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Brooklyn · February 2026
Best & worst months to sign a lease
Potential savings: ~13% by timing your move to March.
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 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTESE LOCK AT DOOR ENTRANCE TO APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 1 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''BASEMENT ''
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 2 SQ FT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Brownsville has long been one of Brooklyn's toughest neighborhoods, but community-led organizations like the Brownsville Community Justice Center are driving change. Public housing dominates the landscape, rents are among the city's lowest, and a fierce sense of community persists.
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HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING