Rego Park's Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments: 101 Affordable Apartments at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard, From $545 a Month

Published October 18, 202622 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerWoodhaven Blvd. Apartments is a seven-story building with 120 apartments at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park, Queens, finished in March 2026. NYC Housing Connect advertised 101 of them at 30% to 100% of area median income, from $545 for a studio to $3,110 for a two-bedroom, with applications due January 13, 2026. As of October 8, 2026, ten of the 11 rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for their size, and Housing Connect waives minimum income for voucher holders.

Last checked: October 8, 2026, against the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7320, Department of Buildings job Q00584570 and certificate of occupancy 4625887-0000001, HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building data, city property records (ACRIS) for Queens block 3148, lot 2, the Housing Development Corporation's memorandum of May 28, 2024 and its press release of September 24, 2026, the City Planning Commission's report of April 7, 2021, City Planning's record of the rezoning and HPD's technical memorandum of May 31, 2024 filed there (CEQR 20DCP155Q), the state's Environmental Remediation Sites data for site C241258, SMJ Development's project page, Shakespeare Gordon Studio's project page, Affordable for NY's page for the building, Spring Leasing and Management's apartments page, reports by PIX11, New York YIMBY in 2025 and 2024 and the Queens Post, the MTA's station data and bus schedule data, the Housing Connect FAQ, HPD's guide Applying for Affordable Housing, HPD's re-rentals page and HDC's re-rental search, HPD's area median income page, and the CityFHEPS payment standards in DSS-8r (effective April 1, 2026).

Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments in numbers

120apartments in the building, on its certificate of occupancy
101apartments advertised on Housing Connect
18apartments for formerly homeless households, in HDC's count
$545the lowest rent, for a studio at 30% AMI
$3,110the highest rent, for a two-bedroom at 100% AMI
January 13, 2026the application deadline

Rendering of a red brick apartment building on a street corner, with a grid of windows set in darker textured brick panels, planted setbacks stepping up from the corner, a glazed entrance with teal panels under a canopy on the ground floor, street trees, a cyclist in the foreground and a yellow school bus on the side street — Rendering of 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park, Queens, seen from the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and 68th Road, by Shakespeare Gordon Studio. It is the first image on the Housing Connect listing. Photo: Shakespeare Gordon Studio, architect's project rendering in the lottery listing, via NYC Housing Connect, Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments (lottery 7320) (cropped, reduced).

What Was Built at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard

68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard is a seven-story, 75-foot building with 120 apartments, developed by SMJ Development on a corner lot that held "a one-story florist and a one-story auto-repair shop" in the City Planning Commission's 2021 report.

Size: Department of Buildings job Q00584570 is for a seven-story new building, 75 feet tall, with 120 apartments and 130,896 square feet of floor area. HPD's 2024 memorandum gives "141,635 gross square feet".
Developer and owner: HDC's memorandum names SMJ Development LLC as developer and 68-19 Woodhaven Housing Development Fund Corporation as fee owner, "whose sole member is Settlement Housing Fund, Inc." Permit filings name Restoring Communities HDFC.
Architect, builder and manager: HDC's release names Shakespeare Gordon Studio, Monadnock Construction and Spring Leasing & Management. The permit applicant is Mark Gordon, a registered architect, of SGVA.
Programs: the listing names the Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) program of HDC and HPD and HPD's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program.
Cleanup: the state lists the lot as Brownfield Cleanup Program site C241258, with a certificate of completion dated December 26, 2025.

Watch outone building, two addresses and several names. Housing Connect calls it "Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments" at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard, and "Woodhaven Apartments" in its text. The building permit, the certificate of occupancy and HDC's 2026 release use 85-01 68th Road. SMJ Development writes "Woodhaven ELLA", the architect "The Woodhaven" and PIX11 "Woodhaven Boulevard Apartments". All are Queens block 3148, lot 2.

Rendering of a building entrance at a street corner: a bronze-colored canopy with raised lettering reading 68-19 WOODHAVEN BOULEVARD over glass doors, two round concrete columns, teal ribbed panels at the right, red brick walls with large windows above and people on the sidewalk — Rendering of the entrance, the second image on the Housing Connect listing. The lettering reads 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard; the building permit and the certificate of occupancy use 85-01 68th Road. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7320, lottery listing rendering, via NYC Housing Connect, Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments (lottery 7320) (cropped, reduced).

68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard, from rezoning to opening

April 7, 2021the City Planning Commission approves the rezoning.
October 19, 2023the deed to the current owner is signed.
June 26, 2024nine mortgages are signed. HPD lists this as the project start date.
July 25, 2024the general construction permit is issued.
November 14, 2025the lottery opens, in the marketing agent's dates.
January 13, 2026applications are due.
March 23, 2026the first certificate of occupancy is issued. It has been renewed twice.
September 24, 2026the opening is celebrated.

What it means: the general construction permit to the first certificate of occupancy took about 20 months, by VoucherMatch's count.

Source: City Planning Commission report C 200272 ZMQ; Department of Buildings job Q00584570, filed September 3, 2021; ACRIS; HPD project 74805; Affordable for NY; HDC's release.

Where 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard Is

The building is on the north side of 68th Road at Woodhaven Boulevard, in ZIP code 11374, Queens Community District 6 and City Council District 30.

Black and white zoning diagram showing Woodhaven Boulevard running past St. John's Cemetery, with 67th Drive, 68th Avenue, 68th Road, Alderton Street and Yellowstone Boulevard, the zoning labels C8-1, R6A, R3-2 and R4, and a dotted line enclosing a hatched block along 68th Road east of Woodhaven Boulevard — The City Planning Commission's diagram of the 2021 zoning change, from its report C 200272 ZMQ. The dotted line encloses the block along 68th Road that went from R4 and C8-1 to R6A, and the hatching marks the C2-3 commercial overlay on the building's lot. Photo: New York City Planning Commission, city agency diagram, via City Planning Commission report C 200272 ZMQ, April 7, 2021, page 9 (page rendered from the PDF and cropped to the map).

Subway station	Daytime lines	Straight-line distance
67 Av	M, R	about 0.9 miles
Forest Hills-71 Av	E, F, M, R	about 0.9 miles
63 Dr-Rego Park	M, R	about 1.0 miles
75 Av	E, F	about 1.2 miles
Woodhaven Blvd	M, R	about 1.3 miles

What it means: no subway station is within three-quarters of a mile.

Source: the MTA's station data; straight-line distances calculated by VoucherMatch from the lot's coordinates in Department of Buildings records, so the walk is longer.

Bus stop	Routes	Straight-line distance
Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd	Q11	under 0.1 miles
Yellowstone Blvd/Kessel St	QM12, QM42	about 0.1 miles
Woodhaven Blvd/Polo Pl	Q52-SBS, Q53-SBS	about 0.2 miles
Woodhaven Blvd/Metropolitan Av	Q11, Q52-SBS, Q53-SBS, QM15, BM5	about 0.2 miles
Metropolitan Av/Woodhaven Blvd	Q23, QM12, QM42	about 0.2 miles

What it means: the Q11 stops at the building's corner.

Source: the MTA Bus Company's schedule data in effect from September 6, 2026; distances calculated the same way.

"Just steps" in the advertisement: the listing puts the apartments "just steps from" the "67th Avenue Subway Station serving the E, F, M, and R lines". The MTA's data puts 67 Av about 0.9 miles away and lists M and R as its daytime routes.
Across the boulevard: the City Planning Commission's report places Saint John Cemetery "immediately west of the project area".
Apartments in the area: see voucher apartments in Rego Park and Forest Hills, and along the M train and the R train.

