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Pre-war buildings near the C train in Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn is a concentrated rental area within Brooklyn where you’ll find a range of older building stock and lots of transit access, including the C train corridor that this page targets. For the Downtown Brooklyn scope on Openigloo, 54 rated buildings average 4.1/5. (building-level trends; individual units can differ)

Browse 75+ c-train + pre-war buildings in Downtown Brooklyn on Openigloo. This filter pair targets older building stock close to C train access, so you can compare similar location and building-age tradeoffs. On Openigloo, you can review rated buildings, check open-data signals where available, and read renter-focused Q&A to confirm details that affect move-in and day-to-day life. Use the building pages to compare costs, building policies, and what to ask before you sign a lease.

Pre-war buildings near the C train in Downtown Brooklyn

Showing 55–72 of 75 pre-war buildings near the C train in Downtown Brooklyn.

193 Schermerhorn Street
Rent-stabilized

193 Schermerhorn Street

3.0(5)

Downtown Brooklyn

1 eviction
10 open violations
4 litigation cases
No bedbug history
248 Duffield Street
Rent-stabilized

248 Duffield Street

4.3(5)

Downtown Brooklyn

1 eviction
3 open violations
2 litigation cases
No bedbug history
170 Tillary Street
Rent-stabilized
Good cause

170 Tillary Street

3.8(5)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
5 open violations
No litigation history
No bedbug history
43 Duffield Street
Rent-stabilized
Good cause

43 Duffield Street

3.0(5)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
35 open violations
2 litigation cases
No bedbug history
187 State Street
Good cause

187 State Street

3.4(4)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
1 open violation
No litigation history
No bedbug history
323 Schermerhorn Street
Good cause

323 Schermerhorn Street

2.0(3)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
30 open violations
2 litigation cases
No bedbug history
176 Johnson Street

176 Johnson Street

4.5(3)

Downtown Brooklyn

1 eviction
11 open violations
No litigation history
No bedbug history
55 Duffield Street
Good cause

55 Duffield Street

3.3(2)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
1 open violation
No litigation history
No bedbug history
88 Livingston St
Rent-stabilized
Good cause

88 Livingston St

3.1(2)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
1 open violation
No litigation history
No bedbug history
90 Schermerhorn Street

90 Schermerhorn Street

4.8(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
No open violations
No litigation history
No bedbug history
177 Concord Street
Good cause

177 Concord Street

4.9(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
5 open violations
No litigation history
No bedbug history
95 Court Street
Good cause

95 Court Street

4.0(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
95 open violations
17 litigation cases
No bedbug history
14 Duffield Street
Rent-stabilized
Good cause

14 Duffield Street

3.1(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
1 open violation
No litigation history
No bedbug history
61 Duffield Street

61 Duffield Street

3.1(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
1 open violation
No litigation history
No bedbug history
57 Duffield Street
Good cause

57 Duffield Street

3.6(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
1 open violation
No litigation history
No bedbug history
365 Jay Street
Rent-stabilized
Good cause

365 Jay Street

4.0(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
6 open violations
3 litigation cases
No bedbug history
142 Lawrence Street

142 Lawrence Street

4.5(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
6 open violations
No litigation history
No bedbug history
344 Livingston Street

344 Livingston Street

3.4(1)

Downtown Brooklyn

No evictions
No open violations
No litigation history
No bedbug history

What to check before for pre-war buildings near the C train in Downtown Brooklyn

  • Confirm the unit’s exact distance to the C train entrance you’ll use most, since “near” can vary by block.
  • Ask how pre-war building systems are handled (heat/hot water maintenance, elevator reliability, laundry access) and whether any recent upgrades were made.
  • Check the full move-in cost beyond the monthly rent: deposits, any broker/fee structure, and what utilities are included (if listed).
  • If the building is older, verify building rules on noise, packages, and common-area access, since policies can be inconsistent across pre-war stock.
  • Use the Openigloo building page to look at what’s been flagged by other renters, then validate directly with the management office before committing.

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