Rents near these NYC subway stops have rapidly increased over past year

Rents around Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza have risen faster than at any other subway stop over the past year, according to a new analysis by the apartment listing site RentHop.

Apartments near the Grand Army Plaza 2/3 station have risen by 25% in the past year, climbing to $2,800 for a one-bedroom by the famed 80-foot Soldiers and Sailors Arch and grand entrance to Prospect Park. That’s higher than the increase seen around any of the 471 other subway stops across the city.