168 Hancock Street
168 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
BBL 3018380011 · BIN 3052660
- Year built
- 1899
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- In a historic district
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 168 Hancock Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
168 Hancock Street is a five-residence condominium inside a 19th-century house in the Bedford Historic District. The sponsor's conversion filing cuts the building from 12 dwelling units to five, so each home is larger than the rooms it replaced. Asks in 2026 have run from about $1.4 million to $1.8 million.
It is a conversion, not a new building, whatever the plan's classification says. The Attorney General's database records the plan as new construction, while the Department of Buildings filing describes an alteration of an existing five-story residential building with a new certificate of occupancy. Read the plan's description of the work before relying on either label.
The total offering of $8,569,000 averages about $1.71 million per home.
Architecture and residences
The conversion filing (DOB NOW job B00880234), filed by AT Architects in June 2023 and first permitted in March 2024, reapportions the tax lot, reduces the dwelling units from 12 to five, replaces windows within the existing openings and alters the interiors. Its stated cost is $1.3 million across about 3,920 square feet of work area. A one-story garage on the lot was demolished by hand in 2025. In October 2026 the sponsor filed to relocate rooftop condenser units "per LPC approval," a reminder that rooftop and exterior changes here go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The record disagrees on the building's size. PLUTO lists a three-story, three-unit building of 4,800 square feet built in 1899. The conversion filing describes an existing five-story, 50-foot building with 12 units. Listing records give 1899 in one place and 1881 in another. The plan should settle the floor count.
Listing records describe five homes: a garden duplex (Residence 1) of about 2,184 square feet with two bedrooms and a recreation room, two full-floor two-bedroom homes (2 and 3), and two upper duplexes (4A and the top-floor PHB). One listing record also shows a private parking space offered with Residence 1. Pet rules differ between listings: one says no pets, another says pets are allowed. Confirm the house rules in the plan.
Offering and pricing
Per the offering plan filed with the New York State Attorney General (plan CD250143), the plan was submitted April 29, 2025 and accepted December 4, 2025 at a total offering price of $8,569,000, with 164 Hancock Development LLC as sponsor. The record lists five residential units and no effective date. The Attorney General's plan page returned no content when checked for this review, so any amendments were not reviewed.
Asks seen in listing records during 2026, status as of October 30, 2026:
| Residence | Layout | Size (sf) | Ask | $/sf | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden duplex, 2 beds + recreation room, 2 baths | 2,184 | $1,800,000 | $824 | Listed |
| 2 | 2 beds, 2.5 baths | 1,338 | $1,680,000 | $1,256 | In contract |
| 3 | 2 beds, 2 baths | 1,187 | $1,399,000 | $1,179 | In contract |
| 4A | Duplex, 2 beds, 1.5 baths | 1,005 | $1,395,000 | $1,388 | Listed |
| PHB | Top-floor duplex, 2 beds, 2.5 baths | 1,354 | $1,575,000 | $1,163 | Listed May 2026; off the market since July 20, 2026 |
The five asks total $7,849,000, about $720,000 below the offering total. That gap is normal when plan prices are set high and listing prices come in under them, but it should be read against any price amendment. An earlier listing for a residence 4 at $1,299,000 was withdrawn in March 2026. Residence 1's lower $/sf reflects a duplex whose size includes lower-level space. Listing records give common charges of $577 a month for Residence 3, $709 for PHB and $791 for Residence 1.
Recorded sales
No condominium declaration or unit deeds were found in ACRIS for this lot as of October 2026. The building still sits on its original tax lot in PLUTO. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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.
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What to know if you’re buying
The plan is accepted, not effective. The sponsor can sign contracts, but the plan must be declared effective before closings. Ask what sales threshold the plan sets and how close the sponsor is.
Landmark rules. The house is in the Bedford Historic District. Windows, façade, rooftop equipment and rear additions need Landmarks Preservation Commission approval, which affects any future renovation.
Certificate of occupancy. The conversion requires a new certificate of occupancy. Ask whether it has issued and whether it is temporary or final before you close.
Closing costs. In sponsor sales the buyer customarily pays the New York State transfer tax (0.4%) and the New York City real property transfer tax (1.425% above $500,000), plus the state mansion tax of 1% at $1 million and above. Use the calculators below to run your price.
Carrying costs. No tax abatement was confirmed in this review. Read the plan's budget for common charges and projected taxes.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 168 Hancock Street, also look at these Bedford-Stuyvesant condominiums:
- 118 Madison Street — 1901 house enlarged into four condominium residences, asks of about $1.3 million to $2 million
- 253 Gates Avenue — house being enlarged into four condominium residences
- 393 Greene Avenue — five residences built over a 1901 two-story building
- 125 Clifton Place — six-residence conversion with garden duplexes and upper triplexes
- 259 Halsey Street — eight-residence new construction with recorded sponsor closings in 2026
- 524 Halsey Street — 31-residence condominium in a landmarked former garage
More Bedford-Stuyvesant buildings
- 134 Quincy Street — 2017 condominium
- 136 Clifton Place — new-construction condominium by Karl Fischer Architects
- 159 Tompkins Avenue — 2016 condominium
- 174 Madison Street (The Belle Grove) — 2023 condominium
- 175 Spencer Street — condominium
- 178 Throop Avenue — 2025 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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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