Penrose Tower
136-80 (A/K/A 136-78) 41 Avenue, Queens, NY 11355
Also known as 136-80 · 136-78 41 Avenue
Overview
Penrose Tower is a 44-unit condo in Queens, with 1 parking unit and 6 commercial units.
- Offering plan: Accepted April 2024 · 358 pages
- Finishes: Engineered wood floors, Sunrise cabinets, GE appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment, Kohler bathroom fittings and split-system units for heating and cooling
- Prices: $1,273 a square foot on average, as first offered; $44.6 million in all
- Common charges: $209–$944 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Utilities: Electricity paid by the owner; heat, hot water and water and sewer in the common charges p. 52
- Sponsor: 136-78 LLC, represented by Dylan Chan Law Firm; principals Cai Yu Chen, Heng Yuan Ou, Li Yun Ou, Mei Song Xiao and Shao Zhen Lin
- Neighborhood: Flushing, Queens
- Subway: 5-minute walk to Flushing-Main St (7)
- Amendments: 3, the latest in February 2026
- Units
- 44 residential · 1 parking · 6 commercial
- Neighborhood
- Flushing, Queens
- Subway
- 5 min walk to Flushing-Main St 7
- Principals
- Cai Yu Chen, Heng Yuan Ou, Li Yun Ou, Mei Song Xiao, Shao Zhen Lin
- Average $/sf
- $1,273Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $209–$944 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025
- Offering price
- $44.6 million total
- Floor plans
- Pages 247–284 of the plan
- AcceptedApril 2024
- 3 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
43 of 50 units sold (86%)
| Unit | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6C | Aug 6, 2026 | $847,398 |
| 3B | Jun 4, 2026 | $672,401 |
| 6B | May 6, 2026 | $946,973 |
| 1B | Apr 30, 2026 | $1,468,600 |
| 2B | Apr 30, 2026 | $633,250 |
| 7D | Apr 24, 2026 | $541,923 |
| 7H | Mar 20, 2026 | $597,926 |
| 3E | Mar 4, 2026 | $598,065 |
| 4C | Mar 4, 2026 | $827,831 |
| 5A | Mar 4, 2026 | $625,097 |
| 5C | Mar 4, 2026 | $827,831 |
| 6A | Mar 4, 2026 | $625,097 |
| 7A | Mar 4, 2026 | $625,097 |
| 7C | Mar 4, 2026 | $827,831 |
| 3A | Dec 12, 2025 | $763,688 |
| 7F | Dec 10, 2025 | $469,767 |
| 8A | Dec 10, 2025 | $753,495 |
| 8C | Dec 10, 2025 | $679,159 |
| 8D | Dec 10, 2025 | $712,948 |
| 8B | Nov 26, 2025 | $702,811 |
| 6G | Nov 20, 2025 | $483,900 |
| 5D | Nov 19, 2025 | $531,740 |
| 6D | Sep 26, 2025 | $532,545 |
| 4A | Aug 11, 2025 | $750,450 |
| 3G | Aug 5, 2025 | $458,550 |
| 4H | Jul 28, 2025 | $608,109 |
| 7E | Jun 9, 2025 | $786,303 |
| 5F | Jun 6, 2025 | $605,054 |
| 7G | Jun 5, 2025 | $496,510 |
| 3F | May 23, 2025 | $598,731 |
| 5B | May 22, 2025 | $959,405 |
| 4B | May 19, 2025 | $938,827 |
| 3H | May 14, 2025 | $600,981 |
| 4E | May 6, 2025 | $763,688 |
| 5E | May 6, 2025 | $725,208 |
| 6E | May 2, 2025 | $807,472 |
| 3C | Apr 30, 2025 | $987,703 |
| 4G | Apr 29, 2025 | $478,830 |
| 4F | Apr 25, 2025 | $597,926 |
| 5G | Apr 25, 2025 | $487,552 |
| 3D | Apr 18, 2025 | $488,970 |
| 4D | Apr 18, 2025 | $492,012 |
| 6F | Apr 16, 2025 | $614,218 |
From city records (ACRIS), through Aug 31, 2026.
