Esquire Building Condominium
330 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Overview
Esquire Building is a 73-unit condo in Brooklyn.
- Offering plan: Accepted July 2001 · 299 pages · floor plans on page 13
- Finishes: Washer/dryer hook-ups and ducted heat pumps for heating and cooling
- Prices: $210 a square foot on average, as first offered; $19.7 million in all
- Sponsor: 330 Wythe Associates LLC, represented by Marcia E. Fokas, Esq.; principals Paul Eisenberg and Stephanie Eisenberg
- Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Subway: 11-minute walk to Bedford Av (L); 14 minutes to Marcy Av (J, M, Z)
- Amendments: 9, the latest in July 2024
- Units
- 73 residential
- Neighborhood
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 11 min walk to Bedford Av LMarcy Av J M Z, 14 min
- Principals
- Paul Eisenberg, Stephanie Eisenberg
- Average $/sf
- $210Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Offering price
- $19.7 million total
- Floor plans
- Page 13 of the plan
- SubmittedAugust 2001
- AcceptedJuly 2001
- 9 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
The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills.
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Amendments
Amendment 8 Oct 17, 2002
Purchase prices increased for 2 units, first closing completed, Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued, Working Capital Fund established and transferred, and 16 units remain unsold.
- Unit 5B price increased to $475,000; Unit 7F price increased to $490,000
- First unit closing held November 20, 2001
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued 10/31/01; Permanent Certificate projected for 2/15/03
- Working Capital Fund established 2/11/02 at HSBC, transferred 3/31/02 to Signature Bank; current balance $15,524.69
- Real estate tax assessments commenced July 1, 2002
- 16 unsold units owned by Sponsor
- First Meeting of Unit Owners held July 24, 2002
- Plan may be used for six months from filing date of this amendment
Amendment 7 Apr 15, 2002
Purchase price for Unit 5B increased to $275,000.
Amendment 6 Mar 15, 2002
Purchase price for Unit 2K increased to $320,000.
Amendment 5 Mar 8, 2002
Purchase prices increased for three units.
- Unit 2G price increased to $297,500
- Unit 6B price increased to $280,500
- Unit 6C price increased to $264,000
Amendment 4 Feb 5, 2002
Purchase prices increased for five units effective immediately.
- Unit 2C price raised to $280,000.00
- Unit 3A price raised to $300,000.00
- Unit 4C price raised to $258,000.00
- Unit 6E price raised to $308,000.00
- Unit 7F price raised to $280,000.00
Amendment 3 Jan 28, 2002
Purchase price of Unit 3J increased to $370,000.
Amendment 2 Oct 5, 2001
Amendment revises unit energy costs, square footage allocations, closing procedures, unit specifications, and declares the plan effective.
- Unit Annual Energy Costs revised based on updated Unit Square Footage (Schedule B-1)
- Schedule B to Declaration revised to match Square footage and percentage of common interest
- Closing counsel fees added to Purchase Agreement; $150 additional fee if using title company other than Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
- Title conveyance deadline extended from 12 months to 15 months after Purchaser signs Agreement (except for force majeure)
- Kitchen sinks in units changed to plastic; T connections and hot/cold water valves added for second bathroom plumbing
- Lighting Schedule deleted and replaced with new fixture specifications (Stairlite Model SLE7, sconces, fluorescent fixtures)
- Chase Manhattan Bank escrow address changed from 281 Broadway to 55 Water Street, NY
- Purchaser to reimburse Sponsor's J-51 tax benefits legal fees ($20,000 estimated) multiplied by Unit's Percentage of Common Interest
- Schedule A prices increased for 50 homes (median +2.9%): 2C $222,110 → $250,000; 2D $202,540 → $215,000; 2E $273,410 → $280,000; 2F $194,250 → $200,000; ...
- Schedule A prices decreased for 4 homes (median -1.5%): 3E $276,144 → $276,000; 4I $294,525 → $284,000; 6A $276,442 → $265,000; 6E $284,346 → $280,000
Amendment 1 Aug 3, 2001
Purchase prices for all units increased effective immediately.
Team
- Sponsor
- 330 Wythe Associates LLC
- Principals
- Paul Eisenberg, Stephanie Eisenberg
- Counsel
- Marcia E. Fokas, Esq.
- Tax estimate
- Ben Rottenstein Associates, LLCPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- General contractor
- ABR ConstructionNamed on p. 156
- Property report
- Cader Structural EngineeringPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 154
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- M1-2/R6
- Special district
- Special Mixed Use District (MX-8) (MX-8)
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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