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Closing Costs Condominiums For the Seller Broker: Typically 6% Own Attorney: Consult your attorney Processing Fee: $450+ NYC Transfer Tax: Residential: Up to $500,000 = 1% $500,000+ = 1.425% Commercial: Up to $500,000 = 1.425% $500,000+ = 2.625% Admin. Fee: Non-Deed Transfers (i.e., Co-ops) = $50...

While condominiums are quite common throughout the country, they are a rather new concept for New York City. A condominium apartment in Manhattan is real property. The buyer gets a deed just as if he were buying a house. Since this is real property, there is a separate tax lot for each apartment....

Cooperatives are not a new concept, although they seem to be a type of ownership that is more common in New York City than elsewhere in the United States. In New York City, approximately 80% of our apartments available for purchase are in cooperative buildings, while 20% are in condominiums. This...