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Plaza Condominium

1 Central Park South, Manhattan, NY 10019

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Overview

Plaza is a 181-unit condo in Manhattan, with 30 storage units and 3 commercial units.

  • Offering plan: Accepted December 2005 · 617 pages · floor plans on page 154
  • Finishes: Custom wood cabinets, Viking appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment and Kohler bathroom fittings
  • Prices: $1.12 million in all ($1331.2 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $710–$13,345 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Developer: The El-Ad Group, Ltd.; principals Miki Naftali and Orly Hackmon
  • Sponsor: Plaza Residential Owner LP, represented by Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • Neighborhood: Midtown Center, Manhattan
  • Subway: 3-minute walk to 5 Av/59 St (N, R, W); 3 minutes to 57 St (M)
  • Amendments: 22, the latest in October 2019
  1. SubmittedDecember 2005
  2. AcceptedDecember 2005
  3. 22 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

163 of 164homes sold (99%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through Sep 30, 2026.

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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Closing Costs

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Team

Sponsor
Plaza Residential Owner LP
Principals
Miki Naftali, Orly Hackmon
Tax estimate
Leitner Group, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Column FinancialLender on the mortgage and building loan agreement recorded October 2004 in ACRIS
Construction managers
Tishman Construction, Tishman Construction Corporation of New YorkNamed on p. 57, p. 191
Structural engineer
Cantor SeinukNamed on p. 57
MEP engineers
Flack & Kurtz, Flack & Kurtz Inc.Mechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 57, p. 192
Property report
Costas Kondylis & Partners LLPPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 57
Interior designer
Gal NauerReported by cityrealty.com
Title agency
Title Associates, Inc.The sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 52

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Zoning

Zoning districts
R10H, C5-2.5The lot is split between two districts, the largest share first
Special district
Special Midtown District (MiD)

Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).

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