88-29 138th Street in Jamaica, Queens: 2 Affordable Apartments on Housing Connect, From $2,117 a Month

Published October 24, 202619 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerAs of October 24, 2026, NYC Housing Connect lists lottery 7748, "88-29 138 Street," in Jamaica, Queens. It has 2 one-bedroom apartments at 80% AMI, each at $2,117 a month, for households of 1 to 3 people. Applications are not open yet, and the listing has no deadline. The building permit is for a new 4-story building with 8 apartments. With a voucher, the minimum income does not apply, and the rent is under the 2026 CityFHEPS one-bedroom maximum.

Last checked: October 24, 2026, against the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7748, read when work began and again when it ended, 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 filings (job Q00974129), permits, older job records and certificates of occupancy; HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building data; PLUTO; ACRIS records for Queens block 9619, lot 53; City Planning's GeoSearch; HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rents; the MTA's subway and rail station data; and New York YIMBY's report of January 25, 2024, 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.

88-29 138th Street in numbers

2one-bedroom apartments on Housing Connect
$2,117the rent for each one, per month
$81,223the lowest yearly income the listing accepts without a voucher
8apartments in the building permit
4stories, plus a penthouse and cellar, in the permit
Not openno deadline posted as of October 24, 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.
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.

Photograph of a dark brick subway entrance on a sunny day with a sign reading E Jamaica-Van Wyck Subway Station and an arrow to the elevator, a Subway sign and a green M elevator marker on the right, a green Van Wyck Expressway street sign on a pole, a tree behind, a tall brick hospital building with an Emergency Entrance sign at left and a blue car passing in front — The Jamaica-Van Wyck station entrance on the E line in June 2022, about 0.08 miles from 88-29 138th Street in a straight line. This is the station, not the building: the listing has no photos. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

What Is Being Built at 88-29 138th Street

88-29 138th Street is a new building with 8 apartments in the Department of Buildings' records. Two of them are on Housing Connect.

Permit: job Q00974129 was filed January 19, 2024. It reads "NEW FOUR-STORY WITH PENTHOUSE AND CELLAR, 8 FAMILY DWELLING."
Size: 4 stories, 53 feet, 8 dwelling units and 8,231.31 square feet of construction floor area, in the filing.
Owner: PLUTO and the 2021 deed name Fairmont Realty Group LLC.
Architect: YIMBY lists Pirooz Engineering as the architect of record.
What stood there before: the 2023 demolition filing describes a 2-story, 2-family house. YIMBY calls it a "1930-built structure."
Status: no certificate of occupancy was in the City's data on October 24, 2026.

Where the records disagree
Question	One record	Another record
Floor area	Permit: 8,231.31 square feet of construction	YIMBY: 6,236 square feet "designated for residential space"
Year built	PLUTO: 2024	Permits: work permits renewed to December 22, 2026; no certificate of occupancy
Zoning	2024 job record: R6A, special district "JAM"	PLUTO (version 26v2): R7A, special district "DJ"
Demolition filed	Department of Buildings: August 28, 2023	YIMBY: "September 2023"
Building name	Listing: "88-29 138 Street"	Listing address line: "88-29 138th St"

What it means: all of these describe one lot, Queens block 9619, lot 53. The records measure floor area in different ways, and this report does not pick one.

Source: Department of Buildings jobs Q00974129, Q00894043 and 440816315; PLUTO; Housing Connect listing; New York YIMBY, January 25, 2024.

88-29 138th Street, from a two-family house to Housing Connect

October 28, 2021a deed passes the lot from a trust to Fairmont Realty Group LLC for $570,000.
August 28, 2023a full demolition of the 2-story house is filed.
January 19, 2024the new 8-apartment building is filed.
March 14, 2024the plan is approved.
July 16, 2024the demolition is signed off.
September 10, 2024the first building permits are issued.
November 12, 2025the owner signs a $2,400,000 mortgage with Cross River Bank.
July 22, 2026the main permits are issued again, to December 22, 2026.
October 15, 2026a change to the plans is filed. It was under review on October 24.
October 24, 2026Housing Connect lists 2 apartments with rents and no deadline.

What it means: on October 24, 2026, the City's data showed work permits still active and no certificate of occupancy.

Source: Department of Buildings filings and permits; ACRIS.

