My $1,000 NYC Lottery Apartment Tour

[@itsnkenge]

Hey everyone! Thanks for watching. ❤️I just posted a video answering all of your questions about NYC housing lotteries, what they are here, and how to get one >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6S7gmZ8f8qIbbMsi=c0iYPwR6kB6mGDCL

[@donnaleonard276]

Can U' PLEASE SEND A LINK TO THAT PARTICULAR IKEA CABINET UNIT THAT U HAVE IN UR'! BEDROOM PLEASEEEEE'! I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THAT UNIT FOR EVERRRRR'! U CAN'T FIND IT ON LINE. IF'!! U KNOW THE EXACT NAME. THK U SO MUCH 🙏🏾💜 5/18/24

[@Londa.G]

One thing I LOVE is seeing one of my fellow sistas winning the NYC Housing Lottery! I won as well. Your apartment is beautiful! Congratulations!!!

[@ShirleyGoode-in7hi]

Absolutely ❤

[@Chicago48]

$1000 is a STEAL in NYC.

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

Yeah, black women continuing living off government handouts at taxpayers expense. How lovely. Because they can’t keep making babies with broke dudes that can’t afford children or they don’t have children they just enjoy, living off the system🤦🏾‍♀️

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

🤦🏾‍♀️ how about loving black women to stop dependency on handouts or government programs and having children with a man or better yet a husband that can provide for them

[@itsnkenge]

⁠​⁠@@tiffanycurtis4794 Ma’am, this is the wrong video and comment thread for that conversation. 🤦🏾‍♀️ You don’t know who I am or what I’ve gone through in life to get here. If you really want to talk about husbands and provisions, please go to Sprinkle Sprinkle Shera’s TikTok or one of Kendra G’s live streams. 🙏🏾😅

[@dbloom6705]

Nice to see an apartment with color and warmth and not gray and white. Beautiful!

[@bonitahobbs2374]

AMEN!!!

[@ardethellis8930]

Completely agree! Love, love, love the warm tones. I am so over grey and white.

[@career5690]

Not too much on gray! 😂

[@career5690]

I don’t know why women would ever buy a white couch because you know every month we have something red.

[@career5690]

@@ardethellis8930 Nothing wrong with grey. I have seen more black furniture more than anything.

[@sis_devine]

I just love to see black women winning!! Her skin, hair, dress, apartment, vibe…everything golden! Many blessings for you and your new place. 💖🫶🏾

[@blackcommunion3820]

Exactly

[@tjlivejaxkson231]

yes mam... what a great thign she won that lotto I loved to live there!!! and that neon sign!

[@pennywise5199]

Why do you make it about the color of someone's skin?

[@blackcommunion3820]

@@pennywise5199 because black people like seeing other black win. 🥇

[@tjlivejaxkson231]

@@pennywise5199 if you don't know you never will...next

[@Peaches-247]

This apartment has so much character...I love the colors ❤❤❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾

[@dianahinestrosa]

FINALLY an apartment tour with actual colors 😩😭🙌🏽

[@barbaramelville337]

❤❤❤ Agreed 💯💯

[@Hadixblessed]

RIGHT?!

[@kimmygxld]

Yesssssss finally

[@FreedomWriter3]

Your apartment is gorgeous! I love how you decorated. You're blessed to pay $1K for an apartment like that in NYC! ❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!!! Yea it was definitely a blessing. 🙏🏾

[@louise7552]

​@@itsnkengehi from Australia, how does it work please, you pay a $1000 dollars a fortnight rent or what please. So impressed with your decorating. ❤❤

[@DellaSilket]

Yes ma while holding on to my apartment in Cali.

[@career5690]

@@louise7552She pays monthly for rent.

