240 Prospect Place
240 Prospect Place, at Vanderbilt Avenue · Prospect Heights
BBL 3011597501 · BIN 3255808
- Year built
- 1898
- Type
- Condop
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Roof-deck areas, common laundry, bicycle storage and video intercom
- Financing
- Up to 80% — confirm with the managing agent
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.6M
- Recent range
- $1.6M – $1.6M
- Listing discount
- -3.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 16
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About the building
240 Prospect Place occupies the corner of Vanderbilt Avenue in an ornate brick flats building designed by Angell & Higginson. Stone window trim, corner quoins and a projecting cornice distinguish its Renaissance Revival exterior. Charles Hagedorn developed it around 1898, with commercial space at street level. The cooperative-within-condominium conversion took effect under the Prospect Condominium registration.
The nine residential apartments include one- and two-bedroom configurations, with corner exposures in selected homes. Larger layouts retain separate dining rooms and bedrooms positioned at opposite ends. Some apartments have working fireplaces and in-unit laundry. Roof-deck areas provide outdoor space, including dedicated areas associated with particular apartments, while shared laundry and bicycle storage occupy common space. Upper apartments are reached by stairs.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | 8 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,570,000 | +3.0% | |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 9 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,630,000 | +9.0% | |
| May 4, 2022 | 1 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,445,000 | +11.2% | |
| Jan 13, 2021 | 9 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,325,000 | $1,205/sf | +3.9% |
| Aug 21, 2019 | 8 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,150,000 | -4.2% | |
| Nov 21, 2017 | 4 | 2 BR | $1,150,000 | -2.1% | |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 2 | 2 BR | $1,175,000 | +6.8% | |
| Aug 13, 2013 | 4 | 2 BR | $855,000 | +22.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2021): a median $1,205/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount -3.4% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2005 | 4 | $550,000 |
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 3-01159-7501) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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What to know if you’re buying
The residential cooperative is one component of the condominium. Buying an apartment here means buying cooperative shares and a proprietary lease, with the residential corporation also participating in the larger condominium's shared expenses. That structure matters when separating obligations for the corner storefront from those of the nine apartments.
Comparable buildings
- Sterling Atrium — A nearby prewar cooperative with a similarly small association.
- 904 Union Street — Low-rise prewar cooperative ownership with a somewhat larger inventory.
- 296 Sterling Place — A taller cooperative nearby with more residences sharing common costs.
- 60 South Oxford Street — Another small cooperative in a low-rise prewar building.
More Prospect Heights buildings
- 220 Park Place — 1884 condominium
- 225 Park Place — 1940 co-op
- 230 Park Place — 1937 co-op
- 26 Butler Place — 1915 condominium
- 272 Saint Marks Avenue — 2011 condominium
- 274 St. John's Place, 274 St. John's Place · Prospect Heights — 1912 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Prospect Heights.
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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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