On July 23, 2012, in 320 W. 13th St., LLC v. Wolf Shevack, Inc., 2012 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3742 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. July 23, 2012) (Kenney, J.), in a Commercial Lease Dispute/Complex Civil Action, Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP prevailed on motion for an Order that imposes negative inference on defendants for their spoliation of key documents allegedly lost or destroyed by them.
Nikolaos Preponis, Of Counsel at KMWB, successfully defended the validity of a non-primary residence holdover involving a corporate tenant after the Respondent submitted a motion to dismiss the proceeding. In their motion, the Respondent claimed that the Notice of Non-Renewal was fatally defective because one of the occupants of the subject apartment was not named in the Notice.
On December 7, 2016, Shogik Oganisyan and Lauren Papaleo secured dismissal of a violation issued by the Department of Buildings following a hearing conducted at the Environmental Control Board. The management company for the owner had been cited for “failure to comply with an order of the Commissioner” pertaining to the removal of a residential tenancy from a commercial space.
On November 2, 2016, James R. Marino served as a member of the presenting panel at a seminar conducted by the Community Housing Improvement Program (“CHIP”). Mr. Marino spoke for 20 minutes on the topic “Illegal Transient Occupancies and Practical Solutions”.
Alan Kucker and Robyn Jagroop represented the seller of an Upper West Side property located between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. The 5-story renaissance revival townhouse was built in 1896 just steps away from Central Park. At nearly 11,000 sq. ft., the 125 year old building boasts 15 luxury units that contain 11 foot ceilings, oversized windows, and scenic views of the park. KMWB represented the seller throughout the entirety of the $12,250,000.00 transaction.
Robyn Jagroop, an associate in Kucker, Marino, Winiarsky, & Bittens, LLP’s leasing and transactional department, represented the seller of a 2,000 sq. ft. townhouse which closed in March. The townhouse, located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, boasted 7 bedrooms as well as a private garden, patio, and terrace. Kucker, Marino, Winiarsky, & Bittens, LLP provided legal representation to the seller throughout the entirety of the $7.85 million transaction.
Kucker and Bruh, LLP won a defamation action on behalf of a fellow attorney, the court appointed Receiver in the matter of Village Realty Holdings, Inc. v. 135 West 13, LLC et al. The case commenced when a holdover tenant in the subject building contacted the Better Business Bureau and the Departmental Disciplinary Committee in an effort to coerce the Receiver to act in violation of her duties. In addition, the tenant wrote slanderous reviews about the Receiver on a popular website offering attorney ratings, reviews and disciplinary records. Among other inaccuracies, the disgruntled tenant alleged that the Receiver’s role as the court appointed Receiver to the apartment building constituted an attorney client relationship between the Receiver and the tenant, even after being made fully aware and knowing that no such relationship ever existed.