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Plaza Hotel - Condominiums

768 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10019

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Overview

Plaza Hotel - is a 181-unit condo in Manhattan, with 3 commercial units.

  • Offering plan: Accepted June 2006 · 727 pages · floor plans on pages 63–64
  • Prices: $3,138 a square foot on average, as first offered; $365.6 million in all
  • Developer: The El-Ad Group, Ltd.; principals Miki Naftali and Orly Hackmon
  • Sponsor: Cps 1 Realty LP, represented by Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • Neighborhood: Midtown Center, Manhattan
  • Subway: 3-minute walk to 5 Av/59 St (N, R, W); 3 minutes to 57 St (M)
  • Amendments: 12, the latest in July 2011
  • Other filings: NA050224 (no-action filing, filed 2005)
  1. SubmittedAugust 2006
  2. AcceptedJune 2006
  3. 12 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

50 of 152homes sold (33%)
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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 12 2011

Updated budgets for 2011, extended offering term by 12 months, revised Schedule A with current common charges and real estate taxes, and removed Miki Naftali as principal of Sponsor.

  • Hotel Section budget for January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 adopted; common charges approximately 6.63% higher than 2010
  • Condominium Board changed operating year from June 1–May 31 fiscal year to calendar year effective January 1, 2010
  • Schedule A revised to reflect updated common charge amounts and actual real estate tax amounts from New York City Department of Finance
  • 100 unsold Condo Hotel Units as of June 24, 2011; monthly Hotel Common Charges total approximately $610,360; monthly real estate taxes approximately $144,480
  • All unsold units subject to two HSBC mortgages maturing November 1, 2011 with one-year extension option
  • Miki Naftali removed as principal of Sponsor; Orly Hackmon remains principal
  • Offering term extended 12 months from filing date
  • Litigation disclosed: arbitration with R.P. Brennan General Contractors over $10.3 million extra work claims; federal lawsuit Tano Holdings Inc. v. CPS 1 Realty LP over deposit return

Amendment 11 2008

Extends the offering term for 12 months, updates budgets and sponsor financial disclosures, and removes electric cook tops from unit specifications.

  • Offering term extended 12 months from amendment filing date
  • 102 Condo Hotel Units remain unsold as of November 6, 2008
  • Budget adopted for July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
  • Monthly Hotel Common Charges for unsold units approximately $90,153 as of November 2008
  • Monthly real estate taxes for unsold units approximately $190,081 as of November 2008
  • Mortgages totaling $247,660,732 on unsold units, maturity November 1, 2011
  • Electric cook tops deleted from Condo Hotel Unit specifications

Amendment 10 May 14, 2008

Revised floor plans for condo hotel units, updated property description, and extended offering term.

  • Floor plans for condo hotel units replaced due to field conditions and structural coordination
  • Property Report amended and restated in its entirety with substituted materials of equal or better quality
  • Revised Certification of Sponsor's Architect executed
  • Offering term extended for six (6) months from filing of amendment

Amendment 9 Mar 19, 2008

First Condo Hotel Unit closing occurred; real estate taxes updated and corrected; number of executed agreements corrected; offering term extended.

  • First Condo Hotel Unit (Unit 1238) closed on December 27, 2007
  • Sponsor posted $5,000,000 cash escrow for completion of Hotel Section
  • Working Capital Fund established with $3,456.00 balance at HSBC Bank USA
  • Real estate taxes corrected for Hotel Condo Units in revised Schedule A
  • Number of executed agreements as of November 27, 2007 corrected from 57 to 45 units
  • 47 unsold Hotel Condo Units subject to fully executed Agreements as of December 27, 2007
  • Initial Hotel Board designated: Miki Naftali (President), Orly Hackmon (Vice President), Chuck Henry (Secretary)
  • Offering term extended for six months from amendment filing date

Amendment 8 Jan 11, 2008

Revised budgets and hotel common charges for the first year of hotel section operation, extended offering term

  • First Year of Hotel Section Operation changed to January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
  • Hotel Section budget increased 12.39% in Hotel Common Charges overall and 17.05% for Condo Hotel Units
  • Schedule A revised to reflect new Hotel Common Charges allocations and updated real estate tax assessments
  • Schedule B-1 and B-2 budgets revised for new fiscal year periods
  • Offering term extended six (6) months from filing date

Amendment 7 Dec 13, 2007

Plan declared effective as of November 27, 2007, with 57 units (37%) under agreement, exceeding the 15% threshold required.

  • Plan declared effective as of November 27, 2007
  • 57 Condo Hotel Units (37% of 152 total) have executed agreements with unrelated purchasers
  • Offering period extended six months from amendment filing date
  • Sponsor affidavit confirms no material changes to First Year Hotel Section Operation budget

Amendment 6 Jul 20, 2007

Purchase price increased for Condo Hotel Unit 1823.

Amendment 5 Jul 6, 2007

Purchase prices of certain Condo Hotel Units owned by the Sponsor are increased.

Amendment 4 Jun 28, 2007

Schedule A updated for revised unit sizes and common interest percentages; offering term extended six months.

  • Schedule A restated with revised Approximate Sq. Ft. Unit Area, Percentage of Common Interest, and Proportionate Share of Aggregate Hotel Section Common Interest
  • Common Interest changes in Condo Hotel Units resulted from final specifications, construction conditions, and as-built plans
  • No Condo Hotel Unit's Common Interest increased more than 5%
  • Offering period extended six months from amendment filing date

Amendment 3 May 16, 2007

Increases purchase prices for certain Condo Hotel Units.

Amendment 2 Mar 7, 2007

Sponsor increases purchase prices of certain Condo Hotel Units.

  • Purchase prices increased for certain Condo Hotel Units owned by CPS 1 Realty LP
  • Revised Schedule A attached showing new prices

Amendment 1 Aug 8, 2006

Amendment increases purchase prices for certain Condo Hotel Units owned by the Sponsor.

  • Prices of certain Condo Hotel Units increased per revised Schedule A
  • Sponsor reserves right to revise further prices and other terms, except for units with existing purchase agreements without purchaser consent
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Team

Sponsor
Cps 1 Realty LP
Principals
Miki Naftali, Orly Hackmon
Tax estimate
Leitner Group, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Construction lender
Column Financial$60.9 million loan stated in the plan
Construction managers
Tishman Construction, Tishman Construction Corporation of New YorkNamed on p. 55, p. 201
Structural engineers
Cantor Seinuk, Cantor Seinuk GroupNamed on p. 55, p. 642
MEP engineers
Flack & Kurtz, Flack & Kurtz Inc.Mechanical, electrical and plumbing · Named on p. 55, p. 201
Property reports
Flack & Kurtz Inc., Costas Kondylis & PartnersPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 201, p. 55
Title agency
Royal Abstract of New York LLCThe sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 50

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Zoning

Zoning districts
R10H, C5-2.5The lot is split between two districts, the largest share first
Special district
Special Midtown District (MiD)

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

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