Brownsville

Brooklyn · 5,704 buildings tracked

5,704

Buildings

$2,595

Median 1BR Rent

Brooklyn median: $4,120

42,129

Open Violations

33% of buildings affected

22.4 per building (borough median 13.8)

1923

Avg Year Built

Brooklyn median: 1905

Building Map

Every pin is a building we track — color shows open HPD violations

Map of Brownsville with tracked buildings
No open violations1–5 open6+ open150 largest tracked buildings · pin size = building size · tap a pin for the report card

Cost of Living

Based on active rental listings

TypeDealMedianLuxuryBrooklyn median
1 Bedroom$2,700$2,595/mo$2,700$4,120(-37%)
2 Bedrooms$2,850$2,900/mo$2,950$4,940(-41%)
3 Bedrooms$3,400/mo$4,495(-24%)

Deal = 25th percentile, Luxury = 75th percentile of active listings · (%) = this neighborhood vs the borough median

Building Quality

Violation distribution across 5,704 buildings

Clean (0 violations)68%
Minor (1–5)11%
Moderate (6–10)5%
Severe (10+)16%
8,717 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations
7,083 pest-related violations
2,907 lead paint violations
1,398 mold violations

Typical neighborhood in the borough averages 13.8 open violations per building.

Property Managers

Largest management companies in this neighborhood

1

NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

99 buildings0.8 avg violations4.8
2

HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO MPANY, INC

98 buildings5.5 avg violations
3

NYC PACT PRESERVATION PARTNERS LLC

27 buildings12.7 avg violations
4

NEWPORT GARDENS APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVEL OPMENT

26 buildings1.2 avg violations
5

NYC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

19 buildings0 avg violations

Buildings in Brownsville

5,704 tracked — every card links to a full report card

Showing 12 of 5,704

Transit

7 subway stations nearby

CanarsieEasternPky
Junius St
EasternPky
Livonia Av
Canarsie
New Lots Av
Canarsie
Rockaway Av
EasternPky
Saratoga Av
EasternPky
Sutter Av
Canarsie

+ 1 more stations

1 of 7 stations are ADA accessible

Parks & Green Space

6.4 total acres

3 playgrounds
Nehemiah Park
1.65 acres
Powell Playground
1.02 acres
Powell Street Livonia Garden
0.46 acres
Amboy Neighborhood Center
0.39 acres
Abib Newborn Garden
0.25 acres

+ 19 more parks

311 Complaints

Past 12 months across all buildings here

11,067

Heat / Hot Water2,569
Elevator13
Noise3,802

Among buildings with any noise complaints, the median logged 2 in the past year — a useful baseline when you compare individual buildings.

Resident Reviews

4.8
avg across 1 buildings

6 total Google reviews

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