Common Charges & First-Year Budget
Property Taxes
The plan's first-year tax estimate.
The plan estimates $1,221 to $5,543 a year per home. No city tax bills for these homes yet.
The plan's estimate is the sponsor's guess for year one. The city's bill is the real one, from the Department of Finance.
Closing Costs
The buyer pays the NYC and NY State transfer taxes, which a seller usually pays.
- Sponsor's counsel fee
- $2,000.00Paid by the purchaser to the sponsor's attorneys for the closingp. 16
- Transfer taxes
- Paid by the purchaserNew York City and State transfer taxes, by law the seller's, shift to the buyer in a sponsor salep. 16
- Working capital
- “two (2) months Common Charges”Contribution to the condominium's working capital fundp. 12
- Acris Transfer Tax Preparation Fee
- $250Paid to Sponsorp. 16
- Recording fee for unit power of attorney
- “approximately $75.00”p. 87
- Recording fee for New York City Real Property Transfer Tax Return
- $50.00p. 87
Not listed: title insurance, mortgage tax, lender fees, mansion tax.
The Building
Amendments
Amendment 3 Feb 20, 2026
Third Amendment updates closing status, temporary occupancy certificate details, unsold units count, common charge billing commencement, and subdivides the single parking unit into 22 individual units with mechanical double-deck configurations.
- 23 residential units have closed; first closing was Unit 6F on April 16, 2025
- 27 unsold residential units remain as of February 10, 2026
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy renewed; permanent certificate not yet issued
- Cost to complete work for permanent certificate estimated at $15,000.00 as of April 2, 2025
- Common charge billing commenced April 1, 2026; sponsor paying all operating costs until then
- Single parking unit P subdivided into 22 individual parking units (P-1 through P-22)
- Five pairs of parking units configured as double-deck mechanical systems under single ownership
- Working capital collected totals $13,182 as of February 10, 2026
Amendment 2 Aug 8, 2024
Second Amendment declares the Plan effective, delays sponsor payment of common charges, and provides construction update.
- Plan declared effective as of August 8, 2024 (one unit purchased, 15% of seven residential units)
- Sponsor elects to delay payment of common charges for all unit owners per Section 36
- Sponsor will continue to pay operating expenses
- No units are occupied; no units have been rented
- Construction almost completed; first closing anticipated about two to three months after plan effective date
- No material changes to budget for fiscal year commencing August 1, 2024
Amendment 1 May 13, 2024
Unit dimensions corrected to match Department of Buildings approved plans, with corresponding adjustments to estimated real property taxes.
- Unit dimensions corrected to reflect accurate measurements per DOB-approved building plan (Exhibit A)
- Estimated real property taxes adjusted due to dimension changes, per tax expert Thomas Berinato, Esq.
- Schedule A updated with revised tax estimates
- No contracts entered into; no closings have occurred
- No units occupied by tenants
- Schedule A prices increased for 18 homes (median +0.8%): 1A $2,260,010 → $2,528,800; 1B $1,912,029 → $2,169,200; 2C $1,257,019 → $1,257,830; 3A $789,600 → $796,180; ...
- Schedule A prices decreased for 24 homes (median -0.6%): 2B $897,195 → $886,550; 2D $1,420,361 → $1,408,960; 3C $1,032,000 → $1,028,500; 3E $747,600 → $744,150; ...
Team
- Sponsor
- 136-78 LLC
- Principals
- Cai Yu Chen, Heng Yuan Ou, Li Yun Ou, Mei Song Xiao, Shao Zhen Lin
- Counsel
- Dylan Chan Law Firm
- Tax estimate
- SJP Tax Consultants Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- Bank of Hope$18 million loan stated in the plan
- General contractors
- Century Construction Group, Grand Construction & DevelopmentHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 421580890
- Title agency
- Federal Standard AbstractThe sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 34
Zoning
- Zoning district
- R7-1
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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