Brooklyn Heights.
Senior finance + biglaw, family-stage, brownstone-or-prewar-coop preference
Where this memo's data comes from.
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- • Only one closed-sale source (acris) is available. Cite the source by name when referencing sold-side numbers.
The cohort, in plain terms.
Brooklyn Heights carries 85 active listings at a median ask of $1,795,000 and $1,739 per square foot, with inventory moving at a median of 32 days on market — a pace that signals steady absorption rather than either urgency or stagnation. The active pool includes six loft listings and two new-construction units, leaving the market dominated by pre-war and mid-century cooperative stock. ACRIS records 108 deeds filed in the trailing 12 months at a median closed price of $3,072,500, a figure that sits roughly 71% above the current median ask — a spread explained largely by compositional mix, as cooperative units (which transact at lower absolute prices and are well-represented in active inventory) close well below the condominium transactions that anchor the ACRIS median. The divergence is not noise; it reflects two structurally distinct buyer pools operating in the same zip code simultaneously.
Building-level data sharpens the picture. At 360 Furman Street, a 1928 conversion fronting the waterfront, ACRIS records 22 closings at a $1,725,000 median against 10 active asks at $2,175,000 — a 20.7% premium embedded in current asking prices relative to where deals have actually cleared, at an asking PSF of approximately $1,469. The two newest-vintage addresses tell a more complex story: 50 Bridge Park Drive (2019) logged six ACRIS closings at a $2,362,500 median while five active asks sit at $5,750,000, a 58.9% ask-to-close gap that likely reflects a mix of unit-size variance and seller anchoring on replacement cost. At 1 Clinton Street (2020), the dynamic inverts — six ACRIS closings at a $2,887,500 median sit 80.5% above the single active ask of $1,600,000, suggesting the listed unit differs materially in size or tier from prior closings. Compared to Cobble Hill, where active PSF runs closer to $1,400 on a thinner inventory base, Brooklyn Heights commands a consistent premium on a per-foot basis. Against Downtown Brooklyn's new-construction corridor, the Heights trades at a discount in absolute price but holds its PSF ground through the scarcity of true waterfront and landmarked product.
The two cohorts you actually came for.
Pre-1930 envelope · ≥1,200 sqft · condo or condop
- 56 COURT Street · 4B2BR · 1,280 sqft · 1927 · PSF $777$995K
- 360 Furman Street · 12166BR · 8,500 sqft · 1928 · PSF $1,705$14.5M
- 132 Remsen Street · 46BR · 4,900 sqft · 1900 · PSF $2,551$12.5M
Built 2020+ or sponsor sale
- 1 Clinton Street · 17-B1BR · 907 sqft · 2020 · PSF $1,764$1.6M
Per-building liquidity, side-by-side.
Asking-side data from the active Cotality (REBNY RLS) feed. Closing-side data from ACRIS deeds (NYC.gov), last 12 months, ≥ $50,000 consideration only — gifts and intra-family transfers excluded. Median throughout; the high/low pair is the actual range across all units in that building.
