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Westchester Square's Blondell Commons: 126 Affordable Apartments at 1340 Blondell Avenue, From $732 a Month

22 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team
Quick answerBlondell Commons is a seven-story building with 182 apartments at 1340 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, the Bronx. NYC Housing Connect advertised 126 of them at 30%, 50% and 70% of area median income, from $732 for a one-bedroom to $2,745 for a three-bedroom, with applications due September 4, 2026. As of October 8, 2026, every rent is under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for its size, and Housing Connect waives minimum income for voucher holders. City records hold no certificate of occupancy yet.

Last checked: October 8, 2026, against the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, Department of Buildings job 210182372 and certificate of occupancy data, HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building data, city property records (ACRIS) for Bronx block 4134, lot 1, the City Planning Commission's report C 170438 ZMX, project record P2012X0046 and environmental assessment 17DCP194X, HDC's memorandum of May 24, 2023, Aufgang's project page, New York State's remediation site data, reports by New York YIMBY in July and August 2026, the Bronx Times in 2019 and 2026 and the New York Real Estate Journal, the MTA's station data, the Housing Connect FAQ, HPD's guide Applying for Affordable Housing and re-rentals page, HDC's re-rental search, and the CityFHEPS standards in DSS-8r.

Blondell Commons in numbers
  • 182apartments in the building, on city permits
  • 126apartments advertised on Housing Connect
  • 55apartments reserved for formerly homeless tenants, in a 2023 financing report
  • $732the lowest rent, for a one-bedroom at 30% AMI
  • $2,745the highest rent, for a three-bedroom at 70% AMI
  • September 4, 2026the application deadline
Photograph looking up from the sidewalk at a red and dark grey brick apartment building with a black metal canopy over glass entrance doors, a black service door at the left, rows of dark-framed windows above, a young street tree at the right and a low white building beyond it
The entrance of Blondell Commons at 1340 Blondell Avenue in Westchester Square, the Bronx, in the photograph captioned "Front View" on the Housing Connect listing. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, lottery listing photograph, via NYC Housing Connect, BLONDELL COMMONS (lottery 7634) (cropped to a 16:9 band, enlarged 1.04 times).

What Was Built at 1340 Blondell Avenue

Blondell Commons is a seven-story, 75-foot building with 182 apartments, ground-floor commercial space and a parking garage, developed by Exact Capital Group on a former auto wrecking yard.

  • Size: Department of Buildings job 210182372 is for a seven-story new building, 75 feet tall, with 182 apartments and 221,653 square feet of floor area. New York YIMBY and the Bronx Times printed 216,941, from an earlier version of the filing.
  • Developer and owner: HDC's memorandum names Exact Capital Group as developer and Blondell Equities LLC as "the beneficial owner".
  • Architect and builder: the permit applicant is Ariel Aufgang, a registered architect, and the permit was issued to Joy Construction Corp.
  • Programs: the listing names the Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) program of HDC and HPD and HPD's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program.
Watch outone building, three house numbers. Housing Connect and the building permit use 1340 Blondell Avenue. HPD's data and HDC's memorandum use 1338. City Planning's project record uses 1346. All are Bronx block 4134, lot 1.
Photograph of a street with a brown wood-sided house behind a chain-link fence, a low brick building with roll-down gates under signs reading Park Open 24 Hrs and Caveman Cycles, a two-story red brick building, parked cars and overhead wires, with a raised rail structure in the distance
The lot on September 19, 2016, before demolition: photograph 1 in the City's environmental assessment for the rezoning, captioned "View of the Site facing southeast from Blondell Avenue." Photo: Environmental assessment 17DCP194X, filed for the applicant (no photographer named), photograph in a city environmental review document, via NYC Department of City Planning, Environmental Assessment Statement 17DCP194X, Blondell Commons (certified October 2018) (cropped to 16:9, enlarged about 1.3 times).
Blondell Commons, from rezoning to lottery
  • May 26, 2017Blondell Equities LLC files the rezoning application.
  • February 27, 2019the City Planning Commission approves a nine-story building with about 228 apartments.
  • April 18, 2019the City Council adopts the rezoning.
  • January 21, 2021the new building application, for seven stories and 182 apartments, is filed.
  • June 30, 2023six mortgages to HDC are signed. HPD lists this as the project start date.
  • October 4, 2023the new building permit is issued.
  • August 19, 2026New York YIMBY reports that the lottery has launched.
  • September 4, 2026applications are due.

What it means: the permit was issued 36 months before October 8, 2026 and runs to April 1, 2027.

