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688 6th Avenue Condominium

688 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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Overview

688 6th Avenue is a 3-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 1 parking unit.

  • Offering plan: Accepted December 2022 · 383 pages · floor plans on page 33
  • Finishes: 9'8" ceilings, hardwood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, laminate cabinets, Fisher Paykel and Bosch appliances and washer/dryer hook-ups
  • Prices: $1,417 a square foot on average, as first offered; $6.45 million in all ($6.11 million when first offered)
  • Sponsor: 688 6th Ave LLC, represented by Rosen Law LLC; principals Nick Barone and Ralph Barone
  • Subway: 10-minute walk to 25 St (R); 10 minutes to Prospect Av (R)
  • Amendments: 4, the latest in February 2024
  1. SubmittedFebruary 2023
  2. AcceptedDecember 2022
  3. 4 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

3 of 3homes sold (100%)
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First-Year Budget

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Property Taxes

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Closing Costs

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Amendments

Amendment 4 Feb 26, 2024

Fourth amendment confirming all units sold, permanent occupancy issued, and updating taxes and budget for 2024.

  • First unit (Unit 2) closed December 29, 2023; all units sold
  • Permanent Certificate of Occupancy issued March 28, 2024
  • Declaration of Condominium filed December 21, 2023 as CRFN # 2023000332611
  • Working capital fund $5,000.00 as of February 14, 2024
  • Board of Managers: Nick Barone (President), Ralph Barone (Vice President), Gary Rosen Esq. (Secretary & Treasurer)
  • Schedule A and Schedule B revised for period December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024
  • Offering plan extended by six months
  • Schedule A prices increased for 2 homes (median +9.0%): 2 $1,650,000 → $1,799,000; 3 $2,250,000 → $2,399,000

Amendment 3 Dec 22, 2023

Prices of two residential units increased.

  • Unit 2 price raised to $1,850,000
  • Unit 3 price raised to $2,410,000
  • Offering plan extended by six (6) months

Amendment 2 Oct 2, 2023

Second amendment updates building as-built conditions, confirms no gas service, specifies unit square footages and common areas, and notes a lot line window in Unit 3.

  • Building uses electricity only for cooking, heating, and hot water (no gas service)
  • Unit 1: cellar 1,076.00 sq. ft., first floor 1,229.00 sq. ft. (total 2,305.00 sq. ft.), with 590.00 sq. ft. yard and 153.00 sq. ft. areaway
  • Unit 2: 1,386.00 sq. ft.
  • Unit 3: third floor 1,393.00 sq. ft., penthouse 509.00 sq. ft. (total 1,902.00 sq. ft.), with 926.00 sq. ft. roof terraces
  • Two 48.00 sq. ft. storage rooms in cellar allocated to Units 2 and 3
  • Unit 3 has one lot line window that could lose light if neighboring lot is developed
  • Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued 9/22/23; Final Certificate estimated November 2023
  • Offering plan extended six months from filing of this amendment

Amendment 1 Feb 3, 2023

Offering prices for two residential units increased.

  • Unit 2 price raised to $1,799,000
  • Unit 3 price raised to $2,399,000
  • Offering plan extended by six (6) months
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Team

Sponsor
688 6th Ave LLC
Principals
Nick Barone, Ralph Barone
Tax estimate
Rosen Law, LLCPrepared the first-year real estate tax projection
General contractor
Nicolosi BrosHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 340789800
Property report
Paul Lombardi, R.A.Prepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 130
Title agency
Regal Title Agency, Inc.The sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Agent for First American Title Insurance Company · Named on p. 84

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6B

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

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