725 Lafayette Avenue Condominium
725 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Overview
725 Lafayette Avenue is a 7-unit condo in Brooklyn.
- Offering plan: Accepted December 2020 · 269 pages · floor plans on pages 197–198
- Finishes: 9-foot ceilings, tile floors, quartz kitchen countertops, wood veneer plywood cabinets, Samsung appliances and American Standard bathroom fittings
- Prices: $1,014 a square foot on average, as first offered; $4.58 million in all ($4.45 million when first offered)
- Common charges: $314–$501 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Sponsor: 725 Laf Partners LLC, represented by Eial Girtz, PC; principals Yair Kerstein and Ziv Bukobza
- Subway: 8-minute walk to Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G); 11 minutes to Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G)
- Amendments: 5, the latest in September 2024
- Units
- 7 residential
- Subway
- 8 min walk to Bedford-Nostrand Avs GMyrtle-Willoughby Avs G, 11 min
- Principals
- Yair Kerstein, Ziv Bukobza
- Average $/sf
- $1,014Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $314–$501 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
- Offering price
- $4.58 million total $4.45 million when first offered
- Floor plans
- Pages 197–198 of the plan
- SubmittedApril 2021
- AcceptedDecember 2020
- 5 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Apr 30, 2026.
First-Year Budget
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Property Taxes
The plan's first-year tax estimate, checked against the city's real bills for 5 homes.
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The plan lists what a buyer pays at closing.
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Amendments
Amendment 5 Sep 12, 2024
Amendment extends the plan for 12 months, reports Final Certificate of Occupancy obtained May 23, 2024, and establishes new escrow account procedures.
- Plan extended for 12 months
- Final Certificate of Occupancy obtained May 23, 2024
- Units 1A, 2A, 3A, 3B, 4A closed; Units 1B, 2B in contract
- Common charges for Unit 1B $501.35/month, Unit 2B $314.39/month
- Sponsor relinquished Board control to unit owners July 26, 2024
- New escrow account established at Peapack-Gladstone Bank with Eial Girtz PC as escrow agent
- Sponsor financing of $700,000 from ABG NY LLC and David Fine paid in full; no units pledged
Amendment 4 Nov 29, 2023
Amendment extends the plan 6 months, updates sponsor principals, confirms temporary occupancy and escrow for permanent certificate, and reports unit closings and common charges.
- Plan extended for 6 months
- Yair Kerstein is sole principal; Ziv Bukobza no longer involved
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy issued December 20, 2023; Permanent Certificate expected in approximately 6 months with $5,000.00 held in escrow
- Units 1A, 3A, 3B, and 4A have closed; Unit 2A in contract; Units 1B and 2B unsold
- Common charges for unsold units: Unit 1B $501.35, Unit 2A $315.32, Unit 2B $314.39
- Real estate taxes for unsold units: Unit 1B $1,049.24, Unit 2A $659.92, Unit 2B $657.97
- Sponsor obtained $700,000 financing from ABG NY LLC and David Fine; mortgage paid in full, all units released
- Budget unchanged from First Year budget submitted with original plan
Amendment 3 May 1, 2023
Amendment extends the plan 6 months, updates escrow account to TD Bank, and provides detailed escrow procedures.
- Plan extended for 6 months
- Escrow account moved from First Republic Bank to TD Bank at 475 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington, NY 11050
- Contract deposits for Units 1A, 3A, 3B and 4A transferred to new TD Bank account on March 21, 2023
- Units 1A, 3A, 3B and 4A in contract; Units 1B, 2A and 2B remain unsold
- Eial Girtz and Lisa Kim designated as authorized signatories on escrow account
- Escrow account is IOLA account insured by FDIC up to $250,000.00 per deposit
Amendment 2 Feb 3, 2022
Plan extended 6 months; Unit 1A price increased; first closing deadline extended to January 5, 2024 due to COVID-19 tolling.
- Plan extended for 6 months
- Unit 1A offering price increased from $569,000.00 to $570,000.00
- First closing deadline extended to January 5, 2024 (from June 30, 2022) due to COVID-19 Executive Order tolling
- Purchasers have right to rescind if first closing does not occur by January 5, 2024
- Units 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B and 4A are in contract
- First year of condominium operations: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
- Schedule A prices increased for 4 homes (median +3.7%): 1B $749,000 → $900,000; 3A $610,000 → $615,000; 3B $610,000 → $615,000; 4A $699,000 → $725,000
- Schedule A prices decreased for 2 homes (median -0.9%): 1A $575,000 → $570,000; 2B $605,000 → $595,000
Amendment 1 May 12, 2021
Plan declared effective with 2 units in contract; offering prices revised for 6 units; first operating year set July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022; budget and tax estimates updated; cellar storage rooms added; sponsor address changed.
- Plan declared effective May 10, 2021 based on 2 units in contract (28% of 7 units)
- Unit 1B price increased from $749,000.00 to $900,000.00
- Unit 4A price increased from $699,000.00 to $725,000.00
- Unit 3A price increased from $610,000.00 to $615,000.00
- Unit 3B price increased from $610,000.00 to $615,000.00
- Unit 1A price decreased from $575,000.00 to $569,000.00
- Unit 2B price decreased from $605,000.00 to $595,000.00
- First year of condo operation July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Team
- Sponsor
- 725 Laf Partners LLC
- Principals
- Yair Kerstein, Ziv Bukobza
- Counsel
- Eial Girtz, PC
- Tax estimate
- Metropolitan Realty Exemptions, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- General contractors
- Kork, Lakhi General ContractorHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321411780
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R6B
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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