Source: City Planning Commission report C 170438 ZMX and project record P2012X0046; Department of Buildings job 210182372; ACRIS; HPD project 64114; New York YIMBY.

  • Finished or not: New York YIMBY wrote "Construction is finished" on July 18, 2026. On city records the job is still open: Department of Buildings data held no certificate of occupancy for the lot on October 8, 2026, and HPD's data shows no completion date.
  • Cleanup: New York State's remediation data lists the lot as Brownfield Cleanup Program site C203089, "Former Boyle Auto Wreckers, Inc.", in class "A - Active".

How a Nine-Story Plan Became a Seven-Story Building

The City Planning Commission approved a nine-story, 95-foot building with about 228 apartments in February 2019, and the permit filed in 2021 is for seven stories, 75 feet and 182 apartments.

ItemProposal approved in February 2019Building on the permit
Stories and height9 stories, 95 feet7 stories, 75 feet
Apartmentsabout 228182
Studios4846
One-bedrooms8081
Two-bedrooms6033
Three-bedrooms4022
Zoning floor areaabout 212,000 square feet165,223 square feet
Commercial spaceabout 20,000 square feet15,717 square feet
Parking spaces225226

What it means: the building has 46 fewer apartments than the proposal, including 27 fewer two-bedrooms and 18 fewer three-bedrooms, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.

Source: City Planning Commission report C 170438 ZMX; Department of Buildings job 210182372; apartment sizes from HPD project 64114; commercial space and parking from Aufgang's page, where New York YIMBY reported 15,304 square feet and 225 spaces.

How the rezoning was decided
  • Community Board 11on December 20, 2018 it adopted a resolution "recommending disapproval", 16 in favor, seven opposed and two abstaining.
  • Community Board 10on January 17, 2019 it disapproved the application "by a vote of 12 in favor, 18 opposed and one abstention".
  • City Planning Commissionapproved on February 27, 2019, after the Borough President approved with conditions.
  • City Counciladopted on April 18, 2019. The Bronx Times reported that "the height of the building has been reduced from nine stories to six stories with a seventh floor setback".
Watch outthe Bronx Times also reported, from the Council Member's chief of staff, "172 units versus the proposed 228". The permit application of January 2021 is for 182.
Rendering of a nine-story apartment building in orange-red brick with dark grey panels and vertical window bays, stepped back at the top floors, with shopfronts marked STORE along the ground floor and street trees in front
Aufgang Architects' preliminary rendering of September 24, 2018 for the nine-story building first proposed here, from the City's environmental assessment, where it is marked for illustrative purposes. It is not the building that was built: the permit is for seven stories. Photo: Aufgang Architects, architect's rendering in a city environmental review document, via NYC Department of City Planning, Environmental Assessment Statement 17DCP194X, Blondell Commons (certified October 2018) (cropped to the building (the title block and the label "for illustrative purpose only" are outside the crop), reduced).
  • No second phase on record: the environmental assessment says the rest of the rezoning area "is not proposed for development and is not controlled by the Applicant".

Where 1340 Blondell Avenue Is

1340 Blondell Avenue is on the east side of Blondell Avenue between Ponton and Fink avenues in Westchester Square, in ZIP code 10461, Bronx Community District 11 and City Council District 13.

Two black and white zoning maps side by side under the title Zoning Change Map: at left the current map, with two blocks on the east side of Blondell Avenue between Ponton Avenue and Westchester Avenue shaded pink inside an M1-1 district; at right the proposed map, with the same area outlined in dots and labelled R7A and C2-4. Fink Avenue, Waters Avenue, East Tremont Avenue, Williamsbridge Road and Owen F. Dolen Park are marked
The zoning change map in the City's environmental assessment: the shaded blocks along Blondell Avenue went from M1-1 to R7A with a C2-4 overlay. Blondell Commons is on the northern block, between Ponton and Fink avenues. Photo: Environmental assessment 17DCP194X, on the City's zoning map 4b, map in a city environmental review document, via NYC Department of City Planning, Environmental Assessment Statement 17DCP194X, Blondell Commons (certified October 2018) (cropped, reduced).
StationLineStraight-line distance
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av6about 0.1 miles
Middletown Rd6about 0.3 miles
Zerega Av6about 0.5 miles
Buhre Av6about 0.6 miles
Castle Hill Av6about 0.7 miles

What it means: the nearest station, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is marked fully accessible in the MTA's data. The listing names "the BX4, BX4A, BX8, BX24, BX31, BX40 AND BX42 buses".

