77 Clarkson Avenue Condominium (The Benny)
77 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Overview
The Benny is a 44-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 15 parking units.
- Offering plan: Accepted November 2019
- Prices: $30.9 million in all
- Sponsor: Clarkson Bu LLC, represented by Marans, Weisz & Newman, LLC
- Neighborhood: Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Subway: 6-minute walk to Parkside Av (Q); 9 minutes to Winthrop St (2, 5)
- Amendments: 6, the latest in August 2026
- Units
- 44 residential · 15 parking
- Neighborhood
- Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 6 min walk to Parkside Av QWinthrop St 2 5, 9 min
- Offering price
- $30.9 million total
- SubmittedDecember 2019
- AcceptedNovember 2019
- 6 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Jan 31, 2026.
Property Taxes
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Amendments
Amendment 5 Feb 8, 2023
This amendment extends the plan's term by six months, attaches the 2023 budget, financial statements and a renewed temporary certificate of occupancy, lists the sponsor's unsold units and their costs, and reports on past HVAC problems and repairs.
- Plan term extended for six (6) months from the date of this Amendment
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy renewed; issued May 24, 2023 and set to expire August 22, 2023
- Sponsor expects, but does not guarantee, a permanent Certificate of Occupancy by the end of 2023
- 2023 Budget attached as Exhibit A, with total operating expenses of 311,924
- Unsold Units held by Sponsor listed as 1D, 2D, 4D, 5D, 5E, 6E, 6F, 7D and 7G
- Aggregate monthly property taxes for Unsold Units are $6,559.87; approximate monthly common charges are $4,991.40
- Sponsor still controls the Board of Managers; control period ends at the earlier of 30 days after 100% of Units are conveyed or five (5) years after the First Closing
- HVAC work in 2021 and 2022 described; a new contractor rebalanced the system, completed at the end of 2022
Amendment 1 Dec 24, 2019
The amendment lowers the sponsor's counsel closing fee, adds washers and dryers to all residential units, cuts several first-year budget and utility estimates, and changes the staffing and service contracts for the building.
- Sponsor's counsel closing fee revised to $2,000.00 from $2,500.00, not including the ACRIS preparation fee and mortgage financing fee
- Washer (Whirlpool WFW5090JW) and dryer (Whirlpool WHD5090GW) included in all Residential Units; previously only hookups were disclosed
- Porter removed from staff; superintendent moved to a third-party service contract with KENT Services six times per week, with Service Contracts increased to $136,532 from $55,600
- Electricity budget decreased to $38,286 from $174,711; Gas decreased to $25,440 from $54,384; Water Charges & Sewer Rents decreased to $29,015 from $45,971
- Repairs, Maintenance & Supplies decreased to $15,000 from $31,000; Contingency fund decreased to $10,000 from $20,000; Other Expenses decreased to $7,250 from $9,750
- Updated utility report lowers estimated annual costs, including common electric $36,119, unit electric $642, and water and sewer $27,373
- Schedule A updated, including a change in Common Charges resulting from the revised First Year Budget (amount not stated in this text)
Team
- Sponsor
- Clarkson Bu LLC
- Counsel
- Marans, Weisz & Newman, LLC
- Construction lender
- Axos BankLender on the mortgage and building loan agreement recorded March 2020 in ACRIS; $19 million recorded
- General contractors
- Dawny Construction, Abm Construction 1, Mj1 Construction, Ab Plus R Construction, MBQ ContractingHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 321197771
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- R7-1
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
Nearby
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- 70 Lenox Road0.1 mi · 1988
- 2100 Bedford Avenue Condominium0.1 mi · 71 units · 36 parking · 2017
- Winthrop Gardens0.2 mi · 10 units · 2022
- 2107 Bedford Avenue Condominium0.2 mi · 36 units · 2015
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