Gary M. Rosenberg

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Gary M. Rosenberg: Attorney with Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
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Biography

Gary M. Rosenberg is the founding member and former managing member of the firm. He is presently the Chairman of the firm. Mr. Rosenberg founded the firm in 1975 upon his admittance to the bar. The firm has been primarily involved in New York Real Estate for its entire existence. During his first 15 years, Mr. Rosenberg was an active litigator and appellate attorney involved in many significant precedent setting real estate cases in the New York State Court of Appeals, having successfully voided a New York City law, Mayer v. City Rent Agency, 1978; having a New York State law declared unconstitutional, Manocherian v. State of New York, 1994; successfully sued the State for damages resulting from a regulatory constitutional taking recovering over $5,000,000 in damages, 520 E. 81st Street Associates v. State of New York, 2002.

Since 1990, Mr. Rosenberg has been involved in a number of the largest and most complex developments in New York. From 1992 through 1998, Mr. Rosenberg worked on the development of the Conde Nast Building at 4 Times Square. Mr. Rosenberg led the acquisition of the site and the $420m construction loan, while working on the Conde Nast Lease (800,000 sq ft) and the Skadden Arps Lease (770,000 sq ft). In addition, he was intimately involved in the development of the project and led the permanent financing of $620m. From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Rosenberg led the site assemblage and acquisition for the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park. He negotiated the Joint Venture between Bank of America and the Durst Organization, assisted in the lease negotiations with Bank of America (1,500,000 sq ft), led the construction financing team ($650m of liberty bonds and $250m of taxable financing) and led the permanent loan of $1.3 billion (consisting of $650m of liberty bonds and $650m of taxable loans). In 2011, Mr. Rosenberg led the negotiations of the Joint Venture, on behalf of the Durst Organization with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, including the negotiation of the lease of the Broadcast Facility at 1 World Trade Center. Mr. Rosenberg is presently active in the financing and development of over $1.1 billion of new construction.

Year Joined Firm

- 1975

Published Works

- "Rent Stabilization Association Digest," RSA, New York, 1983

- "A Complete Guide to Subletting and Assignments," CHIP New York, 1982

Honors and Awards

- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell

- Selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2013
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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Transactional Law
  • Real Estate Leasing
  • Eminent Domain
  • Real Estate Development

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1971
Law School Attended:
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1974
Year of First Admission:
1975
Admission:
1975, New York; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
New York City Bar Association (Member, Housing and Urban Development Committee, 1981-1984); New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Appellate Court Committee, 1991-1996; Member, Supreme Court Committee, 1993-1996)
Reported Cases:
Citations:

520 E. 81st Street Associates v. State of New York, 99 N.Y.2d 43, 750 N.Y.S.2d 833 (2002); Manocherian v. State of New York, 84 N.Y.2d 385, 618 N.Y.S.2d 857 (1994); Mayer v. City Rent Agency, 46 N.Y.2d 139, 412 N.Y.S.2d 867 (1978).

Example Cases:

• Carnegie Hall Corporation - Studio Towers Redevelopment: Represented the Carnegie Hall Corporation as special counsel in connection with the Studio Towers Renovation Project. The project will refurbish Carnegie Hall's backstage areas and create a new Education Wing within existing space of the landmark building as well as an adjacent Roof Terrace. The Education Wing will house Carnegie Hall's education and community programs that currently engage more than 300,000 people around the world annually, including tens of thousands of New York City public school students. In order to complete the Project, we successfully represented Carnegie Hall in various courts to recover possession of studio spaces occupied by commercial tenants. In those cases, the courts upheld Carnegie Hall's legal authority to reconfigure the property under its ground lease with the City. We then successfully pursued an application at the State DHCR, which requested permission to relocate the residential rent controlled tenants. The Studio Towers Renovation Project will fully support Carnegie Hall's non-profit mission-making great music accessible to as many people as possible-helping to ensure that Carnegie Hall remains the premier international destination for the world's greatest artists in the 21st century and beyond.

• 220 CPS "Save Our Homes" Assn. v. DHCR: Appellate Division held that DHCR need not conduct a SEQRA review in connection with owner's application to recover rent stabilized tenants' apartments, based on the owner's intention to demolish the building.

• World Trade Center: Represented The Durst Organization in connection with its negotiations with The Port Authority concerning a joint venture with regard to One World Trade Center.

ISLN:
902015331

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It is hard to describe Gary's talent. it is only bested by his skill. he can be tough and understanding at the same time. He is extremely creative, yet precise about the Law (so far as i know) an...

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