31 Schermerhorn Street
31 Schermerhorn Street, between Clinton and Court Streets · Brooklyn Heights
BBL 3002687501 · BIN 3002604
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2012–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,534
- Listing discount
- 4.3%
- Recorded sales
- 7
- On record
- 2012–2026
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About the building
31 Schermerhorn Street is a late-nineteenth-century brownstone converted into two triplex condominiums. The conversion reduced four dwellings to two and received DOB sign-off in December 2014. Its street frontage remains part of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, with brownstone masonry and a traditional rowhouse entrance. The conversion retained interior woodwork, plaster moldings and fireplaces while adding central heating and cooling and in-home laundry.
The lower triplex incorporates the parlor and garden levels with additional lower-level space; its outdoor areas include a balcony and rear garden. The upper triplex has private roof space. Both homes extend across several levels, with interior stairs connecting their living and sleeping areas. The division leaves the building's main roof and exterior envelope shared by just two condominium owners.
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 2, 2026 | 2 | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,835 sf | $4,350,000 | $1,534/sf | +0.0% |
| Mar 24, 2022 | 1 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,679 sf | $3,335,000 | $1,245/sf | -4.6% |
| Apr 9, 2020 | 2 | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,835 sf | $3,550,000 | $1,252/sf | -3.9% |
| Sep 12, 2016 | 2 | 4 BR · 2,893 sf | $3,542,500 | $1,225/sf | -2.9% |
| Mar 26, 2015 | 1 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,679 sf | $2,895,000 | $1,081/sf | -9.5% |
| Jan 14, 2015 | 2 | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,893 sf | $3,229,200 | $1,116/sf | -5.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,534/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.3% 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 3-00268-7501) 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
Two-owner governance. Insurance renewals, exterior work and reserve contributions depend on an unusually small ownership group. The declaration's voting and deadlock provisions matter here, along with the division of maintenance responsibilities for the garden and roof areas. Some lenders apply additional project review to a two-residence condominium.
Comparable buildings
- 132 Remsen Street — a larger prewar condominium alternative within Brooklyn Heights.
- 56 Court Street — condominium ownership in an older building with more apartments sharing operating expenses.
- The Brooklyn Trust Company Building — a landmark conversion with a commercial architectural origin and a larger association.
More Brooklyn Heights buildings
- 299 Henry Street — 1900 co-op
- 30 Willow Place — 1886 co-op
- 301 Henry Street — 1833 co-op
- 312 Hicks Street — 1846 co-op
- 35 Clark Street — 1922 co-op
- 35 Pierrepont Street — 1929 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Brooklyn 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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