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Commercial Real Estate and Misc. Litigation

Bakerstown Realty Equities, LLC v. River Ave. Realty Corp.: retained to obtain specific performance or rescission of multiple commercial multimillion dollar real estate contracts.

   Congregation Chevra Gmilas v. JCS (Sup. Ct. Kings Co.): retained to establish the right of the Congregation to control burials at Washington Cemetery.

  Rosenstadt v. Wainwright House, Inc. (Sup. Ct. Westchester Co.): retained to defend against attempted unlawful enforcement of claimed restrictive covenants. 

  Harlem River Yard Ventures, Inc. v. USA Waste Services of NYC, Inc. (Bronx Co. 2020): retained to establish that royalties had to be paid on solid waste transported by rail through Harlem River Yard. Achieved $7M initial settlement and additional approx. $80M over the term of the ground lease.

   Rodgriguez v. Monsey Camp Group (NYS Dept. of Education 2020); successful defended the legality of contracts allowing Orthodox Jewish groups to lease public school facilities for the summer.  

   Chester Green Estates, LLC v. Arlington Chester LLC, (Sup. Ct. Orange Co. 2019): successful defense brought by prior disappointed purchaser to annul a multi-million-dollar contract of sale. (Now on appeal.)

    Bell v. Brown, 12 A.D.3d 271 (1st Dept. 2004):obtained a defense verdict in $2M commercial brokerage dispute and prevailed on appeal.

   Accessible Development Corp. v. Ocean House, Inc.:prevailing party in construction arbitration.

   Woodard v. Sonnabend Gallery (Sup. Ct. New York Co. 2000):  successful defense of real estate contract claim.

   Schneider v. Ulster Construction, Inc. (Sup. Ct. New York Co. 2000):  successful dismissal and discharge of mechanic’s lien wrongfully filed by an unlicensed home improvement contractor.