What 485-x Means for These 2 Apartments

The listing's short description reads "2 units, 485-X, AMI 80%." HPD's page says the program provides "a real property tax exemption for the construction of new Multiple Dwellings and Eligible Conversions, except for hotels."

485-x, in HPD's words

How long"All Affordable Housing Units will be permanently affordable."
Shared spacesthe apartments must use the "same common entrances and common areas as the market rate units."

The 485-x rental options on HPD's page
Option	Building size	What HPD's page requires
A	100 or more apartments	"25% of the units must be Affordable Housing Units at an average of 80% Area Median Income (AMI)"
B	6 to 99 apartments	"20% of the units must be Affordable Housing Units at an average of 80% AMI"
C	6 to 10 apartments	"At least half of the units must be rent stabilized."

What it means: the listing says only "485-X." No record opened names the option the owner chose. HPD's production data had no record for this lot.

Source: HPD's 485-x page, read October 24, 2026.

Where 88-29 138th Street Is

The building is in Jamaica, Queens, in ZIP code 11435. YIMBY places the lot "between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenue."

Record	88-29 138th Street
Block and lot	Queens block 9619, lot 53
Lot size	2,600 square feet, 26 by 100 feet
Community board	Queens 12
City Council district	24
Police precinct	103
ZIP code	11435

What it means: the lottery is in the Jamaica part of ZIP code 11435. See voucher apartments in ZIP code 11435 and Section 8 apartments in Jamaica.

Source: PLUTO; Department of Buildings data. GeoSearch names the area Jamaica. The 2024 job record's area tag is "Jamaica Hills-Briarwood."

Photograph looking down on a sunken eight-lane expressway full of cars, a box truck and a car towing a boat, with a double street lamp in the median, an overpass in the distance, trees along both sides and a tall brick and glass building with a sign reading Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on the right under a pale blue sky — The Van Wyck Expressway seen from the Hillside Avenue overpass in June 2024, with Jamaica Hospital Medical Center at right. The listing names the hospital among nearby places, about 0.18 miles from the building. The building is not in the picture. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

Watch outon October 24, 2026, the listing carried no photos. No developer or architect image of the building was found. YIMBY's only picture of the lot is from Google Maps, which this report does not use. The pictures here show nearby places, not the building.

Rents and Income Ranges for 88-29 138th Street on Housing Connect

Both apartments rent for $2,117 a month. The lowest income the listing accepts without a voucher is $81,223 a year.

Apartments	Rent	People	Yearly income
2 one-bedrooms, 80% AMI	$2,117	1 to 3	$81,223 to $122,160

What it means: there are no studios, two-bedrooms or larger apartments in this lottery.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7748, read October 24, 2026. The top of the range is for three people.

Yearly income allowed for the one-bedrooms at 88-29 138th Street, by household size, October 24, 2026, in dollars

Minimum incomeMaximum income

1 person

$81,223

$95,040

2 people

$81,223

$108,560

3 people

$81,223

$122,160

View the data table

Household size	Minimum income	Maximum income
1 person	$81,223	$95,040
2 people	$81,223	$108,560
3 people	$81,223	$122,160

What it means: income before taxes must fall between the two figures for the household's size. The minimum is the same for every size.

Source: the same listing.

Where a household's income leads to no apartment

Under $81,223below the minimum, unless the household has a voucher or rental subsidy.
One persononly $81,223 to $95,040 fits, a window of $13,817, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.
Four or more peopleno apartment. Each one takes 1 to 3 people.
Over the maximum for your sizenothing fits. The cut-off is $122,160 for three 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.

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

Can You Use CityFHEPS or Section 8 at 88-29 138th Street?

Yes. Housing Connect accepts vouchers, and a voucher holder does not have to meet the minimum income. The $2,117 rent is $617 under the 2026 CityFHEPS one-bedroom maximum of $2,734.

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 88-29 138th Street against the 2026 CityFHEPS one-bedroom maximum, in dollars

Lowest rentHighest rentCityFHEPS maximum

1 bedroom

$2,117

$2,734

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent	Highest rent	CityFHEPS maximum
1 bedroom	$2,117	$2,117	$2,734

What it means: the rent is 77.4% of the maximum, by VoucherMatch's arithmetic.

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

Watch outthe maximum assumes the rent covers all utilities. The listing does not say which utilities are included. A voucher program subtracts a utility allowance when tenants pay. This report subtracts none, because the listing names no utility.

