19 Grace Court

The building presents as a six-story red-brick prewar house scaled to its rowhouse-and-church surroundings — a low-rise building by apartment-house standards, which is precisely why it sits comfortably on a cul-de-sac of 1850s rowhouses. Department of Finance records carry 33 residential units; the offering plan describes 32 apartments offered for sale plus the corporation-owned superintendent's apartment, and the two figures reconcile on that basis.

Apartments follow the compact prewar Heights template: foyer entries, separated kitchens, and the room proportions of the 1920s middle-scale co-op tier rather than the grand-classic-seven tier of the larger Pierrepont Street houses. Share allocations in the plan's Schedule A vary meaningfully by line and floor, but shares do not establish measured interior area or present layout; review approved plans and unit measurements separately. Line-by-line layouts and share loads are maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.

Grace Owners Corp. operates the building with an elevator, a central laundry, and a live-in superintendent — the service package typical of the Heights' small prewar cooperatives, without doorman staffing. At conversion the sponsor entered a management agreement disclosed in the offering plan; current management should be confirmed during diligence, and The Roebling Team remains the contact of record for any transaction question. Apartments are individually metered for electricity and gas under the plan's framework, so maintenance covers building-level costs rather than in-unit utilities — a detail that matters when comparing maintenance-per-share against peer buildings.

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $787/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00251-0055). 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.

The street is the asset. Assess the dead-end block, Richard Upjohn church and harbor outlook alongside the apartment's condition, layout and dated comparable sales; the setting does not establish a unique product or fixed premium.

Establish the sponsor-share picture early. The 1988 plan was non-eviction, and as late as 2013 the successor sponsor entity held fourteen apartments' unsold shares. Ask for the current count, the sponsor's payment standing, and how the board treats unsold-share sales — all of it shapes financing and resale dynamics in a 33-unit corporation.

Underwrite like a small co-op. With roughly three dozen units, each shareholder carries a meaningful slice of any capital project. Review the building's financials, reserve position, and LL11 façade cycle — a six-story masonry building in a historic district still carries recurring envelope work at landmark-grade standards.

Expect co-op process. Board package, board approval, and co-op closing timelines apply; policies on pets, subletting, and financing should be confirmed at offer stage rather than assumed.

Market the cul-de-sac first. Present the Grace Church setting, the Miller–Du Bois history on the block and proximity to the Promenade alongside interior condition; assess actual sound conditions during visits rather than ranking address above condition.

Anchor pricing to per-room comparables on quiet southern-Heights blocks. Start with relevant Remsen Street, Joralemon Street and Montague Terrace sales, while including other comparable apartments with adjustments for traffic exposure, layout, condition and carrying costs.

Have the building story ready. Sophisticated Heights buyers will ask about the sponsor tail, the reserve fund, and the assessment history. Provide current documents so buyers can evaluate these issues; their effect on timing depends on the transaction and review process.

If you're considering 19 Grace Court, also evaluate:

• 1 Grace Court — the 18-unit 1926 Mortimer E. Freehof co-op next door at the Hicks Street corner; the same cul-de-sac in a smaller format
• 2 Grace Court — the street's large full-service co-op across the way; more units, deeper amenity bench
• 2 Montague Terrace — 21-unit prewar co-op on the Heights' other great quiet enclave, facing the Promenade
• 10 Montague Terrace — boutique prewar co-op with the same view-adjacent, no-through-traffic character
• 76 Remsen Street — 23-unit prewar co-op one block north on a comparably quiet block
• 60 Remsen Street — larger elevator co-op near the Promenade; verify its construction era
• 35 Pierrepont Street — Freehof's 1929 nine-story co-op; the step up to the Heights' staffed-building tier
• 160 Columbia Heights — prewar co-op on the Heights' waterfront-facing spine