NEW YORK CITY — Seven affordable housing lotteries on New York City Housing Connect expire in the next week, including one in Manhattan, five in Brooklyn, and one in the Bronx.

But wait — what is Housing Connect?

For the uninitiated, New York City Housing Connect is an online platform that aims to provide New Yorkers with opportunities for affordable prices on apartments in new developments.

The website, which launched in 2013 after years as a mail-based program, lists residential buildings across the five boroughs currently accepting applications for apartments, with both leasing and purchasing opportunities.

However, there is a catch: Your total income and family size need to fit within a certain range to be eligible to apply to the housing lottery, and each lottery has different income restrictions, based on a measurement called Area Median Income, which you can calculate here.

Oftentimes, real estate developers will set aside a certain number of affordable units in their blueprints to secure support and approval from city officials and community boards.

The NYC Department of Housing and Preservation, which runs NYC Housing Connect, considers affordable housing to be apartments that cost one-third or less of what the people living there make in income.

Also, there’s usually a certain number of units in each lottery set aside for people with disabilities, workers employed by the city, or people already based in the community board district where the building is located.

Once users apply for an eligible unit, they are issued a log number, and then the numbers are chosen at random by an automated system, lottery-style.

Here are all the housing lotteries expiring in the next week.

89 DeKalb Avenue Apartments (Housing Connect)

Address: 89 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Number of affordable units: 98
Rent starts at: $3,000
Eligible incomes range: $107,726 – $227,500
Amenities: Amenities at this pet-friendly building include a coworking space, a dining room, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a yoga studio, a resident lounge and outdoor terraces. the building also has a fully equipped podcast studio, screening room, private study, and pet-spa.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 8.
Link to apply: here.

Forten at Columbia (Housing Connect)

Address: 410 West 126 Street, New York, NY 10027
Number of affordable units: 28
Rent starts at: $2,725
Eligible incomes range: $97,783 – $227,500
Amenities: This building includes amenities like an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residents’ lounge, and a landscaped courtyard and rooftop terrace. The building also has a ground-floor restaurant and on-site private parking.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 8
Link to apply: here.

The Baltic Canal (Housing Connect)

Address: 526 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
Number of affordable units: 25
Rent starts at: $1,080
Eligible incomes range: $45,738 – $189,540
Amenities: This pet-friendly building offers a fitness center, a landscaped rooftop terrace, and coworking spaces. All apartments have laundry in unit, as well as dishwashers and central air.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 8
Link to apply: here.

The Arcadian Apartments (Housing Connect)

Address: 975 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Number of affordable units: 99
Rent starts at: $2,900
Eligible incomes range: $103,235 – $261,170
Amenities: This pet-friendly building offers amenities like a maker room, a game room, a resident lounge, community garden plots, basketball/pickleball courts, and tenant storage lockers. All apartments are fitted with laundry in unit and central air.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 10
Link to apply: here.

361 A & B East 194th Street Apartments (Housing Connect)

Address: 361 East 194th Street, Bronx, NY, 10458
Number of affordable units: 4
Rent starts at: $2,055
Eligible incomes range: $80,640 – $116,640
Amenities: This building includes apartments with energy-efficient appliances and air conditioning.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 12
Link to apply: here.

81A Malcolm X Boulevard (Housing Connect)

Address: 81A Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Number of affordable units: 2
Rent starts at: $2,075
Eligible incomes range: $81,189 – $116,640
Amenities: This building has apartments with laundry in unit, as well as dishwashers and central air.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 12
Link to apply: here.

87 Carlton Avenue Apartments (Housing Connect)

Address: 87 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Number of affordable units: 2
Rent starts at: $2,113
Eligible incomes range: $78,069 – $116,640
Amenities: This pet-friendly building features apartments with built-in air conditioning, laundry machines, dishwashers, and patios and balconies.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 12
Link to apply: here.