Fourplex
202 E 96th St · New York, NY
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $691 – $1,283
Heat risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 99°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 14 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 65.0%
Air-quality risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Unhealthy air days now
- 6 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 8 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the C- grade
The composite is a weighted blend of 9 inputs, each scored 0–100. Each bar is that input's sub-score; the figure is the points it added to the 100-point composite (weight × sub-score).
- Cash flow +21.5/30.0
- DSCR +6.8/10.0
- 1% rule +5.6/10.0
- ARV discount +5.0/15.0
- Schools +5.0/10.0
- Livability +3.8/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Rent growth +2.4/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$1,200,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Multi-family units
County records classify this as Multi-Family (2-4 Unit). Listing-text estimate: 4 units. confirmed
Listing remarks
Welcome to this solid brick 4-family attached home located in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, offering excellent investment potential. The property features four well-maintained units: Unit 1R (vacant), Unit 1F (2 BR/1 BA), Unit 2F (2 BR/1 BA), and Unit 2R (2 BR/1 BA), all currently on month-to-month leases. The owner resides in the basement, Additional highlights include a shared driveway and garage parking, a roof approximately 12 years old, a 7-year-old boiler, and a freshly painted interior. Each unit is separately metered, providing convenience and efficiency. Conveniently located near transportation, schools, and shopping.
Key facts
- 7 year old boiler
- Garage parking
- Separately metered
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 4 × 2.0-bed/1.0-bath units multifamily listed at $1.20M.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $2k ($22k/yr) — positive. Per door: $448/mo.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($13k rent vs $1.20M).
- Recommended offer: $1.13M (6.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 8.1% vs local median 2.6% in New York — top-decile yield for the area; either an underpriced asset or a hidden risk that comps aren't pricing in. Stress-test before assuming the spread holds.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 75/100 on livability (#268 in NY, #4,188 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: amenities A+, commute A+, health & safety A; Watch: crime F, cost of living F.
- Market conditions: Rents soft (-0.6%/yr); 65 active listings in the ZIP; lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 10,063 units permitted in Kings County in 2024 (9,789 in 5+ unit buildings).
- At $12,767/mo this rent would consume 370% of the median local household income ($41k/yr) (locally 9035% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $8k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $36k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Kings County population projected at +13% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 73 days — a 6% lower offer ($1.13M) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1930 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 65% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→14/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 73 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 6% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
- What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
- Built in 1930 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- Schools are B-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
- Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
- What's the average days-on-market for RENTAL listings here right now (not sales)? A rising rental-DOM trend means longer vacancies and softer asking-rent achievability than the comps imply.
- What's the recent tenant-quality profile in this submarket — average credit score on applications, eviction rate, late-payment / NSF rate, and stable-employment percentage? A property-management company in the area should have these aggregated.
- How much new apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 1.06% ✓
- Cap rate
- 8.09%
- Cash-on-cash
- 6.40%
- DSCR
- 1.28
- GRM
- 7.8
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $1,136,356
- Comps found
- 6
Show comp detail 6 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 Rockaway Pkwy | 0.22mi | 7/4.0 (-1) | 3,198 (-5%) | 8mo | $1,125,000 | $352 | 70 |
| 348 E 92nd St | 0.30mi | 7/3.0 (-1) | 3,275 (-3%) | 6mo | $900,000 | $275 | 68 |
| 2304 Strauss St | 0.53mi | 7/4.0 (-1) | 3,198 (-5%) | 4mo | $1,081,500 | $338 | 59 |
| 432 E 98th St #4 | 0.45mi | 8/4.0 | 3,198 (-5%) | 18mo | $657,500 | $206 | 56 |
| 93 E 57th St | 0.54mi | 9/6.0 (+1) | 3,240 (-4%) | 6mo | $13,100,000 | $4,043 | 50 |
| 2268 Strauss St | 0.50mi | 7/4.0 (-1) | 2,920 (-13%) | 21mo | $777,000 | $266 | 32 |
Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 0.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -9.9%
- Equity multiple
- 0.65×
- Total profit
- $-117,477
- Equity at exit
- $178,924
- IRR
- -5.2%
- Equity multiple
- 0.71×
- Total profit
- $-99,062
- Equity at exit
- $103,754
Cash invested: $336,000 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (CITY)
