Six Garfield Condominium
269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Overview
Six Garfield is a 33-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 1 commercial unit.
- Offering plan: Accepted April 2020 · 373 pages · floor plans on pages 239–240
- Finishes: Quartzite kitchen countertops, matte poly wood cabinets, Gaggenau appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment and split-system units for heating and cooling
- Prices: $1,479 a square foot on average, as first offered; $53.5 million in all
- Developer: New Empire Corporation; principals Bentley Zhao
- Sponsor: First Building Enterprises LLC, represented by Marans Weisz & Newman LLC
- Neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Subway: 3-minute walk to Union St (R); 9 minutes to 4 Av-9 St (F, G, R)
- Amendments: 6, the latest in April 2023
- Units
- 33 residential · 1 commercial
- Neighborhood
- Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 3 min walk to Union St R4 Av-9 St F G R, 9 min
- Developer
- New Empire Corporation
- Principals
- Bentley Zhao
- Average $/sf
- $1,479Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Offering price
- $53.5 million total
- Floor plans
- Pages 239–240 of the plan
- SubmittedOctober 2020
- AcceptedApril 2020
- 6 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Dec 31, 2025.
First-Year Budget
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Property Taxes
The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills for 33 homes.
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Amendments
Amendment 5 Oct 18, 2022
Corrects Schedule A common interests, discloses OER environmental satisfaction and TCO issuance, extends plan term six months, and provides post-closing updates.
- Schedule A corrected: common interests reverted to original amounts from offering plan
- OER Notice of Satisfaction obtained August 29, 2022; E designation for hazardous materials continues under OER administration
- First unit closing occurred October 18, 2022
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued October 11, 2022, expires January 9, 2023; $20,000.00 posted for permanent COO
- Declaration recorded November 22, 2021
- Real estate tax assessments made as of July 1, 2022
- Working Capital Fund and Reserve Fund each hold $747.51
- Only Unit PH1003 sold; all other units remain unsold
- Schedule A prices increased for 30 homes (median +7.9%): 201 $1,225,000 → $1,285,000; 202 $699,000 → $795,000; 203 $2,150,000 → $2,275,000; 302 $725,000 → $745,000; ...
- Schedule A prices decreased for 1 home (median -0.4%): 501 $1,225,000 → $1,220,000
Amendment 4 Jul 13, 2022
Prices for nine units are updated.
- Unit 301: $1,175,000
- Unit 401: $1,195,000
- Unit 404: $840,000
- Unit 501: $1,220,000
- Unit 601: $2,225,000
- Unit 701: $2,250,000
- Unit PH1201: $2,320,000
- Unit PH1202: $4,250,000
Amendment 3 Mar 31, 2022
Amendment updates construction completion to July 1, 2022, revises property taxes (41% increase), changes pet policy to allow three animals, adjusts unit prices, and extends the offering plan term by six months.
- First Unit Closing pushed from January 1, 2022 to July 1, 2022
- Rescission deadline extended to July 7, 2024 for existing purchasers; June 30, 2023 for new purchasers
- Property taxes increased approximately 41% from prior disclosure
- Pet policy revised to allow up to three animals per unit
- 16 units repriced, ranging from $795,000 to $4,200,000
- Schedule A updated with new common charges and real estate tax projections for 2022/2023 tax year
- Offering plan term extended six months from amendment date
Amendment 2 Dec 17, 2021
Amendment corrects Unit PH 1202 square footage, revises Special Risk 7 and budget to remove anticipated easement income, fixes floor plan errors, updates tax law application, and extends offering plan by six months.
- Unit PH 1202 Limited Common Elements corrected to 912 square feet
- Common Interests reverted to original amounts from Offering Plan
- Special Risk 7: easement agreement will be recorded before end of Sponsor Control Period; 265 4th Avenue payments to commence within three months of Certificate of Occupancy
- First Year budget updated to remove previously included income from 265 4th Avenue easement
- Units 303 and 1102 bedrooms on east façade do not have lot line windows
- Floor plans for Unit 804 and 904 corrected
- New York State Real Estate Transfer Tax calculation revised under amended Tax Law effective July 1, 2021
- Offering Plan extended six months from December 17, 2021
Amendment 1 Oct 22, 2020
Amendment updates expected closing date to January 1, 2022, revises unit prices, corrects floor plans and specifications, and adjusts common charges based on revised first-year budget.
- First Unit Closing expected January 1, 2022 (delayed from January 1, 2021); rescission rights tolled under Executive Order 202.18 plus 120 days
- Purchase prices updated for 27 units and 2 licensed spaces (S25: $23,000; S26: $26,000)
- Square footage revised for Units 803, 804, 903, 904; floor plans corrected for columns, closets, and lot line windows
- Sponsor's attorney firm renamed to Marans Newman Tsolis & Nazinitsky LLC; escrow account updated
- All dryers changed to electric; 3 gas meters instead of 4
- Lot line windows added to 11 units on east and north facades; fire protection required per zoning agreement
- Construction substantially complete and TCO expected by December 1, 2021
- Environmental remediation closure report expected by end of October 2021; Notice of Satisfaction by end of December 2021
Team
- Sponsor
- First Building Enterprises LLC
- Developer
- New Empire CorporationReported by commercialobserver.com
- Principals
- Bentley Zhao
- Counsel
- Marans Weisz & Newman LLC
- Tax estimate
- Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- Popular Bank$28 million recorded
- General contractor
- New Empire BuilderHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 320596805
- Property report
- Building Consulting Engineering & Architecture PLLCPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 155
- Interior designer
- DXA StudioReported by cityrealty.com
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- C4-4D
- Special district
- Special Gowanus Mixed-Use District (G)
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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