Average rent in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,700 | $3,150 | $4,180 | 66 |
| 1 Bedroom | $3,200 | $4,155 | $5,350 | 156 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $4,000 | $4,900 | $7,081 | 118 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $5,205 | $5,900 | $8,400 | 52 |
Apartments for rent in Prospect Heights
The newest listings in Prospect Heights from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Dishwasher
- Laundry in building
- Elevator
- In-unit laundry
- Air conditioning
- Private outdoor space
- Doorman
- Building gym
- Listings indicating some pets are allowed
Reported apartment size
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 367 of 397 geocoded listings. These are the most commonly nearby weekday routes, based on each listing’s nearest station. Straight-line distance does not measure walking access.
- 2 route
- 3 route
- C route
- B route
- Q route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on November 12, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
8 indexable building pages have a listing address matched to the DHCR building registry. A building match does not confirm the status of any apartment in it.
Showing the 5 linked buildings with the most listing history.
Based on Buzzedin listings tracked during the last 6 months. Feature shares count explicit affirmative reports over all tracked listings; a missing detail is unknown, not a negative. Apartment size is based on listings that report square footage. Updated November 12, 2026.
Prospect Heights includes a large, designated historic district whose buildings record Brooklyn’s changing residential architecture. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the district in 2009; its map shows the protected boundary, which is smaller than the broader neighborhood label. The LPC report describes roughly 850 buildings, principally rowhouses and apartment buildings constructed from the mid-19th century into the early 20th century. That mix makes Prospect Heights useful to read as a layered streetscape rather than a single architectural style.
The report traces the district’s multiple dwellings to the 1870s, with early examples concentrated on Vanderbilt Avenue. Some combined street-level commercial space with apartments above. The nine brick buildings at 598–614 Vanderbilt Avenue, built around 1871 with brownstone trim, are among the earliest rows noted in the report. Elsewhere, nineteenth-century houses use Italianate, Neo-Grec, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival forms. The facades, stoops, bays, cornices, and window surrounds show how builders adapted these styles to narrow urban lots.
The report also describes later rows that repeat design elements without making every house identical. William H. Reynolds built two long rows around 1897: one on Park Place and one on Sterling Place. Their ornament includes rough-faced stone, carved panels, capitals, keystones, pilasters, round-arched windows, and decorated cornices. Brooklyn architects such as Benjamin Driesler, Axel Hedman, and Magnus Dahlander blended Romanesque and Renaissance Revival details in designs across the district. These recurring materials and motifs create a visual rhythm while leaving room for differences from building to building.
For someone comparing homes, the useful distinction is between rows of attached houses and apartment buildings, with commercial space below some Vanderbilt Avenue apartments. Use the LPC map to check whether an address lies in the protected district, then inspect the actual entrance, stairs or elevator, shared spaces, and any storefront below the unit. The report provides block context; it cannot confirm a particular building’s access or interior condition.
Sources: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Prospect Heights designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Prospect Heights district map
A one-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights is 22% above the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What building types are documented in Prospect Heights?
- The LPC report describes rowhouses and apartment buildings, including some with ground-floor commercial space along Vanderbilt Avenue.
- Does the historic district cover all of Prospect Heights?
- No. The LPC map defines a designated area within the wider neighborhood label.
- Which apartment features are reported in Prospect Heights?
- Across Prospect Heights's 399 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Dishwasher was reported in 306 of 399 tracked listings (77%). Laundry in building was reported in 248 of 399 tracked listings (62%). Elevator was reported in 206 of 399 tracked listings (52%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Prospect Heights?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 367 of 397 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are 2, 3, C, B, Q. This is geographic proximity, not a walking-access or current-service guarantee. Source: MTA Subway Stations dataset.
- What is the median rent for a studio apartment in Prospect Heights?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn is $3,150 per month, based on 66 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated November 2026. That is 0% above the Brooklyn median of $3,141 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn is $4,155 per month, based on 156 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated November 2026. That is 22% above the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn is $4,900 per month, based on 118 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated November 2026. That is 23% above the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn is $5,900 per month, based on 52 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated November 2026. That is 31% above the Brooklyn median of $4,499 for the same apartment size.
- How do I find apartments in Prospect Heights?
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