Rendering of the long side of a red brick apartment building stepping up in height along a side street, with a grid of windows in darker brick panels, teal panels at the ground floor, street trees, parked cars, a yellow school bus in the distance and, at the right edge, an older brick apartment house with fire escapes and a garage door — Rendering of the 68th Road side of the building, the third image on the Housing Connect listing. The older brick building at the right edge is a neighbor, not part of the project. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7320, lottery listing rendering, via NYC Housing Connect, Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments (lottery 7320) (cropped, reduced).

120 Apartments: 101 on Housing Connect, 18 for Formerly Homeless Households

The counts fit together: 101 lottery apartments plus 18 for formerly homeless households make 119, and the superintendent's apartment makes 120.

How each source counts the apartments

120the building permit, the certificate of occupancy and HPD's data.
119 and 1HDC's memorandum, "119 (plus one superintendent unit)".

Income level	Studios	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	Total
30% AMI	9	7	5	21
50% AMI	7	10	5	22
80% AMI	9	11	15	35
100% AMI	0	18	5	23
All levels	25	46	30	101

What it means: 58 of the 101, or 57%, were at the 80% and 100% levels, and none has three bedrooms.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7320, counted by VoucherMatch from its 101 unit rows. AMI is the area median income.

Apartments at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard by size: whole building in HPD's data against the 101 in the lottery

Whole building (HPD)Lottery (Housing Connect)

Studio

1 bedroom

2 bedrooms

View the data table

Apartment size	Whole building (HPD)	Lottery (Housing Connect)
Studio	29	25
1 bedroom	55	46
2 bedrooms	36	30

What it means: 19 apartments sit outside the lottery, by VoucherMatch's subtraction: four studios, nine one-bedrooms and six two-bedrooms, one of them the superintendent's.

Source: HPD Affordable Housing Production by Building, project 74805; the Housing Connect listing.

Key pointHPD's data and the lottery line up. HPD counts 39 apartments at 0 to 30% AMI, 22 at 31 to 50%, 35 at 51 to 80%, 23 at 81 to 120% and one for the superintendent. The lottery had 21, 22, 35 and 23, which leaves 18 at the lowest level.

Watch outthe top income level is described three ways. The listing says 100% AMI, HDC's 2026 release "30, 50, 80 and 90 percent of Area Median Income", and its memorandum "between 90% AMI and 100% AMI". The listing's rents at that level, $2,606 and $3,110, are under the 90% AMI maximums in HPD's 2025 rent table, $2,733 and $3,281.

Who the 18 apartments outside the lottery are for

HDC, September 2026: "18 units designated to formerly homeless households. Among the homeless units, 8 homes have been designated for veterans with HUD VA Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers."
HPD, May 2024: the sponsor was seeking "Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs)". Housing Connect's advertisement table marks none of the 101 lottery apartments as project-based.

Photograph of a furnished corner living room with windows on two walls looking over treetops, a brown leather sofa, a round dining table with white chairs, wood-look plank flooring, a white unit under the window at the left and, at the right, a kitchen with wood-tone cabinets, a dark blue tile backsplash, a microwave, an electric range, a dishwasher and a stainless-steel refrigerator — A furnished apartment at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard, in a photograph from the architect's project page, which describes it as "Top floor corner units are filled with light". The page names no photographer. Photo: Shakespeare Gordon Studio (the page names no photographer), architect's project photograph, via Shakespeare Gordon Studio, The Woodhaven project page (cropped, reduced).

How the Plan Changed From 92 Apartments to 120

The 2021 rezoning that allows the building was sought for a different project: eight stories with stores, medical offices and 92 apartments, 28 of them affordable apartments for seniors.

Item	Plan certified in 2020	Plan approved in 2021	Building as built
Stories	8	7	7
Apartments	92	87	120
Income-restricted apartments	28, for seniors	26	119
Stores and offices	8,000 and 8,720 square feet	about 8,000 and 6,000 square feet	none
Parking spaces	81	87	32
Applicant or sponsor	68-19 Rego Park LLC	68-19 Rego Park LLC	SMJ Woodhaven Owner LLC

What it means: the building has no stores or offices and 33 more apartments than the plan the commission approved, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.

