The Brooklyn Bar Association’s long-time Brooklyn Heights home is officially up for grabs. The group has listed its landmark headquarters at 123 Remsen Street with an asking price of $12 million. The four-story French Second Empire brownstone, a familiar anchor on one of the neighborhood’s most historic blocks, is being pitched as a rare conversion or owner-user opportunity in prime Brooklyn.
“While we have listed our building for sale, it does not affect our ongoing operations, meetings, programming or the current calendar of events,” Brooklyn Bar Association president Christina Golkin said. She added that the association views the move as a way to maximize the value of its assets and redirect resources into member services and programming during the transition, according to Brooklyn Eagle.
A Brooklyn Heights Landmark
Known historically as the Charles Condon House, 123 Remsen is celebrated for its mansard roof, ornate lintels and well-preserved interior details that mark it as a high-style example of French Second Empire architecture. Brownstoner has described the house as one of Brooklyn Heights’ finer historic specimens.
Size, Broker And The Sales Pitch
Ariel Property Advisors has been exclusively tapped to market the property, with partners Michael A. Tortorici and Sean Kelly leading the assignment and support from Nicole Daniggelis, Stephen Vorvolakos and Luke Rizzo. Marketing materials play up the building’s 41-foot width and overall scale and call it an “unrivaled conversion opportunity.” The brokerage is targeting residential converters, owner-users, non-profits and arts or educational organizations.
Public records list the structure at roughly 13,600 square feet and at block and lot 249/10, while listing descriptions place the gross area closer to 14,000 square feet, according to PropertyShark.
Longstanding Home To The Borough’s Bar
The Brooklyn Bar Association, founded in 1872, has kept its base in a Brooklyn Heights brownstone for more than a century. A profile from the New York State Bar Association notes that the bar center has long housed CLE programming, a law library and a Volunteer Lawyers Project.
The organization says putting the Remsen Street building on the market is a strategic step to modernize how it operates while preserving its ability to serve members, citing its public statement and the listing materials.
What happens next comes down to buyer appetite for a large, character-filled slice of Brooklyn Heights real estate in a tight market. Brokers say townhouses and careful conversions continue to command premiums in the neighborhood, and institutions sometimes swoop in when a property fits their mission. For now, the building is on the market and the bar says its programming and events will continue while the sale process plays out.
