Snag a studio for as low as $548 a month through the housing lottery at this sustainable building in BK

The housing lottery for 535 Carlton, one of the buildings in Brooklyn's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/controversial-atlantic-yards-development-rebranded-as-pacific-park-and-actually-includes-a-park/" target="_blank">eco-friendly Pacific Park</a> development, is now open. <a href="https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#current-projects" target="_blank">NYC Housing Connect </a>is running the lottery process, which offers 298 below-market-rate units in the sustainable 18-story building designed by New York-based architecture firm <a href="http://www.cookfox.com/">COOKFOX Architects</a>. The reasonable rents are geared towards low-, moderate- and middle-income households with studios starting as low as $548 per month.

Apartments at 535 Carlton, which sit at the corner of Pacific Street in Prospect Heights, range from studios to three bedrooms.

The lottery system runs in accordance with guidelines set by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which bases eligibility on income brackets.

Once completed, the massive 22-acre project Pacific Park development will consist of 14 buildings spanning over eight acres of generous green space.

The $4.9 billion project will include approximately 6 million square feet of residential space, including 6,430 units of affordable and market-rate units.

The 18-story building was designed by New York-based sustainable architecture firm COOKFOX architects.

535 Carlton will consist of almost 300 affordable housing units.