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134 West End Avenue Condominium

132-134 West End Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11235

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Overview

134 West End Avenue is a 9-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 1 commercial unit.

  • Offering plan: Accepted October 2006 · 251 pages · floor plans on page 179
  • Finishes: Stone kitchen countertops, General Electric appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups and through-wall PTAC units for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $592 a square foot on average, as first offered; $6.28 million in all
  • Common charges: $296–$643 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: Captain 132 LLC, represented by Allen, Morris, Troisi & Simon LLP; principals ALEXANDER NED, BERTA GURFEL and HELEN GURFEL
  • Neighborhood: Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn
  • Subway: 10-minute walk to Brighton Beach (B, Q); 12 minutes to Sheepshead Bay (B, Q)
  • Amendments: 9, the latest in May 2017
  1. SubmittedJuly 2007
  2. AcceptedOctober 2006
  3. 9 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

9 of 9homes sold (100%)
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First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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Closing Costs

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Amendments

Amendment 9 May 2017

Ninth amendment updates sponsor holdings, financial obligations, board control status, and 2017 budget for the condominium.

  • Sponsor holds unsold units 1A Community Facility and PS2 only
  • Sponsor relinquished board control November 18, 2009; current board members are Inna Tverskoy, Alla Ivnitskaya, and Rusian Shalumov
  • Total common charges for sponsor-owned units: $355.00
  • Sponsor has no financial obligations due within 12 months other than maintenance and common charges
  • 2017 budget projects $87,184.00 income and $80,962.89 expenses with $6,221.11 net income
  • Unit 1A Community Facility offering price $390,000.00; Unit PS2 offering price $50,000.00

Amendment 8 Nov 30, 2015

Amendment updates sponsor financial disclosures, revises escrow procedures per new Department of Law regulations, and provides 2016 budget.

  • Sponsor holds unsold units #1A, PS2, PS3 with total common charges of $380.00
  • Sponsor monthly rental income from unsold units is $2,100.00
  • Sponsor relinquished board control November 18, 2009; board members are Inna Tverskoy, Alla Ivnitskaya, and Rusian Shalumov
  • Financial statements for 2011–2014 not prepared; 2016 budget attached
  • Common charges increased effective November 1, 2015
  • Escrow agent changed to Allen, Morris, Troisi & Simon LLP at 112 East 19th Street, New York, NY; escrow account at Signature Bank, 200 Park Avenue South, Suite 501, New York, NY
  • Escrow account federally insured by FDIC at maximum $250,000.00 per deposit
  • 2016 budget: estimated income $47,184.00, estimated expenses $45,220.00, surplus $1,964.00

Amendment 7 May 14, 2012

Sponsor holds four unsold units with specified financial obligations and common charges; Board of Managers no longer controlled by Sponsor as of November 18, 2009.

  • Sponsor holds unsold units #1A, PS1, PS2, PS3
  • Total common charges for Sponsor units: $375.75
  • Total monthly rent from Sponsor units: $2,050.00
  • No financial obligations due within 12 months other than maintenance or common charges
  • No unsold units subject to mortgages or financing commitments
  • Sponsor relinquished Board control November 18, 2009; current Board: Inna Tverskoy (President), Ruslan Shalumov (Secretary), Leonid Greenberg (Treasurer)
  • Building operates under 2011 budget; financial statement for year ending December 31, 2010 attached

Amendment 6 Nov 30, 2010

Sixth amendment updates sponsor financial disclosures, board composition, and includes 2009 financial statements and current budget.

  • Sponsor holds unsold units #1A, 6A, PS1, PS2, PS3 & PS4
  • Total common charges for sponsor units: $774.09
  • Total monthly rents from sponsor units: $191.00
  • Sponsor has no financial obligations due within 12 months
  • No unsold units subject to mortgages or financing commitments
  • Sponsor relinquished control November 18, 2009; board members: Inna Tverskoy (President), Anna Polanskaya (Secretary), Victor Chemerisov (Treasurer)
  • Financial statement for year ended December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010 attached
  • Current budget for condominium attached

Amendment 5 Nov 17, 2009

Fifth amendment updates sponsor holdings, mortgage details, board officers, and first-year operating budget with reserve fund.

  • Sponsor holds 9 unsold units: #1A, 2B, 3A, 5A, 5B, 6A, PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4
  • Total common charges for sponsor units: $2,043.91
  • Mortgage of $580,712.00 at 7.05% held by Community Preservation Corporation; monthly interest payment $3,600.00
  • Mortgage due January 2010, in process of being extended in six-month intervals
  • Board officers: Berta Gurfel (President), Helen Gurfel (Vice President), Alexander Ned (Secretary/Treasurer)
  • First-year budget revised with $4,366.00 reserve fund to be funded by sponsor
  • Total projected first-year income: $48,025.00; total projected expenses: $48,025.00
  • Certification of expert (Rita Knox Realty Inc.) confirming Schedule B adequacy

Amendment 4 Jun 9, 2009

Amendment documents the first closing completed March 18, 2009, updates sponsor holdings, financial obligations, and mortgage details.

  • First unit closed March 18, 2009
  • Certificate of occupancy issued March 6, 2009
  • Declaration filed November 14, 2008
  • Working Capital Fund of $11,812.79 deposited
  • Sponsor holds 8 unsold units: #1A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5A, 5B, 6A, 7A
  • Total common charges for sponsor units: $2,929.72
  • Sponsor owes $2,500.00 to Working Capital Fund
  • Mortgage of $1,397,250.00 held by Community Preservation Corporation

Amendment 3 Oct 28, 2008

Amendment declares the Offering Plan effective based on execution of Purchase Agreements for three residential units representing 30% of units offered.

  • Plan declared effective October 15, 2008 upon execution of 3 Purchase Agreements
  • 9 residential units and 1 commercial unit being offered for sale
  • Sponsor accepted Purchase Agreements for 4 residential units total
  • Unit 7A purchased by Berta Gurfel (Sponsor principal) not counted toward effectiveness
  • Units 3B, 5A, 6A counted toward effectiveness (all vacant units, bona fide purchasers)
  • 3 units = 30% minimum needed to declare Plan effective

Amendment 2 Jul 31, 2008

First Year of Operation changed to January 1–December 31, 2009; first closing expected by January 1, 2009; physical changes to building layout and one unit; revised floor plans and schedules attached.

  • First Year of Operation: January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
  • First closing expected by January 1, 2009
  • Purchasers who executed agreements before amendment may rescind within 15 days of amendment presentation
  • Parking Space 4 increased to 355 square feet
  • Sprinkler room moved from community room to common area on first floor
  • Bathroom location in Unit 5B changed
  • Revised floor plans and Schedule A attached

Amendment 1 Aug 14, 2007

Floor plans revised for closets and bathroom/room configurations; three sponsor-held unit prices increased; electricity budget projection revised.

  • Unit 1A price increased to $390,000.00
  • Unit 3B price increased to $680,000.00
  • Unit 5B price increased to $650,000.00
  • Electricity budget revised to $23,659.00 for first year of operation
  • Floor plans for apartment closets, bathroom configurations, and room configurations changed
  • Addendum to Description of Property Report dated July 26, 2007 annexed
  • Square footage on Schedule A and Schedule B remain unchanged
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Team

Sponsor
Captain 132 LLC
Principals
ALEXANDER NED, BERTA GURFEL, HELEN GURFEL
Tax estimate
R.P.T.E Consulting Ltd.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
The Community Preservation Corporation$2.2 million loan stated in the plan

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6

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

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