Source: City Planning's record of project 2019Q0451 and the Queens Post for 2020; the City Planning Commission's report of April 7, 2021; HPD's and HDC's 2024 memorandums.

Community Board 6: voted 26 to 13 on January 13, 2021 to approve on conditions, the first being "The proposed building height will not exceed seven stories".
Zoning: the block went from R4 and C8-1 districts to R6A, with a C2-3 commercial overlay on the building's lot.
No age requirement, no second phase: the Housing Connect listing names no age requirement, and no document opened describes another building or phase on the lot.

Rents and Income Ranges in the Housing Connect Listing for 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard

The 101 lottery apartments had 11 rents, from $545 to $3,110 a month, and the lowest minimum income in the listing is $22,492 a year.

Monthly rent and yearly income range by apartment type
Apartments	Rent	People	Yearly income
9 studios, 30% AMI	$545	1 to 2	$22,492 to $40,710
7 one-bedrooms, 30% AMI	$693	1 to 3	$28,080 to $45,810
5 two-bedrooms, 30% AMI	$814	2 to 5	$33,635 to $54,960
7 studios, 50% AMI	$1,031	1 to 2	$39,155 to $67,850
10 one-bedrooms, 50% AMI	$1,300	1 to 3	$48,892 to $76,350
5 two-bedrooms, 50% AMI	$1,543	2 to 5	$58,629 to $91,600
9 studios, 80% AMI	$1,760	1 to 2	$64,149 to $108,560
11 one-bedrooms, 80% AMI	$2,211	1 to 3	$80,126 to $122,160
15 two-bedrooms, 80% AMI	$2,636	2 to 5	$96,103 to $146,560
18 one-bedrooms, 100% AMI	$2,606	1 to 3	$93,669 to $152,700
5 two-bedrooms, 100% AMI	$3,110	2 to 5	$112,355 to $183,200

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What it means: a one-bedroom rented for $693, $1,300, $2,211 or $2,606 depending on the household's income level.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7320, read October 8, 2026. The top of each range is for the largest household allowed.

Household size	30% AMI maximum	50% AMI maximum	80% AMI maximum	100% AMI maximum
1 person	$35,640	$59,400	$95,040	$118,800
2 people	$40,710	$67,850	$108,560	$135,700
3 people	$45,810	$76,350	$122,160	$152,700
4 people	$50,880	$84,800	$135,680	$169,600
5 people	$54,960	$91,600	$146,560	$183,200

What it means: no apartment took a household of more than five.

Source: the same listing; the figures match HPD's 2026 income chart.

Household size	Lowest income accepted	Incomes between the levels that fit no apartment
1 person	$22,492	$35,641 to $39,154, and $59,401 to $64,148
2 people	$22,492	none
3 people	$28,080	$45,811 to $48,891, and $76,351 to $80,125
4 people	$33,635	$50,881 to $58,628, and $84,801 to $96,102
5 people	$33,635	$54,961 to $58,628, and $91,601 to $96,102

What it means: a family of four earning $90,000 was over the 50% AMI maximum of $84,800 and under the 80% AMI two-bedroom minimum of $96,103.

Source: VoucherMatch's arithmetic from the listing's minimum and maximum incomes.

Below the lowest income: outside the ranges, unless the household has a rental subsidy.
Asset limits: $50,880 at 30% AMI, $84,800 at 50%, $135,680 at 80% and $169,600 at 100%, in Housing Connect's advertisement table.

Key pointthe listing says "Tenants are responsible for electricity, including the stove. Rent includes electric heating and hot water." Its field for deposits or application fees is set to no.

Watch outreports from the week the lottery opened printed lower income limits than the listing shows now. New York YIMBY, on November 19, 2025, gave $175,000 as the top of the range; the listing read on October 8, 2026 gives $183,200. The rents are the same in both. Ask Affordable for NY which limits applied.

