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393 West End Avenue Condominium

393 West End Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10024

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Overview

393 West End Avenue is an 88-unit condo conversion in Manhattan.

  • Offering plan: Accepted August 2020 · 1,141 pages
  • Finishes: Quartz kitchen countertops, Liebherr and Bosch appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $2,350 a square foot on average, as first offered; $245.4 million in all ($258.1 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $869–$2,948 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Developer: Simon Baron Development; principals Jonathan Simon and Matthew Baron
  • Sponsor: Cs 393 LLC, represented by Starr Associates LLP
  • Subway: 2-minute walk to 79 St (1); 8 minutes to 72 St (1, 2, 3)
  • Amendments: 16, the latest in July 2026
  1. SubmittedSeptember 2020
  2. AcceptedAugust 2020
  3. 16 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

48 of 88homes sold (55%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through Aug 31, 2026.

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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Closing Costs

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Amendments

Amendment 16 Jul 8, 2026

The sponsor, CS 393 LLC, names The Corcoran Group as the new Selling Agent for the offering of homes at 393 West End Avenue Condominium, and states that no other material changes have occurred.

  • The Corcoran Group, 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, is the new Selling Agent for the Sponsor
  • Selling Agent is not affiliated with the Sponsor or its principals
  • No other material changes to the Property or offering, except as stated in this Amendment

Amendment 15 Oct 3, 2025

This Fifteenth Amendment offers the 30 remaining unsold units at the prices in Schedule A, attaches the 2023 audited financial statements, reports current reserve and working capital balances, and extends the Plan's term.

  • 30 unsold units offered for sale at the purchase prices in Schedule A (Exhibit A)
  • Sponsor has sold 45 units; 30 remain unsold as of September 26, 2025
  • 2023 audited financial statements attached (Exhibit B); 2024 statements not yet available
  • Working Capital Account of approximately $177,403 and Reserve Fund of approximately $850,030 on deposit at CapitalOne Bank as of August 1, 2025
  • Sponsor's aggregate monthly Common Charges on unsold units approximately $49,713; real estate taxes approximately $41,028 (if paid monthly)
  • Certificate of Occupancy (No. 1031127-0000005, dated September 6, 2022) covers a PCO for Floors 1 through 16 (Exhibit C)
  • Condominium Board membership listed (Jesse Eisen, President; Jules Kaufman, Vice President; Jolyne Caruso-Fitzgerald, Treasurer; Lynne Lawrence and Jaclyn Fritzky, Sponsor-affiliated)
  • Plan term extended

Amendment 14 Apr 11, 2025

This amendment offers the 32 remaining unsold units for sale, records two Declaration amendments (re-designating Units 16A, 16B and 16C as PH2A, PH2B and PH2C, and correcting By-Laws sections 5.4 and 5.5), attaches the 2025 budget and updated financial disclosures, and extends the Plan's term.

  • 32 unsold units offered for sale at the prices in Annexed Schedule A (prices not shown in this text)
  • Unsold Units 16A, 16B and 16C re-designated PH2A, PH2B and PH2C
  • Second Amendment to Declaration corrects By-Laws sections 5.4 and 5.5
  • 2025 Condominium budget attached as Exhibit D
  • Working Capital Account approx. $175,863 as of March 24, 2025; Reserve Fund approx. $771,535 as of April 11, 2025
  • 2023 and 2024 audited financial statements not yet available
  • Sponsor sold 43 units; unsold units carry approx. $52,550 monthly Common Charges and approx. $42,562 monthly real estate taxes (if paid monthly)
  • Plan term extended; FinCEN reporting threshold stated as $300,000

Amendment 13 Mar 13, 2024

This thirteenth amendment offers the remaining unsold homes at the prices in Schedule A, adopts the 2024 budget, extends the common charge waiver to April 30, 2024, and updates sponsor, reserve, and other disclosures.

