J Condominium (100 Jay Street)
100 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
DUMBO, Brooklyn
BBL 3000537501 · BIN 3391186
- Year built
- 2007
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 267
- Floors
- 33
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Not publicly documented; confirm with management at application
- Financing
- Standard condominium; no financing contingency at initial offering (offering plan)
- Subletting
- Permitted via lease application (building lease application in Roebling Research Library)
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted (condo)
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2005-07-25). Reported and subject to confirmation. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
J Condominium was DUMBO's first high-rise — the building that established that the neighborhood could support tower-scale new development at all. When the project broke ground in 2005 on a Jay Street parcel assembled under an M1-5/R9-1 rezoning approved in 2002, the surrounding district's residential stock consisted almost entirely of Gair-era loft conversions. A 33-story concrete tower two blocks from the bridge anchorage was a genuine departure, and the neighborhood debate it provoked — the rezoning had been granted against renderings of a shorter twin-building scheme called Light Bridges that was never built — is part of the district's development history. What rose instead was the J: 267 residences on floors 4 through 33, a four-level parking garage, five retail units, and, at its completion in 2007, the tallest residential building in the neighborhood.
The development team gives the building durable credibility. The sponsor, 100 J LLC, was a joint venture led by The Hudson Companies — the Brooklyn-based developer that would later build One Clinton in Brooklyn Heights — with the site's long-time owners, and constructed by Monadnock Construction, the borough's dominant residential builder. Gruzen Samton LLP designed a poured-concrete tower with masonry elevations and a window-wall western façade whose curved "sail" plane addresses the Manhattan Bridge directly; upper-floor west- and north-facing units carry bridge, skyline, and harbor views that the mid-rise loft district cannot produce. The project took the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce's Building Brooklyn Award for large-scale residential work in 2008.
Nearly two decades on, the J occupies a specific and useful position in the DUMBO market: it is the neighborhood's established, fully absorbed tower — pre-dating the Front & York era, priced below it, and offering the two assets the loft stock structurally lacks: elevator-tower views and in-building parking. Its 2005-vintage initial offering of $210.9 million across 267 units — an average near $790,000 — is a reminder of how early the building's owners bought into the neighborhood; the district's subsequent two decades of appreciation have accrued largely to them.
For sellers, the building's story is the practical one: proven views, garage, full staff, and the York Street F station a block away — a commuter's building in a district whose subway access is otherwise a real constraint.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's floor plate carries residences from the 4th floor (where the amenity suite and the 3,000-square-foot landscaped common terrace also sit) through the 33rd. Configurations run from studios and one-bedrooms through larger two- and three-bedroom lines, with loft-inflected interiors — the offering plan's unit descriptions emphasize open layouts and high ceilings consistent with the district's register rather than prewar-style room counts. Many 4th-floor, 27th- through 32nd-floor, and east-facing units carry private terraces as limited common elements; a second common terrace of approximately 460 square feet sits on the 32nd floor.
Exposure drives the building's internal hierarchy. West-facing units above the district's loft rooflines take the Manhattan Bridge, East River, and skyline directly through the window-wall façade; north exposures pick up the bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront; east and south exposures face the quieter Bridge Street blocks and Downtown Brooklyn. In resale, high-floor west and north lines have consistently commanded the building's premium.
Building operations
The J operates as a full-service condominium: 24-hour concierge (two at prime hours per the original staffing budget), live-in resident manager, and a staff plan budgeted at fifteen full-time union employees in the offering plan — substantial infrastructure for a 267-unit building and a meaningful differentiator against the district's self-contained loft conversions. The four-level garage within the building is separately owned and operates with a public-parking special permit; residents can drive from the garage to either bridge or the BQE without touching the neighborhood's cobblestone grid, a practical advantage the offering plan itself advertises.
The building's financial statements, budget, alteration agreement, and sale and lease applications are maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | 15C | $1,735,000 |
| May 29, 2026 | 19B | $1,088,000 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 10J | $647,500 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 5J | $620,000 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 14H | $2,150,000 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 4J | $713,800 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00053-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price.
What to know if you’re buying
You are buying the views and the infrastructure. Above the loft district's rooflines, the J's west and north exposures own the Manhattan Bridge and skyline; the in-building garage and full staffing complete the case. The trade against the loft stock is architectural character for altitude and service.
The tax profile is fully unabated. Whatever 421-a benefits the sponsor's application produced have burned off; model the current tax bill, and run the True Monthly Carrying Cost calculator before committing.
Check the floor-numbering convention. Residences begin on the 4th floor and the schedule skips 13; a "33rd-floor" unit sits roughly 31 stories above grade. This matters for view diligence — verify sightlines in person rather than by floor number.
Terrace lines are their own market. The 4th-floor and 27th–32nd-floor terraced units, and east-facing terrace lines, price on outdoor space as much as interior square footage.
Condominium mechanics are standard. Right of first refusal, 30–45 day closings, LLC and foreign purchasers accommodated.
What to know if you’re selling
Position against both tiers. The J undercuts DUMBO's new development on price while offering what the lofts cannot — views, garage, staff. Marketing that frames the building as the district's proven tower, rather than competing on finish level with 2020s sponsor product, converts better.
Lead with the exposure. Bridge-and-skyline photography from the actual unit is the listing; west and north lines should be marketed at the times of day the view performs.
Price on the line. Building-wide averages blur a real spread between view floors, terrace lines, and interior mid-tower stock; recent same-line comparables anchor correctly.
Have the building file ready. Financial statements, budget, and applications move quickly from the Research Library; transparent documentation shortens condo timelines that are already fast.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering J Condominium, also evaluate:
- Front & York (85 Jay Street) — the district's current-generation full-amenity condominium, one block east; higher amenity tier and pricing
- 70 Washington Street — DUMBO's largest loft conversion; the character alternative at comparable scale
- 1 Main Street (The Clock Tower) — the trophy Gair loft conversion at the waterfront
- The Beacon Tower (85 Adams Street) — the J's closest contemporary, a 2000s tower at the bridge anchorage
- 30 Main Street (The Sweeney Building) — refined mid-size loft conversion nearby
- 98 Front Street — recent boutique new development two blocks west
- 51 Jay Street — loft-styled boutique new construction on the same street
- 205 Water Street — modern boutique condominium on the district's eastern blocks
- 1 John Street — Alloy's park-front 42-unit condominium at the district's waterfront edge
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