The Lay Of The Land
Dumbo, the strip below the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, was a nineteenth-century manufacturing district whose brick and timber warehouses now hold some of the most expensive apartments in Brooklyn. The cobblestone streets, the bridge overheads, and the views back to Manhattan have made it one of the most photographed neighborhoods in the city. It is compact and dense, packed between the water and the approaches to the bridges.
The housing is converted loft and new condo. Warehouse buildings have been turned into high-ceilinged lofts with oversized windows, and newer towers along the water have added full-amenity condos and rentals, both oriented to the harbor and skyline views. The market skews to ownership and to the premium end, with larger layouts common.
Transit is workable. The F stops at York Street, the A and C reach High Street a short walk away, and the 2 and 3 are accessible at the downtown edge, with the East River Ferry adding a scenic ride from Fulton Ferry Landing. Manhattan is one quick stop across the river.
Brooklyn Bridge Park, the restaurants and galleries along Water Street, and the waterfront itself define the neighborhood. Dumbo suits someone who wants a loft or a view-oriented condo at the top of the Brooklyn market, and who values living on the waterfront with the skyline at the door.
Market Pulse
What renting in Dumbo looks like right now, from listings active on Sidewalk.
- Studio$3,699/mo
- 1 BR$5,200/mo
- 2 BR$8,950/mo
- 3+ BR$8,398/mo
- Hollow: fewer than 5 listings that month
Asking rents among listings active on Sidewalk, updated November 14.
Nearby restaurants
A taste of where to eat around Dumbo.
- Lucky Rabbit Noodles151 Front St260 ft away
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Buildings In Dumbo
23 total- 133 Water133 Water Street
- 181 Front Street105 units · Built 2015
- Bridge Harbor Heights55 Poplar Street
- Concord Village175 Adams Street
- Concord Village230 Jay Street
- Eagle Warehouse28 Old Fulton Street
- Front & York180 Front Street
- Front & York115 York Street
- J Condominium100 Jay Street
- Olympia30 Front Street
- One John Street1 John Street
- Pierhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park90 Furman Street
- The Amberly120 Nassau Street
- The Sweeney Building30 Main Street
- 205 Water Street65 units · Built 2011
- 4 Water Street12 units · Built 2007
- 70 Washington Street259 units · Built 1915
- 50 Bridge Street58 units · Built 1904
- 73 Columbia Heights9 units · Built 1930
- 51 Jay Street76 units · Built 1905
- 75 Columbia Heights2 units · Built 1901
- 98 Front Street165 units · Built 2020
- 168 Plymouth Street46 units · Built 1891
