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for saleRealtyLens property overview
$699,000
980 Lenox Rd
Brooklyn, NY, 11212
View more Brooklyn, NY property pages2Beds
N/ABaths
1,472Sqft
$475$/sqft
Listing Notes
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Market Insights
Below nearby median-5.9%
$475/sqft vs a nearby median of $505/sqft.
Nearby median$505/sqft
Nearby properties12
Property size1,472 sqft
- -5.9% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- Price history is limited, so current comps matter more than trend alone.
- 1,472 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Yardstick fair value$734k$675k – $793k · 59% confidence
vs ask $699k−$35k (−5.0%)
Asking price is about 5.0% below the fair value — likely to draw competing offers if it's still on market.
$551/sqft median across 3 tight comps × 1,472 sqft= $811k
- Open Class C HPD violations−$49k −6.0%
- Days-on-market gravity−$24k −3.0%
- Pre-war character+$20k +2.5%
- Transit access−$12k −1.5%
- Sparse street life−$12k −1.5%
Cumulative NYC adjustments−$77k−9.5%
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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
- 188 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- Nov 5, 2025
- Photos
- 5 photos
- Property type
- single family
- Status
- for sale
Features & Amenities
Two Or More StoriesDenShoppingFixer Upper
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1920
- Stories
- 2
- Total units
- 1
- Residential units
- 1
- Building area
- 1,472 sqft
- Lot size
- 2,000 sqft
- Land use
- One and two family buildings
- Building class
- A1
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 4, 2026Initial record
$699,000for sale
Public Records
DOB violations2 open
2 total recorded against the building
HPD violations21 open
6 class C (immediately hazardous)
ACRIS documents37
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)34,162
Top: noise - residential
Top complaint types in ZIP 11212
- Noise - Residential4,977
- HEAT/HOT WATER4,270
- UNSANITARY CONDITION2,178
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk2,011
- Illegal Parking2,008
Recent DOB
- May 17, 2017V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
- Sep 9, 2015V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE
Recent HPD
- Dec 10, 2025Class C · § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
- Dec 10, 2025Class C · § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
- Dec 10, 2025Class B · § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPL...
- Sep 11, 2025Class B · § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS...
Recent Transfers (ACRIS)
- Feb 10, 2026DEED
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.