Affordable buildings near Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The in NYC

It’s market-relative: the building’s median asking rent is below the neighborhood median. It does not mean income-restricted, subsidized, or lottery housing.

There are 38+ buildings in NYC showing for this multi-filter search as of 2026-07-07.

No. This page’s “affordable” filter is not income-restricted, not subsidized, not NYCHA, not HPD, not Section 8, and not a housing-lottery or affordable-housing program.

No. Asking rent and tenant costs can change with lease terms. Review the lease, ask about any expected annual increases, and confirm the full monthly cost (fees, deposit requirements, and utilities) for the specific unit.

Confirm the availability and lease start date, the total monthly cost for the specific unit, what’s included (utilities, appliances if applicable), and any building policies that affect your day-to-day.

You can use building-level signals such as ratings, review notes, open-data indicators where available, and tenant Q&A topics to spot practical differences between buildings.

Use the building pages to track what’s advertised now, then ask the building or management about upcoming vacancies and whether they can match your preferred layout or move-in timing.