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Cascade E Condominium

569 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

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Overview

Cascade E is a 40-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 2 storage units and 2 commercial units.

  • Offering plan: Accepted February 2020 · 454 pages · floor plans on pages 196–203
  • Finishes: 8'6" ceilings, wood floors, stone kitchen countertops, melamine cabinets and washer/dryer hook-ups
  • Prices: $655 a square foot on average, as first offered; $40.8 million in all ($35.7 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $335–$513 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: Cascade 553 LLC, represented by Law Firm Of Jay Lichtman P.C.; principals Abraham Brach, Andor Deutsch and Max Lebowitz
  • Subway: 1-minute walk to Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G); 6 minutes to Flushing Av (G)
  • Amendments: 5, the latest in May 2022
  1. SubmittedFebruary 2020
  2. AcceptedFebruary 2020
  3. 5 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

39 of 40homes sold (98%)
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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

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Amendments

Amendment 3 Jun 10, 2020

Amendment adds FinCEN reporting requirement for certain cash purchases, updates floor plans with minor layout changes and added balconies, and revises unit information and rooftop allocation details.

  • FinCEN Currency Transaction Report required for cash purchases of $300,000+ by business entities without bank financing (May 10 - November 5, 2020)
  • Building construction approximately 90% complete with anticipated completion in November 2020
  • Second floor terraces rearranged; balconies added to Units 4A and 4E
  • Two half bathrooms added to Unit 2 (DOB approval September 3, 2020)
  • Rooftop designated as common recreation space with 14-person occupancy limit per building (28 persons combined)
  • Units 2A and 2E have roof terraces with access easement; access via door from unit
  • Building D and F residents access Building E roof elevator via main entry controlled by combination lockset
  • Schedule A prices increased for 24 homes (median +0.4%): 2C $889,200 → $889,850; 2D $778,700 → $782,600; 2E $967,850 → $971,750; 3C $889,200 → $889,850; ...
  • Schedule A prices decreased for 8 homes (median -0.1%): 2A $971,750 → $970,450; 3A $971,750 → $970,450; 4A $971,750 → $970,450; 5A $971,750 → $970,450; ...

Amendment 2 Apr 22, 2020

Amendment adds FinCEN reporting requirements for certain cash purchases, declares the plan effective with 6 units sold, and extends the plan term by 6 months.

  • FinCEN Currency Transaction Report requirement for purchases of $300,000+ by business entities using cash or similar payment methods in NYC residential properties
  • Plan declared effective as of April 22, 2020 with 6 units sold (15% of residential units)
  • First unit closing cannot occur until this amendment is accepted for filing
  • Plan term extended 6 months from amendment date
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Team

Sponsor
Cascade 553 LLC
Principals
Abraham Brach, Andor Deutsch, Max Lebowitz
Tax estimate
Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Madison Realty Capital
General contractor
Empire Id ConstructionHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321042590
Buyer's lenders
Meadowbrook Financial Mortgage, The Federal Savings BankThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lenders; you can use another · Named on p. 283

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Zoning

Zoning district
R7D
Commercial overlay
C2-4

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

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