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

182 Apartments: 126 on Housing Connect, 55 Set Aside

The counts fit together: 126 lottery apartments plus 55 set aside for formerly homeless tenants make 181, and the superintendent's apartment makes 182.

How each source counts the apartments
  • 182the building permit, HPD's data and HDC, which writes "181 (plus one superintendent unit)".
  • 126the Housing Connect listing and Aufgang's page.
  • 55the New York Real Estate Journal's report on the Wells Fargo financing.
Income level1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedroomsTotal
30% AMI1616436
50% AMI126422
70% AMI44101468
All levels723222126

What it means: 68 of the 126, or 54%, are at the highest income level, and 72, or 57%, are one-bedrooms. The lottery had no studios.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, counted by VoucherMatch from its 126 unit rows.

Apartments at Blondell Commons by size: whole building in HPD's data against the 126 in the lottery
Whole building (HPD)Lottery (Housing Connect)
View the data table
Apartment sizeWhole building (HPD)Lottery (Housing Connect)
Studio460
1 bedroom8172
2 bedrooms3332
3 bedrooms2222

What it means: 56 apartments sit outside the lottery, by VoucherMatch's subtraction: all 46 studios, nine one-bedrooms and one two-bedroom.

Source: HPD Affordable Housing Production by Building, project 64114; Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634.

Key pointHPD's data and the lottery line up. HPD counts 91 extremely low income apartments (0 to 30% AMI), 22 very low income, 68 low income and one for the superintendent. The lottery had 36 at 30%, 22 at 50% and 68 at 70%, which leaves 55 in HPD's lowest band.

Who the 55 apartments outside the lottery are for

One description is in print.

  • New York Real Estate Journal, August 29, 2023: "Units are reserved for tenants earning up to 70% AMI, with 55 units being reserved for formerly homeless individuals."
Two architectural floor plans side by side. At left, Apartment Type B4, a one-bedroom marked 522 SF with a living and dining area of 170 SF, a bedroom of 129 SF, a kitchen along one wall and one bathroom. At right, Apartment C6 at 2nd Floor, a two-bedroom marked 768 SF with bedrooms of 125 SF and 139 SF, a living and dining area of 230 SF, a kitchen of 71 SF and one bathroom
Two of the six floor plans on the Housing Connect listing for Blondell Commons: a one-bedroom of 522 square feet (Type B4) and a two-bedroom of 768 square feet (C6). Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, lottery listing floor plans, via NYC Housing Connect, BLONDELL COMMONS (lottery 7634) (two drawings placed side by side on white, reduced).
Floor plan in the listingDrawing titleSize on the plan
1 Bedroom Sample #1Apartment Type B1500 square feet
1 Bedroom Sample #2Apartment Type B4522 square feet
2 Bedroom Sample #1Apartment C4 @ 2nd Floor753 square feet
2 Bedroom Sample #2Apartment C6 @ 2nd Floor768 square feet
3 Bedroom Sample #1Apartment D4 @ 7th Floornot printed
3 Bedroom Sample #2Apartment D6 @ 1st Floor870 square feet

What it means: each plan shows one layout, so other apartments can differ. Both three-bedroom plans show two bathrooms.

Source: the six floor plans in the Housing Connect listing.

Rents and Income Ranges in the Housing Connect Listing for 1340 Blondell Avenue

The 126 lottery apartments have nine rents, from $732 to $2,745 a month, and the lowest minimum income in the listing is $29,418 a year.

Monthly rent and yearly income range by apartment type
ApartmentsRentPeopleYearly income
16 one-bedrooms, 30% AMI$7321 to 3$29,418 to $45,810
16 two-bedrooms, 30% AMI$8632 to 5$35,315 to $54,960
4 three-bedrooms, 30% AMI$9813 to 7$40,800 to $63,120
12 one-bedrooms, 50% AMI$1,3691 to 3$51,258 to $76,350
6 two-bedrooms, 50% AMI$1,6272 to 5$61,509 to $91,600
4 three-bedrooms, 50% AMI$1,8633 to 7$71,040 to $105,200
44 one-bedrooms, 70% AMI$2,0051 to 3$73,063 to $106,890
10 two-bedrooms, 70% AMI$2,3902 to 5$87,669 to $128,240
14 three-bedrooms, 70% AMI$2,7453 to 7$101,280 to $147,280

What it means: a one-bedroom rents for $732, $1,369 or $2,005 depending on the household's income level.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, read October 8, 2026. The top of each range is for the largest household allowed.

