The Toy Factory Lofts
176 Johnson Street, Brooklyn, between Prince and Gold Streets; Downtown Brooklyn
BBL 3020497501 · BIN 3058206
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Virtual doorman, live-in resident manager, fitness facilities, roof deck, bicycle storage, private storage and parking
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $987
- Listing discount
- 2.2%
- Recorded sales
- 122
- On record
- 2005–2026
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The Toy Factory Lofts occupies a former industrial building whose concrete structure remains visible inside the apartments. The conversion produced 56 condominium residences in an eight-story building, retaining broad windows, open interior spans and the flared tops of the original columns. The columns are a defining part of the rooms and an active constraint on furniture placement.
The building was home to Tudor Metal Products, a toy manufacturer associated with electric tabletop games. Historical manufacturing records identify its factory at this Johnson Street address. Residential conversion followed in the early 2000s, with Scarano & Associates completing its project in 2004 and recorded apartment closings beginning in 2005.
The development sits within Downtown Brooklyn's mixed commercial and residential fabric. Its original floor plates support open loft living, while the conversion added enclosed services, residential circulation and common facilities. Ground-floor commercial space remains part of the condominium property.
Architecture and unit composition
The structural columns widen at their tops, supporting the slabs above and leaving visible concrete elements within the homes. Their placement differs across the floor plate. Open living areas can accommodate several furniture arrangements, but a column near a proposed partition or dining area can determine which arrangement works.
The conversion organized kitchens and bathrooms toward an internal service core, leaving the windowed perimeter available for living and sleeping areas. Apartment entrances were angled to avoid a simple sequence of doors along a long straight corridor. Mechanical space was concentrated above the common hallway, allowing the main rooms to retain greater ceiling height.
Loft configurations include open sleeping alcoves, one-bedroom layouts and larger plans with additional enclosed rooms. Some homes occupy roughly 600–800 square feet, while broader layouts extend beyond 1,000 square feet. The building's original industrial use explains why an apartment's overall area and its number of fully enclosed rooms do not always increase together.
Window location is especially important where an owner has subdivided a loft. An enclosed sleeping area, an interior office and an open alcove can have quite different light and ventilation. The physical plan should distinguish those spaces clearly; a flexible open footprint is not a guarantee that another legal bedroom can be created.
The cellar was adapted for parking and storage, with a new access ramp incorporated into the conversion. Retail and other commercial space occupy the lower portion of the property, while the residential floors use the larger industrial shell above.
Building operations
The Toy Factory Lofts combines a live-in resident manager with virtual entry services. Package handling, bicycle storage, fitness facilities and a shared roof deck support the residential operation. Parking and private storage are additional spaces whose ownership or usage rights need to be established for the particular sale.
There are 56 residential tax lots and two commercial lots. The largest residential owner holds two apartments, or about 4% of the residential inventory. The present ownership pattern is dispersed across individual units, and the building has a long resale history following its original conversion.
The condominium's property-tax record shows no building-wide abatement. Residential lots fall in Class 2, while the commercial lots are Class 4. The commercial component makes the allocation of shared structural, entrance and mechanical costs part of the condominium's operating arrangements.
The eight-story exterior also places the building within New York City's façade inspection framework. Its former industrial structure, adapted ground floor and roof-level common space are parts of a single building envelope, even where use or access differs by floor.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 811 sf | $760,000 | $937/sf | +1.5% |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 7C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 810 sf | $837,000 | $1,033/sf | -1.5% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 2E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,160 sf | $1,160,000 | $1,000/sf | -1.6% |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 6A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,100 sf | $998,000 | $907/sf | -5.0% |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 3A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,000/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 7E | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,179 sf | $1,170,000 | $992/sf | -2.5% |
| Feb 9, 2023 | 7B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 690 sf | $710,000 | $1,029/sf | -7.2% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 8B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 692 sf | $687,000 | $993/sf | -1.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $987/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 2.2% 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 3-02049-7501) 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
At the recent median sale of $998K (4 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $35,785 to close, or 3.6% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $14,409
- Title insurance: $4,491
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $16,885
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- Bridge No. 50 — A prewar condominium of similar residential scale, useful for comparing conversion-era loft ownership.
- The Bridges — A smaller prewar condominium in the same broader industrial-conversion market.
- Skytrack Condominium — A conversion with a similar number of residences and a lower-rise building form.
- Kirkman Lofts — A former industrial property whose retained structure and loft planning are central to its apartments.
- 51 Jay Street — A larger conversion offering a comparison for contemporary interiors inside an older industrial envelope.
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The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Downtown Brooklyn.
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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