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Rosenberg & Estis guides 150 Wooster developer through zoning maze

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by REW2098
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., served as legal counsel for KUB Capital LLC in the development of 150 Wooster Street, a mixed-use building in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. The property features 10,000 square feet of retail space below six full-floor, luxury apartments. Eric S. Orenstein, member; Steven Goldberg, member; Robert...
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Rent expert warns court ruling could spell disaster for multifamily owners

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by REW2657
Rent regulation specialist Matthew Brett offered an update on the controversial legal battle that could result in the re-regulation of more than 100,000 deregulated New York apartments. Speaking during a Q4 breakfast hosted by property management specialists WayfinderPM, Brett, a partner at Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman, said the issue...
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City sues hospitality chief for converting apartments to hotels rooms

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by REW2086
The Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) has filed a lawsuit against Hank Freid, CEO and Founder of the hospitality company Impulsive Group alleging he converted nearly 250 affordable residential housing units, in five Upper West Side buildings, into illegal hotel units. Freid used online booking sites to advertise and...
What real estate lawyers need to know about the ADA
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What real estate lawyers need to know about the ADA

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by REW1197
By James O’Brien, Pryor Cashman LLP Most real estate lawyers are aware of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), but few attorneys negotiating a lease for their tenant-client actually advise them to undertake an ADA inspection prior to executing the lease. By not doing so, tenants may unwittingly be signing on...
Brooklyn landlord facing jail after bulldozing his tenants out of their homes
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Brooklyn landlord facing jail after bulldozing his tenants out of their homes

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by REW4309
A Brooklyn landlord is facing a year in jail after being found guilty of forcing rent stabilized tenants out of his property by virtually bulldozing it while they lived there. Daniel Melamed is the first landlord prosecuted under the  Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force, a collaboration between State and City agencies...
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IN PICTURES: Herrick, Feinstein summer networking event

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by REW2611
Herrick, Feinstein LLP’s real estate department hosted its annual real estate networking event on Wednesday, June 7, under the stars at Bryant Park. The event, now in its 12th year, attracted more than 600 commercial real estate executives. For almost 90 years Herrick, Feinstein LLP has been an ingrained part...
Attorney Sonia Bain finding rich rewards in practice of real estate law
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Attorney Sonia Bain finding rich rewards in practice of real estate law

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by REW1936
An injured ankle is what led commercial real estate attorney Sonia Bain, a partner at the firm Bryan Cave, to the field of law. The daughter of two doctors, Bain was following them into the field of medicine while still an undergraduate at Stony Brook University, where she was also...
Landlord deportation threat drives immigrant call for help
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Landlord deportation threat drives immigrant call for help

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by REW2903
City officials and advocacy groups in are expressing concern following reports that landlords are threatening tenants with immigration. Emboldened by a Trump Administration crackdown on illegal immigration and so-called Sanctuary City status, one group of tenants said their landlord threatened to have them “rounded upˮ by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...