[@deja5477]

@@louise7552 hi Louise! In the US, we pay once every month. So typically you will pay on the 1st of the month. Things like water and utilities (electricity and such) are paid separately. So if her rent is $1,000 she may pay around $1,150 total. It’s common that our paychecks will come once a fortnight (we call it biweekly in the US lol I had to look up what fortnight meant)

[@joec5544g]

I'm a retired interior designer who loves to watch "apartment tours" of people who decorated their own spaces and are proud of it.... Your place looks great... Love the fabric and color choices, (the sofa, red "clothes rack" and the light blue "stools" ), very nice... Love the textural differences ( leather pillow and hanging planters)... Almost everyone, who enters my apartment, face lights up and says "wow, this is nice"....I'm sure you get the same thing... When I first saw the Ikea shoe rack, I thought "this might be a good one".... Beautiful place, great job... Take care.

[@itsnkenge]

I’ve gotten that a few times 😅. I may have been an interior designer in another life who knows. 😂 Thank you so much!

[@jsmith5509]

Your apartment is so pretty! Congratulations on winning the NYC housing lottery!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@aidaburgosmorales1374]

Beautiful apartment.

[@klarken7710]

I absolutely love the color, balance, and culture of your place. And bravo to being a plant 🪴 mom 😊

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!

[@Khymeira]

The concept of a NYC Housing Lottery is straight up dystopian but miss ma'am! Your apartment is a utopia 🤎🤎🤎

[@dswmnswrk]

I’ve seen people use BIG folding fans there as headboards. It would fit with your Japanese accent art.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!

[@veronicarickard7783]

First let me say how beautiful you are and those braids with beads takes me back when I was young, love them. Now your place, I have to say finally no creames and black like most apt tour I see. Your place is so different and just Georgous! It's like everything has It's place. Love your little chill spot where you can sip and think.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much 🥹🙏🏾🙏🏾 I agree, it’s very different from the modern contemporary interiors we see today. I really wanted to make my apt reflect my style in the best way possible. I’m happy with how everything turned out! ❤❤

[@agl5132]

The price for that apartment, good lighting and in unit laundry is priceless. The sunrise art piece in your bathroom reminds me of a bedsheet i saw with that design. You could get that and add it on a shower rod as an outer shower curtain. You've got a lovely home. Blessings

[@itsnkenge]

Yes! You are absolutely right. And that’s a wonderful idea, thank you!

[@sissmith2750]

I was thinking the same thing about your shower curtain you need to add a little color to it . I don’t know if you go to thrift stores or not but you may find some nice curtains are shower curtains very reasonable. You have done a great job on decorating your apartment

[@jayrogers7779]

Congrats on winning housing lottery!! Your apartmwnt looks great - black oval stirage cabinet is everything!!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@AngelaMashelle]

It's beautiful and looks very warm and inviting

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!!

[@TeeTacklesGoals]

I'm a plant mom also! I'm so inspired by your plant displays. Great job.

[@shellyjay8954]

Your apartment is stunning, lovely, colorful, charming, functional…STYLISH!

[@CBFlowerKingdom]

YT just recommended this video to me and I'm just so, so, sooo happy for you! Several members of my family have been on NYC housing lottery/waiting lists for years and no one has won yet. It can get a little dispiriting given the way costs have skyrocketed. Your good fortune has brought me such joy and renewed hope today. Congratulations!!

[@itsnkenge]

Yes! Totally understand. Keep applying if you can! Housing Lottery Q&A >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6S7gmZ8f8qIbbMsi=WrPhOQFvaWN_BoDN

[@Jae-by3hf]

Congrats on winning the NYC home lottery 🎉🎉🎉 You and your home are beautiful and vibrant 🤎🧡 I love your style and all your things! It’s so nice to see people with actual stuff and not a box of “things”! You have organised your home so nicely and decorated it with such love and warmth! Thank you for sharing with us and may you have many many years of happiness there with your fur baby 🐈‍⬛🐈🩷

[@user-ci2eh5yy9p]

That is a beautiful apartment, and for $1000 it is absolutely amazing. Hope you will have many happy moments in your new home.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!

