I Won The NYC Housing Lottery — Now I Pay $1,000/Month For A Luxury Apartment | Unlocked

Nkenge, 30, won the New York City housing lottery in May 2023. She lives in a one-bedroom apartment in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. Her rent is about $1,000 per month.

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Check out Nkenge's Instagram here:   / itsnkenge  

Produced by: Valentina Duarte
Managing Producer: Beatriz Bajuelos
Camera: Mickey Todiwala
Editor: Nic Golden Henry
Animator: Elham Ataeiazar
Senior Production Manager: Kathryn Mavrikakis
Additional Footage: Nkenge

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I Won The NYC Housing Lottery — Now I Pay $1,000/Month For A Luxury Apartment | Unlocked