Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Fort Greene Tower With Units From $750

An affordable housing lottery has opened for a new 21-story, 294-unit tower blocks away from Fort Greene Park, with apartments starting at $750 a month.

The lottery for the 99 Fleet Place Apartments includes 76 units, all rent stabilized and income restricted, 62 of which could be deemed truly affordable. Those are targeted at households of one to five people earning between $31,372 and $100,620 a year, or 40 and 60 percent of Area Median Income, according to the listing.

There are 17 studios at $750 and $1,217 a month, 16 one-bedrooms for $761 and $1,261, and 29 two-bedrooms renting for $833 or $1,433 a month. The remaining 14 lottery units are targeted at families earning 100 and 130 percent AMI, or $79,406 to $218,010 a year, with studios from $2,151 and two-bedrooms from $2,634. The most expensive unit in the lottery is a two-bedroom apartment set aside for households earning 130 percent AMI that is renting for $4,215 a month.

Between Willoughby Street and Myrtle Avenue, the new building at 99 Fleet Place (formerly 101 Fleet Place) includes a dog park and dog washing station, spa, movie theater, children’s playroom, business center, community center, outdoor and rooftop terraces, covered parking, and electric vehicle charging, according to the listing.

Units in the J Frankl Architects-designed building have dishwashers, high-end kitchen appliances, air conditioning, balconies, and hardwood floors. Renderings show the units have a relatively standard boxy white design, with light finishes and large windows. Tenants cover electricity, which includes an electric stove, heat, and hot water.

The building exterior is white with plenty of windows, separated by beveled and angled panels that create some movement and shadows. Starting on the 15th floor, a stepped series of setbacks creates street-facing terraces for some units.

According to the building permits, the development has a total of 44 parking spaces in the cellar and will dedicate 4,484 square feet to community space. Market-rate apartments started leasing in July, and currently include studios from $3,987 a month, one-bedrooms from $4,128, two-bedrooms from $5,400, and three-bedrooms from $7,928.

The development replaced a single-story brick commercial building, most recently home to Duffield Children’s Center. City records show former owner Fleet Center Inc., with signatory Abraham Leser, sold the property to 101 Fleet Holding LLC and 101 Fleet Realty LLC in 2021 for $42.75 million. Developer Isaac Chetrit was the signatory for the LLCs. The single-story building was razed in 2023.

This pocket of Fort Greene and nearby Downtown Brooklyn has seen drastic change over the past decade as low-slung commercial buildings and houses have been replaced by residential towers.

The development includes the affordable units under the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program because the site was spot rezoned as an expansion of Special Downtown Brooklyn district. The project is also expected to get the 421-a tax break, the listing says.

The 99 Fleet Place Apartments lottery closes on January 16. To apply, visit the listing on New York City’s Housing Connect website.

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