Photograph of a kitchen with wood-tone cabinets, a stainless-steel refrigerator, a smooth-top electric range under a hood, a dark blue tile backsplash, a white peninsula with a sink, tall windows looking over low brick houses and a small round table with wooden chairs — A kitchen at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard, in a photograph from the architect's project page. The room is furnished, and the page does not say which apartment is shown. Photo: Shakespeare Gordon Studio (the page names no photographer), architect's project photograph, via Shakespeare Gordon Studio, The Woodhaven project page (cropped, reduced).

Which Rents a CityFHEPS or Section 8 Voucher Reaches

Ten of the 11 rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for the same apartment size, and the $3,110 two-bedroom is $113 over it.

The listing names HDC and HPD as its agencies, so this was a city lottery on NYC Housing Connect. 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." It names CityFHEPS and Section 8 vouchers from HPD or NYCHA.

Lowest and highest monthly rent at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard against the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for that apartment size, in dollars

Lowest rent (30% AMI)Highest rent (80% or 100% AMI)CityFHEPS maximum

Studio

$545

$1,760

$2,604

1 bedroom

$693

$2,606

$2,734

2 bedrooms

$814

$3,110

$2,997

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent (30% AMI)	Highest rent (80% or 100% AMI)	CityFHEPS maximum
Studio	$545	$1,760	$2,604
1 bedroom	$693	$2,606	$2,734
2 bedrooms	$814	$3,110	$2,997

What it means: the highest studio and one-bedroom rents are $844 and $128 under the maximum, and the highest two-bedroom rent is $113 over it.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing; maximums from DSS-8r, effective April 1, 2026, all utilities included. The highest studio rent is at 80% AMI.

Watch outthe maximums assume the rent covers all utilities, and tenants here pay for electricity. DSS-8r's 2026 allowance for electricity with a cooking range is $111, $126 and $167, from studio to two-bedroom. Subtracting it leaves $2,493, $2,608 and $2,830, by VoucherMatch's arithmetic, and the $2,606 one-bedroom is $2 under.

Your maximum follows your household. DSS-8r sets it by family size: the studio amount for one person, the one-bedroom amount for one or two, the two-bedroom amount for three or four.
Guides: CityFHEPS vs Section 8, Section 8 payment standards in NYC for 2026 and Section 8 utility allowances in NYC.

How the Rents Compare With Typical Rents in ZIP Code 11374

Every advertised rent is below what HUD estimates an ordinary apartment costs in ZIP code 11374, by $430 to $2,726 a month.

Lowest and highest monthly rent at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 11374, in dollars

Lowest rent (30% AMI)Highest rent (80% or 100% AMI)HUD fair market rent, ZIP 11374

Studio

$545

$1,760

$3,090

1 bedroom

$693

$2,606

$3,250

2 bedrooms

$814

$3,110

$3,540

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent (30% AMI)	Highest rent (80% or 100% AMI)	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 11374
Studio	$545	$1,760	$3,090
1 bedroom	$693	$2,606	$3,250
2 bedrooms	$814	$3,110	$3,540

What it means: the $3,110 two-bedroom is $430 under HUD's $3,540, and the $814 two-bedroom is $2,726 under it.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing; fair market rents from HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, in effect since October 1, 2026. HUD's figure is its estimate of the 40th-percentile rent in the ZIP code with utilities included.

Utilities: rents here leave out electricity, so the real gap is smaller than the chart shows.
Apartments in this ZIP code: see voucher apartments in ZIP 11374.

How Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments Was Financed

HDC's memorandum of May 28, 2024 put the expected total development cost at $95,187,656, and city property records show nine mortgages on the lot dated June 26, 2024.

Item in HDC's memorandum	Amount
Expected total development cost	$95,187,656
Expected HDC construction financing	$13,660,000
Expected HDC permanent financing	$13,660,000
Expected HDC second mortgage	$5,920,000
Expected HDC third mortgage	$5,780,000
Senior loan, not expected to exceed	$15,480,000
Subordinate loan, not expected to exceed	$12,870,000

What it means: the memorandum enters "N/A" for a tax credit syndicator or investor and names Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as provider of a standby letter of credit during construction.

