524 Manhattan Avenue
524 Manhattan Avenue, between Driggs and Engert avenues · Greenpoint
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
BBL 3026977503 · BIN 3425475
- Year built
- 2008
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Elevator, parking, storage and private outdoor space
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2011–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $1,333
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 29
- On record
- 2011–2025
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524 Manhattan Avenue places fourteen condominium residences in an eight-story building beside McCarren Park. Its height and position give the upper homes a different outlook from the garden residences at its base. The inventory includes conventional one- and two-bedroom apartments, larger upper-floor layouts and a reconfigured penthouse. That last category accounts for a significant difference in the building's resale market.
The development spans several dates. DOB issued the new-building permit in December 2007, and the Attorney General accepted the condominium filing in October 2010. Individual closings began in 2011; the new-building job received its sign-off in December 2012. These dates explain the interval between the city's construction year and the condominium's operating history.
Architecture and unit composition
The standard apartments include homes of approximately 817 and 1,050 square feet. Lower-level residences extend to larger duplex configurations with outdoor space, while upper-floor homes have broader floor plates and terraces. The park-facing position is particularly relevant to outlook and exposure, although the view depends on the particular side and height of the apartment.
A later penthouse configuration exceeds the size of the original upper-floor residences. Combining or reworking space changes the comparison with the recurring apartment lines below it; its interior area and outdoor layout belong in a separate category when considering a purchase here. The building also has in-unit laundry and central air conditioning in documented apartment configurations.
Building operations
The Attorney General's original filing enumerated fourteen residential units and nine parking units. The current tax roll separates the residential lots from seven Class 4 lots. A parking interest is therefore a separate ownership component to identify in the purchase documents, including whether it accompanies the residence and carries its own tax bill.
Public filing information recorded a nonsponsor-controlled board by June 2013. The condominium has since accumulated more than a decade of operating and resale history. Its 421-a benefit remains active on the 2027 roll; a current carrying-cost comparison should distinguish the remaining benefit from the apartment's fully taxable position after the term ends.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $0.39 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 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
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2015–20 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | 4A | 2 BR · 817 sf | $1,250,000 | $1,530/sf | — |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 6A | 2 BR · 817 sf | $1,190,000 | $1,457/sf | — |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 8A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $5,975,000 | — | |
| Oct 26, 2022 | 2A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 817 sf | $1,295,000 | $1,585/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 7 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,494 sf | $1,999,500 | $1,338/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 5, 2021 | 1A | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,317 sf | $1,240,000 | $942/sf | -2.7% |
| Jun 11, 2021 | 4B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,050 sf | $1,365,000 | $1,300/sf | +5.1% |
| Feb 10, 2021 | 1B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 988 sf | $1,099,000 | $1,112/sf | -10.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,333/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 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 0.0% from the last ask.
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 3-02697-7503; 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 $1.25M (3 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $54,909 to close, or 4.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $12,500
- Mortgage recording tax: $18,047
- Title insurance: $5,625
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $18,738
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- Northpoint Towers: Another small, taller condominium near the park, useful for comparing upper-floor exposure.
- The Driggs Haus: A nearby condominium with a similarly limited residential inventory in a lower building.
- The McCarren: A larger condominium association at the same park-side edge of Greenpoint.
- 34–36 Eckford Street: A nearby condominium from the same broad development period, with a wider apartment inventory.
- 868 Lorimer Street: A newer condominium of comparable residential scale for assessing the difference between building generations.
More Greenpoint buildings
- 38 Broome Street — condominium
- 47 Diamond Street (Diamond Haus) — 2022 condominium
- 50 Greenpoint Avenue — 2016 condominium by Karl Fischer Architects
- 533 Leonard Street — 1931 condominium
- 54 Dupont Street — 1899 condominium
- 55 Engert Avenue (The McCarren) — 2005 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Greenpoint.
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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