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 11435

The rent is below HUD's one-bedroom estimate of $2,820 for ZIP code 11435. The gap is $703 a month, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.

Lowest and highest listed monthly rent at 88-29 138th Street against HUD's fiscal year 2027 one-bedroom fair market rent for ZIP code 11435, in dollars

Lowest rentHighest rentHUD fair market rent, ZIP 11435

1 bedroom

$2,117

$2,820

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent	Highest rent	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 11435
1 bedroom	$2,117	$2,117	$2,820

What it means: the rent is 75.1% of HUD's figure, by VoucherMatch's arithmetic.

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.

Utilities: HUD's figure includes them. If tenants pay any, the apartment costs more than its rent.
Nearby: see one-bedroom voucher apartments in Jamaica.

How 88-29 138th Street Is Financed

Property records show one 2025 loan of $2,400,000 from Cross River Bank. No record names HPD or the Housing Development Corporation as a lender.

Date	Document	Parties	Amount
October 28, 2021	Deed	A trust to Fairmont Realty Group LLC	$570,000
January 23, 2024	Zoning lot description	Fairmont Realty Group LLC	none listed
November 12, 2025	Mortgage	The LLC and Cross River Bank	$2,400,000
November 12, 2025	Assignment of leases and rents	The LLC and Cross River Bank	$2,400,000

What it means: the mortgage and the assignment were recorded together on December 9, 2025.

Source: ACRIS, Queens block 9619, lot 53.

No announcement of the financing was found.

Preferences, Building Features and Transit at 88-29 138th Street

The listing posts no preferences or set-asides yet. It names two features. HPD's FAQ describes the usual preference groups.

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

In this listingno preference or set-aside rows as of October 24, 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."
Where the final list appearsproject preferences "are listed in the advertisement for the development."

What the building has, in the listing and the filings

Listed"Accessible entrance" and "Smoke-free."
In the filingsa sprinkler system, under its own permit.
Rear yardYIMBY reported "a 30-foot-long rear yard."
Not statedwho pays for heat, hot water and electricity, pets, fees, laundry, apartment sizes and floors.

Station	Lines	Distance	Accessible
Jamaica-Van Wyck	E	0.08 miles	Yes
Sutphin Blvd	F	0.30 miles	No
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport	E, J, Z	0.45 miles	Yes
Jamaica (LIRR)	Long Island Rail Road	0.46 miles	Yes
Briarwood	E, F	0.48 miles	No
121 St	J, Z	0.69 miles	No

What it means: the listing names all six of these stops. The listing calls the Briarwood stop "Briarwood - Van Wyck Blvd."

Source: the MTA's subway and rail station data; straight-line distances by VoucherMatch from the listing's map point (40.7033599, -73.8156609). "Accessible" is the MTA's own field.

Buses: the listing names stops at Jamaica-Van Wyck, about 0.08 miles away, Jamaica Av/Queens Blvd, 0.10 miles, and Sutphin Blvd/Jamaica Av, 0.41 miles.
Close by, per the listing: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, about 0.18 miles away, and Rufus King Park, 0.61 miles, by VoucherMatch's measure.
Along the line: see apartments near the E train and the F train.

Photograph of an underground subway platform with orange-red tile walls along the tracks, dark steel beams overhead, a row of ceiling lights, a hanging sign with a wheelchair symbol reading Elevator with an arrow to the left, and one small distant figure at the far end of the platform — The Jamaica-Van Wyck platform in October 2019. The MTA lists the station as accessible, and it is the nearest stop, about 0.08 miles from the building. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

Photograph of a wide street intersection on a sunny day with a traffic light and a green street sign reading Van Wyck Expwy, a triangle of tall trees behind a low fence, a line of cars waiting at the crosswalk, a pole with a police camera at right and low commercial buildings in the distance — Jamaica Avenue at the Van Wyck Expressway in July 2022, beside the Jamaica-Van Wyck station plaza. The listing names a Jamaica-Van Wyck bus stop about 0.08 miles from the building. The building is not in the picture. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

How to Be Ready When the 88-29 138th Street Lottery Opens

Applications are not open yet, but a household can get ready now.

At the start and end of work on October 24, 2026, the listing had no deadline and no advertisement text. It was not among the 21 rental lotteries in the open-lottery search. The 4 Queens lotteries in that search were other buildings.

