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259 Rutland Condominium

259 Rutland Road, Brooklyn, NY 11225

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Overview

259 Rutland is a 10-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 6 parking units.

  • Offering plan: Accepted February 2025 · 291 pages · floor plans on page 98
  • Finishes: Wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, Tafisa cabinets, Samsung appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment, Kohler bathroom fittings and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $1,132 a square foot on average, as first offered; $8.87 million in all
  • Common charges: $285–$674 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: Es Rutland Group LLC, represented by Eial Girtz, PC
  • Subway: 5-minute walk to Winthrop St (2, 5); 7 minutes to Sterling St (2, 5)
  • Amendments: 2, the latest in October 2025
  1. SubmittedMay 2025
  2. AcceptedFebruary 2025
  3. 2 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

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First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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FigureThis building1131 Madison28 units · 1.7 miaccepted 2025371 Hawthorne38 units · 0.2 miaccepted 2026
Common ChargesPer Square Foot / Month$0.54In line$0.69$0.49
Average Offering PricePer Apartment$848,290Highest$676,000$722,500
Average PricePer Square Foot$1,132Above peers$1,097$978
Average Unit SizeSquare Feet750 SFLarger616 SF739 SF
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How We Got This
  • Comps: the closest Brooklyn plans on size, $/SF and launch date, within 2 miles when possible.
  • Figures: each building's own offering plan, filed with the NY Attorney General. Nothing is estimated.
  • Checked: a price list publishes only when its math adds up, and building pages cite the plan pages.
  • Labels: In line is between the comps; Below/Above peers is past both by up to 15%; Lowest/Highest by more.

Closing Costs

The buyer pays the NYC and NY State transfer taxes, which a seller usually pays.

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Amendments

Amendment 2 Oct 31, 2025

Plan extended 6 months with construction complete; temporary occupancy issued, permanent occupancy expected in 30 days with $10,000 escrowed; 8 units closed or in contract.

  • Plan extended for 6 months
  • Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued September 17, 2025; Permanent Certificate expected in approximately 30 days
  • $10,000 held in escrow to secure Sponsor's obligation to obtain PCO
  • Declaration of Condominium recorded September 18, 2025
  • First Unit Closing (Unit 4B) occurred September 29, 2025; Units 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 5A also closed; Units 2A and 5B in contract
  • Construction financing of $3,850,000 from Colorado Federal Savings Bank paid in full; all Units released from pledge
  • Working capital account balance $9,513.66; reserve account balance $816.66 (target $4,900.00)

Amendment 1 May 19, 2025

Plan extended 6 months and declared effective after 20% of units entered into contract.

  • Plan extended for 6 months
  • Plan declared effective on May 14, 2025 based on 2 units in contract (20% of 10 units)
  • Units 3C, 3B, and 4A are in contract
  • One additional unit entered into contract after plan declared effective
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Team

Sponsor
Es Rutland Group LLC
Tax estimate
Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Colorado Federal Savings Bank$3.85 million loan stated in the plan
Property report
Jian Engineering, PLLCPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 130

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6

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

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