  • Unsold Units offered for sale at prices in Schedule A (Exhibit A)
  • Common charge waiver extended up to and including April 30, 2024 (was September 4, 2023)
  • 2024 Condominium Budget adopted (Exhibit B), certified by Budget Expert (Exhibit C)
  • Sponsor has sold 22 Units; 53 Units remain unsold, as of March 1, 2024
  • Unsold Units are collateral for M&T Bank loan with outstanding balance of $42,631,056; loan expiration March 1, 2024, being modified to extend it
  • Working Capital Account approx. $78,935 and Reserve Fund approx. $676,049, both as of March 4, 2024, at CapitalOne Bank
  • Selling agent Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing address changed to 130 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
  • Certificate of Occupancy shows PCO covering Floors 1 through 16 (Exhibit E)

Amendment 12 Jul 21, 2023

This twelfth amendment reports that the First Closing took place on May 4, 2023, and updates the condominium's startup finances, Sponsor's unsold units and loan, and the reserve fund and tax escrow arrangements.

  • First Closing took place May 4, 2023, with respect to Unit 3B
  • Sponsor has sold 14 Units and 61 Units remain unsold
  • Sponsor entitled to full release of the $976,503 RET Escrow because the units are now separately assessed
  • Common Charges waived May 4, 2023 to September 4, 2023; Common Charges commence September 2023
  • Sponsor's M&T Bank loan has outstanding balance of $63,405,399 and expiration date of March 1, 2024
  • Capital Replacements Credit of $2,268,529.75 under the Reserve Fund Law
  • Condominium continues to operate under the First Year budget in the Eleventh Amendment
  • Board members listed; Sponsor still controls the Condominium Board

Amendment 11 Jan 11, 2023

This amendment declares the plan effective after 11 purchase agreements were received, updates the first-year budget for insurance and payroll, updates the purchase price schedule, and extends the plan's term.

  • Plan declared effective based on 11 purchase agreements, 15% of the 73 units offered (excluding the Resident Manager's Unit)
  • Schedule A purchase prices and Common Charges updated (Exhibit E)
  • First Year's Budget updated; only the insurance and payroll line items changed
  • First closing still expected within the projected first year of condominium operation (budget beginning July 1, 2022)
  • Plan term extended

Amendment 10 Jul 26, 2022

This amendment updates the purchase prices for unsold units in Schedule A, sets a December 31, 2023 trigger for a new First Year's Budget, adds a FinCEN reporting disclosure, changes the Sponsor's address, and extends the Plan's term.

  • Schedule A purchase prices updated to reflect current prices for units offered for sale
  • Closings expected to begin during the projected First Year of Condominium Operation set forth in the Fifth Amendment
  • If the First Closing does not occur by December 31, 2023, Sponsor will amend the Plan to include an updated First Year's Budget
  • FinCEN disclosure added: reporting threshold of $300,000, with the Order currently in effect until October 26, 2022, subject to further extension
  • Sponsor's address changed to 126 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10011
  • Term of the Plan extended

Amendment 9 May 20, 2022

This amendment replaces the plan's Schedule A with an updated list of current purchase prices and related first-year cost estimates for the units offered for sale.

  • Purchase prices for the units offered for sale updated (Schedule A, Exhibit A)
  • First-year common charge and real estate tax estimates given for 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023
  • Otherwise, no material changes to the Plan, per Section 4

Amendment 8 Apr 29, 2022

This amendment replaces the plan's Schedule A with updated purchase prices for the units offered for sale, with estimated charges and taxes for the first year, 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023.

  • Schedule A replaced with updated purchase prices for units offered for sale
  • Offering prices and estimated first-year common charges and real estate taxes listed per unit for 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023

Amendment 7 Jan 27, 2022

This amendment combines two pairs of vacant units, updates prices for unsold homes, adds sponsor renovation and appliance-upgrade work, and extends the plan's term.

  • Units 4A and 4B combined into Unit 4A; Units 5C and 5D combined into Unit 5C
  • Number of units reduced from 77 to 75 (74 offered for sale)
  • Purchase prices updated for unoccupied units offered for sale
  • Sponsor may reconfigure and renovate cellar amenities and upgrade appliances in Units 10A-15A
  • Lot line windows on the south façade of listed units no longer enclosed; floor plans updated
  • Temporary Certificate of Occupancy No. 1031127-0000002 dated December 23, 2021 issued
  • Front cover updated for hard copies printed on or after December 1, 2021; reflects Fifth Amendment only
  • Plan term extended

Amendment 6 Jan 20, 2022

This Sixth Amendment replaces the plan's Schedule A with updated purchase prices and estimated first-year charges for the units offered for sale.

