215 Lafayette Avenue
215 Lafayette Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Clinton avenues, Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
BBL 3019297504 · BIN 3055308
- Year built
- 1868
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Clinton Hill Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
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About the building
215 Lafayette Avenue is a brownstone-fronted Second Empire house built by Thomas Fagan around 1868–1870. Its raised entrance, ornamental window surrounds and mansard roof survive from the original residential design. Meshberg Group later converted the house into three duplex condominiums. The Attorney General accepted the condominium filing in January 2017; DOB signed off the three-residence alteration in December 2018.
All three homes have private outdoor space, with two- and three-bedroom configurations arranged across multiple interior levels. The upper duplex includes a private roof deck. Basement storage is assigned to the residences, and the conversion incorporated central air conditioning and in-unit laundry. The exterior retains the vertical proportions and roof form of the historic house, while the duplex circulation divides living and sleeping areas within the individual homes.
Building staffing and amenities
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,821 sf | $2,910,000 | $1,598/sf | -3.0% |
| Mar 11, 2019 | A | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,472 sf | $1,373,000 | $933/sf | -21.5% |
| Dec 14, 2018 | B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,760 sf | $2,315,000 | $1,315/sf | -7.4% |
| Dec 10, 2018 | C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,821 sf | $2,450,000 | $1,345/sf | -2.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,598/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.2% 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 3-01929-7504; 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
Three residences support a protected exterior. The mansard roof and ornamental brownstone create shared maintenance responsibilities that are concentrated among a few owners. Private roof use does not by itself establish responsibility for the underlying waterproofing. A lender's small-project review is also relevant to a three-home condominium, even with an established resale history.
Comparable buildings
- 220 Park Place — a small prewar condominium with a similarly limited ownership group.
- Clinton Court — a low-rise historic condominium with a larger association.
- The Graham — a nearby nineteenth-century conversion with more residences sharing the property.
- Shoe Factory Lofts — a historic conversion offering loft proportions and an industrial origin.
More Clinton Hill buildings
- 185 Hall Street (Willoughby Walk) — 1958 co-op
- 195 Willoughby Avenue (Willoughby Walk) — 1958 co-op
- 21 Lefferts Place — 2020 condominium
- 217 Lafayette Avenue — 1868 condominium
- 218 Classon Avenue — 2022 condominium
- 242 Greene Avenue (Shoe Factory Lofts) — 1930 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Clinton Hill.
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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