Josephine Condominium
343 Menahan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Overview
Josephine is a new 10-unit condo in Brooklyn.
- Offering plan: Accepted December 2024 · 376 pages · floor plans on page 23
- Finishes: 10-foot ceilings, quartz kitchen countertops, Summit, Fulgor Milano and Frigidaire appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups, Kohler bathroom fittings and ducted heat pumps for heating and cooling
- Prices: $1,089 a square foot on average, as first offered; $10.1 million in all ($9.76 million when first offered)
- Common charges: $339–$763 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developer: Bees Construction Services; principals Tal Bloch and Aaron Yassin
- Sponsor: 343 Menahan Property LLC, represented by The Law Office Of Jay Lichtman, P.C.
- Neighborhood: Bushwick, Brooklyn
- Subway: 4-minute walk to Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L, M); 5 minutes to DeKalb Av (L)
- Amendments: 2, the latest in May 2025
- Units
- 10 residential
- Neighborhood
- Bushwick, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 4 min walk to Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L MDeKalb Av L, 5 min
- Developer
- Bees Construction Services
- Principals
- Tal Bloch, Aaron Yassin
- Average $/sf
- $1,089Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $339–$763 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026
- Offering price
- $10.1 million total $9.76 million when first offered
- Floor plans
- Page 23 of the plan
- SubmittedApril 2025
- AcceptedDecember 2024
- 2 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Jan 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.
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| Figure | This building1 | Role Bk210 units · 1 miaccepted 2024 | 48 Stanhope38 units · 0.7 miaccepted 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common ChargesPer Square Foot / Month | $0.57Above peers | $0.34 | $0.53 |
| Average Offering PricePer Apartment | $971,500Above peers | $725,230 | $868,375 |
| Average PricePer Square Foot | $1,089Below peers | $1,111 | $1,107 |
| Average Unit SizeSquare Feet | 892 SFLarger | 653 SF | 785 SF |
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 plan lists what a buyer pays at closing.
All 8 closing costs in the plan, with their pagesSee it free →The Building
Amendments
Amendment 2 May 9, 2025
Second Amendment updates construction status, building systems specifications, storage room count, and unit finishes for the Josephine Condominium.
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy expected in June 2025; Final Certificate of Occupancy expected 3-6 months later
- Storage rooms increased from 6 to 7 in the cellar, to be sold as licenses
- Lot line windows added to Units 2C, 3C, and 4A on floors 2-4 facing living/dining rooms
- Windows changed to double glazed uPVC Dual Action Windows BluEvolution 82 system, black exterior/white interior
- No acoustical underlayment or Rockwool batts in floor and ceiling assemblies; 8" concrete slab suggests STC and IIC ratings above 50
- Interior stairs for Units 4A and 4B changed to wood structure (not concrete cast in place)
- Wood flooring specified as engineered White Oak, 5-1/8" wide, ½" thick with 3mm wear layer
- Kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances specified by brand and model
- Schedule A prices increased for 4 homes (median +3.8%): 2A $850,000 → $860,000; 2B $925,000 → $995,000; 2C $650,000 → $675,000; 3C $675,000 → $695,000
- Schedule A prices decreased for 2 homes (median -1.1%): 1A $1,100,000 → $995,000; 3A $890,000 → $880,000
Amendment 1 Feb 4, 2025
Offering prices for 8 units amended, plan declared effective with 4 units under contract, and term extended 6 months.
- Unit 1A price set to $995,000
- Unit 2A price set to $860,000
- Unit 2B price set to $995,000
- Unit 2C price set to $675,000
- Unit 3A price set to $880,000
- Unit 3C price set to $695,000
- Unit 4A price set to $1,380,000
- Unit 4B price set to $1,350,000
Team
- Sponsor
- 343 Menahan Property LLC
- Developer
- Bees Construction Services
- Principals
- Tal Bloch, Aaron Yassin
- Tax estimate
- Berish LichtmanPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- S3 Capital$4.6 million recorded
- Buyer's lender
- U.S. BankThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lender; you can use another, though the mortgage contingency is offered through the sponsor's lender · Named on p. 6
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R6
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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