Blaine Z. Schwadel

Special Counsel | Administrative Law

733 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017

Obtained MCI rent increases based on an approved cost of 7 million dollars for a large Harlem apartment building complex.
Successfully appealed DHCR’s denial of MCI rent increases for a condominium in Bronxville.
Successfully appealed DHCR’s reversal of an order dismissing a tenant’s FMRA in the Appellate Division, First Department.
In connection with an appeal of a claim of rent stabilized status based on the Court of Appeals determination in Roberts, participated in the formulation of the strategy upon which the Appellate Court ultimately held that the tenants’ agreement to vacate their apartment was not an improper waiver of rights under the Rent Stabilization Law.
Provided rent regulatory review and advice to a large insurance company concerning its decisions to purchase a new construction in Astoria and not to purchase a RPTL 421a building in Manhattan.

REBNY Rent Laws Seminar, Speaker, August 2019
Small Property Owners of New York (SPONY) Rent Regulation Seminar, Speaker, July 2019
Jewish National Fund (JNF) Rent Stabilization Legislation Panel, Speaker, July 2019
HSTPA 2019: Everything You Need To Know About Rent Reform, Speaker, July 2019
CLE: The Rent Laws of 2019, Speaker, July 2019
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. Rent Regulation Seminar following the passage of the HSTPA of 2019, Speaker, June 2019
Rent Act of 2011 Seminar, Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., 2011 - Present
Residential Real Estate After 2010: Statutory Regulatory, and Legal Changes, New York County Lawyers Association, 2011 - Present
DHCR Law, Practice and Procedure, New York State Bar Association, Real Property Law Section, 2009 - Present
MCI Workshop - The MCI Application Process, CHIP, 2009 - Present