| Building | Active asks | Asking range (low · median · high) | Closings · 12mo | Closing range (low · median · high) | Liquidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 360 FURMAN Street Built 1928 | 10 | $925K·$2.2M·$14.5M ≈ $1,469 PSF (median) | 22 | $55K·$1.7M·$4.2M sale -20.7% vs ask | Liquid ratio 2.2× |
02 110 Livingston Street | — | — | 7 | $790K·$999K·$1.5M | No current inventory |
03 50 BRIDGE PARK Drive Built 2019 | 5 | $2.5M·$5.8M·$12.5M ≈ $2,161 PSF (median) | 6 | $1.9M·$2.4M·$5.3M sale -58.9% vs ask | Active comps ratio 1.2× |
04 1 Clinton Street Built 2020 | 1 | $1.6M·$1.6M·$1.6M ≈ $1,764 PSF (median) | 6 | $1.6M·$2.9M·$3.6M sale +80.5% vs ask | Liquid ratio 6× |
05 38-44 State Street | — | — | 4 | $3.8M·$3.8M·$3.8M | No current inventory |
06 17 Bergen Street | — | — | 4 | $2.5M·$5.6M·$7.4M | No current inventory |
07 20 Henry Street | — | — | 4 | $2.3M·$2.8M·$3.3M | No current inventory |
08 56 COURT Street Built 1927 | 1 | $995K·$995K·$995K ≈ $777 PSF (median) | 3 | $1.2M·$1.2M·$1.2M sale +20.6% vs ask | Liquid ratio 3× |
09 185 Pacific Street | — | — | 3 | $130K·$148K·$195K | Insufficient data |
10 120 Boerum Place | — | — | 2 | $200K·$1.1M·$2.0M | Insufficient data |
list_price across all currently-active listings in the building (Cotality REBNY RLS). Median, never average — resistant to a single high-end outlier.document_amt from ACRIS recorded deeds at this building’s tax block + lot, last 365 days. Excludes deeds < $50,000 — gifts, intra-family transfers, nominal $1 deeds.If I were representing a buyer here today.
Senior-broker memo, not investment advice. Compliance: we are a brokerage; this is tactical posture, not a recommendation.
## Brooklyn Heights — Buyer Tactical Memo
Inventory is lean at 85 actives with median DOM holding at 32 days, but the ask-to-close spread at several buildings signals room to work.
1. Stale inventory to pressure: 360 Furman Street is the obvious target — 10 active asks sitting at a median $2,175,000 against ACRIS-verified closings at $1,725,000, a 20.7% gap. Units aging past 90 days here should be opened aggressively at or below the closing median.
2. New construction to tour first: 50 Bridge Park Drive (2019) and 1 Clinton Street (2020) are the two active new-construction nodes. Clinton's single active ask at $1,600,000 sits well below ACRIS-verified closings at $2,887,500 — tour it immediately, that pricing anomaly resolves fast.
3. Off-market angle: 38-44 State Street — four ACRIS closings at a $3,750,000 median with zero current inventory suggests a controlled building worth a direct cold approach to the board or managing agent.
Come in at 8–12% below ask on 360 Furman; full ask or above on the Clinton outlier.
Time-on-the-clock, not distance-on-a-map.
Who actually buys here.
Cohort indicators sourced from public US Census ACS 5-year + Denza first-party transaction data. Refreshed quarterly.
Direct answers, in advance.
What's the median price in Brooklyn Heights?→
Across 85 active listings, Brooklyn Heights's median list price is $1.8M at $1,739 per square foot. Median days on market is 32.
What kinds of buildings dominate Brooklyn Heights?→
3 active loft listings (pre-1930 envelope, ≥1,200 sqft, condo or condop). 1 new-construction or sponsor-sale listings active. Top building by transaction volume in the past 12 months: 360 FURMAN Street.
How does Brooklyn Heights compare to neighboring areas?→
Our research memo compares the Brooklyn Heights cohort to peer neighborhoods on PSF, building age, and active inventory. Read the §2 essay for the side-by-side. Tap any of the comparable-neighborhoods cards below to read the corresponding memo.
Can I work with a Denza broker for Brooklyn Heights?→
Yes. Conquest is an active New York real estate brokerage; our AI handles initial discovery and a licensed broker negotiates and closes. AI-only path rebates up to 1.5% of the buyer-side commission at close. Full concierge with broker representation rebates up to 0.75%.
Where does the data come from?→
Active listings: REBNY-licensed Cotality (CoreLogic) Trestle MLS feed, refreshed every 6 hours. Cohort indicators: US Census ACS 5-year. Citation-only headlines: Miller Samuel public Elliman reports. None of this redistributes raw MLS rows; we publish only neighborhood-level aggregates and per-listing pages with full attribution to the listing brokerage of record.
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