Downtown Brooklyn is the largest Brooklyn grouping in this directory and the youngest large-building neighborhood in the whole index. Every one of its 16 rental buildings opened in 2010 or later, the result of a 2004 rezoning that turned an office and retail district into one of the city’s fastest-growing residential areas. Together they hold 7,430 apartments, an average of 464 per building. Here is what the data shows.
Short answer: Downtown Brooklyn’s directory buildings are big, tall and new: 205 to 826 units each, eight of them 40 floors or higher, all built from 2010 to 2025. They cluster around Willoughby, Gold, Fleet Place, Lawrence, Bond and Schermerhorn Streets, within walking distance of four subway hubs serving 11 lines. Thirteen different companies manage them, so policies and fees vary building to building.
Every building in the directory
| Building | Units | Floors | Built | Managed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVA DoBro | 826 | 58 | 2015 | AvalonBay |
| Hub | 750 | 55 | 2017 | Steiner NYC |
| 33 Bond | 714 | 25 | 2017 | TF Cornerstone |
| Avalon Fort Greene | 631 | 42 | 2010 | AvalonBay |
| The Brook | 591 | 52 | 2025 | The Moinian Group |
| The Brooklyner | 491 | 51 | 2010 | Equity Residential |
| The Willoughby | 476 | 34 | 2021 | RXR |
| The Eagle | 440 | 32 | 2018 | Red Apple Group |
| City Tower | 440 | 48 | 2016 | Brodsky Organization |
| Brooklyn Gold | 375 | 40 | 2010 | TF Cornerstone |
| Hoyt and Horn | 368 | 26 | 2018 | Rose Associates |
| The Paxton | 327 | 43 | 2023 | Marvel / Jenel |
| The Addison | 271 | 27 | 2011 | Bozzuto |
| The Amberly | 270 | 33 | 2018 | AmTrust |
| BKLYN Air | 255 | 39 | 2014 | Lalezarian Properties |
| The Giovanni | 205 | 15 | 2015 | Lalezarian Properties |
Three things the numbers show
1. It is a tower neighborhood
Eight of the 16 buildings are 40 floors or taller, and only The Giovanni is under 25. For comparison, our borough overview shows how unusual that is outside Manhattan. Height brings views from upper floors, but also longer elevator waits at rush hour; ask how many elevators serve your floor.
2. It came in waves
Three buildings opened in 2010, the first fruits of the rezoning: Avalon Fort Greene, The Brooklyner and Brooklyn Gold. A second cluster arrived from 2014 to 2018 (nine buildings, including AVA DoBro, Hub, 33 Bond and City Tower). Since then the pace has slowed to one building every few years, with The Willoughby in 2021, The Paxton in 2023 and The Brook in 2025.
3. Many landlords, not one
Thirteen companies manage the 16 buildings. Only AvalonBay, TF Cornerstone and Lalezarian Properties run more than one. That means amenity fees, pet rules, guarantor policies and renewal practices can differ sharply from one block to the next.
Getting around
Jay Street–MetroTech, Hoyt–Schermerhorn, DeKalb Avenue and Borough Hall together serve the A, C, F, R, G, 2, 3, 4, 5, B and Q trains, and Atlantic Terminal’s Long Island Rail Road service is a short walk east. Few New York neighborhoods have as many subway lines within walking distance.
Questions to ask before you sign
- What are the monthly amenity, package-room or pet fees on top of rent?
- Does the building accept institutional guarantors, and what income multiple does it require?
- Are some units part of an affordable-housing program, and if so, how is eligibility determined?
- For The Brook and other recent openings, is the building still leasing up, and are concessions offered as free months or net-effective rent?
- Who pays the broker? Under the city’s FARE Act, in effect since June 2025, a broker hired by the landlord is generally paid by the landlord, not the tenant.
See all listings on the Downtown Brooklyn page, or compare with nearby Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and all of Brooklyn.