Household size30% AMI maximum50% AMI maximum70% AMI maximum
1 person$35,640$59,400$83,160
2 people$40,710$67,850$94,990
3 people$45,810$76,350$106,890
4 people$50,880$84,800$118,720
5 people$54,960$91,600$128,240
6 people$59,040$98,400$137,760
7 people$63,120$105,200$147,280

What it means: income before taxes has to be at or under the number for the household's size.

Source: the same listing.

Household sizeToo high for 30% AMI, too low for 50%Too high for 50% AMI, too low for 70%
1 person$35,641 to $51,257$59,401 to $73,062
2 people$40,711 to $51,257$67,851 to $73,062
3 people$45,811 to $51,257no gap
4 people$50,881 to $61,508$84,801 to $87,668
5 people$54,961 to $61,508no gap
6 people$59,041 to $71,039$98,401 to $101,279
7 people$63,121 to $71,039no gap

What it means: a household in one of these ranges with no rental subsidy fit none of the 126 apartments. A single person earning $40,000 earned too much for a $732 one-bedroom and too little for a $1,369 one.

Source: VoucherMatch's check of every minimum and maximum in the listing.

Other limits in the listing
  • Under $29,418below the lowest minimum, unless the household has a rental subsidy.
  • Larger householdsthe lowest minimum is $35,315 for four or five people and $40,800 for six or seven.
  • Asset limit$50,880 at 30% AMI, $84,800 at 50% and $118,720 at 70%.
Key pointtenants pay for electricity. The listing says "Tenants responsible for electric with electric stove." It does not say who pays for heat and hot water. Its field for deposits or application fees is set to no.
Photograph of an empty apartment kitchen along one wall: wood-tone flat-front cabinets above and below a white countertop, a white tile backsplash, a white electric range with four coil burners under a white range hood, a stainless-steel sink, a white top-freezer refrigerator and grey-brown plank flooring, with a doorway at the right to a room with a window
Photograph captioned "Sample Kitchen" on the Housing Connect listing for Blondell Commons. The listing does not say which apartment is shown. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, lottery listing photograph, via NYC Housing Connect, BLONDELL COMMONS (lottery 7634) (cropped to 16:9, reduced).

Which Rents a CityFHEPS or Section 8 Voucher Reaches

All nine rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for the same apartment size, and the closest is $607 under.

This was a city lottery on NYC Housing Connect, with HDC and HPD as its agencies, so HPD's rule applies. 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 monthly rent at Blondell Commons against the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for that apartment size, in dollars
Lowest rent (30% AMI)Highest rent (70% AMI)CityFHEPS maximum
View the data table
Apartment sizeLowest rent (30% AMI)Highest rent (70% AMI)CityFHEPS maximum
1 bedroom$732$2,005$2,734
2 bedrooms$863$2,390$2,997
3 bedrooms$981$2,745$3,753

What it means: the 70% AMI apartments are $729, $607 and $1,008 under the maximum, from one-bedroom to three-bedroom.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634; maximums from DSS-8r, effective April 1, 2026, all utilities included.

Apartment sizeCityFHEPS maximum2026 allowance, electric with cooking rangeMaximum less allowanceHighest rent in the listing
1 bedroom$2,734$126$2,608$2,005
2 bedrooms$2,997$167$2,830$2,390
3 bedrooms$3,753$209$3,544$2,745

What it means: the maximums assume the rent covers all utilities, and here tenants pay for electricity. After that allowance the 70% AMI rents are still $603, $440 and $799 under.

Source: DSS-8r, payment standards and 2026 utility allowance schedule; subtraction by VoucherMatch.

Two photographs side by side of empty rooms with white walls and grey-brown plank flooring. At left, a room with two dark-framed windows looking onto a red and grey wall and rooftop equipment, an air conditioner set in the wall below the window and a baseboard unit. At right, a larger room with one window, an air conditioner below it and a baseboard unit
Two photographs captioned "Sample Living Room" on the Housing Connect listing for Blondell Commons. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, lottery listing photographs, via NYC Housing Connect, BLONDELL COMMONS (lottery 7634) (two photographs placed side by side, each cropped and reduced).

How the Rents Compare With Typical Rents in ZIP Code 10461

Every advertised rent is below what HUD estimates an ordinary apartment costs in ZIP code 10461, by $740 to $2,979 a month.

