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title: "85 LIVINGSTON Street #PHA, New York City, NY 11201"
description: "85 LIVINGSTON Street #PHA, New York City, NY 11201 — Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, NY. Listing Price $499,000. Studio bed, 1 bath Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $7,485 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
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source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
dateModified: "2026-11-05T20:36:38.162Z"
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# 85 LIVINGSTON Street #PHA, New York City, NY 11201

Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, NY

Courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Last updated: November 5, 2026, 3:36 PM

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $499,000
- **Beds**: Studio
- **Baths**: 1
- **Common Charges**: $1,217 / mo
- **Brokerage Fee**: Share Eligible

## The Private Brokerage Advantage

As an independent luxury buyer representative, Régis shares up to 50% of the buyer-side commission he actually receives on your purchase. Eligible buyers receive that Buyer Commission Share directly at closing to offset closing costs, down payments, or renovations. The figures below are illustrative, based on a **3% buyer-broker commission**; your share follows the commission offered on the transaction.

- **Contract Purchase Price**: $499,000
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$7,485*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $491,515

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $7,485 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Photos (9)

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## Property Overview

Penthouse A at the Robert Livingston is a sprawling, exceptionally bright top floor studio set within an impressive, full-service luxury building in highly sought after Downtown Brooklyn. Far superior to an average studio and incredibly rare in the studio marketplace in general, this lovely home provides ample space for separate living, dining and sleeping areas while the monthly maintenance fee includes ALL utilities, making for an exceptional value.

Enter PHA to find pristine parquet floors and a wall of windows providing all-day brightness while facing the quiet rear of the building. Light and views abound, and with no neighbors above, PHA offers a sense of quiet rarely found in NYC, particularly in a bustling neighborhood like Downtown Brooklyn. As you traverse the long entry foyer, you'll first find two large, deep closets, followed by the dedicated dining area and the kitchen. The kitchen features modern stainless appliances, granite countertops, a tiled backsplash and excellent storage space.

Outside the kitchen lies the oversized living space replete with high ceilings and a central HVAC system which provides both heating and cooling at NO COST; it is temperature-controlled by each individual resident rather than by the building. There are two more large closets for a total of four, and there is plenty of space for both a large living room with two seating areas along with a king-sized sleeping area which could be further privatized with ease.

The bathroom, meanwhile, is near-fully tiled while featuring a full tub and new hardware.

The Robert Livingston is an immaculately maintained full service luxury building. Among the exceptional staff is the live-in super, 24 hour doorman, porters and a maintenance team. There is a brand new, gorgeous fitness center onsite along with storage and parking available for rent. Subletting, Co-purchasing, Pied a Terre usage and Gifting are all allowable with board approval.

At the crossroads of Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill, The Robert Livingston could not be more centrally-located. The 2,3,4,5,A,C,F and R trains get you to Manhattan in minutes, while nearby shopping, recreation, and dining options are unparalleled.

Penthouse A provides a truly rare opportunity to purchase an affordable home in a highly sought after neighborhood set within a proper full service, luxury building. What are you waiting for?!

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Loft
- **Baths**: 1
- **Rooms**: 2
- **Stories**: 19
- **Year Built**: 1964
- **Common Charges**: $1,217 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: Nov 5, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 1 Days

### Residence Features

- Central Air
- Building Other
- High Ceilings
- City
- Downtown
- Skyline

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$3,740 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($99,800), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $2,523
- **Common Charges**: $1,217

Estimates only. Actual payments may vary. Confirm terms with your lender.

