535 Carlton

Every one of the 298 apartments at 535 Carlton is income-restricted, leased through the city’s housing lottery at several income levels. Greenland USA developed the 18-story building at 535 Carlton Avenue in Prospect Heights as part of Pacific Park, the development around Barclays Center formerly known as Atlantic Yards, whose approval came with a commitment to build 2,250 affordable apartments. Completed in 2017, it and its companion, 38 Sixth Avenue, were among the first fully affordable buildings delivered there.

The slow pace of those affordable units became a long-running controversy, and in 2014 the state set a 2025 deadline to complete them. Buildings like 535 Carlton are the most direct result, offering new-construction apartments at regulated rents next to one of Brooklyn’s busiest transit hubs.

The building stands on Carlton Avenue at Dean Street, a block east of Barclays Center and a short walk from 38 Sixth Avenue. Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library’s central branch are a walk south along Vanderbilt and Flatbush Avenues. The 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q and R stop at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, the LIRR runs from Atlantic Terminal, and the B and Q stop at 7th Avenue.