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!
About OUR NEW BUILDING
Our newly renovated, all-female, 128-room building offers fully-furnished studios, one-bedroom suites, and a two-bedroom suite. Single and double room options are available to meet your needs and your budget. All rates include 24-hour security, on-site fitness center, a large community space, rooftop lounge, complimentary on-site laundry, utilities, food credit, and more!
*Please note, final room layouts and furniture may differ from renderings.
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.
Interns or Trainees must submit a letter or email from employer with the following details:
- 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 $75,000 (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.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Prior to applying, applicants must confirm they meet the eligibility requirements and have reviewed all policies regarding pre-arrival payments and cancelling your reservation.
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- Interns and Trainees must have a valid government ID and an internship/traineeship offer letter from their internship employer or Training/Internship Placement plan (DS-7002) PRIOR to applying as it is required to upload this document to the application.
- Students must have proof that they are enrolled at a program at a college, university or trade school and have a valid government ID PRIOR to applying as it is required to upload this document to the application.
- Workers must provide a valid government ID and an offer letter for a new position or two consecutive paystubs/1099 for an existing position.
- SECURE YOUR GUARANTOR
- *ALL non-visa holder student/intern/trainee applicants must have a Guarantor to be eligible for housing. See guarantor requirements below.
- To ensure you do not hold up your application review process, secure your guarantor and have them get started on their application.
- See “Step 2” for more information.
- COMPLETE THE APPLICATION and upload the required eligibility verification documents listed below:
- PROOF OF ENROLLMENT or EMPLOYMENT:
- Students: Provide documentation from the Office of the Registrar that you are enrolled in the upcoming semester. This can be in the form of an email, letter from the Office of the Registrar or your academic counselor, or other accepted forms of student proof of eligibility.
- Interns & Trainees: Webster accepts a variety of documents to verify your internship. See Accepted Forms of Employment Eligibility Verification Documents for more information.
- IDENTIFICATION: Provide a copy of government issued I.D. (i.e.: Passport) for verification of your date of birth and gender.
- PROOF OF ENROLLMENT or EMPLOYMENT:
- SUBMIT your application for review.
GUARANTORS
- Your Guarantor must complete the Guarantor Application and fill in and complete pages 1 through 4 of the Guarantor Agreement and bring the Acknowledgement (page 5) to be notarized
- Guarantors will need to provide proof of income of $75,000 (USD)+:
- Two (2) most recent consecutive pay stubs OR
- Most recent tax return (first two pages only, showing total income.)
- Guarantors will need to provide proof of income of $75,000 (USD)+:
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- The Guarantor Agreement & Acknowledgement must be completed, signed, notarized, and uploaded to the Guarantor Application prior to being approved to stay at Webster Apartments. Your application will not be processed unless this document has been provided
- NOTE: Guarantor Agreement cannot be accepted via email. Guarantor is required to upload the Guarantor Agreement on the Guarantor application.
- All applications will be reviewed by Webster’s Admissions Department within 2-3 business days.
- Applicants with incomplete applications will receive a request for additional information before moving on to the credit and background report process.
- Applicants who do not meet all of the intern eligibility requirements will be deemed ineligible and notified via email by Webster’s Admissions Department.
- Applicants who meet all of Webster’s eligibility requirements will receive a pre-approval letter via email indicating that a room is being placed on a temporary hold for the applicant’s requested date of check-in.
- The pre-approval letter will include the applicant’s check-in date and explanation of all pre-arrival monies due to include the first month’s rent plus amenity fee).
- To secure the reservation, the applicant will be required to make a $500 payment towards their room & board balance within 5 days or the room hold will be cancelled.
- If the applicant cancels the reservation before arrival, a cancellation fee may apply.
*Note: If you are applying to arrive in less than 8 weeks, you will be required to pay your full pre-arrival balance (one month’s rent plus amenity fee) in full to secure your reservation.
- Within 2-3 business days of receipt of the $500 payment to secure the reservation, the applicant will receive a formal confirmation letter confirming their reservation and outlining their pre-arrival balance due AT LEAST 8 weeks prior to check-in.
- The pre-arrival balance will reflect the first month’s rent balance less the $500 payment made plus the amenity fee charge of $300.
- The pre-arrival balance payment may be made any time after receiving this letter but MUST be received at least 8 weeks prior to check-in.
- Failure to remit this payment 8 weeks prior to check-in may result in a cancellation of the reservation.
- If the applicant cancels the reservation before arrival, a cancellation fee may apply.