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151 Newel Street Condominium

151 Newel Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Overview

151 Newel Street is a 4-unit condo in Brooklyn.

  • Offering plan: Accepted May 2022 · 255 pages
  • Finishes: Engineered wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, wood cabinets, Liebherr, Bertazzoni and Bosch appliances and washer/dryer hook-ups
  • Prices: $1,671 a square foot on average, as first offered; $8.12 million in all ($7.48 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $337–$686 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: 151 Newel LLC, represented by Eial Girtz, PC; principals Meir Daus and Elad Ben-Kimon
  • Neighborhood: Greenpoint, Brooklyn
  • Subway: 5-minute walk to Nassau Av (G); 8 minutes to Greenpoint Av (G)
  • Amendments: 2, the latest in October 2023
  1. SubmittedMay 2023
  2. AcceptedMay 2022
  3. 2 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

4 of 4homes sold (100%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through Oct 31, 2025.

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills for 4 homes.

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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 2 Oct 17, 2023

Amendment extends the plan for 6 months and reports that the condominium plan has been declared effective, three units have closed, and provides current sponsor and financial status.

  • Plan extended for 6 months
  • Plan declared effective May 11, 2023 based on one unit purchase agreement (25% of four units)
  • Declaration of Condominium recorded July 6, 2023
  • Final Certificate of Occupancy obtained August 15, 2023
  • Three units have closed; Unit 2 remains unsold with common charges of $417.32 and real estate tax of $866.61
  • Construction financing from Genesis Capital of $4,050,000.00; Units 1 and 4 released, Units 2 and 3 pledged as collateral
  • Working capital account balance $2,629.70; reserve account balance $0.00 (should be $2,100.00)
  • Sponsor covering all operating costs and delaying common charges collection with 30-day notice right

Amendment 1 May 17, 2023

Floor plans updated to reflect as-built conditions, limited common element square footages revised, all unit prices increased, and common interest percentages rebalanced.

  • Unit 1 price increased from $2,187,000.00 to $2,500,000.00
  • Unit 2 price increased from $1,820,000.00 to $1,949,000.00
  • Unit 3 price increased from $1,885,000.00 to $1,969,000.00
  • Unit 4 price increased from $1,590,000.00 to $1,700,000.00
  • Unit 1 areaway decreased from 593 sq. ft. to 553 sq. ft.; rear yard increased from 212 sq. ft. to 252 sq. ft.
  • Unit 2 roof terrace added at 283 sq. ft.
  • Unit 3 roof terrace added at 274 sq. ft.
  • Temporary Certificate of Occupancy anticipated by July 2023
  • Schedule A prices increased for 4 homes (median +7.1%): 1 $2,187,000 → $2,500,000; 2 $1,820,000 → $1,949,000; 3 $1,885,000 → $1,969,000; 4 $1,590,000 → $1,700,000
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Team

Sponsor
151 Newel LLC
Principals
Meir Daus, Elad Ben-Kimon
Tax estimate
Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Goldman Sachs Bank$1.16 million loan stated in the plan
General contractor
L & M Builders GroupHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321600157
Structural engineer
Sharon Engineering, PCNamed on p. 184
MEP engineer
All City Engineering, PCMechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 184
Property reports
Demerara Engineering PL L C, Oscar P. Walters, Jr., PEPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 120, p. 184

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6B

Today's zoning of the lot next door, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).

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