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129 Metropolitan Avenue Condominium

129 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

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Overview

129 Metropolitan Avenue is a 12-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 6 parking units.

  • Offering plan: Accepted March 2008 · 209 pages · floor plans on page 18
  • Finishes: Wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, wood cabinets, GE appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups, Delta bathroom fittings and through-wall PTAC units for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $798 a square foot on average, as first offered; $9.85 million in all
  • Sponsor: Metropolitan Plaza, LLC, represented by Harold L. Gruber, P.C.; principals Shlomo Karpen
  • Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  • Subway: 7-minute walk to Bedford Av (L); 12 minutes to Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G, L)
  • Amendments: 4, the latest in June 2009
  1. SubmittedMay 2008
  2. AcceptedMarch 2008
  3. 4 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

12 of 12homes sold (100%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through May 31, 2026.

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills.

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Closing Costs

The buyer pays the NYC and NY State transfer taxes, which a seller usually pays.

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Amendments

Amendment 4 Jun 17, 2009

Amendment establishes condominium operation details including first closing date, retained unsold units, working capital fund, board control transition, mortgagee rights, capital reserve fund, and extended offering period.

  • First unit closed April 6, 2009
  • Condominium Declaration filed February 4, 2009
  • Permanent Certificate of Occupancy obtained October 7, 2008
  • Sponsor retains 18 unsold units (1B, 2A-5B, 6A-6B, P1-P7)
  • Working capital fund of $4,938.00 created at Capital One Bank
  • First board election meeting anticipated September 15, 2009
  • Mortgagee's Rights added as Declaration Item 23
  • Capital Reserve Fund created; budget revised to $59,209 for September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010
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Team

Sponsor
Metropolitan Plaza, LLC
Principals
Shlomo Karpen
Tax estimate
Moseson & AssociatesPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Bank of SmithtownLender on the mortgage and building loan agreement recorded March 2006 in ACRIS; $4.44 million recorded
General contractor
Deluxe BuildersHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 302183161

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Zoning

Zoning district
M1-2/R6A
Special district
Special Mixed Use District (MX-8) (MX-8)

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

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