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Brooklyn · February 2026
Best & worst months to sign a lease
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Asking rent per bedroom type — switch tabs to see each with effective (concession-net) rent.
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BASEME, 1st BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASH BASIN WOOD BASE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BSMT, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BSMT, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... CEILING AND WALLS APPROX 8 SQ FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BSMT, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15214987 ISSUED 14-JUN-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
The eastern stretch of East New York borders Queens and has a distinctly suburban feel — detached houses, quiet blocks, and a predominantly Caribbean and Latino community. The Gateway Center mall provides shopping, and the area is slowly attracting new development.
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1s
PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD