Average rent in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,991 | $3,455 | $3,899 | 193 |
| 1 Bedroom | $3,450 | $4,200 | $4,993 | 263 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $4,078 | $6,039 | $7,626 | 235 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $3,975 | $6,500 | $9,700 | 54 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $4,505 | $4,898 | $26,400 | 12 |
Apartments for rent in Fort Greene
The newest listings in Fort Greene from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Dishwasher
- Laundry in building
- Air conditioning
- Elevator
- Private outdoor space
- Doorman
- Building gym
- In-unit laundry
- 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 580 of 743 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
- 4 route
- 5 route
- G route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 28, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
12 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 October 28, 2026.
Fort Greene’s public landscape combines an early Brooklyn park with a historic residential district. NYC Parks traces Fort Greene Park to the mid-1840s, when Brooklyn designated a 30-acre site for public use. The grounds had previously been associated with a Revolutionary War fort. The park’s name shifted over time: the City’s urban-forest management plan says Washington Park was renamed Fort Greene Park in 1897, reflecting a name already used locally.
A prominent feature of the park is the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument. NYC Parks records that a monument to patriots who died aboard British prison ships during the Revolutionary War was erected in the park in 1908. The surrounding hill and monument give the park a memorial role alongside its public recreation use. The Parks history describes the park as Brooklyn’s first public park, a designation tied to its mid-nineteenth-century creation.
The Fort Greene Historic District documents the architecture beyond the park. A Department of City Planning review says the district encompasses 19 blocks and was designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1978. It describes the area’s mid-nineteenth-century architecture through simple brick Italianate, French Second Empire, and Early Romanesque Revival buildings. The same review discusses the adjacent Clinton Hill district separately, so the two designations should not be treated as one boundary or one architectural story.
Together, the park and district records give Fort Greene a clear civic and architectural narrative. The park’s land shifted from fort grounds to public open space and later acquired its memorial. The historic district protects a defined collection of surrounding streets and buildings. Visitors can use the park and landmark maps to explore these histories while keeping the area’s broad neighborhood identity distinct from the official boundaries of individual protected sites.
Sources: NYC Parks, Fort Greene Park Urban Forest Management Plan, NYC Department of City Planning, Fort Greene/Clinton Hill rezoning review, NYC Parks, Annual Report on Park Maintenance, FY2024
A one-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene is 24% above the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- When did Fort Greene Park become a public park?
- NYC Parks traces the site’s designation for public park use to the mid-1840s.
- When was the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument erected?
- NYC Parks records that the monument was erected in Fort Greene Park in 1908.
- How many blocks are in the Fort Greene Historic District?
- The City Planning review describes the district as encompassing 19 blocks and designated in 1978.
- Which apartment features are reported in Fort Greene?
- Across Fort Greene's 749 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Dishwasher was reported in 634 of 749 tracked listings (85%). Laundry in building was reported in 592 of 749 tracked listings (79%). Air conditioning was reported in 560 of 749 tracked listings (75%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Fort Greene?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 580 of 743 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are 2, 3, 4, 5, G. 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 Fort Greene?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is $3,455 per month, based on 193 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 10% above the Brooklyn median of $3,130 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is $4,200 per month, based on 263 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 24% above the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is $6,039 per month, based on 235 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 51% above the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is $6,500 per month, based on 54 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 44% above the Brooklyn median of $4,499 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is $4,898 per month, based on 12 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 2% below the Brooklyn median of $5,000 for the same apartment size.
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