New construction in Prospect Heights

Since March 2021, builders in Prospect Heights have filed applications for 9 apartment buildings, 3 houses and 5 major renovations, adding 885 units. 7 of the 12 new buildings have been approved so far, and 2 more have permits for early work. The latest was filed on Jul 22, 2026.

Units: 885
Apartment buildings: 9
Houses: 3
Major renovations: 5
Tallest: 19 stories

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Largest projects

via New York YIMBY: City Council Approves 18-Story Mixed-Use Building at 840 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

840 Atlantic Avenue 267 units 17 stories · filed Jan 11, 2022 Photo via New York YIMBY: City Council Approves 18-Story Mixed-Use Building at 840 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
via New York YIMBY: Eight80 BK Completes Construction At 880 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

880 Atlantic Avenue 258 units 19 stories · filed Apr 14, 2022 Photo via New York YIMBY: Eight80 BK Completes Construction At 880 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
via Brownstoner: Senior, Low-Income Affordable Housing Will Replace City-Owned Prospect Heights Parking Lots

516 Bergen Street 123 units 12 stories · filed Sep 18, 2025 Photo via Brownstoner: Senior, Low-Income Affordable Housing Will Replace City-Owned Prospect Heights Parking Lots

In the news

Eight80 BK Completes Construction At 880 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Oct 1, 2026
Demolition Progresses at 105 Underhill Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Jun 8, 2026
City Council Approves 18-Story Mixed-Use Building at 840 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Sep 24, 2021

All filings

20263 filings

8 Underhill Avenue Jul 22

Apartment building 36 units 12 stories
654 Washington Avenue Mar 5

Apartment building 14 units 7 stories
858 Atlantic Avenue Mar 5

Apartment building 36 units 15 stories

20255 filings

516 Bergen Street Sep 18

Apartment building 123 units 12 stories
226 Underhill Avenue Sep 1

Apartment building 6 units 6 stories
725 Dean Street Jun 16

House 3 units 4 stories
105 Underhill Avenue Mar 24

Enlargement 21 units added 5 stories
326 Saint Marks Avenue Mar 24

Enlargement 3 units added 4 stories

20226 filings

584 Dean Street Aug 12

Conversion 2 units added 3 stories
766 Dean Street Jul 15

House 4 units 4 stories
880 Atlantic Avenue Apr 14

Apartment building 258 units 19 stories
747 Dean Street Mar 15

House 4 units 4 stories
851 Pacific Street Jan 24

Apartment building 93 units 11 stories
840 Atlantic Avenue Jan 11

Apartment building 267 units 17 stories

20213 filings

319 Prospect Place Dec 17

Apartment building 8 units 5 stories
876 Pacific Street Sep 6

Major renovation 2 units in all 3 stories
251 Saint Marks Avenue Sep 1

Enlargement 7 units added 4 stories

Nearby neighborhoods

Crown Heights 5,209 units · 127 projects 0.8 mi southeast
Park Slope 538 units · 35 projects 0.8 mi west
Clinton Hill 267 units · 39 projects 0.8 mi north
Fort Greene 3,181 units · 35 projects 0.8 mi northwest
Boerum Hill 839 units · 25 projects 1 mi west
Bedford-Stuyvesant 4,241 units · 282 projects 1 mi northeast
Brooklyn Navy Yard 683 units · 8 projects 1 mi north
Gowanus 9,630 units · 96 projects 1 mi west

How Prospect Heights ranks

Brooklyn neighborhoods 21st of 50 for units
New York City neighborhoods 65th of 210 for units

New-building and major-renovation filings with three or more units, three or more stories, or 5,000 square feet of work, from the Department of Buildings’ DOB NOW records on NYC Open Data. Neighborhoods follow the Department of Finance’s neighborhood for each tax block. Methodology