554 4th Avenue Condominium
554 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Overview
554 4th Avenue is a 40-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 3 commercial units.
- Offering plan: Accepted September 2017 · 337 pages · floor plans on page 12
- Finishes: Wood floors, granite kitchen countertops, Bosch and KitchenAid appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups, Aquabrass bathroom fittings and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
- Prices: $1,037 a square foot on average, as first offered; $35.9 million in all ($30.1 million when first offered)
- Common charges: $402–$3,048 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developer: Brookland Capital; principals Boaz Gilad
- Sponsor: 550 4th Ave Investor LLC, represented by Marans Weisz & Newman LLC
- Neighborhood: Gowanus, Brooklyn
- Subway: 2-minute walk to Prospect Av (R); 6 minutes to 4 Av-9 St (F, G, R)
- Amendments: 9, the latest in February 2020
- Other filings: NA170121 (no-action filing, filed 2017, pending)
- Units
- 40 residential · 3 commercial
- Neighborhood
- Gowanus, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 2 min walk to Prospect Av R4 Av-9 St F G R, 6 min
- Developer
- Brookland Capital
- Principals
- Boaz Gilad
- Average $/sf
- $1,037Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $402–$3,048 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, March 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019
- Offering price
- $35.9 million total $30.1 million when first offered
- Floor plans
- Page 12 of the plan
- SubmittedOctober 2017
- AcceptedSeptember 2017
- 9 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Sep 30, 2026.
First-Year Budget
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Property Taxes
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Amendments
Amendment 9 Feb 21, 2020
This amendment reports post-closing disclosures, confirms a temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued, establishes an escrow for permanent occupancy costs, and extends the offering plan.
- First Unit Closing occurred March 10, 2020
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued February 20, 2020
- $331,564.67 held in escrow for permanent Certificate of Occupancy
- Sponsor to obtain permanent Certificate of Occupancy within two years
- As of amendment date: Units 5B, 6D, 6E, and 10C sold; all other units held by Sponsor
- Board of Managers members named: Joshua Crane, Robert Schwartz, Ari Stein
- First Unit Owners meeting to be called within one year of First Unit Closing
- Offering plan extended for six months from amendment acceptance date
Amendment 8 Oct 9, 2019
Eighth Amendment updates the substantial completion date to December 1, 2019, extends the offering plan term by six months, and adds new transfer tax disclosures.
- Substantial completion date moved from June 1, 2019 to December 1, 2019
- First Unit Closing rescission deadline is May 31, 2020 for agreements signed between Sixth Amendment and this Amendment; November 30, 2020 for agreements signed after this Amendment
- First Year Budget attached with total common charges of $278,533.00, unchanged except for commencement date
- Building has three loans totaling approximately $27,850,250.00, maturity December 31, 2019, with monthly interest payments of approximately $250,000
- New York State transfer tax rates disclosed: RPT 1% or 1.425% depending on price; NYS Tax 0.4% or 0.65% depending on price
- Mansion Tax and Supplemental Tax rates disclosed for purchases $1,000,000 and above, ranging from 1.00% to 3.90%
- Offering plan term extended six months
Amendment 7 May 30, 2019
Prices for 19 units were updated.
- Unit 4C: $725,000.00
- Unit 4D: $850,000.00
- Unit 5B: $680,000.00
- Unit 5C: $750,000.00
- Unit 5D: $740,000.00
- Unit 6A: $700,000.00
- Unit 6B: $695,000.00
- Schedule A prices increased for 1 home (median +3.0%): 4D $825,000 → $850,000
- Schedule A prices decreased for 17 homes (median -3.5%): 4C $765,000 → $725,000; 5B $700,000 → $680,000; 5C $760,000 → $750,000; 5D $756,000 → $740,000; ...
