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Today we scanned rentals in Prospect Heights and decided to administer awards for some of the rentals that caught our eye.

The “expensive but possibly worth it” award:
One-bedroom 1860 brownstone, fireplace, deck, gardens, Saint Marks at Carlton, $2,300

The “what does luxury condo mean, exactly?” award:
Three-bedroom, exposed brick, washer/dryer in unit, Rogers at Sterling, $2,045

The “isn’t that Crown Heights?” award:
Two-bedroom, rent-stabilized, elevator in building, near Nostrand and Pacific, $1,500

The “great deal” award:
Four-bedroom duplex, new construction, backyard, Bergen at Franklin, $2,400

The “is that really your marketing strategy?” award:
Two-bedroom brownstone, Dean at 6th Ave., $2,000

Click through for more stats on Prospect Heights rentals. Also, since these rental round-ups are a new feature of Brownstoner, we would love to hear your feedback in the comments section. Are they helpful? What else would you like to see in these round-ups?

StreetEasy stats for Prospect Heights rentals:
– 49 listings
– 10 studios; $1,445 average
– 14 one-bedrooms; $1,588 average
– 15 two-bedrooms; $2,475 average
– 8 three-bedrooms; $3,288 average
– One 3.5-bedroom and one four-bedroom, $2,200 and $4,500 respectively


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  1. snowboardqueen– excellent point.

    Rogers at Sterling is a major stretch already, no need for Mr. B to go as far as Nostrand & Pacific.

    As for Bergen & Franklin–

    Anytime you have to ask yourself, “which is closer, the Franklin or the Park shuttle stop?” Well my friend, you are in Crown Heights.

    Prospect Heights has relatively simple boundaries, Flatbush, Atlantic, Eastern Pkwy, Washington

  2. as someone who is preparing to rent out a 3 bdrm apt in crown heights north (plus did some realistic comps on rent in the hood), these prices are pretty high for the sq ft, location, and amenities. These prices are ok is they manage to sucker someone into believing they’re indeed in Prospect Heights proper.

  3. I LOVE this new section because it’s proof positive of the direction we can expect the prices of sales listings to go.

    Combine this w/ the NYT real estate section featuring renters more and more this year (before it was “look at this ingenious renovation of a 3 million dollar apartment in the west village!”) and I think you have a good indicator of the audience for buy vs rent right now.

  4. THe one that I posted? First off I have no association with it, I just saw that it was posted recently. And secondly, judging from the pictures, it looks like it’s facing the Pacific Street side of the building, which is towards AY. Not really sure how much work they’ll be doing there or how loud it’ll be and of course whether AY will even get a construction loan and start any construction any time soon.

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