
JOIN US!
On May 1, 2025, The Webster Apartments will officially welcome residents into our new Downtown Brooklyn building.
Join us for this exciting transition to a new neighborhood and space where we will continue to execute the same mission that we have for the last 100 years — to provide women who are working, studying, and interning, with a safe and healthy environment to live, connect, and network with like-minded individuals.
Interested in joining us at our new home? Learn more about the new building, check out our FAQs, or apply now!

Location
Just 2 miles from Lower Manhattan and 7 miles from Midtown!
Located at 229 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, the Webster Apartments is located at the center of Brooklyn’s most convenient and vibrant place to live.
The building is conveniently located around the corner from the Hoyt Street subway stop, as well as a short walk away from the Jay Street MetroTech and DeKalb Avenue stops for an easy commute.
Neighborhood
City Point Brooklyn, the neighborhood’s largest shopping center and host to Trader Joe’s, Alamo Draft house Cinema, and DeKalb Market Hall, recently opened a block away. Webster is within walking distance of cultural icons such as the Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, as well as amazing restaurants and nightlife, and nearby Fort Greene, Carroll Gardens, and Brooklyn Heights. Albee Square, the vibrant 27,000-square foot public plaza in front of City Point, is just steps away, a great place to meet up and enjoy year-round events, public performances, along with various food and arts and crafts vendors. The neighborhood is exploding with new development, restaurants, bars, stores.
For more information about our neighborhood, please visit the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.













WHAT’S included
*On-premises bike & luggage storage available for an additional fee
Rooms & Rates
Floor to ceiling windows in every room provide ample natural light while showcasing the lively neighborhood below! All rooms will come fully-furnished with:
RESIDENT eligibility

Are you a female working, studying, or interning in New York City?
Prospective residents must be Female, 18 years or older, and meeting ONE of the below requirements to apply for housing. Applicants must provide proof of eligibility (view examples) to be approved* for housing:
- Worker
- Currently working OR received a new offer for a full-time position
- Earning a gross annual income of $50,000+ (USD)
- Student
- Enrolled full-time (12 credits or more) in a/an:
- Undergraduate or graduate or Graduate program at a college or University
- Trade, Technical, or other school program (i.e performing arts, cosmetology, photography, culinary, etc.)
- Intern
- Currently working as OR received a new offer for:
- An internship, traineeship, medical electives, fellowship, clerkship, etc.
All applicants are subject to securing a guarantor or having a credit and background check run. Please see guarantor requirements for more information.
Please apply and show proof of the eligibility for which you are residing with us. (i.e. If you are interning during your stay with us, please apply as an intern and provide your internship offer letter.)
Students must submit documentation for Proof of Fulltime Enrollment for the semester in which they wish to reside at Webster Apartments. Acceptable forms of enrollment verification are as follows:
- Letter or email from Office of Registrar or Academic Counselor, or
- Certificate of Enrollment inclusive of the semester you are residing with Webster, or
- Course Schedule provided your name is visible, or
- Registration/payment confirmation of course provided it includes the dates of the course and your name is visible.
- NOTE: SCHOOL IDs ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF ENROLLMENT.
- Start & end date of internship
- Position Name (Intern, Trainee, Fellow, Clerk, etc.)
- NOTE: A Training/Internship Placement plan (DS-7002) is acceptable as long as it includes the information requested above.
Full-time Workers must provide ONE of the following:
- Offer letter of new position from employer with the following details:
- Start date
- Compensation
- One current month of consecutive pay stubs
Guarantor Requirements
All non-visa holding applicants are required to have a guarantor or will have a credit and background check conducted. Whether you require a guarantor is dependent on a combination of factors including:
- the TYPE of applicant you are (ie: worker, student, intern, etc.)
- if you are in the U.S. on a visa
- your gross annual income (for worker applicants only.)
ALL applicants in the U.S. on a visa are exempt from securing a guarantor and exempt from a credit and background check.
See below to determine if you are required to secure a guarantor or if a credit and background check will be part of your application process:
- Student, intern, trainee and fellow applicants are required to secure a guarantor UNLESS they are in the U.S. on a visa.
- Worker applicants with a gross annual income less than $75,000 (USD) are required to secure a guarantor UNLESS they are in the U.S. on a visa.
- Worker applicants with a gross annual income of $75,000 (USD)+ that are not in the U.S. on a visa will NOT be required to secure a guarantor. You will be subject to a credit and background check run by The Webster Apartments.
All guarantors must meet the below requirements:
- Gross annual income of $100,000 (USD)
- Credit Score ≥ 650
Fore more information on the guarantor process, please see Step 2 of the Application Process.

DO YOU HAVE any questions?
How it Works

APPLICATION
Review the Application Process below, then submit your eligibility documents, guarantor info, and application.

REVIEW
Webster’s Admissions Team will review your application; if eligible and all requirements met, you will be pre-approved.

RESERVATION
Webster will send you a pre-approval email and place your room on a temporary hold; please make a $500 down-payment to reserve the room.

WELCOME
Residents will will receive a formal confirmation letter with their pre-arrival balance. See details below to pay the balance and plan your move-in date.