  • Schedule A replaced with updated purchase prices for units offered for sale
  • Estimated common charges and real estate taxes shown for the first year, 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023
  • Otherwise, no material changes to the property or offering are stated

Amendment 4 Sep 3, 2021

This amendment combines ten sets of vacant units so the building drops from 88 to 77 units, converts the penthouse roof amenity into private terraces and a larger Unit PH, and adjusts common interest percentages.

  • Ten sets of vacant units combined into single units; total units reduced from 88 to 77 (76 offered for sale)
  • Penthouse roof amenity converted into private terraces and an enlargement of Unit PH; amenity moved to the cellar-level courtyard
  • Renovations to other units, including layout and finish changes, listed as Category "C" units; changes to units 11B and 7D take effect only when those units become vacant
  • Common interest percentages of remaining units adjusted; updated Schedule A and 339-I opinion letter attached
  • Minimum sales to declare the plan effective now twelve (12) units, based on seventy-five (75) units
  • Penthouse units renamed: PH3A–D become 15A–D, PH2A–B become 16A–B, and the 17th marketing floor becomes the Penthouse Floor
  • Plans and specifications not yet amended to match the new penthouse design
  • Buyers may rescind within 15 days if a required governmental change is materially adverse

Amendment 3 May 25, 2021

This amendment extends the deadline for the first closing because of COVID-19 tolling, so buyers with signed purchase agreements may rescind if the first closing does not occur by November 21, 2023 rather than May 31, 2022, and it extends the Plan's term.

  • First closing rescission deadline moved to November 21, 2023 (rather than May 31, 2022)
  • Purchasers with executed Purchase Agreements offered right to rescind if First Closing does not occur by November 21, 2023
  • Deadline extended under Executive Order No. 202.18 tolling (539-day Tolling Period if not further extended)
  • Executive Order currently set to expire June 9, 2021 but may be further extended
  • Plan term extended
  • Dates are a good faith estimate and subject to change

Amendment 2 Oct 22, 2020

Sponsor offers Bona Fide Tenants who buy the unit they occupy a 25% price reduction and pays certain closing costs, if they sign an unaltered purchase agreement and return it with the 10% deposit within 45 days after the Filing Date of this Amendment.

  • Purchase price reduced by 25% for qualifying Bona Fide Tenants buying the unit they occupy, in as-is condition
  • Sponsor pays RPT Tax and State Transfer Tax on the sale of the Unit
  • Sponsor pays Sponsor Closing Fees under paragraphs (e)(1)-(2) of the Closing Costs and Adjustments section
  • Sponsor pays the Working Capital Fund contribution allocable to the Unit
  • Sponsor pays the Unit's allocable share of the price of the Resident Manager's Unit
  • Exhibit A chart lists the First Amendment offering price and the discounted price for each unit from 1A to PH2C
  • Deadline: signed Unaltered Purchase Agreement and 10% Initial Deposit due within forty-five (45) days after the Filing Date of this Amendment
  • Sponsor may withdraw the program before the Program Expiration Date by a filed amendment, but not for buyers who already qualified

Amendment 1 Sep 23, 2020

This amendment reduces the storage lockers offered for sale from fifteen to thirteen and removes one column from the Schedule A price table.

  • Storage lockers offered for sale reduced from fifteen (15) to thirteen (13); two (2) held back for possible later offering by amendment
  • Schedule A updated to reflect the thirteen (13) storage lockers offered
  • Column (7) "Estimated Total Annual Common Charges and Real Estate Taxes First Year" removed from Schedule A as a scrivener's error
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Team

Sponsor
Cs 393 LLC
Principals
Jonathan Simon, Matthew Baron
Tax estimate
Marcus & Pollack LLPPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
M&T BankLender on the mortgage and building loan agreement recorded February 2019 in ACRIS; $85.6 million recorded
MEP engineer
MG ENGINEERING D.P.C.Mechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 230
Interior designer
CetraRuddyReported by cityrealty.com

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Zoning

Zoning district
R10A

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

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