Clinton Hill’s headline median fell almost a fifth this year. Co-op prices went up. A buyer who reads only the headline will misjudge the market.
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Clinton Hill is a Brooklyn neighborhood in ZIPs 11205 and 11238, between Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant, around Pratt Institute. PropertyShark’s housing-stock table lists 4,381 residential units in Clinton Hill: 1,549 co-op units, 1,442 condo units, 1,212 units in two-to-four family buildings and 163 single-family homes. Co-ops and condos together are about 68% of the stock, so for most buyers Clinton Hill is an apartment market.
PropertyShark puts the Clinton Hill median sale price at $950,000 for Q2 2026, down 19.1% year over year, on forty-nine sales. By property type, co-ops sold for an $878,000 median, up 6.3%, on twenty-four sales, and condos sold for $1.2 million, down 8%, on nineteen sales. Six houses sold for a $3.7 million median. Redfin, measuring the three months ending June 2026, puts the median at $1,067,129, down 16.3%, with a median of 32 days on market and homes selling at 99.5% of list price.
The 19.1% drop is mostly about what sold, not what things are worth. Co-ops, the largest share of the neighborhood, rose in price. Condos softened. A buyer should price an offer against the same building type in the last few months, not against the blended figure.
In Clinton Hill a co-op usually costs less to buy, and a condo usually comes with fewer restrictions. The $878,000 co-op median sits about $320,000 under the $1.2 million condo median. A co-op buyer owns shares and a proprietary lease, needs board approval and lives under the building’s rules on financing, subletting and resale. A condo buyer owns real property, typically faces a lighter approval process and has more freedom to rent the unit, but pays higher closing costs and carries property taxes separately from common charges.
Yes, within limits set by the bylaws. Under New York’s Condominium Act, Real Property Law section 339-v, condo bylaws may include provisions governing the sale, leasing and occupancy of units, though they may not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin. Many Brooklyn condos give the board a right of first refusal on sales or leases. Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker, not an attorney, and the offering plan, bylaws and proprietary lease should be reviewed by the buyer’s lawyer before contract.
No. PropertyShark counts none of Clinton Hill’s 1,569 residential buildings in a flood zone and 18 in a hurricane evacuation zone. Clinton Hill sits on high ground between the Navy Yard and Atlantic Avenue, which keeps flood insurance out of most co-op and condo budgets here.
Co-op and condo buyers hire Joseph Ranola because in a 32-day market the buyer who has already screened the building’s financials, board rules and recent sales wins. Joseph Ranola reviews the building’s sales history and board requirements before a buyer bids, and assembles the board package so approval does not stall the deal. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.28% for the week of October 1, 2026, up from 7.03% the week before and 6.34% a year earlier. One repeat client described the team:
“I buy & sell properties frequently. Joseph Ranola is great to work with. I have used his firm on a few projects. The team is eager to help & always available.” — Joe Obrien, verified Google review
Starting with a first co-op? Read Joseph Ranola’s guide for first-time buyers in Kensington. Thinking of renting the unit later? See renting out a co-op or condo instead of selling. On Staten Island, read the guide to relocating to St. George. See the Brooklyn realtor guide or contact Joseph Ranola directly at (917) 905-2541.
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