Crown Heights co-op opens waitlist for Mitchell-Lama apartments, for sale from $19K

Street view of Crown Gardens. © 2025 Google Maps

Here’s a rare opportunity to own an affordable co-op in New York City. Applications are currently being accepted for waitlist spots for apartments at Crown Gardens, a Mitchell-Lama building in Crown Heights. Containing 240 middle-income homes, the unique 1970s development wraps around Nostrand Avenue and Carroll and President Streets. Qualifying New Yorkers can apply to purchase the apartments, which are priced, depending on household size, from $19,222 for a studio to $48,030 for a three-bedroom.

The Mitchell-Lama program was signed into law in the 1950s to provide affordable rentals and co-ops to moderate and middle-income families. Most waiting lists for these developments are closed because there are enough applicants to fill vacanci