359 Second Avenue Condominium (The Edison Gramercy)
359 Second Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10010
Overview
The Edison Gramercy is a 53-unit condo in Manhattan, with 6 storage units and 3 commercial units.
- Offering plan: Accepted November 2021 · 413 pages · floor plans on page 52
- Finishes: 8'6" ceilings, engineered wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, Bosch and Thermador appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment, Delta bathroom fittings and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
- Prices: $2,305 a square foot on average, as first offered; $152.8 million in all
- Common charges: $615–$2,926 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developer: Silverback Development; principals Claudio Soifer
- Sponsor: Sd Second Avenue Property, LLC, represented by Marans, Weisz & Newman, LLC
- Subway: 8-minute walk to 23 St-Baruch College (6); 8 minutes to 3 Av (L)
- Amendments: 8, the latest in December 2023
- Units
- 53 residential · 6 storage · 3 commercial
- Subway
- 8 min walk to 23 St-Baruch College 63 Av L, 8 min
- Developer
- Silverback Development
- Principals
- Claudio Soifer
- Average $/sf
- $2,305Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $615–$2,926 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, Janaury 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
- Offering price
- $152.8 million total
- Floor plans
- Page 52 of the plan
- SubmittedApril 2022
- AcceptedNovember 2021
- 8 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Jun 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 for 54 homes.
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Amendments
Amendment 8 Dec 4, 2023
Amendment extends the offering plan term by six months and updates required disclosures including 2024 budget, unsold units, board members, and temporary certificate of occupancy status.
- Offering plan term extended by 6 months
- 2024 operating budget: $955,647.79 total expenses
- 9 unsold units held by Sponsor: 7A, 9B, 10B, 11B, PHA, PHB, Comm-1, Comm-2, Comm-3
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy renewed December 4, 2023, expires March 3, 2024
- Permanent Certificate of Occupancy expected by end of 2024, not guaranteed
- $75,000.00 posted as security for PCO obtainment
- Sponsor maintains board control; current board: Claudio Eduardo Soifer (President), Kenneth G. Browne (Secretary), Jacob Seligson (Treasurer)
Amendment 7 Apr 28, 2023
Amendment discloses post-closing status including first unit closing, temporary certificates of occupancy, escrow funds, unsold units, and board composition.
- First Unit Closing occurred November 14, 2022
- Partial temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued November 10, 2022; most recent February 7, 2023; expires May 8, 2023
- Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in purchaser deposits held in escrow for permanent Certificate of Occupancy
- Working Capital fund approximately $35,630.21; Reserve Fund approximately $35,630.21
- Units 5A, 5B, 6D, 7A, 7C, 8A, 9B, 10B, 11A, 11B, PHA, PHB, PHC, and PHD unsold and held by Sponsor
- Sponsor retains board control until 30 days after 100% of units conveyed or 5 years after First Closing, whichever is earlier
- Plan term extended by six (6) months
- Building location corrected: East 21st Street and 2nd Avenue
Amendment 6 Aug 26, 2022
Price of penthouse unit PHB changed to $6,500,000.
Amendment 4 Apr 21, 2022
Plan declared effective, building renamed The Edison, address changed to 250 East 21st Street, three unit prices adjusted, and Schedule A updated for square footage corrections.
- Plan declared effective with 9 units (16%) sold to bona fide purchasers
- Building marketing name changed to The Edison
- Final address changed from 351-359 Second Ave to 250 East 21st Street
- Unit 2D price set to $1,520,000
- Unit 7B price set to $2,525,000
- Unit 9C price set to $1,600,000
- Schedule A updated to match unit square footages to floor plans
- Schedule A prices increased for 3 homes (median +2.0%): 2D $1,495,000 → $1,520,000; 7B $2,475,000 → $2,525,000; 9C $1,500,000 → $1,600,000
Amendment 3 Apr 25, 2022
Prices of 8 units increased in the offering plan.
- Unit 5B price raised to $2,500,000
- Unit 7D price raised to $1,550,000
- Unit 7F price raised to $1,375,000
- Unit 8C price raised to $1,525,000
- Unit 8E price raised to $1,175,000
- Unit 8F price raised to $1,400,000
- Unit 9E price raised to $1,200,000
- Unit 9F price raised to $1,425,000
- Schedule A prices increased for 8 homes (median +3.7%): 5B $2,375,000 → $2,500,000; 7D $1,450,000 → $1,550,000; 7F $1,325,000 → $1,375,000; 8C $1,475,000 → $1,525,000; ...
Amendment 2 Apr 18, 2022
Unit prices updated across the building with revised Schedule A.
- Unit 2B price: $2,225,000
- Unit 3B price: $2,275,000
- Unit 3C price: $1,350,000
- Unit 3D price: $1,350,000
- Unit 4B price: $2,325,000
- Unit 4C price: $1,375,000
- Unit 4D price: $1,375,000
- Unit 5B price: $2,375,000
- Schedule A prices increased for 22 homes (median +2.2%): 2B $2,175,000 → $2,225,000; 3B $2,225,000 → $2,275,000; 3C $1,300,000 → $1,350,000; 3D $1,325,000 → $1,350,000; ...
Amendment 1 Apr 4, 2022
Prices updated for 38 units across the building.
- Prices set for units 2A through 9F, ranging from $925,000 to $4,200,000
- Penthouse units PHC and PHA priced at $5,750,000 and $5,995,000 respectively
- Units 10A and 10B priced at $5,995,000 and $6,995,000 with terrace elements
- Revised Schedule A attached with updated pricing, square footage, and estimated charges for first full year of operation January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
- Schedule A prices increased for 48 homes (median +1.9%): 2A $3,650,000 → $3,675,000; 2B $2,150,000 → $2,175,000; 2C $895,000 → $925,000; 3A $3,725,000 → $3,750,000; ...
Team
- Sponsor
- Sd Second Avenue Property, LLC
- Developer
- Silverback DevelopmentReported by bisnow.com
- Principals
- Claudio Soifer
- Counsel
- Marans, Weisz & Newman, LLC
- Tax estimate
- Tuchman, Korngold, Weiss, Liebman & Lindemann, LLPPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- 21st Street Lender$64.2 million recorded
- General contractor
- Ross & AssociatesHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 123800093
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R9A
- Commercial overlay
- C1-5
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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