The Lay Of The Land
Prospect Heights is a small, dense neighborhood bounded roughly by Flatbush, Atlantic, and Washington Avenues and the top of Prospect Park. It packs a great deal into a few blocks: the Brooklyn Museum, the Botanic Garden, and the central library sit along its southern edge, while Vanderbilt and Washington Avenues carry its restaurants and shops. The streetscape is low-rise brownstone, with newer towers rising near the Barclays Center at its northwestern corner.
The housing is a mix of rowhouse and apartment. Brownstone floor-throughs and garden units make up much of the supply, alongside prewar co-ops and a growing layer of new condo and rental construction around Atlantic Yards. Layouts skew toward real bedrooms, and the neighborhood's central position keeps prices firm.
Transit is the standout. The 2, 3, B, Q, and the Franklin Avenue shuttle serve the neighborhood directly, and the 4 and 5 and the LIRR are a short walk away at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center hub, one of the busiest in Brooklyn. Few neighborhoods in the borough reach more of the system.
The cultural institutions, the park, and the restaurant corridors give Prospect Heights its texture. It suits someone who wants brownstone character and exceptional transit in one compact, central package, and who values being a short walk from both Prospect Park and a major transit hub.
Market Pulse
What renting in Prospect Heights looks like right now, from listings active on Sidewalk.
- Studio$3,990/mo
- 1 BR$4,740/mo
- 2 BR$6,198/mo
- 3+ BR$7,495/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 Prospect Heights.
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- Cafe Mado791 Washington Ave0.2 mi away
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Buildings In Prospect Heights
35 total- Brooklyn Crossing18 Sixth Avenue
- Haus 9696 Saint Marks Avenue
- Newswalk535 Dean Street
- Pacific Park Brooklyn550 Vanderbilt Avenue
- Plank Road662 Pacific Street
- Rivera Court338 Prospect Place
- THE AXEL545 Vanderbilt Avenue
- 357 Sterling Place16 units · Built 1901
- 395 Saint Johns Place4 units · Built 1911
- 269 Prospect Place29 units · Built 1985
- 786 Washington Avenue2 units · Built 1910
- 207 Park Place10 units · Built 1931
- 405 Park Place3 units · Built 1901
- 618 Washington Avenue3 units · Built 2013
- 309 Prospect Place16 units · Built 1931
- 9 Prospect Park West2 units · Built 1929
- 77 Eastern Parkway40 units · Built 1921
- 266 Saint James Place5 units · Built 1930
- 427 Saint Johns Place28 units · Built 1912
- 375 Lincoln Place39 units · Built 1922
- 280 Saint Marks Avenue3 units · Built 2015
- 536 Clinton Avenue7 units · Built 1930
- 399 Sterling Place2 units · Built 1901
- 50 Plaza Street East49 units · Built 1925
- 716 Dean Street2 units · Built 1984
- 216 Flatbush Avenue8 units · Built 1930
- 556 Vanderbilt Avenue2 units · Built 1930
- 595 Dean Street798 units · Built 2021
- 319 Lincoln Place10 units · Built 1915
- 329 Lincoln Place10 units · Built 1915
- 43 Underhill Avenue3 units · Built 1930
- 315 Lincoln Place18 units · Built 1915
- 15 Butler Place49 units · Built 1930
- 377 Prospect Place2 units · Built 1899
- 77 Lefferts Place8 units · Built 1930