[@donnaleonard276]

1/22/24 Giving credit where it's due. You've done a very very good job on decorating ur home for a young lady. So koddos to u. Done very well. I am a 68 year old great grandmother and I commend u on home decor. Congratulations, and blessings to ur channel. 🙏🏾🙏🏾💜🌷

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!! Blessing to you as your family as well ❤❤

[@ratedksg]

This apartment is so cozy with a personal touch! Love Nkenge's Cafe corner!! ❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you! I like the sound of that ❤❤

[@olgacruz4175]

Plants thrive where there is light and love, i absolutely love your design style❤

[@dch3934]

love the amount of light ✨️ and the plants 🪴 the lookout corner looks great with the acrylic chair

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you! I'm thinking to just get another acrylic chair and call it a day haha, we'll see!

[@lorispann9001]

EVERYTHING IS SO SO BEAUTIFUL.......

[@africocoalux722]

It’s so refreshing to see an apartment with CHARACTER!! You are so lucky and I’m glad you made your space your own❤❤❤

[@bonriver9420]

Beautifully decorated apartment and I love your green dress.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you! 🙏🏾

[@padocsdoll]

Your eye for decor is immaculate. I am not one that prefers colors (I am a black & white everything girlie), but you have a gift and I can really appreciate it. Your place is such a vibe, really artistic and pretty, just like you. Glad to know the rent is affordable too. Keep on winning, we love to see it. ♥

[@fdoctor79]

Love the hair and the aesthetic. This apartment definitely suits your style. Tfs and continue success with your endeavors!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!

[@chicgal3]

Love how you made it a home with warmth & lovely colors & brought Life into it with Plants 🌱 🪴 🌱 & Cats 🐈 🐈‍⬛ ❤️

[@kimyataaskew447]

Very beautiful and you lucky to pay a thousand dollars in NYC for a apartment like that

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!!

[@corinnapetry65]

This girl is so cute and has such great energy. She is a great apartment stylist, too!

[@sila20]

Your apartment is absolutely beautiful, are you an interior decorator? Cause girl you have immaculate taste with ideas, colors, etc etc, it’s like I’m proud of you as if you were my daughter 💖

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!! I am not an interior decorator, but with the way I was so intentional and attentive with decorating this place, I believe I may have been one in another life. 😅😂

[@deniseokanlawon9412]

I love your apartment, especially the plants, mirror, art, and most of all your neon light.

[@raewebb6365]

Absolutely LOVE all your plants and your MANY fabulous touches throughout!!

[@latoyamayo2929]

You definitely won the lottery with this apartment 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Congratulations 🎉Beautiful Home

[@denisejones5422]

Beautiful apt I especially love the Asian decor and of course the beautiful plant babies💚 Can I suggest a beautiful Japanese Kimono freeform or framed over your bed

[@Heyu7her3]

Or that popular fan headboard

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! I’m going to check these out. But definitely considering the fan!!

[@muniondalenewyurk6777]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful apartment! Congratulations on winning the lottery for your apartment! It’s needed for young professionals today! Hello from Long Island, New York! 👋🏽😊❤️

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! Totally agree 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@novelty718]

Congratulations 🎉 on a gorgeous apartment. For a 1 bedroom it is a good size. I ❤ the amount of sunlight it gets. Watching this video has restored my faith that getting an ACTUAL AFFORDABLE LOTTERY APARTMENT can happen. Many blessings to you in your new space.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! Housing Lottery Q&A >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6S7gmZ8f8qIbbMsi=WrPhOQFvaWN_BoDN

[@chi2om]

beautiful space. $1000 is still a lot to me for a lottery home, but an absolute dream for nyc. the in-washer and dryer sold me. The way you organized your closets are so good too

[@valeriehurt3050]

That apartment itself rent is more than likely $3000+ winning the apartment lottery is a big help & a blessing & based on her income if $1000 is all she have to pay for the rent that's a blessing also. You will not find any apt. in NY under $1000 or just $1000 no where, as well as not even a studio or a rental room in a rooming house. Having a program like the apartment lottery & Section 8 is so needed here in NY because the rent out here is crazy & that is just the truth!!!

