Kensington

Brooklyn · 6,648 buildings tracked

6,648

Buildings

$2,700

Median 1BR Rent

Brooklyn median: $4,000

22,792

Open Violations

17% of buildings affected

19.8 per building (borough median 13.8)

1922

Avg Year Built

Brooklyn median: 1905

Building Map

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

Map of Kensington 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
Studio$2,375/mo$3,550(-33%)
1 Bedroom$2,769$2,700/mo$2,939$4,000(-32%)
2 Bedrooms$2,800/mo$5,075(-45%)
3 Bedrooms$4,000/mo$4,350(-8%)

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

Building Quality

Violation distribution across 6,648 buildings

Clean (0 violations)86%
Minor (1–5)6%
Moderate (6–10)3%
Severe (10+)8%
4,579 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations
4,315 pest-related violations
2,217 lead paint violations
802 mold violations

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

Property Managers

Largest management companies in this neighborhood

1

681 MCDONALD AVENUE LLC

10 buildings0 avg violations
2

NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

7 buildings0 avg violations
3

NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

7 buildings0 avg violations
4

FRIJA FAMILY TRUST

5 buildings0.2 avg violations
5

BUFFA LLC

5 buildings1.4 avg violations

Buildings in Kensington

6,648 tracked — every card links to a full report card

Showing 12 of 6,648

Transit

3 subway stations nearby

6thAvCulver
18 Av
6thAvCulver
Church Av
6thAvCulver
Ditmas Av
6thAvCulver

1 of 3 stations are ADA accessible

311 Complaints

Past 12 months across all buildings here

6,166

Heat / Hot Water2,702
Elevator10
Noise1,574

Among buildings with any noise complaints, the median logged 1 in the past year — a useful baseline when you compare individual buildings.

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