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for saleRealtyLens property overview
$6,195,000
137 Nelson St
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
View more Brooklyn, NY property pages8Beds
9Baths
6,000Sqft
$1033$/sqft
Market Insights
Below nearby median-22%
$1033/sqft vs a nearby median of $1321/sqft.
Nearby median$1321/sqft
Nearby properties12
Property size6,000 sqft
- -22% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- Price history is limited, so current comps matter more than trend alone.
- 6,000 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Yardstick fair value$8.01M$7.29M – $8.72M · 50% confidence
vs ask $6.20M−$1.81M (−29.2%)
Asking price is about 29.2% below the fair value — likely to draw competing offers if it's still on market.
$1,321/sqft median across 8 tight comps × 6,000 sqft= $7.93M
- Open Class C HPD violations−$238k −3.0%
- Transit access+$198k +2.5%
- Pre-war character+$198k +2.5%
- Virtually staged−$79k −1.0%
Cumulative NYC adjustments+$79k+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
- 21 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- Apr 22, 2026
- Photos
- 7 photos
- Property type
- single family
- Status
- for sale
Photos
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1931
- Stories
- 4
- Total units
- 8
- Residential units
- 8
- Building area
- 4,800 sqft
- Lot size
- 2,000 sqft
- Land use
- Multi-family walk-up buildings
- Building class
- C1
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 4, 2026Initial record
$6,195,000for sale
Public Records
DOB violations2 open
16 total recorded against the building
HPD violations8 open
2 class C (immediately hazardous)
ACRIS documents36
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)20,803
Top: illegal parking
Top complaint types in ZIP 11231
- Illegal Parking7,842
- Noise - Residential1,235
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk700
- Non-Emergency Police Matter696
- Blocked Driveway620
Recent DOB
- Feb 24, 2017V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED
- Oct 1, 2015V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED
- Jul 29, 2015V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE
- Mar 3, 2015V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED
Recent HPD
- Apr 11, 2024Class A · (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD S WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BE...
- Mar 24, 2023Class A · (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD S WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BE...
- Nov 14, 2022Class I · §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITE...
- Sep 14, 2022Class A · § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCY S HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SA...
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.