Brooklyn
Apartments for rent in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Prospect Heights is stylish but laid-back, cozy and cosmopolitan at once. Prospect Park is a few minutes' walk, which turns into weekend picnics and outdoor concerts for much of the year. Add Barclays Center, boutique shops and a genuinely good food scene, and it is easy to see why it is one of Brooklyn's most sought-after places to live.
Prospect Heights occupies a small stretch of north-central Brooklyn, bounded by Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway near Grand Army Plaza to the south, and Washington Avenue to the east. Most of the housing is brownstone-style rowhouses, many built around 1890 in Italianate and Neo-Grec styles; a large share of the neighborhood — about 237 acres — is the Prospect Heights Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1983 and formally designated by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2009.
The neighborhood's edges carry some of Brooklyn's best-known institutions: the Brooklyn Public Library's central branch, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Museum sit along its southern Eastern Parkway border, while Barclays Center anchors the Pacific Park development at its northern edge. Pear's Prospect Heights rent table below has published figures at one and two bedrooms — it's the smallest inventory of the seven by unit count.
Getting around
Subway service
Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum — IRT Eastern Parkway Line
2 (all times), 3 (all times except late nights)
Seventh Avenue — BMT Brighton Line
Q (all times), B (weekday rush hours, middays and early evenings)
on the Park Slope/Prospect Heights border
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center — IRT Eastern Parkway Line / BMT Fourth Avenue Line / BMT Brighton Line
2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R, W
the station complex spans Prospect Heights, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene and Park Slope
Sources, checked 1 September 2026: Wikipedia: Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station · Wikipedia: Seventh Avenue station (BMT Brighton Line) · Wikipedia: Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station. Service patterns can change — confirm current schedules with the MTA before relying on them for a specific trip.
What it costs
Rent by bedroom in Prospect Heights
| Bedrooms | Median asking rent | Listings behind the median |
|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | $2,875 | 17 |
| 2 BR | $4,300 | 10 |
Source: Pear NYC internal listing data (Asking Rent field), median by bedroom count, Prospect Heights, all-time through August 2026. Bedroom counts with fewer than 10 listings are shown as “—” rather than a number.
What's available now
Current Prospect Heights listings
As of our August 2026 snapshot, Pear had 5 active listings in Prospect Heights, out of 30 units we've handled there in total. Availability changes daily — the button below goes to our live, current inventory.
Straight answers
Prospect Heights apartments, frequently asked
What's rent like in Prospect Heights?
Based on Pear's own listings through August 2026, the median asking rent was $2,875 for a one-bedroom and $4,300 for a two-bedroom — see the table above for sample sizes. These are Pear's own asking rents, not a market-wide average.
What subway lines run through Prospect Heights?
The 2 and 3 trains stop at Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum. The Q train (and B train at limited hours) stops at Seventh Avenue on the Park Slope border. The Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center complex at the neighborhood's northern edge adds the 4, 5, B, D, N, R and W trains. See the transit section above for exact service patterns and sources.
Is Prospect Heights a historic district?
Most of it is. The Prospect Heights Historic District covers about 237 acres, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and was designated a city landmark district in 2009.
What's within walking distance in Prospect Heights?
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library sit along the neighborhood's southern edge on Eastern Parkway; Barclays Center is at the northern edge.
How many apartments does Pear have available in Prospect Heights right now?
As of our August 2026 snapshot, Pear had 5 active listings in Prospect Heights, out of 30 units we've handled there in total — our smallest inventory of the seven neighborhoods here. Current availability changes constantly; see the section above for a live link.