Element 88 Condominium
88 Withers Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Overview
Element 88 is a 33-unit condo in Brooklyn, with 25 parking units, 33 storage units and 2 commercial units.
- Offering plan: Accepted November 2017 · 348 pages · floor plans on page 4
- Finishes: Laminate kitchen countertops, Frigidaire appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups, Gerber bathroom fittings and a VRF heat pump system for heating and cooling
- Prices: $1,368 a square foot on average, as first offered; $48.4 million in all ($48 million when first offered)
- Common charges: $297–$837 a month, the sponsor's first-year estimate
- Developers: RYBAK Development and BK Developers; principals Semyon Vays, Leonid Vays, Sergey Rybak and Jason Reznik
- Sponsor: 88 Corner Development LLC, represented by Tsyngauz & Associates, P.C.
- Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Subway: 5-minute walk to Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St (G, L); 8 minutes to Graham Av (L)
- Amendments: 7, the latest in February 2021
- Units
- 33 residential · 25 parking · 33 storage · 2 commercial
- Neighborhood
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Subway
- 5 min walk to Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G LGraham Av L, 8 min
- Developers
- RYBAK Development, BK Developers
- Principals
- Semyon Vays, Leonid Vays, Sergey Rybak, Jason Reznik
- Average $/sf
- $1,368Homes in Schedule A, as first offered
- Common charges
- $297–$837 a monthSponsor's first-year estimate in Schedule A, June 1, 2019 -May 31, 2020
- Offering price
- $48.4 million total $48 million when first offered
- Floor plans
- Page 4 of the plan
- SubmittedMarch 2018
- AcceptedNovember 2017
- 7 amendments
- First sale
- Latest sale
Units & Prices
Sales
From city records (ACRIS), through Jun 30, 2026.
First-Year Budget
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Property Taxes
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Amendments
Amendment 7 Feb 3, 2021
Amendment updates occupancy status, budget, and legal information for the condominium.
- Temporary certificate of occupancy issued February 1, 2021, expires May 2, 2021
- Sponsor anticipates final certificate of occupancy by April 18, 2021
- Sponsor deposited $5,000.00 in escrow for final certificate costs
- One unsold unit (C1) held by Sponsor with 4.65% common interest, $489.42 monthly common charges, $971.44 monthly real estate taxes
- 2021 budget attached
- 2019 financial statement attached; purchasers to request 2020 statement from Board or Managing Agent
- Sponsor's attorney address changed to 114 Mulberry Street, 1st fl., New York, NY 10013
- Plan term extended for additional twelve months from amendment acceptance date
Amendment 6 Feb 25, 2020
Sixth amendment confirms temporary certificate of occupancy issued January 28, 2020, lists three unsold units, and extends the offering plan term by twelve months.
- Temporary certificate of occupancy issued January 28, 2020
- Final certificate of occupancy anticipated by end of 2020
- $5,000.00 deposited in escrow for final certificate costs
- Three unsold units: C1, C2, PH1 with monthly common charges and taxes listed
- Sponsor relinquished board control on August 13, 2019
- Budget for June 1, 2020 – May 31, 2021 totals $210,681.00
- Offering plan term extended twelve months from amendment acceptance date
Amendment 4 Feb 21, 2019
Fourth Amendment revises parking unit sizes and designations, updates the smoking policy, adds FinCEN reporting requirements, and extends the plan term by six months.
- Parking Units PS8 and PS14 redesignated for motorcycle parking only
- Parking Unit PS16 designated as handicapped parking space
- Common interest appurtenant to Residential Unit 3C revised
- Schedule A revised to reflect parking and common interest changes
- Smoking prohibited in front of building, Limited Common Elements, Common Elements, Parking Units, and Storage Units; permitted in Residential and Commercial Units
- FinCEN Geographic Targeting Order reporting requirements apply to residential purchases of $300,000 or more meeting specified criteria
- Plan term extended six months from date amendment is accepted for filing
Amendment 3 September 2018
Plan declared effective upon sponsor's acceptance of purchase agreements for seven residential units representing 20% of all units.
- Seven residential units (20% of all units) have accepted purchase agreements
- Plan declared effective upon filing of this amendment
- Sponsor affirms all purchasers are bona fide and meet regulatory requirements
Amendment 2 Apr 12, 2018
Amendment corrects Unit 5D bathroom count, updates architect's report and Schedule A, adds tax law and financial reporting disclosures.
- Residential Unit 5D has one (1) bathroom, not two (2) as initially stated
- Revised architect's report dated May 30, 2018 and architect's certification added
- Revised Schedule A reflecting Unit 5D bathroom correction and modified sizes of Storage and Parking Units
- Added Special Risk disclosure about Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 affecting tax information in plan
- Added disclosure of FinCEN Geographic Targeting Order reporting requirements for cash purchases $300,000 or more effective May 21, 2018
Amendment 1 Mar 30, 2018
Offering prices revised for 17 residential units.
Team
- Sponsor
- 88 Corner Development LLC
- Developers
- RYBAK Development, BK DevelopersReported by 6sqft.com
- Principals
- Semyon Vays, Leonid Vays, Sergey Rybak, Jason Reznik
- Counsel
- Tsyngauz & Associates, P.C.
- Tax estimate
- MGNY Consulting Corp.Prepared the first-year real estate tax projection
- Construction lender
- The Bank of Princeton$19 million loan stated in the plan
- General contractor
- Rybak Development and ConstructionHeld the general construction permit on DOB job 320627210
- Buyer's lender
- Wells FargoThe sponsor's preferred mortgage lender; you can use another, though the mortgage contingency is offered through the sponsor's lender · Named on p. 12
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Zoning
- Zoning district
- M1-2/R6
- Special district
- Special Mixed Use District (MX-8) (MX-8)
Today's zoning, from city data (PLUTO 26v2).
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