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852 St. Johns Place Condominium

852 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216

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Overview

852 St. Johns Place is a 5-unit condo in Brooklyn.

  • Offering plan: Accepted September 2019 · 374 pages · floor plans on page 31
  • Finishes: Hardwood floors, quartz kitchen countertops, Fisher & Paykel and Bosch appliances, a washer and dryer in each apartment, Grohe bathroom fittings and split-system units for heating and cooling
  • Prices: $786 a square foot on average, as first offered; $4.75 million in all ($4.17 million when first offered)
  • Common charges: $458–$529 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
  • Sponsor: St Johns Bc LLC, represented by The Law Office Of Jay Lichtman, P.C.; principals R. Justin Stewart
  • Subway: 3-minute walk to Nostrand Av (3); 5 minutes to President St-Medgar Evers College (2, 5)
  • Amendments: 4, the latest in April 2021
  1. SubmittedSeptember 2019
  2. AcceptedSeptember 2019
  3. 4 amendments
  4. First sale
  5. Latest sale

Sales

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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 Apr 28, 2021

Fourth amendment adds FinCEN reporting requirements for certain cash purchases, updates unsold unit and storage space inventory, and extends the plan term by twelve months.

  • FinCEN Currency Transaction Report requirements for covered transactions (certain business entity purchases of $300,000+ without bank financing) effective November 6, 2020 through May 4, 2021
  • One unsold residential unit (Unit 1, $799,000) and two unsold storage licenses (Space B, $20,000)
  • First Unit Owners meeting held January 31, 2021
  • Board of Managers control to be relinquished at earlier of five years from first closing or when unsold units fall below 25% of common interests
  • Operating under budget from 3rd Amendment for period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021
  • Sponsor's aggregate monthly common charges approximately $592.35 and real estate taxes approximately $146.99
  • One unsold unit occupied by tenants generating approximately $2,500.00 monthly rent
  • Plan term extended twelve months from amendment date

Amendment 3 Sep 21, 2020

Amendment adds FinCEN reporting requirements for certain cash purchases, implements new New York State real estate transfer taxes including a supplemental mansion tax, and provides updates on building occupancy, closings, and sponsor financial obligations.

  • FinCEN Currency Transaction Report required for certain entity purchases of $300,000+ without bank financing using cash or equivalent payment methods
  • Real Estate Transfer Tax (Base Tax) increased to 0.65% for purchases of $3,000,000 or more (from 0.4%)
  • New Supplemental Tax on purchases of $2,000,000 or more, ranging from 0.25% to 2.90% based on purchase price
  • First unit closing occurred June 12, 2020
  • Temporary Certificates of Occupancy issued May 5, 2020 and August 15, 2020; Final Certificate of Occupancy issued September 8, 2020
  • Sponsor retains 2 unsold residential units and 2 unsold storage room licenses
  • Plan term extended for 6 months from amendment date
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Team

Sponsor
St Johns Bc LLC
Principals
R. Justin Stewart
Tax estimate
The Mazursky Group, Inc.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
Property report
ZH ArchitectsPrepared the plan's description of the property and its condition · Named on p. 133
Title agency
Riverside Abstract Co., LLCThe sponsor's title company for buyers; you can choose another · Named on p. 72
Buyer's lenders
Citizens Bank, Wells FargoThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lenders; you can use another, though the mortgage contingency is offered through the sponsor's lender · Named on p. 208

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Zoning

Zoning district
R6A
Commercial overlay
C2-4

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

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