Since tax abatements, including 421-a and J-51, last for a certain number of years and begin to phase out at a certain point, it’s important to know if a building is part of one of these city- or state-sponsored...
Category - Property Taxes
NYC property tax charts help you know what the future looks like
Marketproof New Development & Condo, the leading condo data and analytics platform, now provides handy charts showing historical and future property taxes for NYC new development and resale condos. Share the data In...
NYC residential tax abatements: all you need to know (421-a, J-51)
New York City offers several different tax abatements to building developers that can lower condominium units’ property taxes for a set number of years. Their goal is usually to incentivize development in certain...
Purchase CEMA: what you need to know
In New York, a CEMA (Consolidation, Extension, and Modification Agreement) is an agreement where a buyer and seller agree to cooperate to save on state taxes. Here’s how a CEMA works: The buyer assumes...
NYC tax guide: What do RPTT and RETT mean
In the NYC tax system, RPTT means real property transfer tax, and RETT means real estate transfer tax. Most obviously, RPTT and RETT are important because they can considerably boost the cost of a transaction, for buyer...
421-g Tax Incentive: Lower Manhattan’s Residential Conversion Program
The 421-g Tax Incentive was an NYC tax incentive program that offered both exemptions and abatements to building owners that converted commercial buildings to residential in downtown Manhattan. The program...
