Brooklyn · New York, NY
34 active listings · Median $3.1M
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A condo-dominant submarket with strong rent growth, rising sale prices, and sale listings sitting longer than a year ago.
Median asking rent in Carroll Gardens is $5,495/month, $505 below the 5-year high set in May 2026. Rents are up +11.0% year over year and +77.3% over the past 5 years. Median sale price stands at $3.13M, 25.6% below the 5-year high recorded in Feb 2024. Sale listings are clearing 26 days slower than at this point last year.
Across NYC, the FARE Act has tightened agent-listed rental supply since August 2024 by shifting the broker fee to landlords who engage a broker. Roughly 35 to 40% of NYC lease signings occur between mid-June and August 15.
Source: StreetEasy market data, through Sep 2026.
Carroll Gardens is defined by its deep front gardens and long-standing bakeries and restaurants along Court and Smith Streets. The real estate market features wide historic brownstones alongside new construction condominiums that maintain the low-rise building scale.
In my 25+ years selling real estate across New York City, I use this Carroll Gardens data in real negotiations, not just for a web page.
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Zip Code | 11231 |
| Subway | Bus service |
| Building Types | Condos, Townhouses/Brownstones, New construction |
Stations: Bus service available
Midtown: 32 min (2 express from Borough Hall)
Live data from REBNY/RLS. Updated every 15 minutes.
Median closed sale price by month
Carroll Gardens is wide historic brownstones with deep front gardens, plus new construction condos kept to the low-rise scale. Buyers weigh that stock against F/G service, the Court and Smith Street corridors and Prospect Park. A brownstone seller should have the certificate of occupancy, any leases and open HPD or DOB items ready; condo sellers, the offering plan amendments and common-charge history.
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Commission, transfer taxes, flip tax and payoff, line by line.
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Carroll Gardens has 34 active listings for sale on the RLS/REBNY feed.
| Inventory & Activity | |
| Active Listings | 34 |
| Pending Sales | 33 |
| New This Week | 4 |
| New This Month | 12 |
| Avg DOM | 47.5 days |
| Price Cut Rate | 15.0% |
| Recent Sales | |
| Sold Last 30 Days | 7 |
| Sold Last 90 Days | 22 |
| Sale-to-List | 100.0% |
| Asking Prices | |
| Median Asking | $3,125,000 |
| Average Asking | $2,448,412 |
| Median $/SqFt | $1,367 |
| Median Condo Ask | $1,665,000 |
| Median Co-op Ask | $2,250,000 |
Based on active listings in Carroll Gardens
| Type | Active Listings | Median Price | Price Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1 | too few | $950K - $950K |
| 1 Bedroom | 4 | too few | $625K - $1.05M |
| 2 Bedrooms | 13 | $1,595,000 | $899K - $2.55M |
| 3+ Bedrooms | 16 | $3,375,000 | $1.63M - $6.75M |
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Properties in Carroll Gardens
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Milton Coste is a Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker with Keller Williams NYC. His work covers all five boroughs, with deep experience in co-op boards, condo offerings, townhouse sales, and rental transactions. For Carroll Gardens buyers and sellers, that track record means a broker who has negotiated every type of deal this market produces.
Milton did a great job at helping me find my coop apartment that was the perfect fit for me. He explored the possibilities with the tours, gave me the information needed to know if I qualified for a mortgage and gave his experience with negotiating a price that I was comfortable with. He is personable, experienced and professional. I felt like I was being led in the right direction and I was. I would recommend his real estate services whole heartedly. Great experience with Milton!
Milton did an indispensable job assisting us with renting our condominium unit. As a first-time renter in NYC, I couldn’t have done it without Milton’s expertise and help. He was professional and communicative, and he really supported us through every step of the way, from the first tour to lease-signing to move-in. I mean this especially for the condo application process, which I had no experience with and which Milton took the time to guide us with, like compiling and informing us of exactly what materials we needed, what the timeline was gonna look like, walking us through the application site, letting us know about anything we missed filling out, etc. Super recommend Milton as your broker.
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Homes in Carroll Gardens take a median 48 days to go into contract. Source: StreetEasy market data.
505 Court Street #PHG
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Carroll Gardens has 34 active listings for sale on the RLS/REBNY feed right now. Of those that list a bedroom count: 1 studio, 4 one-bedrooms, 13 two-bedrooms and 16 with three or more bedrooms.
Across the 13 two-bedroom apartments listed for sale in Carroll Gardens, the median asking price is $1,595,000, with asking prices from $899,000 to $2,549,000. These are RLS/REBNY asking prices, not closing prices.
The median sale price in Carroll Gardens is $3.1M. Condos sit at a median of $1.7M and co-ops at $2.3M. Year-over-year price comparisons swing meaningfully when monthly closed-sale counts are low, so a single recent month is best read alongside the longer-term price trend.
No. The median sale price in Carroll Gardens is currently 25.6% below the 5-year high recorded in February 2024. That gap can favor buyers searching for value relative to the neighborhood's past peak.
Sale listings in Carroll Gardens have a median of 47.5 days on market (the time from listing to a signed contract, per StreetEasy). That is 26 days slower than the same point a year ago. Roughly 15.0% of active listings have recorded a price cut, suggesting some negotiating room.
Carroll Gardens is broadly balanced right now, with median days on market at 47.5 days and 15.0% of active listings carrying a price cut. Pricing depends heavily on the specific building and unit.
Carroll Gardens offers both co-ops and condos. Co-ops are the higher-priced segment at a $2.3M median, with condos at $1.7M.
Roughly 9 homes change hands each month in Carroll Gardens across condos, co-ops, and townhouses, based on recorded closed sales. That benchmark helps gauge how quickly the market is absorbing new inventory.
The overall median asking rent in Carroll Gardens is $5,495/month. Live RLS listings show studios at $5,500, 1-bedrooms at $3,250, 2-bedrooms at $5,800, 3+ bedrooms at $6,700 per month. Rents are up 11.0% year over year.
Median asking rent in Carroll Gardens is currently $505 below the 5-year high set in May 2026. Tenants may find slightly more value than at peak, though the gap can close quickly during peak leasing season.
Median asking rent in Carroll Gardens has risen 77.3% over the past 5 years. That puts the neighborhood in context with longer-term NYC rent dynamics rather than just one-year noise.
Within walking or short-transit distance of Carroll Gardens, median sale prices range across Cobble Hill at $3.7M, Red Hook at $985K, Columbia St Waterfront District at $849K, Gowanus at $680K. Each has different building stock, co-op vs condo mix, and transit access, so the right comparison depends on the buyer's priorities.
Carroll Gardens is served by the Bus service. The commute to Midtown Manhattan runs roughly 32 minutes from Borough Hall.
Under the FARE Act in effect since August 2024, NYC landlords who engage a broker pay the broker fee directly rather than passing it to tenants. In neighborhoods like Carroll Gardens, this has shifted some smaller landlords toward self-listing, which has tightened the supply of agent-listed rentals citywide and lifted competition for what remains on market.
Milton Coste is a Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker with Keller Williams New York City. He has 25+ years of experience and 1,100+ NYC property transactions across all five boroughs, with deep transaction history in co-op board packages, condo offerings, townhouse sales, and rentals, and he works in English and Spanish. Direct: (917) 416-7433. Email: [email protected].
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