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173 Mcguinness Boulevard Condominium (The Lumin)

173 Mcguinness Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Overview

The Lumin is a 24-unit condo in Brooklyn.

  • Offering plan: Accepted February 2023 · 336 pages · floor plans on page 52
  • Finishes: Engineered wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, Fisher & Paykel and Beko appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment, Phylrich bathroom fittings and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $1,373 a square foot on average, as first offered; $24.5 million in all
  • Common charges: $420–$1,178 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: Artlife 173-175 Mcguinness LLC, represented by Marans Newman Tsolis & Nazinitsky LLC; principals Guy Peleg
  • Neighborhood: Greenpoint, Brooklyn
  • Subway: 6-minute walk to Nassau Av (G); 6 minutes to Greenpoint Av (G)
  • Amendments: 2, the latest in June 2025
  1. SubmittedJanuary 2024
  2. AcceptedFebruary 2023
  3. 2 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

24 of 24homes sold (100%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through Sep 30, 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 24 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 Jun 2, 2025

Amendment records post-closing milestones, adjusts Unit 1B storage size, reconfigures cellar storage, and extends offering term.

  • First Unit Closing occurred April 8, 2024
  • Permanent Certificate of Occupancy issued July 3, 2025
  • Unit 1B lower level reduced from 574sf to 463sf
  • Storage units reconfigured; now 14 total (one removed)
  • Working Capital Fund $16,714.71; Reserve Fund $16,768.39
  • All 24 units sold; no unsold units
  • Offering term extended 6 months from amendment date

Amendment 1 Jan 8, 2024

Amendment updates construction completion to March 1, 2024, revises property tax projections, designates preferred lenders, declares plan effective, identifies lot line windows, and extends offering term.

  • First Unit Closing date moved from July 1, 2023 to March 1, 2024; rescission rights extended to June 30, 2024 for prior purchasers and February 28, 2025 for new purchasers
  • Property tax projection for 2024/2025 tax year: assessed value $1,830,258.00, total taxes $228,819.00; for 2025/2026: assessed value $2,336,238.00, total taxes $292,076.00
  • Sponsor's Preferred Lenders designated: Stephen Lascher at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Brian Cohen at Guaranteed Rate
  • Plan declared effective with four (4) units (16% of building) under accepted purchase agreements
  • Units 7A and 8A have one lot line window on South elevation; Units 5C, 6C, 6B, 7B, 8B have lot line windows on North elevation
  • Offering term extended by six (6) months
  • Schedule A prices increased for 20 homes (median +10.0%): 1A $675,000 → $695,000; 2A $925,000 → $995,000; 2B $750,000 → $825,000; 2D $825,000 → $895,000; ...
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 1 home (median -3.8%): 1B $1,450,000 → $1,395,000
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Team

Sponsor
Artlife 173-175 Mcguinness LLC
Principals
Guy Peleg
Tax estimate
MGNY Consulting Corp.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Israel Discount Bank of New York$3 million recorded
General contractor
Boss AssociatesHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321595029
Interior designer
Alchemy StudioReported by cityrealty.com

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Zoning

Zoning district
R7A

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

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