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for saleRealtyLens property overview
$599,800
40 Clarkson Ave Apt 2L
Brooklyn, NY, 11226
View more Brooklyn, NY property pages1Beds
1Baths
902Sqft
$665$/sqft
Market Insights
Below nearby median-6.6%
$665/sqft vs a nearby median of $712/sqft.
Nearby median$712/sqft
Nearby properties12
Property size902 sqft
- -6.6% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- Price history is limited, so current comps matter more than trend alone.
- 902 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Yardstick fair value$623k$567k – $679k · 50% confidence
vs ask $600k−$23k (−3.8%)
Asking price is well-anchored to the comp picture (-3.8%). Negotiate on terms, not headline price.
$712/sqft median across 8 tight comps × 902 sqft= $642k
- Open Class C HPD violations−$39k −6.0%
- Transit access+$16k +2.5%
- Pre-war character+$16k +2.5%
- Virtually staged−$6k −1.0%
- Visible condition issues−$6k −1.0%
Cumulative NYC adjustments−$19k−3.0%
Property Read
The asking price per square foot is below the nearby median, which can be worth a closer comp check.
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Listing Details
- Days on market
- 42 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Photos
- 12 photos
- Property type
- coop
- Status
- for sale
Photos
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1938
- Stories
- 6
- Total units
- 78
- Residential units
- 78
- Building area
- 2.23 ac
- Lot size
- 24,422 sqft
- Land use
- Multi-family elevator buildings
- Building class
- D4
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 4, 2026Initial record
$599,800for sale
Public Records
DOB violations4 open
39 total recorded against the building
HPD violations66 open
12 class C (immediately hazardous)
ACRIS documents167
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)59,962
Top: heat/hot water
Top complaint types in ZIP 11226
- HEAT/HOT WATER11,419
- Noise - Residential6,228
- Illegal Parking5,811
- UNSANITARY CONDITION4,038
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk3,184
Recent DOB
- Apr 18, 2021V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
- Sep 14, 2019V*-DOB VIOLATION - Resolved · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Sep 14, 2019V*-DOB VIOLATION - Resolved · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Sep 6, 2019V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED
Recent HPD
- Jul 9, 2025Class B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 6th STORY, SECTION AT EAST
- Jul 9, 2025Class A · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 6th STORY, SECTION AT EAST
- Nov 21, 2023Class C · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING PERMANENT STOPPER (HOOK AND EYE) INSALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
- Nov 21, 2023Class B · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). THAT IS MISSING LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.