[@lomiju]

​@valeriehurt3050 Can you explain what the winning apartment lottery is about? I'm from Trinidad, so I don't know anything about it. Thank you.

[@valeriehurt3050]

@@lomiju I am so sorry, I just now is seeing your comment. In New York now by law any apartment complex that is built no matter how high end luxury the apartment complex is, by law they have to have a certain amount of units income base meaning tenants will pay rent at their income level, not the market price of what the rent actually is. That is where the lottery apartment program comes in anyone who is not making 6 figures or more a year can apply for the lottery apartment program & everyone who applied name goes on the lottery list & when an income base apartment become available all the names on the lottery list goes into a drawing & is pulled from that drawing, the name that was drawn is the person who won the lottery for that particular income base apartment in an high end luxury apartment, which the most average person just making it daily can't afford on their own. I hope I explain it well enough that, I did not confused you....

[@lomiju]

@valeriehurt3050 No, you didn't confuse me at all. Thank you for explaining it to me. 😊

[@valeriehurt3050]

@@lomiju you are so welcome! 🤗

[@stephaniefoster1964]

Kudos on your good fortune! Lovely apartment; gorgeous decor.🤗 Call that seating area at the window your... 'withdrawing corner'😊 From: [regency romance with]drawing room, where one would sit to relax and enjoy a cup of tea- possibly with a guest! Instead of matching chairs for the mosaic table, the acrylic is a nice complement- although, with both, I would add a cushion in a color drawn from the table.

[@itsnkenge]

OMG That's such a great idea! I think I'm going to try that! I never thought to add seat cushions haha

[@BandileNzimande]

I love colourful apartments with character 🥹🥹

[@ATLCPA]

Super cute apartment. I adore the greenery throughout your space.

[@elizabethlawrence1713]

Beautiful lady with a beautiful apartment. Love your decor and dress and hair styling.

[@michellesmith8912]

I love your place- it's lovely. My sister the hair looks gorgeous.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!!

[@prettynestd]

Love the decor, so much character! And congrats for winning the lottery!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you 😊😊

[@xiomyra1]

This whole video is a YES! So Happy for you Girl!! Plus I saw Felix in the cut 😉

[@aviscouncil8767]

Your apartment home is beautiful and has a tropical vibe to it . I love it love all of the decor and your sponky personality. Great job. 👌👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💜💚💜🫶

[@serenamagnolia2281]

I Love Plants Too They Just Make Your Home Look So Beautiful ❤️

[@itsnkenge]

Thanks so much , the plants really enhance the space for sure 😩💕

[@serenamagnolia2281]

@@itsnkenge You're Welcome

[@nataliegross7080]

I really enjoyed watching your apartment I was inspired to keep decorating my home and getting it “just right” for me and my family. Great job!!!

[@lovejones92]

Southern girl here 🙋🏾‍♀️: I love watching videos like this, particularly from you all in the even bigger metropolitan regions like NYC (I’m in Dallas). I see so much more personality and character in you all’s homes! They’re very individualistic, storytelling, and randomly charming and they just make sense. Great job on your apartment decor! ❤

[@tosha2mer121]

Such a beautiful space. I wish I had vision like this. Your hair looks absolutely beautiful.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!! Feel free to save for inspo ❤

[@sandragray999]

Your apartment is nice and very organized. Your hair and skin is beautiful. I didn't see any tattoos, I prayed that you will let your skin remain flawless. I love your plant babies and the kitty. You know how to bargain shop, another plus. You seem to be a very positive baby sistar (you appear to be young). I now live in High Point, North Carolina, but lived in New York many years ago. Stay BLESSED and remember to give God the GLORY.

