Cobble Hill.
Family-formation 35-45, Smith St amenity-walk, often relocating from West Village
Where this memo's data comes from.
We cross-check every claim against multiple authoritative sources before generating the essay. If a source disagrees or is missing, we say so.
- • Only one closed-sale source (acris) is available. Cite the source by name when referencing sold-side numbers.
The cohort, in plain terms.
Cobble Hill's active market sits at 13 listings with a median ask of $1,800,000 and a median asking PSF of $1,678.76 — a pricing tier that positions it above Carroll Gardens but roughly in line with the higher end of Boerum Hill's townhouse corridor. New construction accounts for three of those 13 listings, a disproportionate share for a neighborhood where pre-war rowhouses dominate the streetscape, and a single loft listing rounds out a slim, concentrated inventory pool.
On the closed side, ACRIS records 34 deeds in the trailing 12 months at a $1,992,500 median — 10.7% above the current median ask, a spread that reflects either mix-shift toward larger units in the sold pool or a modest softening in ask-side pricing since those transactions cleared. The building-level data sharpens that picture considerably. At 76 Congress Street, a 2024-vintage building, ACRIS records 9 closings at a $1,990,000 median against one active ask at $2,150,000 — the median sale came in 7.4% below that ask, suggesting buyers at new construction extracted meaningful concessions. By contrast, 401 Hicks Street, an 1858-era building, shows 2 ACRIS closings at a $1,812,500 median essentially flat to its $1,800,000 active ask, a 0.7% premium — pre-war product held price discipline that new construction did not. The highest per-unit prints in the dataset belong to 119 Congress Street, where ACRIS records 2 closings at a $3,825,000 median, though the insufficient-data flag on that building warrants caution before drawing broad conclusions. At the other end of the range, 443 Hicks Street, a 1996-vintage co-op-scale building, logged 2 ACRIS closings at a $489,395 median and carries an active ask of $515,000, with the median sale running 5.0% below ask — a consistent pattern of buyer leverage across vintage types. Asking PSF ranges from $1,030 at 443 Hicks to $1,879 at 76 Congress, a 82% spread within a single neighborhood that underscores how sharply product type and construction year drive per-foot values here.
The two cohorts you actually came for.
Pre-1930 envelope · ≥1,200 sqft · condo or condop
- 401 Hicks Street · A1B2BR · 1,452 sqft · 1858 · PSF $1,240$1.8M
Built 2020+ or sponsor sale
- 76 CONGRESS Street · 4B3BR · 1,144 sqft · 2024 · PSF $1,831$2.1M
- 1 CITY Point · 27J1BR · 792 sqft · 2020 · PSF $1,862$1.5M
- 85 FLEET Street · 58F3BR · 1,930 sqft · 2022 · PSF $1,679$3.2M
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 76 CONGRESS Street Built 2024 | 1 | $2.1M·$2.1M·$2.1M ≈ $1,879 PSF (median) | 9 | $994K·$2.0M·$2.2M sale -7.4% vs ask | Liquid ratio 9× |
02 78 Amity Street | — | — | 4 | $1.8M·$2.3M·$2.9M | No current inventory |
03 401 Hicks Street Built 1858 | 1 | $1.8M·$1.8M·$1.8M ≈ $1,240 PSF (median) | 2 | $1.6M·$1.8M·$2.0M sale +0.7% vs ask | Liquid ratio 2× |
04 443 HICKS Street Built 1996 | 1 | $515K·$515K·$515K ≈ $1,030 PSF (median) | 2 | $489K·$489K·$490K sale -5% vs ask | Liquid ratio 2× |
05 119 Congress Street | — | — | 2 | $2.9M·$3.8M·$4.8M | Insufficient data |
06 140 Warren Street | — | — | 2 | $830K·$838K·$845K | Insufficient data |
07 134 Baltic Street | — | — | 1 | $750K·$750K·$750K | Insufficient data |
08 100 Amity Street | — | — | 1 | $3.0M·$3.0M·$3.0M | Insufficient data |
09 12 Warren Place | — | — | 1 | $2.6M·$2.6M·$2.6M | Insufficient data |
10 100 Congress St | — | — | 1 | $1.2M·$1.2M·$1.2M | 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.
Cobble Hill · Buyer Memo
Cobble Hill is a 13-unit active market with asking prices clustering near $1.8M and ACRIS showing a 12-month sold median of $1,992,500 — meaning sellers are still pricing below where deals have cleared.
1. Stale inventory to pressure: 76 Congress Street has 1 active ask at $2,150,000 against 9 ACRIS-verified closings at a $1,990,000 median — that's a 7.4% gap the seller hasn't closed. Lead with that spread. Also check 443 Hicks Street ($515,000 ask, ACRIS median $489,395 on comps) and 401 Hicks Street, where the ask is sitting essentially flat to prior closings.
2. New construction to tour first: 76 Congress Street (2024 build, active sponsor inventory) is the only verified new-construction play with transaction depth — tour it to establish your PSF ceiling at ~$1,879.
3. Off-market angle: 78 Amity Street — four ACRIS closings, zero active inventory, no sponsor presence. Cold approach the building; motivated sellers here have nowhere else to list.
This cohort rewards buyers who lead with ACRIS data — sellers are asking above comp medians and the gap is your lever.
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 Cobble Hill?→
Across 13 active listings, Cobble Hill's median list price is $1.8M at $1,679 per square foot. Days-on-market data is sparse for this cohort.
What kinds of buildings dominate Cobble Hill?→
1 active loft listings (pre-1930 envelope, ≥1,200 sqft, condo or condop). 3 new-construction or sponsor-sale listings active. Top building by transaction volume in the past 12 months: 76 CONGRESS Street.
How does Cobble Hill compare to neighboring areas?→
Our research memo compares the Cobble Hill 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 Cobble Hill?→
Yes. Conquest Advisors 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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