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Aurum Condominium

165&171 W 131 St 2231 2239 2243 A.C.P Jr Blvd, Manhattan, NY 10027

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Overview

Aurum is a 115-unit condo in Manhattan, with 1 parking unit and 2 commercial units.

  • Offering plan: Accepted November 2015 · 434 pages · floor plans on pages 306–307
  • Finishes: Hardwood floors, a washer and dryer in each apartment and fan coil units for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $968 a square foot on average, as first offered; $88.1 million in all ($76 million when first offered)
  • Developer: BRP Development Corp.; principals Geoffroi Flournoy, Meredith Marshall and Steven C. Smith
  • Sponsor: Lafayette Development, LLC, represented by Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP
  • Subway: 6-minute walk to 135 St (2, 3); 9 minutes to 135 St (B, C)
  • Amendments: 19, the latest in May 2018
  1. SubmittedDecember 2015
  2. AcceptedNovember 2015
  3. 19 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

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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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Closing Costs

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Team

Sponsor
Lafayette Development, LLC
Principals
Geoffroi Flournoy, Meredith Marshall, Steven C. Smith
Tax estimate
Ben Rottenstein Associates Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Goldman Sachs Bank
General contractor
BRP Construction GroupHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 121325734
MEP engineer
Energy Concepts Engineering PCMechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 177
Property report
Meltzer/Mandl Architects, P.C.Prepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 177

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Zoning

Zoning district
R7-2
Commercial overlay
C1-4

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

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