Average rent in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,898 | $2,400 | $3,331 | 47 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,115 | $2,795 | $3,300 | 154 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,795 | $3,395 | $4,208 | 198 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $3,595 | $4,250 | $5,176 | 103 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $3,708 | $5,245 | $5,995 | 22 |
Apartments for rent in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
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Features reported in listings
- Air conditioning
- Dishwasher
- Laundry in building
- Elevator
- Private outdoor space
- In-unit laundry
- Doorman
- Building gym
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 519 of 520 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
- 5 route
- Q route
- B route
- S route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 6, 2026.
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.
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 6, 2026.
Prospect Lefferts Gardens has a designated historic district whose streetscape records several overlapping revival styles. The Landmarks Preservation Commission describes a coherent body of residential design dating from the 1890s through the 1920s, with two- and three-story rowhouses forming long, unified blockfronts. Larger detached and semi-detached frame and brick houses add variety, particularly on Fenimore Street and on parts of Maple Street and Lincoln Road. The district is not a synonym for every place that may use the neighborhood name; the Commission’s map shows its specific boundary.
The earliest rowhouses in the district use Romanesque Revival details, including round arches, textured sandstone and brick, foliate carving, box stoops, and stained-glass transoms. The LPC points to 56–60 Rutland Road as a strong example. Later designs mix Romanesque forms with classical references. Two matching rows on Midwood Street, completed in 1898 by William M. Miller, combine those vocabularies with Palladian windows, cartouches, swags, and varied earth-toned materials. These are not isolated stylistic curiosities: they show how builders adapted fashionable design language for Brooklyn blocks.
As building continued, neo-Renaissance and Colonial Revival approaches became more prominent. The Commission identifies Maple Street rows designed by Axel Hedman between 1909 and 1911 as examples of neo-Renaissance composition, with repeated façades and classical ornament. Later homes on Midwood Street combine Georgian and Federal details, while examples on Fenimore Street and Rutland Road add Tudor arches or half-timbered gables. The report observes that several styles can appear on the same block, making close attention to doorways, window surrounds, rooflines, and materials more rewarding than looking for one uniform house type.
When comparing a specific home, use the LPC map to separate the designated district from the wider neighborhood label. Most blocks in the district are described as two- and three-story rowhouses; Fenimore Street and parts of Maple Street and Lincoln Road west of Bedford Avenue include larger detached or semi-detached homes. At a viewing, confirm the particular entrance, stairs, shared areas, and maintenance arrangements instead of inferring them from a façade or block style.
Sources: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Prospect Lefferts Gardens designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, historic district map
A one-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens is 18% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What residential forms appear in the designated district?
- The LPC describes mostly two- and three-story rowhouses, with larger detached and semi-detached homes on specified streets.
- Does the historic district cover all of Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- No. The LPC map shows a designated boundary within the broader neighborhood label.
- Which apartment features are reported in Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- Across Prospect Lefferts Gardens's 525 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Air conditioning was reported in 354 of 525 tracked listings (67%). Dishwasher was reported in 329 of 525 tracked listings (63%). Laundry in building was reported in 319 of 525 tracked listings (61%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 519 of 520 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are 2, 5, Q, B, S. 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 Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn is $2,400 per month, based on 47 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 $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn is $2,795 per month, based on 154 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 18% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn is $3,395 per month, based on 198 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 15% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn is $4,250 per month, based on 103 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 5% below the Brooklyn median of $4,458 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn is $5,245 per month, based on 22 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 5% above the Brooklyn median of $5,000 for the same apartment size.
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