Average rent in East Flatbush, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,749 | $2,300 | $2,695 | 55 |
| 1 Bedroom | $1,864 | $2,550 | $2,900 | 184 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,600 | $2,995 | $3,550 | 317 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $2,950 | $3,448 | $3,894 | 82 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $3,568 | $3,800 | $4,359 | 18 |
Apartments for rent in the East Flatbush
The newest listings in the East Flatbush from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Air conditioning
- Private outdoor space
- Elevator
- Laundry in building
- Doorman
- Dishwasher
- In-unit laundry
- Building gym
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
17 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.
- 3415 Farragut Road
- 824 East New York Avenue
- 333 Linden Boulevard
- 3308 Glenwood Road
- 1183 New York Avenue
Showing the 5 linked buildings with the most listing history.
Based on Leaseswap 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 1, 2026.
East Flatbush’s public record can be followed through its library and a carefully mapped row-house district. Brooklyn Public Library says ten years of local advocacy preceded the East Flatbush branch’s opening in 1945, first in a storefront on Linden Boulevard. A larger building at the branch’s present location opened in 1952, expanded in 1961, and was later replaced after the older structure was largely demolished. BPL records that a comprehensive renovation of the current library was completed in June 2023. The branch’s timeline shows how a civic institution changed as the surrounding area and its needs grew.
A different block-scale history appears in the East 25th Street Historic District. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated it as the first historic district in East Flatbush. Its report describes 56 row houses framing East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, built from 1909 to 1912. Developer Henry Meyer’s houses are in the Renaissance Revival style, with long rows, projecting bays, carved ornament, and decorative cornices. The designation protects a specific stretch of one street; it is not a boundary for East Flatbush as a whole.
The contrast between a library that has been rebuilt and a row of homes preserved in a cohesive design offers two ways to understand the neighborhood’s public history. One follows the development of a civic service from storefront to renovated branch. The other documents an unusually intact architectural group and the block’s development in the early twentieth century. Both histories are tied to local institutions and specific locations, which makes them useful for exploring East Flatbush without assuming every part of the neighborhood has the same appearance or history.
BPL’s account also links the branch to nearby areas it was intended to serve, including Brownsville and Rugby. Read with the LPC report, it places East Flatbush’s local story at the intersection of public services, neighborhood-scale growth, and preservation.
Sources: Brooklyn Public Library, East Flatbush Library history, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, East 25th Street Historic District designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, East Flatbush designation first
A one-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush is 25% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- When did East Flatbush Library open?
- Brooklyn Public Library records its first storefront branch opening on Linden Boulevard in 1945.
- When did the library’s current-location building open?
- BPL records that a new 3,200-square-foot building at the present location opened on October 30, 1952.
- What does the East 25th Street Historic District include?
- The LPC report describes 56 Renaissance Revival row houses on East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, built from 1909 to 1912.
- Which apartment features are reported in East Flatbush?
- Across East Flatbush's 658 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Air conditioning was reported in 486 of 658 tracked listings (74%). Private outdoor space was reported in 442 of 658 tracked listings (67%). Elevator was reported in 417 of 658 tracked listings (63%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- What is the median rent for a studio apartment in East Flatbush?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in East Flatbush, Brooklyn is $2,300 per month, based on 55 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 26% below the Brooklyn median of $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush, Brooklyn is $2,550 per month, based on 184 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 25% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush, Brooklyn is $2,995 per month, based on 317 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 25% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush, Brooklyn is $3,448 per month, based on 82 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 22% below the Brooklyn median of $4,426 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in East Flatbush, Brooklyn is $3,800 per month, based on 18 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 24% below the Brooklyn median of $5,000 for the same apartment size.
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