- 0 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
- State New York
- 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+10
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City New York
- 0 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+34
ZIP-level market 11212
- Home prices YoY
- -34.3%
- Rents YoY
- -0.6%
- Active inventory
- 65
- Price-to-rent
- 31.3×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $12,767 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$6,293
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$1,500 /mo · $18,000/yr
- Insurance
- −$500
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$2,681
- Net cashflow
- $1,793
Break-even live
4-unit breakdown (identical units grouped — click to expand)
| Units | Beds | Baths | Est. rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4× units | 2.0 | 1 | $12,768 |
| #1 | 2.0 | 1 | $3,192 |
| #2 | 2.0 | 1 | $3,192 |
| #3 | 2.0 | 1 | $3,192 |
| #4 | 2.0 | 1 | $3,192 |
| Total (4 units) | $12,767 | ||
UW: 25.0% down · 7.5% · 30yr · 1.5% tax · 5.0% vac · 8.0% maint · 8.0% mgmt
Financing live
Cash to close
- Down payment
- $300,000
- Closing costs
- $36,000
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Listing history 4 events
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2026-01-08status Pending
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2025-09-02$1,200,000 Active
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2025-06-20price $1,259,000
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2025-06-10price $1,299,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥99°F today · 14 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 65% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 5/10 Major 6 unhealthy d/yr today · 8 by 30 yrs out
Nearby sold comps map
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $153,204
- − Mortgage interest
- −$67,219
- − Property taxes
- −$18,000
- − Insurance
- −$6,000
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$12,256
- − Management
- −$12,256
- − Depreciation
- −$34,909
- Taxable income
- $2,564
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$615
- After-tax cash flow
- $20,901/yr
For passive investors: Depreciation is non-cash, so a rental often shows a tax loss while cash-flowing — sheltering income. Rental losses are passive: they offset passive income freely, and up to $25,000/yr can offset ordinary (W-2) income if you actively participate and your MAGI is under $100k (phasing out to $0 by $150k); unused losses carry forward. On sale, claimed depreciation is recaptured at up to 25%, and gains may owe capital-gains tax (a 1031 exchange can defer both). Figures are a year-1 estimate at your 24.0% rate — not tax advice; consult a CPA.
Schools (NCES district)
No district data.
Livability — New York
- Score
- 75/100
- State rank
- #268
- US rank
- #4188
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- New York, NY
- County
- Kings County · 2,614,986 people
- City population
- 7,731,280
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Population (ZIP)
- 89,020
- Household income
- $41,355
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 9035.0
Population outlook (Kings County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 2,847,441 people
- By 2030
- 2,937,006 · +3.1%
- By 2040
- 3,095,491 · +8.7%
- By 2050
- 3,228,968 · +13.4%
- By 2075
- 3,321,723 · +16.7%
- By 2100
- 3,111,387 · +9.3%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly Black (68%)
- Race & ethnicity
- Black 68% Hispanic / Latino 20% Two or more races 12% White 4% Asian 1%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 2% Puerto Rican 6% Dominican 6%
- Common ancestry
- Hispanic 3% Ukrainian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 34% · Canada, Mexico, China
- Languages at home
- 77% English-only · Spanish 14% French/Haitian/Cajun 4% Arabic 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Kings
- 2024 margin
- Solid D (+44.0) · D 72.0% · R 28.0%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -15.5pp toward R · 2008: 59.4pp · 2024: 44.0pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+44.0 2020: D+54.8 2016: D+61.8 2012: D+63.9 2008: D+59.4
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -140.90%
- Current HPI
- 269.7955
- Rent YoY
- ▼ -0.59%
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.60%
- F500 in state
- 92
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NY)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
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| Financial Services | 10 | $950B |
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| Consumer Goods | 9 | $162B |
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| Insurance | 4 | $225B |
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| Telecommunications | 2 | $144B |
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| Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $112B |
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| Media / Entertainment | 2 | $69B |
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Price history
-7.6% since first listed4 events — show timeline
- 2026-01-08 Pending — OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2025-09-02 Listed $1,200,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2025-06-20 Price Changed $1,259,000 BNYMLS
- 2025-06-10 Price Changed $1,299,000 BNYMLS
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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