[@Luke_Balbino]

I love it! So personal and cozy, congratulations on your new home 🥰

[@rebeccarocklynnx]

Your hair is so beautiful 😍

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!

[@missbell1634]

Well I thoroughly enjoyed your house tour and I’m not sure which is more adorable you or your place🥰. And I definitely think you should go with a beautiful picture of yourself on the wall in that space that would be the finishing touch.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! I definitely plan on printing some shots. We’ll see!

[@SaluteMe_]

Absolutely gorgeous. This home looks lived in, cozy, colorful, authentic, JOYFUL, and unique. You can tell that you genuinely love each and every piece. It’s so refreshing to see a tour that looks…personal! I can’t get enough of the colors and patterns and how well everything blends together.

[@LaurenOrion]

Ahhh you’re so deserving of this and I love what you did with the space! ❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!

[@VirgoGoddessXxo]

Omg, I absolutely love that telephone lamp! Your apartment is so neat & stylish, such an eclectic vibe💞

[@ListedInTheSouth]

Your apartment is beautifully decorated.

[@TubeTorte]

You have great taste, but you had me with Donny Hathaway and that his would be your first record to own!! I'm old enough to be your grandmother and still have 2 of his records. I remember the moment (44 yrs ago?) I was driving home in SF and heard on the radio that he had died. Brought me to tears. The voice of an angel. How many apts have laundry in the unit?! I own my own home with a yard so I garden, but when I last lived in an apartment I had a pothos that was so large it covered the picture window. Flowering hibiscus were on the sill. And that place was super organized because I didn't have all the superfluous stuff I have now. Very happy for you that you won that lottery. 🤗

[@lovebeauty7866]

Very nice and comfortable.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank youuuu 🙏🏾

[@crystalingram-z2w]

That IKEA storage is nice just moved as well looking for a nice positive organized vibe

[@BreannaInBrooklyn]

Love love love! So bright and fun! All of the colors really work well together and there’s so much character 🤍

[@susanmckee6254]

Spoon flower peel and stick wallpaper for your bath. Love your new place!

[@indviduality]

Yayyy it looks so good my love! Maybe a picture of your favorite place or your cats :) ❤️ love your decor!

[@itsnkenge]

YESSS! I totally missed that part haha, but more videos to come for sure!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!!

[@yoelikikadidi-tq2nn]

Your place is really beautiful, but I love your hair even more 🥰 and your energy 🥰🥰 You are a whole vibe, beautiful sista 😘

[@indiasimone6645]

Hello, what a lovely place to call home, Thank you for sharing. Also, they have wire clips to organize your wires. Have a great day💚

[@itsnkenge]

I will check those out thank you!

[@briabibbs8628]

I love how you accentuate your entryway

[@charleecobb3203]

Congrats on winning the lottery!! Such a beautiful home!🎉

[@talisha5863]

Nkenge, her home, her hair style, her aura…..simply gorgeous🌺 Thanks for sharing lady👏🏽

[@kuroneko7022]

I love your apartment, it’s so colorful and vibrant. I love that you love Japan, also. Like you, I love Japanese culture and have paintings and artifacts in my home by Japan. You have a lovely personality and a beautiful face. Thank you for showing us your beautiful home! ❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! Japan definitely holds a large space in my heart. ❤️

[@bonitahobbs2374]

LOVE THE LAUNDRY,always a biggee n blessing!!

[@plantlifelex]

Loving how you styled your plants in your space! Beautiful apartment love how you designed it ! ❤🫶🏾

[@rubydawn1]

its beautiful love the nice light shades of the curtains so calming.

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you! 😊 I found it as a great way to balance out the bold colors as well!

[@belindabruceaustin7127]

Love, love, looove your home beautiful!!! Looking forward to more videos!!!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank youuu! Definitely more to come 😊

[@jamalaw]

Your apartment is beautiful.. well curated style.. Congrats on your apartment.. well deserved.

