77 Livingston Street (The Robert Livingston)

The 238 apartments run predominantly to studios and one-bedrooms, with a smaller complement of two- and three-bedrooms. Birnbaum's planning discipline shows in the line layouts: compact foyers rather than dead-end galleries, windowed kitchens and baths where the plan allows, and living rooms proportioned for real furniture. The golden-yellow brick facade is deliberately quiet; the design budget went into the plans. Central air conditioning — far from standard in the neighborhood's prewar co-op stock — is a practical differentiator, as is the elevator-and-doorman service model at a price tier where many alternatives are walk-ups.

The building operates as a full-service cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and a live-in superintendent. Central laundry, a fitness room, a bike room, and rentable storage round out the amenity package; on-site parking has been reported and should be confirmed during diligence. Maintenance is reported to include utilities — buyers should verify the inclusion for the specific unit, because it materially changes any carrying-cost comparison against buildings where electricity and gas bill separately. Building financials, the current budget, and any assessment history are reviewed with clients during diligence through The Roebling Research Library.

Pet policy: Cats and dogs are reported permitted; confirm current rules at application.

Minimum down payment: Commonly reported at 20 percent; the board's current requirement should be confirmed at offer stage.

Subletting, pied-à-terre, and transfer fees: Board policies are not publicly documented. As with most Heights-adjacent co-ops of this vintage, buyers should assume board approval, primary-residence expectations, and sublet limits until the managing agent confirms otherwise.

Recent sales

Recent transfers 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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $716/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 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 1.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00266-0012). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

This is the Heights' entry tier, structurally. A 238-unit inventory weighted to studios and one-bedrooms, with doorman service and reported utilities-included maintenance, at the border of the historic district — the value case rests on service and location per dollar rather than on prewar architecture.

Underwrite the maintenance correctly. If utilities are confirmed within maintenance for your unit, an apples-to-apples comparison against separately-metered buildings requires adjusting the other building's number upward. Run both through the True Monthly Carrying Cost framework.

Expect standard co-op process. Board application, financial disclosure, and an interview; commonly reported 20 percent minimum down. Well-organized financials move faster here than aggressive negotiation.

The location trades charm for connectivity. Livingston Street is the civic district's edge — courthouse and office foot traffic by day, quieter at night — with nearly every Brooklyn-bound subway line within a few blocks. Buyers wanting tree-lined historic-district frontage should weigh the comparables inside the district below.

Price from the building's own comparables. With this much homogeneous inventory, recent same-line trades are the anchor; the market will not pay a premium that ignores the last three studio or one-bedroom closings.

Market the carrying-cost math. Utilities-included maintenance (once confirmed), central air, and doorman service are the differentiators against both walk-up co-ops and newer condos with high common charges — lead with the monthly number.

Present the board package cleanly. A large, actively trading co-op runs on process; complete, well-documented applications protect your timeline.

Confirm financing for the individual transaction. Entry-tier pricing does not establish buyers' loan-to-value ratios or a comparative interest-rate sensitivity. Assess current financing terms and evidence of activity rather than inferring buyer behavior from price.

If you're considering The Robert Livingston, also evaluate:

• 75 Livingston Street — the landmark 1920s skyscraper co-op next door; prewar drama at the same corner of the civic district
• 110 Livingston Street — the former municipal building across the street, converted to condominium — the condo alternative at this location
• 96 Schermerhorn Street (Boerum Court) — co-op inventory of comparable accessibility two blocks south
• 40 Clinton Street — Heights co-op living inside the residential blocks, one avenue west
• 130 Clinton Street — prewar co-op alternative in the central Heights
• 57 Montague Street (The Breukelen) — elevator building on the Heights' main retail street
• 75 Henry Street — large postwar co-op tower at the north end of the Heights
• 44 Pineapple Street — large-scale co-op alternative in the north Heights