Lowest and highest monthly rent at Blondell Commons against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 10461, in dollars
Lowest rent (30% AMI)Highest rent (70% AMI)HUD fair market rent, ZIP 10461
View the data table
Apartment sizeLowest rent (30% AMI)Highest rent (70% AMI)HUD fair market rent, ZIP 10461
1 bedroom$732$2,005$2,880
2 bedrooms$863$2,390$3,130
3 bedrooms$981$2,745$3,960

What it means: the 70% AMI two-bedrooms, at $2,390, are $740 under HUD's $3,130, and the 30% AMI three-bedrooms are $2,979 under.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634; 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.

  • None at or above the area figure: the closest is the $2,390 two-bedroom, at 76% of HUD's number.
  • Utilities: rents here leave out electricity, so the gaps are smaller than the chart shows.

How Blondell Commons Was Financed

HDC's memorandum of May 24, 2023 put the expected total development cost at $149,668,668, and city property records show six mortgages to HDC dated June 30, 2023.

Item in HDC's memorandumAmount
Expected total development cost$149,668,668
Expected HDC construction financing$73,955,000
Expected HDC permanent financing$21,175,000
Expected HDC second mortgage$11,280,000
Senior loan, not to exceed$81,970,000
Subordinate loan, not to exceed$12,410,000

What it means: the memorandum names Wells Fargo Community Lending & Investment as investor.

Source: HDC's memorandum to its members, May 24, 2023, loan chart and Attachment 6.

Recorded documentAmount
Mortgage to HDC$51,063,299
Mortgage to HDC$36,027,348
Mortgage to HDC$15,398,405
Mortgage to HDC$11,280,000
Mortgage to HDC$8,363,296
Mortgage to HDC$1,400,000

What it means: the six mortgages add up to $123,532,348, by VoucherMatch's addition. The records do not say which mortgage carries which program's money.

Source: ACRIS records for Bronx block 4134, lot 1, documents dated June 30, 2023 and recorded July 19, 2023.

  • "$147.1 million": the New York Real Estate Journal reported that Wells Fargo provided "$147.1 million in debt and equity financing" to Exact Capital Group for the building.
  • The land: a deed dated March 10, 2016 to NYC Partnership Housing Development Fund Company is recorded at $8,000,000 for six lots, since merged into lot 1.

Preferences, Building Features and Fees

The lottery set aside 5% and 2% of apartments for applicants with disabilities and gave preference for 20% and 10% 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 Bronx Community Board 11. Community District 10, in the Commission's words, "lies across Blondell Avenue".
  • 10%preference for the group the listing calls "Municipal Employee/ Military Veteran".
What the building has: listed, extra cost, restricted
  • Listed on Housing Connect"24-hour Attended Lobby, On-site Resident Manager, Fitness Center, Art Room, Children Playroom, Free In-unit Broadband Internet, Community Room".
  • Extra costthe laundry room is card-operated and parking spaces are "available on a first-come first-serve basis". The listing marks both "additional fees apply".
  • Pets and smoking"The building is pet- friendly, subject to restrictions and management approval." The listing marks the building "Smoke-free".
  • Screening feethe Housing Connect FAQ says "All credit and background check fees may not exceed $20 per application."
Photograph of an empty bedroom with white walls, grey-brown plank flooring, a dark-framed window with a roller shade, an air conditioner set in the wall below the window and a baseboard unit
Photograph captioned "Sample Bedroom" on the Housing Connect listing for Blondell Commons. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, lottery listing photograph, via NYC Housing Connect, BLONDELL COMMONS (lottery 7634) (cropped to 16:9, reduced).
Watch outthe listing's amenity list says "High-end kitchen appliances". Its two kitchen photographs show a white electric range with coil burners, a white top-freezer refrigerator and no dishwasher. The bedroom and living room photographs show an air conditioner set in the wall under the window.
Two photographs side by side of bathrooms with white stacked wall tile and dark grey floor tile. At left, a bathtub with a shower rod, a wood-tone vanity, a mirrored cabinet with a light above it and a toilet. At right, a bathroom with grab bars beside the tub and the toilet, a fold-down wooden shower seat, a hand shower on a rail and a wall-hung sink
Photographs captioned "Bathroom" (left) and "Accessible Bathroom" (right) on the Housing Connect listing for Blondell Commons. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634, lottery listing photographs, via NYC Housing Connect, BLONDELL COMMONS (lottery 7634) (two photographs placed side by side, each cropped and reduced).

What Happens After the Lottery and Where Openings Are Posted

Applications for the 126 apartments were due September 4, 2026, and HPD's guide says applicants may hear back "within two to twelve months after the deadline".

