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$1,500,000
459 Lexington Ave
Brooklyn, NY, 11221
View more Brooklyn, NY property pages5Beds
3.5Baths
2,160Sqft
$694$/sqft
Market Insights
Below nearby median-17%
$694/sqft vs a nearby median of $838/sqft.
Nearby median$838/sqft
Nearby properties8
Property size2,160 sqft
- -17% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- Price history is limited, so current comps matter more than trend alone.
- 2,160 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Yardstick fair value$1.70M$1.52M – $1.88M · 33% confidence
vs ask $1.50M−$198k (−13.2%)
Asking price is about 13.2% below the fair value — likely to draw competing offers if it's still on market.
$794/sqft median across 4 tight comps × 2,160 sqft= $1.72M
- Open Class C HPD violations−$51k −3.0%
- Pre-war character+$43k +2.5%
- Visible condition issues−$17k −1.0%
- Transit access+$9k +0.5%
Cumulative NYC adjustments−$17k−1.0%
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
- 4 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- May 8, 2026
- Photos
- 2 photos
- Property type
- multi family
- Status
- for sale
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1899
- Stories
- 3
- Total units
- 2
- Residential units
- 2
- Building area
- 2,160 sqft
- Lot size
- 2,000 sqft
- Land use
- One and two family buildings
- Building class
- B9
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 9, 2026Initial record
$1,500,000for sale
Public Records
DOB violations0 open
1 total recorded against the building
HPD violations2 open
2 class C (immediately hazardous)
ACRIS documents17
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)37,218
Top: noise - residential
Top complaint types in ZIP 11221
- Noise - Residential4,573
- HEAT/HOT WATER3,642
- Illegal Parking3,289
- UNSANITARY CONDITION1,850
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk1,741
Recent DOB
- Mar 9, 2012VW*-VIOLATION - WORK W/O PERMIT DISMISSED · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
Recent HPD
- Dec 30, 2025Class C · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT ...
- Dec 30, 2025Class C · § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Recent Transfers (ACRIS)
- Feb 17, 2026DEED
- Jan 25, 2012DEED$275,000
- Feb 11, 2013DEED$626,500
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.