78 Second Place
78 Second Place, between Clinton and Court Streets · Carroll Gardens
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
BBL 3003667504 · BIN 3005277
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
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About the building
78 Second Place is a 25-foot-wide brownstone converted by Eckström NYC into four floor-through condominiums. The conversion reached the market in 2021, following a sale of the building the year before. It retains the wide townhouse form characteristic of this part of Carroll Gardens, with contemporary interiors behind its older exterior. The existing building exceeds the residential floor area permitted by its current R6B zoning.
The residential arrangement includes a garden duplex and upper single-level homes. Living rooms face south through large windows, and ceilings reach approximately twelve feet in portions of the building. Each residence has private outdoor space, divided between a rear garden and roof terraces. Central air conditioning, in-home washers and dryers, and residential storage were incorporated into the conversion. The upper homes have two- and three-bedroom configurations.
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | 2 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,146 sf | $2,425,000 | $2,116/sf | +1.0% |
| Aug 19, 2021 | 4 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,149 sf | $2,138,325 | $1,861/sf | +1.8% |
| Jul 28, 2021 | 2 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,146 sf | $2,189,237 | $1,910/sf | +1.8% |
| Jul 27, 2021 | 3 | 3 BR · 1,166 sf | $2,302,347 | $1,975/sf | +9.6% |
| Mar 9, 2020 | — | 4 BR · 4 BA · 5,000 sf | $4,200,000 | $840/sf | -10.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $2,116/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount -1.8% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00366-7504; 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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What to know if you’re buying
Several private terraces on one shared roof. Outdoor rights are distributed among the upper residences, making the division between private terrace upkeep and common roof repairs important. The four owners fund the underlying building envelope together; the declaration determines how access, drainage and waterproofing work are allocated when a terrace must be opened for repair.
Comparable buildings
- 255 Columbia Street — a prewar condominium alternative with more residences sharing building costs.
- 358 Court Street — condominium ownership nearby in a larger historic conversion.
- The Landmark at Strong — another adaptive reuse condominium for buyers considering distinctive older architecture.
More Carroll Gardens buildings
- 68 First Place — 1910 condominium
- 76 First Place — 1910 condominium
- 78 First Place — 2024 condominium
- 81 Woodhull Street — 1900 condominium
- 93 Rapelye Street (The Maritime) — 2004 condominium
- Court Street Lofts (505 Court Street) — 1918 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Carroll Gardens.
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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