119 Congress Street
119 Congress Street, between Hicks and Henry Streets · Cobble Hill
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
BBL 3002957504 · BIN 3003109
- Year built
- 1852
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Virtual entry service, private outdoor space, central air conditioning and in-home laundry
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Cobble Hill Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2024–2025
- $2.9M
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $2.3M – $4.8M
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 11
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About the building
119 Congress Street is an Italianate townhouse designed by Thomas Wheeler and built in 1852–55. Its recent conversion added residential space at the rear and roof while preserving the historic street presence. The major alteration reached DOB sign-off in March 2022, following the first condominium closings in 2021.
The building is about 25 feet wide, giving its interiors a broader span than many row houses. The enlargement introduced outdoor space on several levels, including terraces above the original house. Contemporary windows and mechanical systems accompany the conversion. The street façade remains part of the protected Cobble Hill streetscape.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $344 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 1 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 3,355 sf | $4,750,000 | $1,416/sf | -4.9% |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 3 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,500 sf | $2,900,000 | $1,933/sf | -7.9% |
| Aug 25, 2025 | PH | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,900,000 | -7.9% | |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 2 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,335,000 | -0.6% | |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 1 | 4 BR · 2.5 BA · 3,355 sf | $4,564,125 | $1,360/sf | +1.4% |
| Aug 25, 2021 | 3 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,650,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 24, 2021 | PH | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,698,362 | +1.8% | |
| Aug 24, 2021 | 2 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,135,000 | +6.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,675/sf (recorded) across 2 sales. Median listing discount 0.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
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 3-00295-7504). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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At the recent median sale of $2.9M (3 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $117,159 to close, or 4.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $36,250
- Mortgage recording tax: $41,869
- Title insurance: $13,050
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $25,990
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The enlarged roof and rear exterior belong to a building with only three residential owners. Private terrace use and responsibility for the surrounding structure can be allocated differently, making those boundaries consequential for common expenses. Exterior changes also sit within LPC jurisdiction. A lender must accept the project's unusually small ownership group.
Comparable buildings
- 301 Henry Street — An early row-house cooperative nearby, useful for comparing historic scale under a different ownership structure.
- 299 Henry Street — A larger prewar cooperative with a broader group sharing exterior costs.
- 282 Henry Street — Another nineteenth-century ownership building on the surrounding residential streets, with cooperative governance.
More Cobble Hill buildings
- 100 Amity Street (Polhemus Residences) — 1896 condominium by BKSK Architects
- 110 Boerum Place — condominium
- 120 Boerum Place (Skytrack Condominium) — 1920 condominium
- 124 Atlantic Avenue — 1851
- 135 Amity Street — 1880 co-op
- 139 Pacific Street, 139 Pacific Street · Cobble Hill — 1888 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Cobble Hill.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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