Gravesend’s new condo record is courtesy of a home-grown developer

An $8 million sale doesn’t typically raise eyebrows in Brooklyn’s Gravesend neighborhood.  The enclave, home to a tight-knit Syrian-Jewish community, has become known for its single-family homes that often trade for millions of dollars, as wealthy local families swap expensive homes like trading cards. Last year, Eli Gindi, a member of the Gindi real estate family, sold his 10,000-square-foot home at 2126 East Fourth Street for $32 million to Victor Hakim, setting a borough record. Other recent pricey sales have included a home at 2085 East Third Street that Jeff Sutton purchased for $7 million last June and a $9.3 […]

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