Bentyn
488 Fourth Avenue, between 11th and 12th Streets, Gowanus
BBL 3010217504 · BIN 3022819
- Type
- Condominium
- Floors
- 10
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, virtual doorman, keyed package room, bicycle storage and common roof deck
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,156
- Listing discount
- 11.4%
- Recorded sales
- 14
- On record
- 2005–2025
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Bentyn is a narrow ten-story condominium on Fourth Avenue with only ten residences. Most homes occupy a full floor, with windows on the eastern and western sides and private balconies. Its small residential inventory contrasts in scale with the height of the building itself: the apartments extend vertically in a largely single-home stack.
Construction was permitted in January 2017, and the building opened around 2020. The initial design by DJLU Architect placed commercial space at the base and introduced setbacks near the top. Residential closings began in 2020.
Architecture and unit composition
Oversized windows define the apartment elevations, with glazed openings leading to balconies. The typical larger residences have three bedrooms and two bathrooms in approximately 1,400 square feet. Eastern and western exposures bring light from both sides of the full-floor plans.
The lower inventory includes a different-sized home of roughly 1,290 square feet, while upper setbacks create changes in the building envelope. The common roof deck is separate from the private balconies attached to individual apartments.
The ground-floor commercial unit has its own tax lot. It is additional to the ten residences and does not count as an apartment when evaluating residential turnover or ownership.
Building operations
Entry service is provided through a virtual doorman, with a keyed package room for deliveries. The building also has bicycle storage and an elevator. The shared outdoor amenity is at roof level; there is no staffed doorman.
The condominium's ten residential lots currently have ten separate owners in the DOF roll. Residential and commercial space are assessed in different tax classes. There is no building-wide tax abatement, so a comparison with another recently constructed condominium should account for whether that alternative still receives a tax benefit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | 6 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,406 sf | $1,625,000 | $1,156/sf | +1.6% |
| Jul 6, 2021 | 2 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,402 sf | $1,290,000 | $920/sf | -2.6% |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 3 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,406 sf | $1,420,458 | $1,010/sf | +1.8% |
| Feb 11, 2021 | 1 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,290 sf | $1,159,786 | $899/sf | -3.3% |
| Jun 17, 2020 | 7Sponsor Sale | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,406 sf | $1,478,000 | $1,051/sf | -11.4% |
| Jun 2, 2020 | 10Sponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,216 sf | $1,271,794 | $1,046/sf | -12.2% |
| May 8, 2020 | 6Sponsor Sale | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,406 sf | $1,450,000 | $1,031/sf | -12.1% |
| May 5, 2020 | 5Sponsor Sale | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,406 sf | $1,425,000 | $1,014/sf | -12.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,156/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 11.4% 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 3-01021-7504) 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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Comparable buildings
- The Ainsley — a newer condominium on a nearby side street, with a broader residential inventory.
- 205 12th Street — modern condominium ownership close to Fourth Avenue in a lower-rise form.
- Luna — a contemporary elevator condominium with upper-floor penthouses near the same transit junction.
- Timber House — a small newer condominium with a distinctive timber structure and larger apartment plans.
- Parlour — another slender Fourth Avenue condominium, with a small inventory in a taller building.
More Gowanus buildings
- 229 9th Street (Luna) — 2018 condominium by Isaac & Stern Architects
- 251 7th Street (The Argyle) — 2009 condominium
- 450 Warren Street — 2020 condominium
- 461 Carroll Street — condominium
- 554 Fourth Avenue — 2017 condominium
- Royale Condominium, 190 8th Street — 1988 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Gowanus.
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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