
“It really shows how desperate the need is for affordable housing,” Mr. That is one unit for every 2,110 applications. With rents ranging from $640 for a studio to $1,395 for a two-bedroom, the Brooklyn property attracted more than 80,000 applications, said Martin Dunn, whose Dunn Development Corporation built the project. Not far behind was the Sugar Hill development in Upper Manhattan, which drew more than 48,000 applicants for 98 apartments.Īnd topping both was the drawing this month for 38 units at 59 Frost Street in Williamsburg.


Last year, a new building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn drew 58,832 lottery applications for 105 affordable units.
