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Schae Condominium

40 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

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Overview

Schae is a new 10-unit condo in Brooklyn.

  • Offering plan: Accepted April 2024 · 339 pages · floor plans on page 35
  • Finishes: 8'6" ceilings, engineered wood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, Dowell cabinets, washer/dryer hook-ups and split-system units for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $6.4 million in all
  • Common charges: $350–$715 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: 11311 Management LLC, represented by The Law Office Of Jay Lichtman, PC; principals Iskyo Aronov
  • Neighborhood: Bushwick, Brooklyn
  • Subway: 4-minute walk to Chauncey St (J, Z); 6 minutes to Halsey St (J)
  • Amendments: 2, the latest in February 2026
  1. SubmittedMay 2025
  2. AcceptedApril 2024
  3. 2 amendments

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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FigureThis building1156 Somers210 units · 0.5 miaccepted 2024158 Somers310 units · 0.5 miaccepted 2024
Average Offering PricePer Apartment$640,300Above peers$618,900$618,900
Unit mix, amenities, finishes, utilities and operating costs against 156 Somers and 158 SomersUnlock the rest with a free account
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 buyer pays the NYC and NY State transfer taxes, which a seller usually pays.

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Amendments

Amendment 5 2023

Parking garage offered for sale with updated pricing schedule.

Amendment 2 Feb 16, 2026

First closing projected for July 1, 2026; budget and common charges updated; attorney changed.

  • First closing projected to occur by July 1, 2026; condominium operations to begin July 1, 2026
  • Common charges updated to $446.39–$743.99 monthly depending on unit
  • Projected first-year taxes $80,750.51 based on assessed value $649,172.00 and tax class 2 rate of 12.439%
  • Water and sewer budget $10,525.00 based on 1,500 gallons daily usage
  • Reserve fund $5,617.00 (approximately 10% of budget)
  • Sponsor's attorney changed to The Law Office of Jay Lichtman P.C., 99 W Hawthorne Avenue, Suite 520, Valley Stream, NY 11580
  • Offering plan term extended six months
  • Rescission right offered if actual or projected first closing occurs later than June 30, 2027

Amendment 1 May 2, 2025

Amendment discloses criminal forfeiture proceedings against the sponsor's principal and requires all unit sale proceeds be remitted to the U.S. Attorney's Office; changes managing agent, projected first closing date, and budget.

  • Sponsor's principal (Iskyo Aronov) indicted in September 2019 for wire fraud and bank fraud, pleaded guilty June 2022; subject to forfeiture order for $24,554,243.00
  • All unit sale proceeds must be sent to U.S. Attorney's Office; units cannot be rented
  • Sponsor commits to selling all units in building, not just 15% needed to declare plan effective
  • Managing agent changed to 11311 Management LLC (116-55 Queens Boulevard, Suite 206, Forest Hills, NY 11375)
  • First closing projected by July 1, 2025; purchasers entitled to rescission if first closing occurs after June 30, 2026
  • Managing agent fee for first year set at $11,000.00
  • Taxable assessed value assigned at $601,085.00; estimated post-construction value $674,560.00
  • Revised budget and budget certification attached
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Team

Sponsor
11311 Management LLC
Principals
Iskyo Aronov
Tax estimate
Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Yjv CapitalLender on the mortgage and building loan agreement recorded April 2024 in ACRIS; $2.5 million recorded
General contractors
Oz Bosph Construction, NYC Building Solutions, K274 ConstructionHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321193409
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. 198

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6

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

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