Source: HDC's memorandum to its members, May 28, 2024, loan chart and Attachment 9.

Recorded document	Amount
Mortgage to HDC	$56,151,067
Mortgage to HDC	$10,545,653
Mortgage to HDC	$5,528,284
Mortgage to HDC	$3,187,534
Mortgage to HDC and Goldman Sachs Bank USA	$3,000,000
Mortgage to HDC	$2,379,347
Mortgage to HDC	$1,947,223
Mortgage to HDC	$1,567,509
Mortgage to HDC	$785,243

What it means: the nine mortgages add up to $85,091,860, by VoucherMatch's addition.

Source: ACRIS records for Queens block 3148, lot 2, documents dated June 26, 2024 and recorded July 3, 2024.

The land: the deed of October 19, 2023 to 68-19 Woodhaven Housing Development Fund Corporation is recorded at $12,500,000.
Rent stabilization: HPD's memorandum calls it a "rent-stabilized mixed-income residential building". An agreement among the owners, HDC and the City, indexed in ACRIS, was not opened.

Preferences, Building Features and Extra Costs

The lottery set aside 5% and 2% of apartments for applicants with disabilities and gave preference for 20% and 5% to two other groups.

Set-asides and preferences in the listing

5%set aside for applicants with a mobility disability.
2%set aside for applicants with a vision or hearing disability.
20%preference for residents of Queens Community Board 6.
5%preference for the group the listing calls "NYC Employee".
City residentsthe marketing agent's page says "Applicants who live in New York City receive a general preference for apartments."

What the building has: listed, extra cost, restricted

Apartments, on the listing"Dishwasher in unit", "Air-conditioning" and "Smart controls for heating/cooling".
Building, on the listing"Gymnasium", "Shared laundry room", "Package lockers", "Digital doorman", "Bike storage lockers" and "Electric car charging stations".
In HDC's release"a community room, fitness center, laundry facilities, and an outdoor terrace".
Extra costelectricity, and parking: "For an additional fee, residents have access to parking lot with capacity for 32 vehicles, including 20 electric vehicle chargers." New York YIMBY's 2024 report counted 36 spaces.
Restricted"1 pet per unit and 35lb limit". The listing marks the building "Smoke-free".

Photograph of a lobby with three wide grey steps, a built-in wooden bench along a low wall, a round concrete column, orange drum-shaped ceiling lights under exposed concrete and pipes, wood-paneled walls and ceiling at the right, a teal wall at the left and four blurred figures walking or standing — The lobby of 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard, in a photograph from the architect's project page. Photo: Shakespeare Gordon Studio (the page names no photographer), architect's project photograph, via Shakespeare Gordon Studio, The Woodhaven project page (reduced).

Watch outthe architect's photographs agree with the listing: the kitchens have smooth-top electric ranges, one has a dishwasher beside the refrigerator, and the living room has a unit under the window.

Two photographs side by side: at left a tall window beside a kitchen sink and two dining tables, looking across a road at rows of gravestones and bare trees; at right a narrow window beside a kitchen with wood-tone cabinets, a microwave, a smooth-top electric range and a dark blue tile backsplash, looking down on a cemetery — Two photographs from the architect's project page showing apartment windows that face a cemetery across the road. The City Planning Commission's 2021 report places Saint John Cemetery immediately west of the site, across Woodhaven Boulevard. Photo: Shakespeare Gordon Studio (the page names no photographer), architect's project photographs, via Shakespeare Gordon Studio, The Woodhaven project page (two photographs placed side by side, each cropped and reduced).

What Happens After the Lottery and Where Openings Are Posted

Applications for the 101 apartments were due January 13, 2026, and HPD's guide says applicants may hear back "within two to twelve months after the deadline".

