numbers go to applicants "whose applicant profiles (Household Info) are complete."
2Watch the listinga deadline will show on the page for lottery 7735.
3Find your rowcompare household size and income with the tables above, and again with the advertisement.
4Apply once"Submit ONLY one application per household." HPD's guide says chances are the same "no matter when you submit your application, as long as it is before the deadline."
5Paper routethe listing has no "Apply by Mail" address yet. The FAQ says to check each lottery's details "to learn more about having a paper application mailed to you."

What it means: the listing gives no address for paper forms, no return address and no postmark rule yet.

Source: Housing Connect FAQ and listing; HPD, "Applying for Affordable Housing" (June 2020).

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.

What happens after a Housing Connect deadline, in HPD's words

Log numbers"Within a few weeks after the lottery application deadline, Housing Connect randomly assigns log numbers."
Two to twelve monthsHPD's guide says "It may take 2 to 12 months for applications to be processed."
If your number is reached"you will only have a few business days to submit your documents."
Later openingsHPD's guide says apartments that open at turnover "are called re-rental units." The FAQ says that during "a temporary waiver period," some may be offered "outside of Housing Connect."

What it means: a household may wait months after a deadline.

Source: HPD, "Applying for Affordable Housing"; Housing Connect FAQ.

Documents to gather now

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"
Voucher. "proof of the subsidy and the amount of rent it covers"

Key pointthe asset limit is $135,680 in the listing's rent table. The FAQ sets the rental limit at "the maximum income limit for a four (4)-person household" at the apartment's level.

What Is Known and Not Yet Known About the Lottery

The rent, incomes and asset limit are posted. The deadline and the advertisement are not.

Known and not yet known on October 19, 2026

Not posteda deadline, the advertisement, preferences and set-asides, a marketing agent and a paper-form address.
Not statedwho pays for utilities, pets, laundry, apartment sizes, amenity fees, a building website and a move-in date.
Whom to askthe Housing Connect hotline, 212-863-7990, "from 9am to 5pm on weekdays," or nychousingconnect@hpd.nyc.gov.

Watch outall five of the listing's images are left out of this report, as of October 19, 2026. Two carry the label "Artist's visualization": the outside view and a kitchen that looks like a photograph. A hallway photo shows a door sign with garbled letters. The other two come from the same set. This report could not confirm that any of them shows the building as built.

Photograph of white wall tiles under two blue bands, with a dark blue tile panel reading Shepherd in white letters — Station name tiles at the Shepherd Avenue station, the nearest subway stop to 455 Linwood Street, May 13, 2026. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (reduced). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (reduced from a 3840-pixel copy of the 8160 x 4592 original).

If You Need an Apartment Sooner

Nothing is open at 455 Linwood Street yet, so a household that must move soon needs another route.

Open in Brooklyn now: the open-lottery search listed 1832 Fulton Street, due October 23, 2026; Sackett Apartments, October 26; 803 Glenmore Avenue, October 28; Farragut Residences, October 30; Cantilever House, November 4; 228 North 7th Street, November 6; 719 & 721 Snediker Avenue, November 9; and 926 Mother Gaston Boulevard and 899 Fulton Street, both November 10.

3 bedrooms apartment in East New York, Brooklyn — Brooklyn apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 455 Linwood Street first

Voucher in hand: browse Section 8 apartments in Brooklyn and CityFHEPS apartments in Brooklyn.
No voucher yet: read how to get a housing voucher in NYC, or see low-income apartments in New York City.

Photograph of a green street sign reading Pitkin Av against a clear blue sky — A Pitkin Avenue street sign in East New York, October 2024. New York YIMBY places the lot between Pitkin Avenue and Glenmore Avenue. Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Kidfly182, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped to 16:9 and reduced from a 3840-pixel copy of the 4608 x 2072 original).

Frequently Asked Questions

When can I apply for 455 Linwood Street on Housing Connect?

Not yet. The building is Housing Connect lottery 7735, "455 Linwood Street Apartments." On October 19, 2026, the listing showed a rent but no deadline. It was not in the open-lottery search. No opening date is published. A household can finish its Housing Connect profile now and watch the listing.

What is the rent at 455 Linwood Street?

The rent is $2,542 a month for each of the 3 two-bedrooms. All of them are at 80% AMI. That is the listing's rent as read on October 19, 2026. The listing does not say which utilities the rent includes, so the full monthly cost may be higher.

How much do you have to earn for 455 Linwood Street?

Without a voucher, at least $102,035 a year. The most is $108,560 for two people and $146,560 for five. One person cannot apply, since the smallest household allowed is two. With a voucher or rental subsidy, the Housing Connect FAQ says the minimum income does not apply.

Does 455 Linwood Street take Section 8 or CityFHEPS?

Yes. The Housing Connect FAQ accepts Section 8 and CityFHEPS, and minimum income does not apply with a voucher. The $2,542 rent is $455 under the 2026 CityFHEPS two-bedroom maximum of $2,997. It is also under the one-bedroom amount DSS-8r gives two-person families. The rent should be within your program's limits.

Is 455 Linwood Street the same as 459 Linwood Street?

Yes, they point to one lot. Housing Connect, the building permit and the certificate use 455 Linwood Street. PLUTO and New York YIMBY use 459 Linwood Street, and 2026 mortgages say 455-459. City Planning's GeoSearch sends both numbers to Brooklyn block 4003, lot 1, in ZIP code 11208.

Is 455 Linwood Street in East New York or Cypress Hills?

East New York, by City Planning's GeoSearch and New York YIMBY. The Department of Buildings tags it "East New York (North)." The listing names no neighborhood, though its nearby places include the Cypress Hills station. VoucherMatch's page for ZIP code 11208 lists both East New York and Cypress Hills.

Are the rents at 455 Linwood Street below market?

Yes, compared with HUD's figure. The $2,542 rent is $248 below HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent of $2,790 for a two-bedroom in ZIP code 11208. HUD's figure includes utilities. The listing does not say which utilities its rent includes, so the real gap may be smaller.

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Housing Connect listing for lottery 7735 (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
open-lottery search (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
Housing Connect FAQ (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
485-x page (nyc.gov)
Applying for Affordable Housing (nyc.gov)
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older job records (data.cityofnewyork.us)
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