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488 4th Avenue Condominium A/K/A The Bentyn Condominium (Bentyn)

488 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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Overview

Bentyn is a 10-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 1 commercial unit.

  • Offering plan: Accepted February 2018 · 285 pages
  • Finishes: Hardwood floors, F&P and Whirlpool appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $1,156 a square foot on average, as first offered; $15.4 million in all ($19.2 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $634–$772 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: Ps 488 Group LLC, represented by Marans Weisz & Newman LLC; principals Levi Balkany
  • Neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
  • Subway: 2-minute walk to 4 Av-9 St (F, G, R); 6 minutes to Prospect Av (R)
  • Amendments: 9, the latest in April 2020
  1. SubmittedJanuary 2019
  2. AcceptedFebruary 2018
  3. 9 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

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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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Closing Costs

The buyer pays the NYC and NY State transfer taxes, which a seller usually pays.

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Amendments

Amendment 6 Jul 12, 2019

Unit 5 price increased to $1,425,000.

Amendment 5 Jun 28, 2019

Corrects the escrow account name and updates transfer tax and mansion tax disclosure rates and calculation methodology.

  • Escrow Account name corrected from 'The 67 Livingston Street Condominium Escrow Account' to 'The 488 4th Avenue Condominium Escrow Account'
  • NYC Real Property Transfer Tax rates: 1% if consideration $500,000 or less; 1.425% if over $500,000
  • NY State Real Estate Transfer Tax: $2.00 per $500 (.4%) for units under $3,000,000; $3.25 per $500 (.65%) for units over $3,000,000
  • Mansion Tax rates updated ranging from 1.00% ($1,000,000-$1,999,999) to 3.90% ($25,000,000 or more)
  • Transfer tax calculation formula provided for determining total consideration and individual tax amounts

Amendment 4 May 10, 2019

Advertised prices updated for three units.

  • Unit 2 price: $1,325,000.00
  • Unit 3 price: $1,395,000.00
  • Unit 10 price: $1,325,000.00
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 3 homes (median -9.9%): 2 $1,495,000 → $1,325,000; 3 $1,549,000 → $1,395,000; 10 $1,449,000 → $1,325,000

Amendment 3 May 7, 2019

Price of Unit 2 changed to $1,445,000.00

Amendment 2 Apr 16, 2018

Amendment adds preferred lender financing requirements, updates first closing date to March 1, 2019, changes selling agent, clarifies closing costs, adds smoking policy, and includes FinCEN disclosure requirements.

  • Non-cash purchasers must obtain financing preapproval from Wells Fargo (Abe Chen or Shimon M. Rosenberg) before submitting offer
  • First Closing projected for March 1, 2019; rescission available only if First Closing delayed past February 29, 2020
  • Selling Agent changed to Halstead Property Development Marketing, LLC at 445 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York
  • Sponsor's counsel fees: $2,500.00 per unit; $500.00 travel fee if closing outside counsel's office; $750.00 additional if outside NYC; $500.00 for assignment
  • Smoking and electronic cigarettes prohibited in all enclosed common areas; permitted in units and outdoor areas
  • FinCEN disclosure requirements for cash purchases over $300,000.00
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 10 homes (median -16.9%): 1 $1,250,000 → $1,199,000; 2 $1,955,408 → $1,495,000; 3 $1,955,408 → $1,549,000; 4 $1,955,408 → $1,595,000; ...

Amendment 1 Jan 29, 2019

Prices for 10 units are updated.

  • Unit 1: $1,199,000.00
  • Unit 2: $1,495,000.00
  • Unit 3: $1,549,000.00
  • Unit 4: $1,595,000.00
  • Unit 5: $1,625,000.00
  • Unit 6: $1,649,000.00
  • Unit 7: $1,669,000.00
  • Unit 8: $1,695,000.00
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Team

Sponsor
Ps 488 Group LLC
Principals
Levi Balkany
Tax estimate
Metropolitan Realty ExemptionsPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Aristone Capital$10.1 million recorded
General contractor
Happy Living DevelopmentHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321177604
Title agency
Imperial Abstract Corp.The sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 11
Buyer's lender
Wells FargoThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lender; you can use another · Named on p. 133

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Zoning

Zoning district
C4-4D
Special district
Special Gowanus Mixed-Use District (G)

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

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