How the 126 apartments are filled
  1. 1Log numbers"Within a few weeks after the lottery application deadline, Housing Connect randomly assigns log numbers".
  2. 2Review"The developer reviews them in log number order (starting with those who meet preference categories) and contacts applicants."
  3. 3Documents"If your log number comes up, the developer will contact you to submit documents."
  4. 4Timingtwo to twelve months after September 4, 2026 runs from November 2026 to September 2027, by VoucherMatch's count.

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

Source: step one from the Housing Connect FAQ; steps two and three from HPD's guide of June 2020.

If you applied, have these ready
  • Identity. a driver's license, non-driver state ID or IDNYC card
  • Income and assets. pay stubs, tax returns, 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, which says the marketing agent will ask for "proof of the subsidy and the amount of rent it covers".

Where the next openings are posted
  • Housing Connectcity lotteries are posted at housingconnect.nyc.gov. This building was lottery 7634.
  • Re-rentalsthe FAQ says apartments vacated after first leasing "may be made available for applicants outside of Housing Connect". HPD's re-rentals page points to HDC's re-rental search, which listed 24 advertisements on October 8, 2026, none for Blondell Commons.
  • Micki Garcia Realtythe listing sent paper applications to "Blondell Commons c/o Micki Garcia Realty, 1355 Park Avenue", and HPD's re-rentals page names the company among the managers to contact about vacancies. Its website gives 212-694-3893.
Known and not yet known on October 8, 2026
  • Knownthe rents, income ranges, preferences and deadline in the listing.
  • Not issueda certificate of occupancy for 1340 Blondell Avenue.
  • Not publisheda move-in date, how many of the 126 apartments have been offered, and whether the building will keep a waiting list.
  • Also not publishedwho pays for heat and hot water, the parking fee, the pet restrictions, the length of the rent restrictions, and which agency refers households to the 55 apartments outside the lottery.

If You Need an Apartment Now

Applications were due September 4, 2026 and no move-in date is published, so a household that needs to move this year has to look at other buildings.

Bronx apartments on VoucherMatch that take vouchers, nearest to 1340 Blondell Avenue first

Listed by landlords who say which vouchers they accept. These are separate from the lottery. See all Bronx listings

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the rent at Blondell Commons in Westchester Square?

One-bedrooms are $732, $1,369 or $2,005 a month. Two-bedrooms are $863, $1,627 or $2,390, and three-bedrooms $981, $1,863 or $2,745.

How much do you have to earn for 1340 Blondell Avenue?

The listing's ranges run from $29,418 a year for a $732 one-bedroom to $147,280 for seven people in a $2,745 three-bedroom.

Can I use CityFHEPS or Section 8 at Blondell Commons?

All nine 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 1340 Blondell Avenue on NYC Housing Connect?

Yes. It was lottery 7634, named "BLONDELL COMMONS", for 126 apartments, with applications due September 4, 2026.

Is 1338 Blondell Avenue the same building as 1340 Blondell Avenue?

Yes. HPD's data and HDC's memorandum use 1338 Blondell Avenue, and City Planning's project record uses 1346.

Is Blondell Commons finished?

New York YIMBY reported "Construction is finished" on July 18, 2026. Department of Buildings data held no certificate of occupancy for the lot as of October 8, 2026.

Are the rents at 1340 Blondell Avenue below market?

Yes. Every rent is at least $740 below HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 10461.

Sources for this article (23)
  1. Housing Connect listing for lottery 7634 (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
  2. certificate of occupancy data (data.cityofnewyork.us)
  3. Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)
  4. report C 170438 ZMX (nyc.gov)
  5. project record P2012X0046 (zap.planning.nyc.gov)
  6. environmental assessment 17DCP194X (nyc.gov)
  7. memorandum of May 24, 2023 (nychdc.com)
  8. project page (aufgang.com)
  9. remediation site data (data.ny.gov)
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  11. August 2026 (newyorkyimby.com)
  12. 2019 (bxtimes.com)
  13. 2026 (bxtimes.com)
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  15. station data (data.ny.gov)
  16. Housing Connect FAQ (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
  17. Applying for Affordable Housing (nyc.gov)
  18. re-rentals page (nyc.gov)
  19. re-rental search (nychdc.com)
  20. DSS-8r (nyc.gov)
  21. Small Area Fair Market Rents (huduser.gov)
  22. housingconnect.nyc.gov (housingconnect.nyc.gov)
  23. website (mickigarciarealty.com)
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