A lottery has opened for 49 truly affordable apartments, including large ones, in the last phase of an addition to the longstanding Marcus Garvey Village in Brownsville. The last phase, comprising Buildings C and E, has 287 apartments in total.

Located at 366 Bristol St. and 380 Chester St. a few blocks from Betsey Head Pool, units in the lottery are aimed at households with incomes ranging from 40-70% of Area Median Income , or $41,692 to $140,630.

At 40% AMI, a three-bedroom rents for just $1,197 a month. For those earning 70 percent of AMI, the same three-bedroom will go for $2,544. Studios start at $1,475 (for those earning 50% AMI), and one-bedrooms range from $1,146 to $1,854 a month. Two-bedrooms are available starting at 1,046 and top out at $2,212 a month.

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