516 Classon Avenue
516 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
BBL 3019937501 · BIN 3422385
- Year built
- 2014
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 16
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2012–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,224
- floor-adjusted, 5 sales
- Listing discount
- 0.4%
- Recorded sales
- 28
- On record
- 2012–2025
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516 Classon Avenue was built on a vacant site near Fulton Street during Clinton Hill’s early-2010s condominium expansion. Construction reporting showed a seven-story project taking shape in 2013–14; the first apartment closings followed in 2016. The completed building puts sixteen residences behind an elevator-served entrance, with a mix of one- and two-bedroom plans.
The apartments occupy several distinct positions within the building. Garden duplexes extend into lower-level space at the base. Upper homes have balconies and terraces, and the penthouse has a private roof terrace.
Architecture and unit composition
The original interiors were designed with open kitchens, white-oak flooring and large windows. The building-wide kitchen specification included Bosch appliances, quartz countertops, handmade clay-tile backsplashes and ash-toned cabinets with frosted-glass panels. These specifications describe the original sales offering.
Single-level apartments include compact one-bedroom plans, wider layouts with an additional dining or work area, and two-bedroom homes. The larger upper-floor configurations include outdoor space reached from living areas and bedrooms.
At the base, garden duplexes combine a main living level with a lower recreation area. Internal stairs connect the levels, and private rear gardens provide outdoor space at ground level.
Building operations
Shared facilities include an elevator and basement bicycle storage. A common roof deck supplements the private outdoor areas attached to individual residences. Apartments have in-unit laundry and their own heating and cooling systems.
An assessment announced in 2025 was scheduled to run for 48 months. That term would extend into later ownership, so a purchaser should establish the remaining payments and the allocation to the apartment with the managing agent.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $384 per room a monthMedian of 6 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $1.43 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deck, bike storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
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 →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2025 | 6B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,031 sf | $1,325,000 | $1,285/sf | -5.0% |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 6A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,024 sf | $1,162,500 | $1,135/sf | -7.0% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 1B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,530 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,242/sf | +15.2% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 4A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $740,000 | $1,233/sf | -1.3% |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 2B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 830 sf | $909,000 | $1,095/sf | +1.0% |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 1A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,252 sf | $1,210,000 | $966/sf | +10.0% |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 4C | 1 BR · 620 sf | $699,000 | $1,127/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 6B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,031 sf | $1,285,000 | $1,246/sf | -0.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,224/sf (floor-adjusted) across 5 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 0.4% 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 3-01993-7501; 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
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At the recent median sale of $1.16M (5 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $51,734 to close, or 4.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $11,625
- Mortgage recording tax: $16,784
- Title insurance: $5,231
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $18,094
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Separate recreation space from bedrooms. The garden duplexes include a recreation level below the main living floor. Furnishing that level for sleeping doesn't make it a legal bedroom; confirm the bedroom count used in the contract and appraisal against the approved floor plan and certificate of occupancy.
Comparable buildings
- 82 Irving Place: Nearby elevator condominium built during the same neighborhood development cycle, with a larger apartment count.
- 957 Pacific Street: A small ground-up condominium from the preceding construction cycle, close in association size.
- 532 Clinton Avenue: Later seven-story infill with a similarly small residential association.
- 136 Clifton Place: New-construction condominiums arranged in matching walk-up buildings, useful for comparing access and shared-service costs.
- 35 Underhill Avenue (The Washington): A larger condominium with elevators, balconies and an interior courtyard, plus fitness and parking facilities.
More Clinton Hill buildings
- 477-479 Washington Avenue — condominium
- 500 Waverly Avenue (Waverly Brooklyn) — 2017 condominium
- 503 Clinton Avenue — 1930 condominium
- 525 Myrtle Avenue — 2017 condominium
- 531 Vanderbilt Avenue — 2014 condominium
- 532 Clinton Avenue — 2017 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Clinton Hill.
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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