Affordable buildings near the R train in East Village

It’s market-relative. A building’s median asking rent is below the East Village median asking rent. This is NOT income-restricted housing, subsidized housing, NYCHA/HPD units, Section 8, or a housing-lottery program.

It filters buildings to those located for the R train corridor/coverage in the East Village area. Use Openigloo’s building location to verify the walk time from the specific address to the station you’ll use most often.

Not necessarily. “Affordable” here describes the building’s median asking rent at the time of the dataset, not guaranteed rent levels for your specific unit or future renewals. Ask the building or broker about renewal expectations before signing.

Make sure you budget for the full monthly cost, including items like broker fees (where applicable), deposit amounts, and utilities. These can change the real affordability even if the asking rent looks lower.

Openigloo aggregates renter feedback for rated buildings and other building-level signals. Still, confirm key items with the building directly (maintenance, current rules, and any unit-specific issues).

No. This “affordable” filter is market-relative based on median asking rent versus the East Village median. It is not income-restricted housing, not subsidized (like Section 8), not NYCHA/HPD, and not a housing-lottery/affordable-housing program.

Hell's Kitchen with 6,943+ buildings; Yorkville with 9,328+ buildings; Lenox Hill with 8,357+ buildings; Kips Bay with 4,472+ buildings; Fulton/Seaport with 1,758+ buildings.