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Research Memo · Brooklyn

Cobble Hill.

Family-formation 35-45, Smith St amenity-walk, often relocating from West Village

Generated ·By Conquest Advisors · Denza·Cohort: 13 active · median $1.8M · $1,679 PSF·⤓ Download PDF
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Where this memo's data comes from.

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Cotality · REBNY RLS (active inventory)as of May 8, 2026
Active
13
Asking · median
$1.8M
PSF
$1,679
Cotality active feed in our pipeline does not currently include closed-sale rows; sold-side metrics are sourced from ACRIS.
Sold · 12mo
34
Sold · median
$2.0M
Trust rules applied to this memo
  • Only one closed-sale source (acris) is available. Cite the source by name when referencing sold-side numbers.
§1 · Underwriting Snapshot
Active Inventory
13
listings on market
Active · Median
$1.8M
all bedroom counts
Median PSF
$1,679
$/sqft · live cohort
Median DOM
days on market
Sold · 12mo (ACRIS)
34
closed deeds, ≥$50K
Sold · Median (ACRIS)
$2.0M
ground truth · NYC.gov
§2 · The Read

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.

§3 · Loft + New Construction

The two cohorts you actually came for.

Active loft conversions

Pre-1930 envelope · ≥1,200 sqft · condo or condop

  • 401 Hicks Street · A1B
    2BR · 1,452 sqft · 1858 · PSF $1,240
    $1.8M
New construction

Built 2020+ or sponsor sale

  • 76 CONGRESS Street · 4B
    3BR · 1,144 sqft · 2024 · PSF $1,831
    $2.1M
  • 1 CITY Point · 27J
    1BR · 792 sqft · 2020 · PSF $1,862
    $1.5M
  • 85 FLEET Street · 58F
    3BR · 1,930 sqft · 2022 · PSF $1,679
    $3.2M
§4 · Building Leaderboard

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.

BuildingActive asksAsking range (low · median · high)Closings · 12moClosing 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
ask
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
ask
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
ask
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
Asking range: low / median / high of list_price across all currently-active listings in the building (Cotality REBNY RLS). Median, never average — resistant to a single high-end outlier.
Closing range: low / median / high of 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.
Liquidity: ACRIS closings ÷ active asks. ≥ 2× = Liquid · 1-2× = Active comps · 0.25-1× = Thin trading · < 0.25× = No recent sales. Sold-out buildings (≥4 closings, 0 active) get “No current inventory”.
Discount-to-ask: median ACRIS closing price ÷ median active asking price − 1, computed only when both numbers are present at the building level.
Distribution strip plot: each teal dot = one ACRIS closing in the last 12 months. Brass vertical line = median active asking price. If the line sits to the right of the cluster, asking is above where deals actually clear; inside the cluster = at-market; left of the cluster = ask is below recent prints.
§5 · Buyer Memo

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.

§6 · Commute decoded

Time-on-the-clock, not distance-on-a-map.

Wall Street
Transit
14m
Walking
Hudson Yards
Transit
35m
Walking
Bryant Park
Transit
30m
Walking
§7 · Cohort profile

Who actually buys here.

Median age
41
years
HHI · p50
$215K
median household income
HHI · p75
$380K
75th percentile
Owner-occupier
62%
of unit stock
Top industriesFinanceTechEducation

Cohort indicators sourced from public US Census ACS 5-year + Denza first-party transaction data. Refreshed quarterly.

§8 · Frequently asked

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.

§9 · Comparable neighborhoods

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