Getting ready for the 88-29 138th Street lottery

1Make or update a profileat housingconnect.nyc.gov. Housing Connect gives a log number only to profiles that are complete.
2Watch the listinga deadline will show on the page for lottery 7748.
3Apply 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."
4Paper routethe listing has no "Apply by Mail" address yet. Check again once a deadline is posted.

What it means: nothing can be sent yet, online or by mail.

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

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."
2 to 12 monthsthe time HPD's guide says it "may take" for applications to be processed.
If your number is reached"you will only have a few business days to submit your documents."
Before a leasea credit and rental-history review, except for applicants "qualifying with rental subsidy."
Later openingsHPD's guide says apartments that open at turnover, "called re-rental units," are posted on Housing Connect. The FAQ says that during "a temporary waiver period" they "may be made available for applicants 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"

What Is Known and Not Yet Known About the Lottery

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

Known and not yet known on October 24, 2026

Knownone rent with income ranges for 2 apartments, an asset limit and two listed features.
Not posteda deadline, the advertisement text, preferences and set-asides, a paper-form address, photos and a marketing agent's name.
Not statedwho pays for utilities, pets, apartment sizes, a building website, the 485-x option and a move-in date.
Whom to askthe Housing Connect hotline, 212-863-7990, "from 9am to 5pm on weekdays."

Photograph of a two-story pale yellow clapboard house with black shutters, two chimneys and a small columned porch, standing on a lawn with patches of snow behind a black iron fence, seen through bare winter trees and a cream-colored metal fence in the foreground under a blue sky with clouds — King Manor in Rufus King Park in March 2018. The listing names the park among nearby places, about 0.61 miles from the building in a straight line. Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and reduced).

If You Need an Apartment Sooner

Nothing is open at 88-29 138th Street yet. A household that must move soon needs another route.

Open in Queens now: the open-lottery search listed 83-12 Broadway, due October 28, 2026; 42-78 65 Place Apartments, November 2; DOMI, November 10; and 6-05 129th Street Apartments, November 11.

2 bedrooms apartment in Jamaica, Queens — Queens apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 88-29 138th Street first

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

Frequently Asked Questions

When can I apply for 88-29 138th Street on Housing Connect?

Not yet. The building is Housing Connect lottery 7748, "88-29 138 Street." On October 24, 2026, the listing showed rents 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 for a deadline.

What is the rent at 88-29 138th Street?

The rent is $2,117 a month for each of the two one-bedroom apartments, both at 80% AMI. That is the listing's rent as read on October 24, 2026. The listing does not say which utilities the rent includes, so the full monthly cost may be higher. No other sizes are offered.

How much do you have to earn for 88-29 138th Street?

Without a voucher, at least $81,223 a year. The most is $95,040 for one person, $108,560 for two and $122,160 for three. A household of four or more cannot apply, since each apartment takes 1 to 3 people. A voucher or rental subsidy removes the minimum, says the Housing Connect FAQ.

Does 88-29 138th Street take Section 8 or CityFHEPS?

Yes. The Housing Connect FAQ accepts Section 8 and CityFHEPS, and the minimum income does not apply with a voucher. The $2,117 rent is $617 under the 2026 CityFHEPS one-bedroom maximum of $2,734. The rent should fit your program's limit, and the listing does not yet say who pays utilities.

Is 88-29 138th Street in Jamaica or Briarwood?

Jamaica, by City Planning's GeoSearch and YIMBY. The building's ZIP code is 11435, and its lot is Queens block 9619, lot 53. A 2024 Department of Buildings record tags the area "Jamaica Hills-Briarwood." Housing Connect names the lottery "88-29 138 Street," and its address line reads "88-29 138th St."

Can a single person apply at 88-29 138th Street?

Yes, by the listing's own figures. Both apartments are one-bedrooms for households of 1 to 3 people. A single adult needs a yearly income from $81,223 to $95,040, unless they have a voucher or rental subsidy. Then the minimum does not apply. The listing has no deadline yet.

Are the rents at 88-29 138th Street below market?

Yes, against HUD's figure. HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for a one-bedroom in ZIP code 11435 is $2,820. The $2,117 rent is $703 below it, or 75.1% of it. HUD's figure includes utilities, and the listing does not say which utilities its rent includes.

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Housing Connect listing for lottery 7748 (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)
DSS-8r (nyc.gov)
filings (data.cityofnewyork.us)
permits (data.cityofnewyork.us)
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Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)
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