130 St. Edwards Street (Kingsview Homes)
130 St. Edwards Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
BBL 3020680001 · BIN 3322038
- Year built
- 1957
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 292
- Floors
- 15
- Amenities
- Gated grounds with 24-hour security staff and a central security booth; resident superintendent, handyman and a porter for each building; laundry room in each building; five parking lots and two indoor parking ramps, rented first-come; a community room with a kitchen in the 130 St. Edwards Street building; limited storage with a waitlist; bicycle parking; playground; landscaped gardens maintained in part by shareholder volunteers — per the cooperative's published materials
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Requires confirmation
- Our building profile and the source for this line differ. Confirm with building management.
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,096
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.6%
- Recorded sales
- 200
- On record
- 2006–2026
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Kingsview is a mid-century limited-equity cooperative that did what most of its generation did not: it left the limited-equity model, early and on its own terms, and has traded on the open market for two decades since. The 2005 reconstitution is the fact that governs value here. Before it, an apartment could only be sold back at a formula price; after it, shares trade at whatever a buyer will pay, subject to board approval and a flip tax that was set higher for shareholders who held through the conversion than for those who bought after it.
That history also explains the structure buyers see today. Kingsview is a single corporation owning five buildings on one tax lot, with a board that sets policy for the whole complex, a flip tax set at conversion, and a conventional real estate tax bill. None of that is unusual for a postwar Brooklyn cooperative. What is unusual is scale and setting: about three acres of landscaped grounds, parking on site, and Fort Greene Park across the street.
The third point is data. City records and the cooperative agree on 292 apartments (PLUTO carries 292 residential units and 293 total); the 296 in some aggregator and listing records is not supported. PLUTO counts six structures on the lot against the cooperative's five residential buildings, so confirm what the sixth is with the managing agent. And the most recent sales in the record are at the top of the building's range rather than typical of it. Read any headline figure for Kingsview against the full transfer record.
Architecture and unit composition
Kingsview was built as part of the 1950s Title I redevelopment that cleared blocks between Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene Park. Brown, Guenther & Booss designed the complex as freestanding brick slab towers in the International Style, set in open grounds rather than on the street wall — the tower-in-the-park model of the period, here at a moderate fifteen stories. The cooperative's own description is that almost every apartment is a corner apartment: each floor carries four or five units, and living rooms have a full wall of windows, with views over the park and toward Downtown Brooklyn from the upper floors.
The apartments were designed for long-term middle-income occupancy: large bedrooms, generous closets, and a walk-in storage closet at the entry of each apartment. Kitchens and baths vary widely with renovation history, as in any sixty-year-old cooperative where some apartments have changed hands several times and others not since the conversion.
Building operations
Kingsview is professionally managed, with a property manager on site part of the week, an administrative office open daily, a resident superintendent and a handyman for the complex, and a porter for each building. Security is staffed around the clock, with camera coverage of the grounds and common areas. Maintenance includes real estate taxes and some utilities.
The financial statements on file are old — 2007 and 2008 — and describe a building with modest debt, no required reserve study and a reserve fund funded in part by flip-tax receipts. The recorded mortgage history includes a Valley National Bank loan placed in 2014 and modified in 2020; those instruments and the 292-apartment count do not establish current leverage without balances, assets, income and other liabilities. Ask for the two most recent audited statements, the current reserve balance, any open assessment, and the capital plan, including façade work under Local Law 11 on five fifteen-story buildings.
Application and transaction fees
- Terms
- Per the 2008 audited statements, 25% on transfers by shareholders of record as of September 28, 2005, and 5% for shareholders who bought after that date. The base the percentage is charged on (sale price, gain or another measure) is not given here. Confirm the current schedule, its base and any…
Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Requires confirmationOur building profile and the source for this line differ. Confirm with building management.
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $352 per room a monthMedian of 25 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $1.43 per square foot a monthMedian of 16 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Garden, bike storage, laundry roomSource: 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.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
The profile identifies about 250 recorded share transfers against the lot. Classify arm’s-length resales separately from other transfers and group them by year before asserting a typical cadence or ranking record depth against other Fort Greene cooperatives. Pricing is set by apartment size, floor, park exposure and renovation condition. The most recent recorded sales include the highest in the building's record, on upper-floor apartments in the St. Edwards Street and Ashland Place buildings; they are not representative of the typical transaction, which trades well below them. A two-sale median drawn from the top of the range will overstate the building.
The competitive set is other postwar Brooklyn cooperatives near the park — University Towers across Ashland Place and the Willoughby Walk towers to the east — more than the brownstone and new-construction condominium stock of Fort Greene proper. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 10D | 3 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,355,000 | $1,129/sf | +13.0% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 5B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $750,000 | +7.3% | |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $561,000 | -2.4% | |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 16E | 1 BA | $385,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 10D | 3 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,042 sf | $1,250,000 | $1,200/sf | +13.6% |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $490,000 | $653/sf | -10.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 10C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $638,000 | +6.3% | |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 6B | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $650,000 | $650/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,096/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 0.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
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 3-02068-0001). 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 $650K (13 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 10, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $10,988 to close, or 1.7% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $10,988
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
Confirm there is no residual restriction on your apartment. The 2005 reconstitution removed the limited-equity controls; ask the managing agent to confirm in writing that nothing survives on the specific apartment, including any sponsor or treasury-stock arrangement.
Get the flip tax schedule in writing. The tiered 25% and 5% flip tax recorded in 2008 may have been changed since, and the base it is charged on is not established here; do not apply either percentage to the purchase price until the governing provision says so. It affects your exit, and it affects which sellers are motivated.
No pets. The cooperative's published materials state that pets are not allowed. Confirm current policy before you contract if it matters to you.
Get the board's financial requirements. Financing ceiling, post-closing liquidity and sublet policy are not published. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator against the real numbers.
What to know if you’re selling
Price to the right comparables. Buyers will reach for the most recent headline sale. Your apartment's floor, exposure, size and condition matter more than the last print, and there are enough recorded transfers to build a real comparable set.
Get the current flip tax schedule before you price. The 2008 statements set the tier by whether a shareholder owned before or after September 28, 2005. Confirm that the tiers, the base and any exemptions still apply before you estimate net proceeds.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Kingsview Homes, also evaluate:
- 122 Ashland Place (University Towers) — postwar cooperative tower across Ashland Place, converted in 1989; the closest comparison in vintage and location
- 191 Willoughby Street (University Towers) — the same three-building cooperative's easternmost tower
- 185 Hall Street (Willoughby Walk) — urban-renewal cooperative tower converted from federal ownership in 1977
- 195 Willoughby Avenue (Willoughby Walk) — Willoughby Walk's second tower
- 185 Clinton Avenue — wartime elevator cooperative in the Clinton Hill Co-ops complex
- 345 Clinton Avenue — Clinton Hill's other large wartime cooperative complex
- 149 Lafayette Avenue — 1930s Fort Greene cooperative for buyers weighing prewar stock
More Fort Greene buildings
- 122 Ashland Place (University Towers) — 1958 co-op
- 122 Fort Greene Place — 1855 condominium
- 123 Fort Greene Place — condominium
- 144 Vanderbilt Avenue — 2023 condominium
- 147 Lafayette Avenue — 1860 co-op
- 147 South Oxford Street — 1930 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fort Greene.
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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