Average rent in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,144 | $2,555 | $3,073 | 166 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,600 | $3,000 | $3,600 | 534 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,995 | $3,450 | $4,495 | 708 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $3,450 | $3,999 | $5,600 | 531 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $3,691 | $4,798 | $6,920 | 155 |
Apartments for rent in Stuyvesant Heights
The newest listings in Stuyvesant Heights from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Air conditioning
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Laundry in building
- Elevator
- Doorman
- In-unit laundry
- Building gym
- Listings indicating some pets are allowed
Reported apartment size
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
- 3 bedroom
- 4-bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 1,444 of 2,091 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.
- J route
- Z route
- C route
- M route
- A route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 6, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
31 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.
Stuyvesant Heights is easiest to describe through the landmark records that name it and map the buildings they protect. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District in 1971. Its map shows a defined area rather than an all-purpose neighborhood boundary. A later city designation expanded the preservation footprint under the name Bedford Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, approved in 2013. That report describes approximately 825 buildings, mostly late-nineteenth-century masonry row houses, with smaller apartment buildings, churches, schools, and other public or institutional buildings among them.
The expanded district report also identifies the architectural styles represented across the area: Italianate, Second Empire, Neo-Grec, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival. It calls out long blocks of brick and brownstone houses and surviving ironwork such as newel posts, railings, fences, and window grilles. Those details are a useful way to notice the streetscape: repeated materials and ornamental metalwork tie together buildings from different designs without making them identical.
The two designations should be read as distinct mapped areas. The original Stuyvesant Heights district has its own outline and designation date; the expanded district includes a broader group of blocks across Bedford-Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Heights. NYC’s Landmarks Preservation Commission map page lists both districts separately, while the City Council records the later designation as a city historic district. Checking the mapped designation is the clearest way to determine whether a particular property falls within one of these protected areas.
These records give a specific account of the neighborhood’s built heritage without claiming that every block shares the same age or appearance. They point to a layered landscape of row houses, institutional buildings, and preserved architectural details whose boundaries are documented by the city.
Sources: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Stuyvesant Heights Historic District map, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Bedford Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Brooklyn historic district maps, NYC City Council, Expanded Stuyvesant Heights designation
A one-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights is 12% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- When was the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District designated?
- The Landmarks Preservation Commission map records its designation on September 14, 1971.
- How many buildings are in the expanded district?
- The city’s 2013 designation report describes approximately 825 buildings in the Bedford Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District.
- What architectural styles appear in the expanded district?
- The Landmarks Preservation Commission lists Italianate, Second Empire, Neo-Grec, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival.
- Which apartment features are reported in Stuyvesant Heights?
- Across Stuyvesant Heights's 2,094 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Air conditioning was reported in 1,485 of 2,094 tracked listings (71%). Dishwasher was reported in 1,408 of 2,094 tracked listings (67%). Private outdoor space was reported in 1,303 of 2,094 tracked listings (62%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Stuyvesant Heights?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 1,444 of 2,091 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are J, Z, C, M, A. 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 Stuyvesant Heights?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn is $2,555 per month, based on 166 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 $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn is $3,000 per month, based on 534 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 12% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn is $3,450 per month, based on 708 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 14% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn is $3,999 per month, based on 531 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 10% below the Brooklyn median of $4,458 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn is $4,798 per month, based on 155 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 4% below the Brooklyn median of $5,000 for the same apartment size.
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