The Roanoke
69–71 South Oxford Street, between DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues · Fort Greene
BBL 3021017501 · BIN 3058927
- Year built
- 1890
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator, laundry room, bicycle storage and private storage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,405
- Listing discount
- 1.9%
- Recorded sales
- 37
- On record
- 2004–2025
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The Roanoke occupies a Romanesque Revival apartment hotel built around 1890, with a design attributed to Montrose Morris. Paired dwarf columns, recessed window openings and carved foliage distinguish its masonry frontage on South Oxford Street. The building began as the San Carlos, with five stories; a later addition brought it to six.
The original arrangement placed shared dining, reception and kitchen functions at the base, with guest rooms above. A major late-twentieth-century fire and subsequent deterioration were followed by rehabilitation. The building underwent another renovation around 2005, producing the condominium interiors that began trading during that period.
Today the Roanoke has 22 residences and an elevator. Its inventory includes compact one-bedroom homes, larger split-level layouts and upper-floor duplexes with private terraces. The building stands within the Fort Greene Historic District, close to the park's southern edge.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior retains the Romanesque detailing that gives the Roanoke its identity. Short paired columns divide recessed openings, and foliate ornament enriches the stonework. The upper addition makes the present height greater than the original five-story composition. The historic frontage is a defining common asset of the condominium.
The current apartments occupy renovated interiors. Layouts vary substantially: some homes have a straightforward single-level living area, while others use internal steps to separate living and sleeping spaces. The smaller one-bedroom plans sit alongside larger homes that extend across more interior levels.
Penthouse duplexes include double-height living space, wood-burning fireplaces and terraces. In at least one upper layout, separate terraces open from the living area and a bedroom. Those homes gain private outdoor space above the surrounding street, with skyline views from portions of the terraces.
Lower-floor homes include substantially larger floor areas than the smallest one-bedroom apartments upstairs. An apartment's recorded area can therefore reflect a different arrangement of rooms and levels. A multi-level home also has internal stairs even though the building itself provides elevator access.
Building operations
The condominium maintains an elevator and central laundry room. Bicycle storage and private storage supplement the apartment interiors. In-unit washer/dryer installations are permitted subject to the managing agent's confirmation, so the central laundry remains relevant to homes without their own equipment.
The twenty-two residential lots are all Class 2. No property-tax abatement is recorded. Ownership is dispersed: the largest individual owner holds one residential apartment.
The building contains more than twice the residential floor area currently allowed by the lot's R6B zoning. Its existing size is part of the historic structure; the difference does not imply additional development capacity. The historic-district designation also makes visible exterior work, including changes to windows and masonry, subject to LPC requirements.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2025 | 5C | 2 BR · 607 sf | $835,000 | $1,376/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 30, 2015 | 3B | 1 BR · 516 sf | $605,000 | $1,172/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 12, 2014 | 6B | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,075 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,209/sf | +30.1% |
| Oct 10, 2012 | 1C | 2 BR · 1,053 sf | $675,000 | $641/sf | +3.8% |
| Sep 21, 2012 | 6A | 2 BR · 999 sf | $810,000 | $811/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 25, 2012 | 1D | 2 BR · 918 sf | $535,000 | $583/sf | -2.6% |
| Jan 10, 2012 | 5D | 2 BR · 681 sf | $530,000 | $778/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 1B | 1 BR · 995 sf | $516,000 | $519/sf | -6.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,405/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.9% 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 3-02101-7501) 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.
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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What to know if you’re buying
The Roanoke's carved masonry and recessed columned openings require a different exterior-repair scope from a plain brick wall. For a proposed façade project, the useful building-specific questions are which original elements need restoration and whether the work covers the later sixth-story addition as well. A terrace apartment also needs a clear separation between the owner's surface improvements and the condominium's responsibility for the roof structure beneath them.
Comparable buildings
- 75 Greene Avenue — A nearby prewar condominium with a similarly sized residential inventory.
- The Sanctuary — A smaller historic conversion in Fort Greene with architecture central to its identity.
- The Graham — A historic condominium conversion with a comparable ownership scale in Clinton Hill.
- The Merchant House — A prewar condominium alternative with a modest apartment count and lower-rise form.
- Shoe Factory Lofts — A smaller industrial conversion for comparing loft interiors with the Roanoke's former apartment-hotel layouts.
More Fort Greene buildings
- 60 South Oxford Street — 1930 co-op
- 65 South Oxford Street — 1862 condominium
- 75 Greene Avenue — 1930 condominium
- 8 South Oxford Street — 1864 co-op
- 96 Rockwell Place — condominium
- The Greene House (383 Carlton Avenue) — 2003 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fort Greene.
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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