171 North First Street Condominium (171n1)
171 North First Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Overview
171n1 is a 57-unit condo in Brooklyn.
- Offering plan: Accepted May 2023 · 698 pages · floor plans on pages 65–66
- Finishes: Bosch appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
- Prices: $126.8 million in all
- Common charges: $566–$3,484 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developers: Gemini Investment (Holdings) Limited and Gemini-Rosemont Realty LLC; principals Andy Wong, Michael Hernstad and Pui Ying Sum
- Sponsor: 171 North First Street LLC, represented by Starr Associates, LLP
- Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Subway: 6-minute walk to Bedford Av (L); 10 minutes to Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G, L)
- Amendments: 4, the latest in August 2025
- Units
- 57 residential
- Neighborhood
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 6 min walk to Bedford Av LMetropolitan Av/Lorimer St G L, 10 min
- Developers
- Gemini Investment (Holdings) Limited, Gemini-Rosemont Realty LLC
- Principals
- Andy Wong, Michael Hernstad, Pui Ying Sum
- Common charges
- $566–$3,484 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
- Offering price
- $126.8 million total
- Floor plans
- Pages 65–66 of the plan
- SubmittedJune 2023
- AcceptedMay 2023
- 4 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Jul 31, 2026.
First-Year Budget
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Property Taxes
The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills for 52 homes.
Each home's estimate, city bills and tax breaksSee it free →Closing Costs
The buyer pays the NYC and NY State transfer taxes, which a seller usually pays.
All 3 closing costs in the plan, with their pagesSee it free →The Building
Amendments
Amendment 4 Aug 6, 2025
Amendment updates financial statements to 2024, provides 2025 budget, changes sponsor principals, and updates sponsor address.
- 36 units sold, 21 units remain unsold
- 2024 audited financial statements provided
- 2025 condominium budget adopted
- Working capital account balance approximately $38,865 as of June 1, 2025
- Sponsor principals changed: Michael Hernstad and Andy Wong no longer principals; Pui Ying Sum and Tenzin Tsungmey are current principals
- Sponsor address changed to 18 West 21st Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10010
- Sponsor is current on all financial obligations
Amendment 2 Apr 5, 2024
Amendment updates condominium operations following the December 12, 2023 first closing, including board composition, financial disclosures, and unsold unit offerings.
- First Closing occurred December 12, 2023 for Unit PHG
- Condominium Declaration recorded August 29, 2023 in CRFN 2023000221001
- Working Capital Account established with approximately $110,692 at Capital One Bank
- Board members: Lisa Poon (President), Andy Wong (Vice President), Michael Berson (Secretary/Treasurer)
- Sponsor sold 22 units; 35 units remain unsold
- Sponsor's monthly Common Charges on unsold units approximately $53,732
- Permanent Certificate of Occupancy escrow deposit $48,487.22
- 35 unsold units offered for sale at prices on Schedule A
Amendment 1 Jun 20, 2023
Amendment updates Schedule A pricing, common charges, and real estate taxes effective December 1, 2023, and provides updated floor plans for multiple units.
- First Year of Condominium Operation projected to commence December 1, 2023
- Updated Schedule A with new Offering Prices for all units
- Updated Schedule B Budget for period December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024
- Updated floor plans for Units 2G, 3A, and North Elevation reflecting as-built conditions
- New floor plans for Units 3G, 4G, 4A, 5A, 6A, and PHA
- Updated Real Estate Tax Opinion Letter
- Updated Schedule B-1 Projected Individual Energy Costs Budget
- Updated Budget Expert certification
- Schedule A prices decreased for 7 homes (median -26.6%): 3D $2,552,000 → $1,880,000; 3H $2,160,000 → $1,590,000; 3J $1,510,000 → $1,090,000; 3K $2,638,000 → $1,935,000; ...
Team
- Sponsor
- 171 North First Street LLC
- Developers
- Gemini Investment (Holdings) Limited, Gemini-Rosemont Realty LLC
- Principals
- Andy Wong, Michael Hernstad, Pui Ying Sum
- Counsel
- Starr Associates, LLP
- Tax estimate
- Korngold Powers LLPPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- East West Bank$34.8 million recorded
- General contractor
- Broadway Construction GroupHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321589722
- Structural engineer
- Desimone Consulting EngineersNamed on p. 47
- MEP engineers
- Ventrop Engineering Consulting Group, PLLC, Ventrop ECG, PLLC, Ventrop EGG, PLLCMechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 47, p. 169, p. 179
- Interior designer
- Fogarty FingerReported by mannpublications.com
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- M1-2/R6A
- Special district
- Special Mixed Use District (MX-8) (MX-8)
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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