How the 101 apartments are filled, in HPD's words

1Log numbers"After the deadline, all of the applications are put into a random order and assigned a log number."
2Reviewthe developer reviews them "in log number order (starting with those who meet preference categories)".
3Documents"If your log number comes up, the developer will contact you to submit documents."
4Timingtwo to twelve months after January 13, 2026 runs from mid-March 2026 to mid-January 2027, by VoucherMatch's count.

What it means: the guide adds "you may not be contacted, even if you could have qualified."

Source: HPD, "Applying for Affordable Housing", June 2020.

If you applied, have these ready

Identity. a driver's license, non-driver state ID or IDNYC card
Income. pay stubs and tax returns
Address and assets. proof of address and asset documentation
Rent history or credit. proof of 12 months of full rent payments, or consent to a credit review
Voucher. your shopping letter or voucher, showing the rent it covers

What it means: the document request lists the exact papers.

Source: the Housing Connect FAQ for the first four items; the voucher line is VoucherMatch's addition.

Where openings are posted

Housing Connectcity lotteries are posted at housingconnect.nyc.gov.
Re-rentalsthe FAQ says apartments vacated after first leasing "may be made available for applicants outside of Housing Connect". HDC's re-rental search listed 24 advertisements on October 8, 2026, none for this building.
Affordable for NYthe listing sent paper applications to "Woodhaven Blvd Apartments C/O Affordable for NY" in Brooklyn. Its page for the building shows no waiting-list notice, and HPD's re-rentals page links its re-rentals list.
Spring Leasing and Managementits apartments page showed three other buildings on October 8, 2026 and gives 516-665-0015 for applications.

What Is Published and What Is Not

As of October 8, 2026, several things a tenant would ask are not published.

Known and not yet known

Not publishedhow many of the 101 apartments have been leased, whether the building keeps a waiting list, and how households are referred to the other 18.
Also not publishedthe parking fee, laundry prices, apartment sizes, floor plans and the length of the rent restrictions.
Whom to askAffordable for NY or Spring Leasing and Management, or 311: HPD's guide says to "ask for the Affordable Housing Hotline."

If You Need an Apartment Now

No application or waiting list for the building was found open on October 8, 2026, so a household that needs to move this year has to look at other buildings.

2 bedrooms apartment in Jamaica, Queens — Queens apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard first

3 bedrooms apartment in Jamaica, Queens — Queens apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard first

Voucher in hand: browse Section 8 apartments in Queens and CityFHEPS apartments in Queens, or narrow to CityFHEPS apartments in Rego Park.
No voucher yet: read how to get a housing voucher in NYC.
No voucher and a low income: see low-income apartments, where the application goes to the building.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the rent at Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments in Rego Park?

Studios were $545, $1,031 or $1,760 a month. One-bedrooms were $693, $1,300, $2,211 or $2,606, and two-bedrooms $814, $1,543, $2,636 or $3,110.

How much do you have to earn for 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard?

The listing's ranges run from $22,492 a year for a $545 studio to $183,200 for five people in a $3,110 two-bedroom.

Can I use CityFHEPS or Section 8 at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard?

Ten of the 11 advertised rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for their size. The Housing Connect FAQ says "Minimum income requirements do not apply if you have a voucher or a rental subsidy."

Was 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard on NYC Housing Connect?

Yes. It was lottery 7320, named "Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments", for 101 apartments, with applications due January 13, 2026.

Is 85-01 68th Road the same building as 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard?

Yes. The building permit, the certificate of occupancy and HDC's 2026 release use 85-01 68th Road. SMJ Development calls it Woodhaven ELLA and the architect The Woodhaven.

Is Woodhaven Blvd. Apartments senior housing?

No. A 2020 plan for the lot included 28 affordable apartments for seniors. The Housing Connect listing for the finished building names no age requirement.

Are the rents at 68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard below market?

Yes. Every advertised rent is at least $430 below HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 11374.

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