Think owning an Upper West Side apartment just steps from Central Park is only an option if you're rich? Think again.
New York City is selling apartments in a pre-war, walk-up building on West 80th Street starting at just $174,000.
Yes, you read that right — it's possible to own a NYC apartment for less than $200,000.
The five-story building will be turned into a co-op made up of 17 units.
The apartments are being sold through a lottery, but there's a catch: Not everyone can enter said lottery.
New Yorkers making less than 120% of the area's media income can enter. That would mean households of two people with a combined income of less than $150,000 would qualify.
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Also, the apartments — studios between 240-343 square feet or one-bedroom units between 466-544 square feet — must be the owners' primary residence, the city states as part of the requirements.
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The city is also raffling off homes on the Upper East Side, in Hudson Yards and Astoria. The deadline to enter the lottery is Aug. 27.
Take a look at photos showing what the some of the units look like:
