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561 Pacific Street Condominium (561 Pacific)

561 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Overview

561 Pacific is a 63-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 16 parking units, 26 storage units and 1 commercial unit.

  • Offering plan: Accepted July 2018 · 403 pages · floor plans on page 26
  • Finishes: Engineered wood floors, stone kitchen countertops, wood and metal cabinets, Thermador appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment, Waterworks bathroom fittings and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $1,485 a square foot on average, as first offered; $95.2 million in all
  • Common charges: $375–$1,774 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Developer: Adam America Real Estate; principals Dvir Cohen Hoshen, Omri Sachs and Ron Vaskin
  • Sponsor: 561 Pacific Street Owner LLC, represented by Marans, Weisz & Newman, LLC
  • Subway: 1-minute walk to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R); 6 minutes to Bergen St (2, 3)
  • Amendments: 9, the latest in September 2023
  1. SubmittedAugust 2018
  2. AcceptedJuly 2018
  3. 9 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

62 of 63homes sold (98%)
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From city records (ACRIS), through Sep 30, 2026.

First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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Closing Costs

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Amendments

Amendment 9 Sep 12, 2023

Amendment offers two remaining parking spaces for license through a best and final offer program with a minimum bid of $150,000, extends the offering plan term by 12 months, and provides required financial disclosures.

  • Two unsold parking spaces (P3 and P14) offered for license through best and final offer program
  • Minimum bid price of $150,000 per parking space
  • Bids due within 15 calendar days from amendment presentation date
  • Audited financial statements for year ending December 31, 2022 attached
  • 2023 budget provided with slight deficit to be funded from prior year surplus
  • Real property taxes separately apportioned since June 5, 2021
  • Temporary Certificate of Occupancy renewed October 4, 2023, expiring January 2, 2024
  • Offering plan term extended 12 months from filing date

Amendment 8 Sep 10, 2020

Amendment updates property taxes, corrects Unit 602 square footage, adds preferred lender, adjusts prices for three residential units and four storage bins, and updates sponsor's attorney firm information.

  • Unit 602 square footage corrected from 1,028 to 1,032 square feet
  • Property taxes updated for 2021/2022 tax year (approximately 4% increase from 7th Amendment)
  • Residential unit prices: Unit 605 at $1,995,000.00, Unit 802 at $1,450,000.00, Unit 805 at $1,525,000.00
  • Storage bin prices: Unit 1 at $27,000.00, Unit 8 at $40,000.00, Unit 9 at $40,000.00, Unit 21 at $17,000.00
  • Citibank, N.A. added as Sponsor's Preferred Lender alongside Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
  • Sponsor's attorney firm name changed from Marans Weisz & Newman LLC to Marans Newman Tsolis & Nazinitsky LLC
  • Sponsor refinanced with Bank Leumi USA: $21,800,000 Residential Loan (maturity August 27, 2023, extendable to August 27, 2024) and $8,500,000 Retail Loan (maturity August 27, 2026)
  • First unit closing occurred September 22, 2020; temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued September 8, 2020
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 2 homes (median -3.3%): 802 $1,500,000 → $1,450,000; 805 $1,625,000 → $1,525,000

Amendment 7 Feb 11, 2020

Substantial completion date moved to July 1, 2020; floor plans revised with unit count and layout changes; property tax projections updated; plan declared effective.

  • Substantial completion date moved from January 1, 2021 to July 1, 2020
  • 12th Floor reduced from 3 penthouse units to 2 (PH1201 and PH1202); PH1203 eliminated
  • Residential units reduced from 63 to 62; Retail units reduced from 2 to 1
  • Retail unit total sellable area decreased from 12,173 to 11,928 square feet
  • Public roof area increased from 1,368 to 1,442 square feet
  • Property tax projections updated: First Year assessed values $6,430,140 (residential), $39,315 (commercial), $1,030,545 (retail)
  • Kitchen countertops changed to Brazilian Quartzite; terraces 5th-12th floors changed from porcelain to concrete pavers
  • Plan declared effective with 10 units (15%) sold to bona fide purchasers
  • Schedule A prices increased for 23 homes (median +3.4%): 201 $725,000 → $750,000; 209 $2,325,000 → $2,350,000; 307 $1,450,000 → $1,475,000; 308 $1,650,000 → $1,700,000; ...
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 7 homes (median -3.4%): 205 $1,400,000 → $1,350,000; 206 $1,375,000 → $1,325,000; 501 $1,650,000 → $1,595,000; 502 $1,450,000 → $1,400,000; ...
  • Schedule A prices set for 2 homes the plan listed without one: 802 $1,500,000; 805 $1,625,000

Amendment 1 Aug 13, 2018

Amendment adds required lender pre-approval, updates budget allocations, changes escrow bank, increases deposits, adds offering plan copy fee, and establishes smoking policy.

  • Non-cash purchasers must obtain pre-approval from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (Brian Scott Cohen, 718.780.9132)
  • Common Charges reallocated: Residential Units $761,550.32, Community Facility and Retail Units $18,518.86
  • Insurance values updated: Building $24,500,000, Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Umbrella $25,000,000
  • Escrow account moved to Bank Leumi USA, 579 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017
  • Additional 5% deposit due within 3 months or 15 days after plan effectiveness notice
  • $200 refundable deposit required to obtain copy of Offering Plan
  • Smoking prohibited in enclosed common areas; permitted in units and outdoor areas
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Team

Sponsor
561 Pacific Street Owner LLC
Principals
Dvir Cohen Hoshen, Omri Sachs, Ron Vaskin
Tax estimate
Tuchman, Korngold, Weiss, Liebman, & Lindemann, LLPPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Deutsche Bank AG$64.4 million recorded
General contractor
Britt RealtyHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321193285
Structural engineer
WSPNamed on p. 197
MEP engineer
A&D Engineering, PLLCMechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 197
Interior designer
ODAReported by nick.serhant.com

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Zoning

Zoning districts
R8A, R6BThe lot is split between two districts, the largest share first
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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