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725 Lafayette Avenue Condominium

725 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

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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
  1. SubmittedApril 2021
  2. AcceptedDecember 2020
  3. 5 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

7 of 7homes sold (100%)
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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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Closing Costs

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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
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Team

Sponsor
725 Laf Partners LLC
Principals
Yair Kerstein, Ziv Bukobza
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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