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424 Lafayette Avenue Condominium

424 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

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Overview

424 Lafayette Avenue is a 7-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 8 storage units and 1 commercial unit.

  • Offering plan: Accepted October 2007 · 170 pages · floor plans on pages 119–121
  • Finishes: Hardwood floors, laminate kitchen countertops, wood cabinets, Frigidaire appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups and Gerber bathroom fittings
  • Prices: $650 a square foot on average, as first offered; $5.1 million in all
  • Sponsor: 424 Lafayette, LLC, represented by The Law Office Of Charles Mandelbaum; principals Isaac Broyn
  • Subway: 2-minute walk to Classon Av (G); 4 minutes to Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G)
  • Amendments: 3, the latest in October 2015
  1. SubmittedJanuary 2008
  2. AcceptedOctober 2007
  3. 3 amendments

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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Closing Costs

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Amendments

Amendment 3 Oct 9, 2015

The sponsor MZH Housing, LLC is abandoning the offering plan after purchasing the property on October 21, 2013.

  • Property purchased by MZH Housing, LLC on October 21, 2013
  • All prior contracts terminated and deposits returned
  • Offering plan abandoned per Section X terms

Amendment 2 Jul 3, 2008

Amendment updates unit square footage and pricing, changes storage unit arrangement and common charges, adjusts condominium operation start date to September 1, 2008, and adds pet policies.

  • Unit A price increased to $272,000.00
  • Square footage of all units revised per Exhibit A
  • Storage units assigned (not sold); seven total, one per residential unit
  • Monthly common charges and taxes for storage units added to residential unit charges
  • First year of condominium operation start date changed from January 1, 2008 to September 1, 2008
  • Pet policy: maximum two pets per unit; allowed types are dogs, cats, caged birds, and fish
  • Percentage of common interest for each residential unit increased
  • Revised Schedule B and budget certification provided

Amendment 1 Feb 21, 2008

Plan declared effective after two of eight units sold, exceeding the required 15% threshold.

  • Purchase agreements executed for 2 of 8 units (25%), meeting the 15% requirement to declare plan effective
  • Plan deemed effective upon NYS Department of Law acceptance and publication by Sponsor
  • All purchasers counted are bona fide and unrelated to Sponsor
  • No material changes to first year operating budget
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Team

Sponsor
424 Lafayette, LLC
Principals
Isaac Broyn
Tax estimate
Moseson & AssociatesPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Imperial Capital BankLender on the mortgage and building loan agreement recorded September 2006 in ACRIS; $1.85 million recorded
General contractors
Nesher Bldrs, Nesher ConsultingHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 302152710
Title agency
Imperial Abstract Corp.The sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 42

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6A

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

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