According to a new report by Property Shark, Brooklyn’s most expensive neighborhoods are Columbia Street Waterfront District, Boerum Hill, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
During Q2 2025, New York City saw a 4% rise in pricing to reach the highest median sale price recorded to date at almost $800,000. The New York City real estate market hit a new high during the second quarter of 2025. Overall, median sale prices increased by 4% year-over-year (Y-o-Y) to hit $799,000 — the highest median sale price recorded to date. Moreover, NYC saw a slight 2% growth in sales as 7,118 transactions (including condos, co-ops and single family homes) took place during Q2 of 2025.
Brooklyn’s real estate activity suffered a Y-o-Y slowdown in Q2 with the median sale price decreasing slightly to stand at $847,000. Sales in the borough also declined by 6% for a total of 1,529 transactions. In all, Brooklyn logged just 21% of NYC’s total number of sales.
Columbia Street Waterfront District joined the ranking as a new entry at #6 and the first of three Brooklyn neighborhoods to make the top 10 priciest list. Despite not making the top 50 at all a year prior, the median sale price across 12 transactions in the Columbia Street Waterfront District reached $1.92 million at the end of Q2.
Following close at #7, Boerum Hill logged 35% more sales Y-o-Y at a median sale price of $1.84 million. A total of 11 transactions were registered in the neighborhood at $2 million or above. Significantly, one single family home at 297 Pacific St. changed hands for a noteworthy $8 million.
At #9, DUMBO represented Brooklyn’s final appearance in the top 10 priciest NYC neighborhoods after rising from #14 in Q2 last year. Its median sale price rose by 23% to reach $1.795 million.