[@auntielu4394]

I don’t even know you and I’m so proud of you 😂😂. I moved abroad to live my dream but it’s great to see people actually win the housing lottery. Your home is fabulous.❤Also I’m definitely going to start growing plants out of my empty wine bottles 😂

[@itsnkenge]

😂😂 thank you!! Save all those cute wine or alcohol bottles for sure! They work very well for propogating plants!

[@_kenexx]

It looks so good!! We have similar tastes in decorating. I love a space that's unique and actually has color/prints

[@carableu]

I love how you put everything together! Just beautiful. You have fabulous decorating skills! 🌟

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!

[@kwester318]

Omg! I'm obsessed!!!❤❤❤ You are so organized and your place is gorgeous... just like you!

[@robynrob9471]

Adorable 🐈‍⬛ cat

[@itsnkenge]

Thanks!

[@Lin-1785]

I really ❤ your style and your plants. And the phone lamp is so good. And when I saw you are wearing fuzzy slippers with that great dress, I just wanted to be your friend. Be Happy in your home!!

[@Judy122550]

I am a new subscriber I love your apartment you have everything so organized & decorated so nice, have a lovely day !

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!!!

[@valerierichardson6457]

Your organization skills are great

[@jus_jasmin]

Nkenge I'm so mad at my algorithm! I did not know you had a yt channel. been following your IG for years! Your apt is so beautiful and so you! ❤

[@itsnkenge]

OMG thank you!! Yes, KZbin has been a weird journey for me ngl. But I’m now back with a purpose 🤣. Thank you so much for following along while I figure this whole thing out.

[@rachelwinter1404]

Congrats! I won a one bedroom apartment but my upstairs neighbor had her kids constantly jumping and running I couldn’t sleep or relax in the apartment. The neighbors on the side of me threw parties until 3am in the morning. It was a brand new apartment on the expensive side so I moved out and rented a regular apartment where I had peace 😌.

[@niyadanyalle]

Your gorgeous and so is this space! It is so beautiful and well organized and I definitely took some notes✍🏾

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you beautiful! ❤️

[@nickyannajones]

I am floored by your beauty. wow!

[@itsnkenge]

Wow, thank you! 💕💕

[@YassieV]

Yaass such a well curated space! ❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank youuuu ❤❤

[@mainstream2765]

I love this for you. Your place is very unique and beautiful! May God continue blessing you, sis! 🙏🏾🙌🏾💐

[@LadyDiva3]

The hair! The hair ! 😍 🥰

[@carolgibson2939]

Your apartment looks great!!!!!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!

[@UrbanLateNights]

Congratulations on the win Nkenge! Your apartment is beautiful, vibrant, and curated with wonderful items! Hey, I am down to see some flashback apartment tours. Just post a little messaging, or do a voice over explaining it’s a flashback tour, and let us enjoy! I love watching videos that are all things interior design of all stages and budget levels. It’s something to consider. Congratulations again! Continued blessings and success!

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much! OMG the “flashback tour” is such a great idea! There were a few things I had to do with my previous space because it was so small with no closets, so I honestly may just do that. It may help someone along the way! Adding to the list now hehe ❤️❤️

[@rikondjamarenga8084]

Beautiful, cute and cozy 😍

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you!!

[@NicolahAnn]

just landed my lottery apartment! This was such great inspo

[@itsnkenge]

CONGRATS!!! happy to help 😊

[@mikayamada8276]

Wow, this tour was SO refreshing to see!!!! I love the colors, personality and organization so much!!! Also you are soooo cute and fun! I wish we were friends!

[@midnitekezia234]

Absolutely beautiful space and I love your energy! Subbed ❤

[@itsnkenge]

Thank you so much!

[@JustRaiya16]

The energy in your place is amazing!