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156 Tompkins Avenue Condominium

156 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

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Overview

156 Tompkins Avenue is an 8-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 1 commercial unit.

  • Offering plan: Accepted November 2024 · 348 pages · floor plans on page 35
  • Finishes: 9-foot ceilings, concrete floors, laminate kitchen countertops, wood cabinets, LG and GE appliances and washer/dryer hook-ups
  • Prices: $1,040 a square foot on average, as first offered; $7.51 million in all ($6.39 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $338–$583 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: Tompkins Mazal Bh 101 LLC, represented by The Law Office Of Jay Lichtman, PC; principals Alan Waintraub
  • Subway: 6-minute walk to Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G); 11 minutes to Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G)
  • Amendments: 3, the latest in March 2026
  1. SubmittedDecember 2024
  2. AcceptedNovember 2024
  3. 3 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

8 of 8homes sold (100%)
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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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FigureThis building153 Stanhope28 units · 1.1 miaccepted 2024131 Madison38 units · 0.7 miaccepted 2025
Common ChargesPer Square Foot / Month$0.53Below peers$0.60$0.69
Average Offering PricePer Apartment$761,625Above peers$729,250$676,000
Average PricePer Square Foot$1,040Below peers$1,091$1,097
Average Unit SizeSquare Feet732 SFLarger668 SF616 SF
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How We Got This
  • Comps: the closest Brooklyn plans on size, $/SF and launch date, within 2 miles when possible.
  • Figures: each building's own offering plan, filed with the NY Attorney General. Nothing is estimated.
  • Checked: a price list publishes only when its math adds up, and building pages cite the plan pages.
  • Labels: In line is between the comps; Below/Above peers is past both by up to 15%; Lowest/Highest by more.

Closing Costs

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

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Amendments

Amendment 3 Mar 17, 2026

Amendment extends the plan for 6 months and updates sponsor, closing status, and financial information.

  • Plan extended for 6 months
  • Eial Girtz PC designated as counsel and Escrow Agent
  • Declaration recorded April 29, 2025; Final Certificate of Occupancy obtained May 16, 2025
  • First closing (Unit 4B) occurred May 15, 2025; Units 1A, 2B, 3B, 5A also closed; Units 1B, 2A, 3A, 4A unsold
  • Common charges and real estate taxes: Unit 1B $431.98/$341.38, Unit 2A $338.17/$267.25, Unit 3A $339.81/$268.55, Unit 4A $339.81/$268.55
  • Working capital account balance $2,134.24; reserve account balance $3,253.94
  • Sponsor principal Alan Waintraub owns interests in 120 Marcus Garvey Condominium (CD21-0299) and 811 Classon Avenue Condominium (CD25-0093)

Amendment 2 Apr 3, 2025

Offering prices for 15 units are set, plan declared effective as of March 31, 2025, and term extended six months.

  • Offering prices set for all units: C1 $300,000; 1B $888,000; 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A $849,000 each; 4B $800,000; 5A $1,215,000; S1-S6 $10,000 each
  • Plan declared effective March 31, 2025 with two executed purchase agreements (units 4B and 5A) representing 25% of residential units
  • First unit closing cannot occur until this amendment is accepted for filing by Department of Law
  • Plan term extended six months from amendment date

Amendment 1 Nov 4, 2024

Amendment adds storage room licensing, revises attorney closing fees, and provides detailed architect's certification of construction specifications and completion status.

  • Six cellar storage rooms offered for sale via license at $5,000.00 each with $0.00 initial monthly maintenance fee
  • Attorney fees added: $3,000 for recording/documents, $500 for storage license prep, $450 for off-site closing, $450 for mortgage closing, $350 for e-forms, $450 per rescheduled closing
  • Construction completed November 2024; temporary Certificate of Occupancy anticipated by February 2025
  • Building is 1931 structure with horizontal extensions at 2nd/3rd floors and new 4th/5th floors
  • Detailed specifications for windows (Pella casement, double-glazed, 2-year warranty), roofing, mechanical systems, and lot line windows at Units 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B
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Team

Sponsor
Tompkins Mazal Bh 101 LLC
Principals
Alan Waintraub
Tax estimate
Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Buyer's lender
U.S. BankThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lender; you can use another · Named on p. 204

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6A
Commercial overlay
C2-4

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

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