
FORT GREENE — AFFORDABLE, RENT-STABILIZED UNITS at the 30-story Verdant Fort Greene, 240 Willoughby St. across from Fort Greene Park, are now available on the open market, according to real estate company Fetner Properties.
The newly renovated studios, one-, and two-bedroom apartments are open to households earning up to 130% of the Area Median Income. Households earning between $107,383 and $238,160 per year may qualify. Monthly pricing starts at $2,990 for studios, $3,640 for one-bedrooms, and $4,344 to $4,376 for two-bedrooms. Apartments include wide-plank hardwood floors, marble backsplashes, in-unit washer/dryers and other features.
The building is packed with amenities, including a business lounge, a yoga studio and fitness center, bike storage, a screening/karaoke room, a pet spa with a dog run, video game and sports simulator rooms, a landscaped roof deck and onsite parking.
Units in the building were previously listed in a NYC Housing Connect lottery which ended in September.
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