Amendment 6 Apr 17, 2019
Sponsor changed from 4 AVE BU LLC to 550 4TH AVE INVESTOR LLC with new principals Joshua Crane and Robert Schwartz; construction completion delayed to June 1, 2019; property tax projections updated.
- Sponsor transferred to 550 4TH AVE INVESTOR LLC; new principals Joshua Crane and Robert Schwartz
- Previous principal Boaz Gilad removed
- Substantial completion date moved from March 1, 2018 to June 1, 2019
- First Unit Closing rescission deadline: May 31, 2020
- Architect changed to Andrew Fredman Architect LLC
- Sponsor's Loan maturity extended to July 31, 2019
- Residential property tax projected at $439,045.79 for first tax year after completion
- Commercial property tax projected at $54,925.66 for first tax year after completion
Amendment 5 Oct 9, 2018
Price of Unit 8D changed to $825,000.00.
Amendment 4 Aug 24, 2018
Fourth amendment extends the offering plan term, updates the first-year operations budget with a December 1, 2018 commencement date, revises floor plans for two units, adds Wells Fargo as a preferred lender, and incorporates smoking policies.
- First year budget revised with December 1, 2018 commencement date; total common charges $278,533.00
- Unit 4C: 86 SF terrace added
- Unit 4D: terrace reduced from 707 SF to 621 SF (remains unsold)
- Wells Fargo Home Mortgage added as preferred lender (Brian Scott Cohen, 718.780.9132)
- Smoking prohibited in all enclosed common areas; permitted in dwelling units and outdoor areas
- Declaration and By-Laws revised including reference to Real Property Law 339-m and commercial/residential governance
- Offering plan term extended by six months from filing date
- Building subject to two loans totaling approximately $25,000,000 held by S3 550 4th Ave Funding LLC; maturity January 31, 2019
Amendment 3 Feb 9, 2018
Floor plans revised for Unit 3E washer/dryer relocation and limited common element corrections for Units 6C, 6D, 8C, and 8D; plan declared effective with eleven units under purchase agreement.
- Unit 3E washer/dryer closet relocated from living room to bedroom with no ventilation
- Units 6C and 8C limited common elements corrected from 0 SF to 39 SF
- Units 6D and 8D limited common elements corrected from 0 SF to 52 SF
- Plan declared effective with 11 residential units (27% of building) under purchase agreement
- Cover page corrected: 38 of 40 units offered for sale (not all 40)
Amendment 2 Nov 3, 2017
Prices set for 14 units including residential and commercial spaces.
- Unit 4C priced at $765,000.00
- Unit 4D priced at $950,000.00
- Unit 4E priced at $670,000.00
- Unit 5C priced at $760,000.00
- Unit 5D priced at $756,000.00
- Unit 6D priced at $775,000.00
- Unit 7C priced at $785,000.00
- Unit 7D priced at $790,000.00
- Schedule A prices increased for 11 homes (median +3.1%): 4C $755,000 → $765,000; 4E $650,000 → $670,000; 5C $745,000 → $760,000; 5D $589,000 → $756,000; ...
Amendment 1 Oct 5, 2017
Purchase prices are set for 31 units across the condominium.
- Schedule A prices increased for 35 homes (median +28.9%): 3A $539,000 → $650,000; 3B $525,000 → $660,000; 3E $515,000 → $625,000; 4A $549,000 → $670,000; ...
Team
- Sponsor
- 550 4th Ave Investor LLC
- Developer
- Brookland Capital
- Principals
- Boaz Gilad
- Counsel
- Marans Weisz & Newman LLC
- Tax estimate
- Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- General contractors
- Dvir Mog 18, Dawny Construction, Abm Construction 1Held the general construction permit on DOB job 320622224
- Buyer's lender
- First Meridian MortgageThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lender; you can use another, though the mortgage contingency is offered through the sponsor's lender · Named on p. 8
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R8A
- Commercial overlay
- C2-4
- Special district
- Special Enhanced Commercial District 1 (EC-1)
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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