567 Ocean Condominium
222 East 21st Street A/K/A 563-571 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Overview
567 Ocean is a 108-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 54 parking units and 1 commercial unit.
- Offering plan: Accepted November 2019 · 418 pages · floor plans on page 53
- Finishes: Engineered wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, wood veneer cabinets, GE appliances and washer/dryer hook-ups
- Prices: $940 a square foot on average, as first offered; $77.5 million in all ($77.9 million when first offered)
- Common charges: $228–$1,193 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developer: New Empire Corp.; principals Bentley Zhao
- Sponsor: North Ocean Management LLC, represented by Marcus Attorneys
- Subway: 6-minute walk to Church Av (B, Q); 10 minutes to Parkside Av (Q)
- Amendments: 8, the latest in May 2022
- Units
- 108 residential · 54 parking · 1 commercial
- Subway
- 6 min walk to Church Av B QParkside Av Q, 10 min
- Developer
- New Empire Corp.
- Principals
- Bentley Zhao
- Average $/sf
- $940Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $228–$1,193 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
- Offering price
- $77.5 million total $77.9 million when first offered
- Floor plans
- Page 53 of the plan
- SubmittedApril 2020
- AcceptedNovember 2019
- 8 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Aug 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 103 homes.
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Amendments
Amendment 8 May 13, 2022
Eighth Amendment lists unsold units and parking licenses with current offering prices and carrying costs, and extends the plan term by twelve months.
- 13 unsold units offered at prices from $420,000 to $975,000
- 11 unsold parking licenses offered at $50,000 each
- Unsold units' aggregate monthly Common Charges $4,790.06, annual $57,480.66
- Unsold units' aggregate monthly real estate taxes $5,594.74, annual $67,136.88
- Unsold parking licenses' aggregate yearly license fee $15,554.88
- Plan term extended twelve months from amendment date
- Schedule A prices decreased for 9 homes (median -2.0%): A105 $609,000 → $580,000; A107 $484,500 → $475,000; A403 $479,400 → $470,000; A404 $428,400 → $420,000; ...
Amendment 7 Jan 4, 2022
Unit B302 offering price changed to $800,000.00.
Amendment 6 Dec 9, 2021
Offering price of Unit B502 changed to $830,000.
Amendment 5 Nov 18, 2021
This Fifth Amendment documents the first unit closing, temporary certificates of occupancy, condominium declaration filing, working capital fund balance, unsold units, and board status as of November 2021.
- First unit closing occurred on August 2, 2021 by remote closing
- Three temporary certificates of occupancy issued: July 6, 2021; August 10, 2021; October 18, 2021
- Sponsor deposited $2,000 in escrow to secure final certificate of occupancy
- Declaration recorded March 31, 2021 under City Register File Number 2021000118114
- Working capital fund balance as of November 12, 2021 is $97,957.77
- 36 units remain unsold as of November 12, 2021
- Sponsor retains control of Board of Managers; first unit owner meeting has not occurred
Amendment 4 Jul 29, 2021
Amendment corrects building systems, adds a structural column to floor plans, modifies unit layouts and dimensions, and adds elevator capacity.
- Building will have four passenger elevators (two per tower) instead of two
- Structural column added to floor plans for 14 units (A103, A211, A311, A411, A511, A611, A701, A804, A805, A806, B703, B803, TH01, TH04)
- Kitchen ventilation corrected: microwave with recirculating hood vented through ceiling register, not ducted vent hood
- Windows changed to open inward instead of outward
- Dropped arch at kitchenettes removed from all units except B103, B203, B303, B403, B503, B603
- Interior dimensions and closet configurations modified for 64 units with executed Purchase Agreements
- Layout and/or terrace area changes for 11 unsold units (TH02, TH03, TH04, A106, A107, A704, A706, A803, B603, B802, B803)
- First temporary certificate of occupancy issued for the building
Amendment 3 May 27, 2021
First unit closing date moved to August 1, 2021; offering prices amended for 45 units.
- First unit closing/commencement of condominium operations date amended to August 1, 2021
- Offering prices of 45 units amended (ranging from $402,900 to $1,028,200)
- Projected date of commencement tolled under New York Executive Order 202.18 plus 120 days
- Right to rescind available if first unit closing does not occur within twelve months of August 1, 2021
- Schedule A prices increased for 40 homes (median +5.0%): A104 $400,000 → $408,000; A105 $580,000 → $609,000; A107 $475,000 → $484,500; A207 $400,000 → $402,900; ...
- Schedule A prices decreased for 7 homes (median -0.5%): A103 $550,000 → $545,000; A106 $1,050,000 → $1,008,990; A208 $790,000 → $782,250; A210 $410,000 → $408,000; ...
Amendment 2 Nov 20, 2020
Plan declared effective after sponsor accepted purchase agreements for eighteen residential units (17% of units offered).
- Plan declared effective with eighteen residential units under contract
- Eighteen units constitute 17% of 108 residential units offered
Amendment 1 Apr 22, 2020
Amendment changes parking units P22-P54 from condominium units to parking space licenses with monthly fees, and sets substantial completion date to January 1, 2021.
- Projected substantial completion and first unit closing date changed to January 1, 2021
- Parking spaces P22 through P54 converted from condominium units to parking space licenses (no longer individual tax lots)
- Parking units reduced from 54 to 21 (P1-P21 remain as units; P22-P54 become licenses)
- Initial monthly license fee for parking spaces set at $117.84 per month
- Parking spaces P22-P54 use automated car lift system; spaces P33-P47 in cellar susceptible to dampness
- Parking space licenses offered to unit owners only; licensees must own a unit or license terminates
- Monthly license fees subject to annual increases after first anniversary of first unit closing
- Board of Managers owns and maintains car lift systems; repair costs are common expenses
Team
- Sponsor
- North Ocean Management LLC
- Developer
- New Empire Corp.Reported by mannpublications.com
- Principals
- Bentley Zhao
- Counsel
- Marcus Attorneys
- Tax estimate
- Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- Popular Bank$31.5 million recorded
- General contractor
- New Empire BuilderHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321193258
- Title agency
- New York Title Services LLCThe sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 102
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R7A
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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