Average rent in Homecrest, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,500 | $1,984 | $2,553 | 20 |
| 1 Bedroom | $1,898 | $2,250 | $2,835 | 38 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,500 | $2,800 | $4,130 | 25 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $3,080 | $3,408 | $3,997 | 15 |
Apartments for rent in Homecrest
The newest listings in Homecrest from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Elevator
- Laundry in building
- Air conditioning
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Doorman
- Building gym
- In-unit laundry
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 90 of 98 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.
- Q route
- B route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 1, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
6 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.
- 1705 East 17th Street
- 2442 Ocean Avenue
- 1730 East 18th Street
- 2355 East 12th Street
- 1669 East 19th Street
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.
Homecrest’s documented residential pattern includes detached houses and multifamily apartment buildings, with commercial uses concentrated along Avenue U and nearby avenues. NYC SBS’s Homecrest commercial-district assessment focuses on the Avenue U corridor, especially the stretch around Nostrand Avenue, and provides a neighborhood context area for its maps and data. That corridor study is useful for understanding storefront blocks but is not a comprehensive housing survey. It should not be used to assume that all Homecrest addresses have the same building form or relationship to the retail streets.
Avenue U is a clear everyday reference point in the SBS report, which describes a business corridor with food shops, service businesses, and small storefronts. Nostrand Avenue and Kings Highway also help orient the surrounding area, while the city’s broader planning and community-board materials situate Homecrest alongside Sheepshead Bay and other southern Brooklyn neighborhoods. These corridors meet residential side streets with a different scale. A listing’s exact address helps establish whether it is near a commercial center or on an interior block.
For an apartment search, compare the specific building type and its immediate street. Detached houses and multifamily buildings appear within the broader area, but the commercial-district study does not establish which form applies to each block. Inspect the listing for building entrances, shared spaces, and property features. Use city maps and property records to confirm the building context, and treat SBS’s corridor boundary as the scope of its business findings rather than a formal neighborhood border.
The Homecrest assessment is strongest as a description of commercial streets and the surrounding trade area, while official housing records provide more limited neighborhood-specific detail. This distinction matters when interpreting a neighborhood label: a mapped commercial area is not the same as a mapped residential district. The sources establish Avenue U as a local point of reference and document a mix of housing forms in the wider area. They do not justify broad claims about every block, present market conditions, or what an individual building contains.
Sources: NYC SBS: Homecrest Commercial District Needs Assessment, NYC City Planning: Sheepshead Bay Resilient Neighborhoods EAS, NYC SBS: Commercial District Needs Assessments
A one-bedroom apartment in Homecrest is 34% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What building forms are documented around Homecrest?
- City materials describe detached houses and multifamily buildings in the wider area, with storefronts along Avenue U.
- How can I compare a Homecrest listing’s location?
- Check its address relative to Avenue U, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, and the immediate residential block.
- Which apartment features are reported in Homecrest?
- Across Homecrest's 98 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Elevator was reported in 76 of 98 tracked listings (78%). Laundry in building was reported in 74 of 98 tracked listings (76%). Air conditioning was reported in 52 of 98 tracked listings (53%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Homecrest?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 90 of 98 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are Q, B. 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 Homecrest?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Homecrest, Brooklyn is $1,984 per month, based on 20 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 36% below the Brooklyn median of $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Homecrest?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Homecrest, Brooklyn is $2,250 per month, based on 38 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 34% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Homecrest?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Homecrest, Brooklyn is $2,800 per month, based on 25 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 30% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Homecrest?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Homecrest, Brooklyn is $3,408 per month, based on 15 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 23% below the Brooklyn median of $4,426 for the same apartment size.
- How do I find apartments in Homecrest?
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