## Sales and market data

### Recent sales

66 apartments at 85 Livingston have recorded sales since November 2021, the most recent for $620,000 in October 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [12K](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-k-12K-ny-11201) (Apartment) | 1 | — | $620,000 | — | October 8, 2026 | MLS |
| 16C (Apartment) | — | — | $560,000 | — | September 10, 2026 | City record |
| [3C](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-c-3C-ny-11201) (Apartment) | 1 | 800 | $575,000 | $719/ft² | August 13, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| [18L](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-l-18L-ny-11201) (Apartment) | 1 | — | $600,000 | — | August 6, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 6F (Apartment) | Studio | — | $490,000 | — | June 11, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 6D (Apartment) | 2 | — | $995,000 | — | May 7, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 16J (Apartment) | Studio | — | $400,000 | — | April 21, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 9F (Apartment) | Studio | — | $540,000 | — | February 26, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 15L (Apartment) | 1 | 650 | $525,000 | $808/ft² | February 11, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 15M (Apartment) | — | — | $405,000 | — | February 6, 2026 | City record |
| 14O (Apartment) | 1 | 630 | $535,000 | $849/ft² | February 6, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 16D (Apartment) | 2 | 1,165 | $760,000 | $652/ft² | January 29, 2026 | City record |
| 2K (Apartment) | — | — | $549,000 | — | January 13, 2026 | City record |
| 8F (Apartment) | 1 | 625 | $540,000 | $864/ft² | October 23, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 3H (Apartment) | 1 | 750 | $499,999 | $667/ft² | September 26, 2025 | City record |
| 5J (Apartment) | Studio | — | $400,000 | — | August 26, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 16L (Apartment) | 1 | 650 | $520,000 | $800/ft² | June 30, 2025 | City record |
| 6L (Apartment) | — | — | $475,000 | — | June 2, 2025 | City record |
| 6N (Apartment) | Studio | — | $425,000 | — | May 28, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 5F (Apartment) | Studio | — | $445,000 | — | May 22, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 3M (Apartment) | Studio | 470 | $430,000 | $915/ft² | May 21, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 16O (Apartment) | 1 | — | $520,000 | — | April 11, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 14B (Apartment) | Studio | — | $525,000 | — | March 20, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 17G (Apartment) | — | — | $420,000 | — | March 10, 2025 | City record |
| 6K (Apartment) | 1 | — | $665,000 | — | December 10, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 6J (Apartment) | Studio | — | $392,500 | — | November 22, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 5L (Apartment) | Studio | 565 | $600,000 | $1,062/ft² | August 29, 2024 | City record |
| 4J (Apartment) | Studio | — | $400,000 | — | July 23, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 14L (Apartment) | — | — | $520,000 | — | June 13, 2024 | City record |
| 9F (Apartment) | — | — | $420,000 | — | April 10, 2024 | City record |
| 7B (Apartment) | 1 | 630 | $515,000 | $817/ft² | March 26, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 4G (Apartment) | 1 | — | $575,000 | — | February 21, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 6G (Apartment) | — | — | $485,000 | — | February 6, 2024 | City record |
| 18A (Apartment) | — | — | $425,000 | — | November 22, 2023 | City record |
| 16E (Apartment) | 1 | 765 | $680,000 | $889/ft² | November 15, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 7-G (Apartment) | 1 | — | $545,000 | — | October 23, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 19-G (Apartment) | Studio | — | $497,000 | — | September 29, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 5-L (Apartment) | Studio | 565 | $335,000 | $593/ft² | August 28, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 4F (Apartment) | 1 | 625 | $540,000 | $864/ft² | August 11, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 8-C (Apartment) | 1 | — | $585,000 | — | August 3, 2023 | City record · MLS |

Showing the 40 most recent of 66 recorded sales in this period.

Every row is a recorded transaction, including ancillary spaces such as storage and staff rooms where they were sold separately. Those are excluded from the benchmark below.

### How this price compares

- **This home**: $499,000
- **Median sold price**: $400,000
- **Difference**: +$99,000 (+24.8%)
- **Comparable sales**: 19
- **Sales from**: April 2022 – June 2026
- **Middle half of those sales**: $388,000 – $465,000

Based on studio sales at 85 Livingston.

Square footage is recorded for only 6 of these 19 sales (32%), so no price per square foot is shown for this group. Co-op sales rarely carry a floor area, and a figure drawn from a handful of them would not describe the rest.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sale-to-list price**: 97% (13 sales)
- **Sold below asking**: 77% (13 sales)
- **Typical time to find a buyer**: 98 days (15 sales)
- **Typical time to close**: 68 days (16 sales)

Based on studio sales at 85 Livingston with the required listing and closing data. Sample sizes vary by metric.

