Oro
306 Gold Street, between Tillary and Johnson Streets, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11201
BBL 3001337501 · BIN 3392968
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 303
- Floors
- 40
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2008–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,171
- Listing discount
- 1.3%
- Recorded sales
- 536
- On record
- 2008–2026
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Oro rises beside the Flatbush Avenue Extension with a rounded glass corner and a substantial indoor recreation program. Its design places a tall residential volume above a broader base, combining glazed elevations with masonry sections. The building belongs to Downtown Brooklyn’s first generation of large condominium towers from the 2000s.
The recreation facilities are a particular draw: a lap pool, indoor court and two-level fitness center give the building more than a conventional exercise room. The screening room and lounge provide additional shared space within a residential association of roughly three hundred apartments.
Oro has also reached a different stage in its tax life. Its original 421-a benefit has ended, with the final benefit appearing on the 2026 roll. The transition to full taxation increases the importance of the current tax bill when comparing carrying costs with sales completed during the benefit period.
Architecture and unit composition
Ismael Leyva Architects shaped the tower around its site beside a major avenue. Rounded corners soften the edge of the building, while bands of glazing, individual window openings and masonry panels vary across the elevations. The different façade treatments correspond to changes in the building’s volume and apartment positions.
The apartment inventory includes studios, one-bedroom homes and larger residences. Corner layouts have windows on more than one side, while upper floors can offer longer city and skyline views. A high floor and a particular exposure are separate attributes: the direction of the windows determines which part of the surrounding skyline an apartment faces.
The lower residential floors have a broader footprint than the upper tower. Apartment sizes and arrangements therefore vary across the building, with compact homes sharing the inventory with larger corner plans. Some residences have private outdoor space, but it is not a feature of every apartment.
In-unit laundry appears in the residential inventory, alongside central-air installations and later interior renovations. Original finishes and subsequent owner improvements coexist. A renovated apartment’s kitchen configuration, storage and bathroom arrangement should be evaluated as features of that particular home.
Building operations
The indoor pool is approximately fifty feet long. The fitness program extends to a court used for basketball and racquet sports, with sauna and changing facilities supporting the pool area. These spaces carry operating and maintenance obligations beyond those of the lobby and residential corridors.
Doorman and concierge services support the entrance, and a resident superintendent oversees day-to-day building needs. Bicycle storage and a garage add practical facilities. Parking is available separately; a residential purchase should identify any parking arrangement that accompanies the apartment.
The property contains residential and commercial tax lots. Apartment owners pay their individual real estate taxes as well as condominium common charges. The commercial classifications on the property’s tax roll do not change the residential apartments’ Class 2 treatment.
The full property’s built floor-area ratio exceeds the residential allowance shown for its mapped zoning. Oro sits within the Special Downtown Brooklyn District, so the existing building’s development framework includes more than the base zoning designation alone. That doesn't give an individual owner the right to enclose outdoor space or expand an apartment; any such change still needs board and DOB approval.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | 6L | 1 BR · 1 BA · 714 sf | $685,000 | $959/sf | -2.0% |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 16A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,208 sf | $1,425,000 | $1,180/sf | -4.4% |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 16D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 689 sf | $870,000 | $1,263/sf | -3.3% |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 27B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 615 sf | $825,000 | $1,341/sf | +3.3% |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 37C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,311 sf | $1,470,000 | $1,121/sf | -1.7% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 30C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,320 sf | $1,300,000 | $985/sf | -1.1% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 22G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 706 sf | $985,000 | $1,395/sf | -1.4% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 25D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,092 sf | $1,295,000 | $1,186/sf | -8.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,171/sf across 5 sales. Median listing discount 1.3% 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 3-00133-7501) 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 $970K (20 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $35,049 to close, or 3.6% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $14,004
- Title insurance: $4,365
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $16,680
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
- 388 Bridge Street — A later Downtown Brooklyn tower with condominium residences above a separate rental component.
- J Condominium at 100 Jay Street — A large condominium from the same development era, in DUMBO with a different relationship to the waterfront.
- The Forte at 230 Ashland Place — A smaller condominium tower from the same period near the Fort Greene cultural district.
- The Beacon Tower at 85 Adams Street — Another contemporary tower with a much smaller ownership association.
- The Brooklyn Grove at 10 Nevins Street — A newer Downtown Brooklyn condominium with an indoor pool and a smaller residential inventory.
More Downtown Brooklyn buildings
- Bridgeview Tower, 189 Bridge Street — 2006 condominium
- Brooklyn Point (138 Willoughby Street) — 2019 co-op by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
- Nine Chapel (9 Chapel Street) — 2022 condominium
- The Brooklyn Tower (85 Fleet Street) — 2021 condominium
- The Toy Factory Lofts, 176 Johnson Street — 1926 condominium
- Toren, 150 Myrtle Avenue — 2007 condominium
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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