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441 West 37th Street Condominium (The Westerley)

441 West 37th Street, Manhattan, NY 10018

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Overview

The Westerley is a 9-unit condo in Manhattan.

  • Offering plan: Accepted April 2020 · 313 pages · floor plans on page 48
  • Finishes: Engineered wood floors, marble kitchen countertops, Poliform cabinets, Miele appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $1,597 a square foot on average, as first offered; $22.2 million in all
  • Common charges: $808–$1,893 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Developer: Happy Living Development; principals Levi Balkany
  • Sponsor: West 37th St LLC, represented by Marans, Weisz & Newman, LLC
  • Subway: 5-minute walk to 34 St - Hudson Yards (7); 7 minutes to 34 St-Penn Station (A, C, E)
  • Amendments: 3, the latest in September 2022
  1. SubmittedAugust 2021
  2. AcceptedApril 2020
  3. 3 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

7 of 9homes sold (78%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through Sep 30, 2025.

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills for 7 homes.

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Closing Costs

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Amendments

Amendment 2 Nov 22, 2021

Prices of 6 units updated.

  • Unit 1 price: $3,350,000.00
  • Unit 5 price: $2,125,000.00
  • Unit 7 price: $2,300,000.00
  • Unit 8 price: $2,350,000.00
  • Unit PH1 price: $3,850,000.00
  • Unit PH2 price: $1,800,000.00

Amendment 1 Aug 17, 2021

First amendment extends construction completion date by 554 days due to executive order tolling, revises unit designations and floor plans, updates transfer tax treatment, and discloses sponsor litigation and preferred lender requirement.

  • First Unit Closing projected date extended to September 1, 2022 (from January 1, 2021)
  • All residential units except Unit 1 renumbered (Unit 2 becomes Unit 3, etc.; Unit 9 becomes PH2)
  • Balcony configurations updated: Units 3, 5, 7 have rear balconies only; Units 4, 6, 8 have rear and front balconies
  • Winder stairs in Unit 1 and Unit PH1 flagged as non-code-compliant (tread depth less than 6 inches)
  • New York State Real Estate Transfer Tax calculation revised effective July 1, 2021 to exclude transfer taxes from consideration
  • Sponsor in pending litigation with EQR-Mantena, LLC over license agreement and construction practices; settlement being negotiated
  • All non-cash purchasers required to obtain financing preapproval through Sponsor's Preferred Lender
  • Plan declared effective with 2 units (22%) accepted
  • Schedule A prices increased for 2 homes (median +3.1%): 1 $3,250,000 → $3,350,000; 7 $2,250,000 → $2,300,000
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 4 homes (median -2.3%): 3 $1,975,000 → $1,925,000; 4 $2,025,000 → $1,975,000; 5 $2,150,000 → $2,125,000; 6 $2,200,000 → $2,150,000
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Team

Sponsor
West 37th St LLC
Principals
Levi Balkany
Tax estimate
Tuchman, Korngold, Weiss, Liebman & Lindemann, LLPPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
441 West 37th Street Holder$6.5 million recorded
General contractors
Happy Living Development, Citi Builders NYHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 122865319
Interior designer
Adele Schachner Architecture + InteriorsReported by cityrealty.com

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Zoning

Zoning district
R8A
Commercial overlay
C2-5
Special district
Special Hudson Yards District (HY)Hell's Kitchen Subdistrict D

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

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