These are two separate periods measured on different clocks — time to find a buyer, and time from agreed deal to closing. They are medians of different sets of sales and do not add together into a single "days on market" figure.

### Price trend

Median sale price, co-op studio sales in Downtown Brooklyn

| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | $374,000 | 18 |
| 2020 | $390,000 | 13 |
| 2021 | $358,000 | 19 |
| 2022 | $365,500 | 24 |
| 2023 | $335,000 | 11 |
| 2024 | $390,250 | 12 |
| 2025 | $445,000 | 13 |

Based on recorded co-op studio sales in Downtown Brooklyn.

Sales data through October 2026.

Sale prices are the consideration recorded with the City in ACRIS, and each sale is dated by the day the City recorded it. A closing date reported to the MLS typically falls one to two weeks earlier. Recorded sales describe what has already happened and are not an appraisal, a valuation, or an estimate of what this home will sell for.

[See every recorded sale at 85 Livingston](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/brooklyn/85-livingston-tenants-corp)

## Price and Property History for 85 LIVINGSTON Street, Unit PHA

Review the recorded listing activity for 85 LIVINGSTON Street, Unit PHA, including asking-price changes and prior market dates.

- **Last sold (recorded)**: $450,000 on June 6, 2018

| Date | Price | Listing event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| November 5, 2026 | $499,000 | Listed for sale by Douglas Elliman Real Estate |
| June 6, 2018 | $450,000 | Sold — recorded sale price |
| January 31, 2018 | $450,000 | Listed for sale by Elliman |
| August 6, 2014 | $325,000 | Sold — recorded sale price |
| May 12, 2014 | $299,000 | Listed for sale by The Corcoran Group |

## Property Taxes

This apartment is part of a co-op that is taxed as one lot shared across 238 apartments. The corporation’s 2026 property tax bill was $2,870,276 for the whole building. Shareholders cover it through their monthly maintenance rather than a separate bill for this unit.

[See the full property tax history for 85 Livingston](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/brooklyn/85-livingston-tenants-corp)

[How we source and calculate NYC property tax data](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/nyc-property-tax-data-methodology)

## About The Building

### 85 Livingston

Downtown Brooklyn · Stock Cooperative

85 LIVINGSTON Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

A building in Downtown Brooklyn, currently featuring 5 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1964
- **Active Units**: 5
- **Floors**: 19

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/brooklyn/85-livingston-tenants-corp)

### Available Residences — For Sale (6)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [PHA](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-pha-ny-11201) | Studio | 1 | — | — | $499,000 | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Nov 5, 2026 | 1 days |
| [5D](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-5d-ny-11201) | 2 | 1 | 970 sqft | $892 | $865,000 (-3.4%) | Corcoran Group | Sep 22, 2026 | 45 days |
| [17B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-17b-ny-11201) | 1 | 1 | — | — | $590,000 (-3.3%) | Sothebys International Realty | Sep 29, 2026 | 38 days |
| [12L](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-12l-ny-11201) | 1 | 1 | 670 sqft | $806 | $540,000 | Compass | Oct 22, 2026 | 15 days |
| [18M](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-18m-ny-11201) | Studio | 1 | — | — | $395,000 | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | Oct 23, 2026 | 14 days |
| [9M](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-9m-ny-11201) | Studio | 1 | — | — | $375,000 — In contract | Compass | Sep 29, 2026 | 38 days |

### Recently Sold (1)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Sold Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Sold Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [12K](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/brooklyn/11201/85-livingston-street-k-12K-ny-11201) | 1 | 1 | — | — | $620,000 | Corcoran Group | Jun 11, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |

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## Related Links

- [85 Livingston — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/brooklyn/85-livingston-tenants-corp)
- [Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood guide](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/brooklyn/downtown-brooklyn)
- [Estimate your Buyer Commission Share and closing costs](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/calculators/buyer-closing-cost-calculator)
- [Contact Régis Roumila](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/contact)

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