Vantage 238
238 Saint Marks Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Underhill Avenues · Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
BBL 3011527504 · BIN 3396029
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Elevator; shared roof deck; bicycle storage; central air; in-unit laundry; private outdoor space in many homes
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2010–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,215
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 0.9%
- Recorded sales
- 41
- On record
- 2010–2025
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Vantage 238 is an eight-story condominium designed by Karl Fischer around a small inventory of one- and two-bedroom homes. Private outdoor space was a central part of the original offering, with most apartments incorporating an exterior area. The building combines elevator access with only twenty residences on a Prospect Heights side street.
Sales began in 2009, during the development cycle immediately following the financial crisis. The original mix included one-bedroom apartments around 700 square feet and two-bedroom homes around 1,200 square feet. The building now has a resale history extending well beyond its initial launch.
Its location between Vanderbilt and Underhill Avenues places it near a major neighborhood commercial corridor while retaining a Saint Marks Avenue entrance. The B and Q at Seventh Avenue and the 2 and 3 at Grand Army Plaza provide separate transit options to the south and west.
Architecture and unit composition
The apartment inventory includes compact one-bedroom plans in the mid-600s to mid-700s square feet, intermediate homes around 900 square feet, and larger two-bedroom configurations exceeding 1,100 square feet. Two-bedroom homes can have two full bathrooms. These differences create several size categories within the association.
Open living-and-dining areas connect with contemporary kitchens. Some plans include a bathroom accessible from both the bedroom and entrance area. Central air and in-unit washers and dryers are recurring features. Upper-floor homes can have broader skyline outlooks.
Outdoor spaces vary by apartment. Some homes have a private roof deck, and the upper inventory includes a larger two-bedroom plan with substantial private rooftop space. Shared roof access also serves residents whose apartments do not have the same private exterior area.
Building operations
The elevator serves the residential floors, and bicycle storage is available. The amenity program includes common outdoor space without an extensive roster of staffed services. Individual apartments have their own laundry equipment.
The condominium contains a separately classified commercial tax lot in addition to its twenty residential lots. The residential properties fall in Class 2. DOF's roll carries the original 421-a program as not active, an important distinction from the development's initial tax-benefit period.
Ownership is dispersed: the largest single owner identified in the residential tax roll holds one of twenty apartments. The building is not designated by LPC. Its zoning spans R7A and R6B, with built floor area below the residential allowance stated in city records.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $0.95 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, bike 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 →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring prompt corrective action. The owner must install any public protection the inspector specifies (a sidewalk shed, construction fence or structural netting, depending on the condition) and make the repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.
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 2015–20 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | 4B | 1 BR · 714 sf | $900,000 | $1,261/sf | — |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,265 sf | $1,895,000 | $1,498/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 4C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 627 sf | $890,000 | $1,419/sf | — |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 740 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,486/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 12, 2022 | 3A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 692 sf | $890,000 | $1,286/sf | +0.0% |
| Jan 12, 2022 | 3D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 905 sf | $1,140,000 | $1,260/sf | -1.7% |
| Nov 22, 2021 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 699 sf | $1,060,000 | $1,516/sf | -3.5% |
| Nov 20, 2020 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 687 sf | $733,962 | $1,068/sf | +5.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,215/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. 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 0.9% 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.
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 3-01152-7504; 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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At the recent median sale of $900K (3 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $33,209 to close, or 3.7% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $12,994
- Title insurance: $4,050
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $16,165
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
An older tax-benefit description is not a current carrying-cost figure. The condominium launched with a 15-year 421-a benefit. A resale comparison that still assumes the original benefit can understate the present burden; the relevant starting point is the current assessment of the specific residential lot.
Comparable buildings
- 957 Pacific Street: A similarly sized condominium from the same broad development era in a lower-rise form.
- 532 Clinton Avenue: A smaller condominium association with a comparable mid-rise height.
- The Washington: A larger condominium from the same development period nearby.
- 82 Irving Place: A contemporary condominium of similar height and somewhat greater scale.
- 475 Sterling Place: A larger low-rise condominium from the 2000s, useful for comparing association size.
More Prospect Heights buildings
- The Mark, 336 St. Marks Avenue — 2019 condominium
- The Mews at Grand Army Plaza (295 St Johns Place) — 1923 co-op
- The Prospect (149 Prospect Place) — 1870 condominium
- The Theodore Roosevelt (125 Eastern Parkway) — 1923 co-op
- The Washington (35 Underhill Avenue) — 2005 condominium
- VI.V.IX, 659 Bergen Street — 2008 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Prospect Heights.
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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