Metropolitan Condominium
209-211 North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Overview
Metropolitan is a 10-unit condo in Brooklyn.
- Offering plan: Accepted December 2003 · 233 pages · floor plans on page 25
- Finishes: Granite kitchen countertops, GE Profile and Bosch appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups, Natphil bathroom fittings and split-system units for heating and cooling
- Prices: $482 a square foot on average, as first offered; $6.4 million in all
- Common charges: $410–$676 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developer: KISKA Construction Corporation-USA; principals Erden M. Arkan, Selim Akyuz, Alev Dundar, Osman Ozcan, Patricia Sasso and Ulgar Aydin
- Sponsor: Sage Development Corp., represented by Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
- Subway: 3-minute walk to Bedford Av (L); 6 minutes to Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G, L)
- Amendments: 6, the latest in September 2004
- Units
- 10 residential
- Subway
- 3 min walk to Bedford Av LMetropolitan Av/Lorimer St G L, 6 min
- Developer
- KISKA Construction Corporation-USA
- Principals
- Erden M. Arkan, Selim Akyuz, Alev Dundar, Osman Ozcan, Patricia Sasso, Ulgar Aydin
- Average $/sf
- $482Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $410–$676 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, June 1, 2004
- Offering price
- $6.4 million total
- Floor plans
- Page 25 of the plan
- SubmittedDecember 2003
- AcceptedDecember 2003
- 6 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Sep 30, 2026.
First-Year Budget
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Property Taxes
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Amendments
Amendment 6 Sep 24, 2004
All homes are in contract as of September 24, 2004, with first closing anticipated on or about November 1, 2004; the first-year budget remains unchanged.
- All homes in contract as of September 24, 2004
- First closing anticipated on or about November 1, 2004
- First-year budget has not changed
- Plan extension of six months from amendment acceptance date
Amendment 5 Sep 23, 2004
Floor tiles specified for recreational rooms in three residential units.
- Recreational room floors for Units 1A and 1C: 13" x 13" gray ceramic tiles
- Recreational room floor for Unit 1B: 13" x 13" beige ceramic tiles
Amendment 4 Mar 24, 2004
Plan declared effective with all 10 residential units sold, first closing anticipated May 31, 2004, and escrow bank changed to Signature Bank.
- Plan declared effective on March 17, 2004 with all 10 residential units sold (100% of units offered)
- First Unit closing anticipated on or about May 31, 2004
- Escrow funds moved from previous bank to Signature Bank, 1225 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530
- Plan usage extended for six (6) months from amendment filing date
Amendment 3 Mar 12, 2004
Unit descriptions corrected and Schedule A revised with updated unit configurations.
- Unit 1A revised to 1.5/0BR/1.5BTH/1Y
- Unit 1B revised to 2.5/1BR/1.5BTH/1Y
- Schedule A updated with price revisions from Amendment No. 1
- The Developers Group appointed as exclusive Selling Agent
- Description of Property Report addendum issued
Amendment 2 Jan 14, 2004
Price of Residential Unit Number 4A increased to $825,000.
Amendment 1 Dec 15, 2003
Prices of ten units increased effective December 15, 2003.
- Unit PH price: $1,090,000
- Unit 4A price: $747,054
- Unit 4B price: $679,000
- Unit 3A price: $659,000
- Unit 3B price: $653,000
- Unit 2A price: $625,000
- Unit 2B price: $625,000
- Unit 1A price: $399,000
- Schedule A prices increased for 9 homes (median +3.0%): 1A $390,096 → $399,000; 1B $489,888 → $495,000; 1C $562,464 → $575,000; 2A $602,112 → $625,000; ...
Team
- Sponsor
- Sage Development Corp.
- Developer
- KISKA Construction Corporation-USA
- Principals
- Erden M. Arkan, Selim Akyuz, Alev Dundar, Osman Ozcan, Patricia Sasso, Ulgar Aydin
- Tax estimate
- Anthony Como AssociatesPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- Atlantic Bank of New York$2.6 million recorded
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R6B
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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