516 Classon Avenue
516 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
BBL 3019937501 · BIN 3422385
- Year built
- 2014
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 16
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark
- No
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
- $1,224
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 across 5 sales. 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) 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 $1.16M (5 sales since 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
- 475 Washington Avenue — 1907 condop
- 476 Washington Avenue — 2018 condominium
- 500 Waverly Avenue (Waverly Brooklyn) — 2017 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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