Lottery opens for 51 low-income units at Midtown East supportive housing project, from $1,122/month
Credit: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
A new 21-story Midtown East building combining affordable and supportive housing for unhoused women launched a lottery this week for 51 low-income apartments. Located at 225 East 25th Street, in between Grand Central and the United Nations headquarters, Willow Tree Residences has 130 residential apartments and shares the building with the New Providence Women’s Shelter, a 170-bed facility that offers on-site services. New Yorkers earning 60 percent of the area median income can apply for the studio apartments, priced at $1,122/month.
Developed by Monadnock Development and Project Renewal and designed by Dattner Architects, the project involved demolishing two existing buildings and building a new 21-story tower with 171 shelter beds and 130 affordable housing units. The shelter takes up floors two through seven and will serve single adult women.
The remaining floors will be home to the 130 affordable units, with 79 apartments set aside for formerly homeless individuals and 51 for low-income individuals.
A health care clinic on the ground floor serves both residents and the broader community, offering primary care, behavioral health, dental services, and more. Project Renewal will provide a range of services, including case management, individual and group counseling, recreational programming, and housing placement assistance.
City Beet Kitchen, the organization’s award-winning workforce development program and catering company, will also have a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen on the property.
Residents also have access to a community room, a landscaped outdoor terrace, a shared common area, in-unit internet, a shared laundry room, and bike storage lockers.
Nearby public transit options include the 4, 5, 6, and 7 subway lines, several bus routes, the Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North.
The building is financed through the city’s Department of Homeless Services, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Supportive Housing Loan Program, tax-exempt bonds from the Housing Development Corporation, and Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Construction financing closed in December 2023.
Qualifying New Yorkers can apply for the apartments until July 3, 2026. Complete details on how to apply are available here. Preference for 20 percent of the units is given to residents of Manhattan Community District 6.
Questions regarding this offer must be referred to NYC’s Housing Connect department by dialing 311.
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