126 1st Place
126 1st Place, between Court and Smith streets · Carroll Gardens
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
BBL 3004597502 · BIN 3007792
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Elevator, private outdoor space in selected homes, central air conditioning, laundry and storage cages
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Virtual doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2009–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,707
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 1.7%
- Recorded sales
- 6
- On record
- 2009–2026
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About the building
126 1st Place is an enlarged prewar building on one of Carroll Gardens' deep-front-garden blocks. Steve Chon designed the alteration that produced five residences. A 2008 Board of Standards and Appeals decision allowed completion of an enlargement begun under earlier zoning provisions, including an addition above the original three-story structure. The resulting condominium retains a narrow rowhouse footprint with an elevator serving its residential floors.
The apartments include two-bedroom layouts with an additional den, balconies and working fireplaces, along with larger homes at the base and top of the building. Interior sizes extend from roughly 1,170 square feet to about 1,950 square feet. The common equipment includes a virtual doorman system, and individual storage cages supplement the apartment closets.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Virtual doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- StorageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
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 closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | 4 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,230 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,707/sf | +5.3% |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 4 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,230 sf | $1,800,000 | $1,463/sf | -4.5% |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 3 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,230 sf | $1,835,000 | $1,492/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 5 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,617 sf | $2,900,000 | $1,793/sf | -1.7% |
| Oct 14, 2021 | 2 | 2 BR · 1,167 sf | $1,493,000 | $1,279/sf | — |
| Dec 23, 2009 | 1 | 3 BR · 1,955 sf | $1,200,000 | $614/sf | -4.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,707/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.7% 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.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00459-7502; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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What to know if you’re buying
The enlargement was allowed to proceed under earlier zoning provisions. Existing floor area exceeds today's residential allowance, so ownership of an upper floor does not itself establish additional expansion rights. The five residential owners also share the elevator and building envelope, making the division between private balconies and common structural components consequential when a capital project arises.
Comparable buildings
- 358 Court Street: A nearby prewar condominium with a larger association.
- 255 Columbia Street: Another older condominium for comparing interior scale and building services.
- The Landmark at Strong: A historic conversion with distinctive architecture and a broader inventory.
- The Westcott: A prewar conversion that offers a larger condominium organization farther north.
More Carroll Gardens buildings
- 110 First Place — condominium
- 114 Fourth Place — condominium
- 126 4th Place — 1989 condominium
- 145 President Street — 2017 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 154 Nelson Street — 1900 condominium
- 171 Luquer Street — 1900 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Carroll Gardens.
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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