Sophia (371 Hawthorne Street)
371 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
BBL 3048140057 · BIN 3107291
- Year built
- 1899
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Virtual doorman, shared roof deck; private outdoor space in seven of eight homes; ducted heating and cooling
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Sophia is an eight-home condominium on Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a short walk from the Winthrop Street 2/5 and Prospect Park. One-bedrooms of about 680 to 730 square feet have been listed at $575,000 to $635,000, about $845 to $870 per square foot.
The building is an enlargement, not a new structure. The Department of Buildings job filed in June 2023 converts an existing two-story-and-cellar house with two units into a four-story, 55-foot building with eight. Permits were issued in December 2023. PLUTO still carries the original 1899 date. Some published reporting describes five stories; the filing shows four, and the difference may be a penthouse or bulkhead level counted as a story.
Architecture and residences
Nikolai Katz Architect filed the conversion; Al Fred Architecture appears on related filings. The filing gives about 8,570 square feet of construction floor area.
Published reporting and listing records describe floor-to-ceiling double-pane windows, 7-inch engineered white oak floors, ducted heating and cooling, a dedicated laundry and storage area and a home-office space in each home, and kitchens with quartzite counters, custom cabinetry and integrated Bosch appliances. Seven of the eight homes have private outdoor space.
Offering and pricing
The offering plan file number had not been published as of October 2026. Published asks, from listing records in July 2026:
- 2A: about 682 square feet at $575,000, about $843 per square foot
- 3F: one bedroom, about 682 square feet at $595,000, about $872 per square foot
- 2R: one bedroom, about 730 square feet at $635,000, about $870 per square foot
- Penthouse A: listed at $595,000, with common charges of $265 and real estate taxes of $314 a month; square footage not published
A penthouse at the same price as a third-floor one-bedroom is unusual and may be a listing error. Published reporting in May 2026 showed one home available at $595,000. Recorded closings could not be isolated in ACRIS at publication.
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, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2021 | — | $950,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-04814-0057; 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
Retained structure. The filing keeps parts of an 1899 house. Ask the plan's engineer's report what was retained, including foundations and party walls.
Story count. Confirm the number of floors and what sits on the roof against the plan's floor plans.
Taxes. Sponsor sales customarily shift the transfer taxes to the buyer: 0.4% to New York State and 1% to 1.425% to New York City. At these prices no mansion tax applies.
Carrying costs. Listed taxes of about $314 a month may reflect the pre-conversion assessment. Ask what the plan budget projects once the condominium is assessed.
Small-building governance. In an eight-unit condominium, one owner's arrears affect everyone. Read the reserve fund and the sponsor's obligations on unsold units.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Sophia, also evaluate these Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights condominiums:
- Maple Crown (537 Brooklyn Avenue) — 15-residence elevator condominium in sponsor sales in 2026
- Calvert Villas (624 New York Avenue) — ten-residence condominium completed in 2025
- Sterling Curve (598 Sterling Place) — seven-residence Crown Heights condominium with sponsor closings in 2026
- The Sinclair (715–717 Prospect Place) — 16-residence walk-up condominium across two buildings
- Le Parc (757 Flatbush Avenue) — 131-residence condominium under construction on Flatbush Avenue
More Crown Heights buildings
- Elkins House, 1377 Dean Street — condominium
- Maple Crown (537 Brooklyn Avenue) — 2023 condominium
- Prospect Court, 425 Prospect Place — 1924 co-op
- Sterling Curve (598 Sterling Place) — 2025 condominium
- The Residences at Prospect Place (701 Prospect Place) — 2024 condominium
- The Sinclair, 715–717 Prospect Place — condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Crown 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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