Brooklyn
Rental brokerage in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Pear NYC leases apartments in Fort Greene for building owners. It is one of the higher-priced of the seven Brooklyn neighborhoods where we work: the median asking rent was $4,500 in August 2026, and the two-bedroom median of $6,285 was the highest of the seven. With only 336 rentals listed, each unit is compared closely with the few others available.
The market
What do apartments in Fort Greene rent for?
The all-units median asking rent in Fort Greene was $4,500 in August 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. One-bedrooms asked $4,295, down 1% from a year before, and two-bedrooms $6,285, up 3% from a year before.
The bigger shift was in supply: 336 rentals were listed, down 19% from a year earlier. When asking rents hold flat on a smaller supply, the listings that stand out are the ones priced against what has actually signed nearby, not the ones reaching for the top of the range.
| Unit size | Median asking rent, August 2026 | Change since August 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,575 | +3% |
| One bedroom | $4,295 | −1% |
| Two bedrooms | $6,285 | +3% |
| Three or more bedrooms | $6,399 | −14% |
| All units | $4,500 | flat |
336 rentals were listed in Fort Greene on StreetEasy in August 2026, down 19% from a year earlier.
Source: StreetEasy Data Dashboard, August 2026. These are asking rents on listed units, not signed leases.
Our listings
Apartments we have listed in Fort Greene
From our own Fort Greene listings, shown as they were marketed. Furnished rooms are virtually staged.
On the ground
What do renters in Fort Greene look for?
Fort Greene's rental stock is mostly nineteenth-century brownstones and brick rowhouses, much of it inside the Fort Greene Historic District, and renters come looking for the details that come with that: exposed brick, working or decorative fireplaces, marble mantels, pressed-tin ceilings and tall windows. They are also choosing the neighborhood itself, with its restaurants and cafes along DeKalb Avenue and Fulton Street and Fort Greene Park at its center.
Those details are what carry our own Fort Greene listings, so they should lead the photographs and the first line of the listing. A unit without the prewar details competes mostly on light, layout and outdoor space, and a backyard or garden-level patio is worth showing prominently, because in a neighborhood this dense it is scarce.
Straight answers
Fort Greene owner questions, answered directly
Are rents going up in Fort Greene?
Not at the median. The all-units median asking rent was $4,500 in August 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. Two-bedrooms were up 3% from a year before and one-bedrooms down 1% from a year before, so the direction depends on the unit size.
How many apartments are for rent in Fort Greene?
336 rentals were listed on StreetEasy in August 2026, down 19% from a year earlier. That is a small market by Brooklyn standards, which is why the photographs and the asking rent on a single listing carry so much weight. If a unit is sitting, here is how to work out why.
What should a Fort Greene listing lead with?
The prewar details, if the apartment has them: exposed brick, a fireplace or mantel, tall windows, original moldings. They are what renters come to Fort Greene for, so they belong in the first photographs and the first line, not the last. Without them, lead with light, layout and any outdoor space.
Elsewhere in Brooklyn
Where else does Pear NYC lease?
Fort Greene is one of seven Brooklyn neighborhoods where we do most of our leasing. All of them, with current rents.
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Own a rental in Fort Greene?
Send us the address and we will come back within one business day with what we think it rents for, how long it should take, and what we would change before it lists.