Cori A. Rosen

Member | Litigation

733 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017

New York, 2009
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2011
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2011

Defense of civil litigations alleging violations of the FHA, brought by Federal agencies, private individuals, and nonprofit organizations alleging organizational standing. Notable representations include, but are not limited to:
- Fair Housing Justice Center v Beechwood Merrick LLC , et. al., 24-cv-00858, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- Fair Housing Justice Center v Chess Builders, et al., 23-cv-10965, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- The Fortune Society, Inc. v. iAfford NY, LLC, 22-cv-06584, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- Fair Housing Justice Center v Bruckner Tower LLC, et. al., 19-cv-08622, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Maxey v Albee Tower 1 Owners LLC, et. al., 17-cv-03676, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- Lipson v Lichter Real Estate Number One, LLC, 17-cv-00057, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- United States of America v The Durst Organization, et. al., 14-cv-2698, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Defense of civil litigations alleging violations of the ADA in commercial facilities and public accommodations. Notable representations include, but are not limited to:
- Lopez v 139 Essex Street LLC et. al., 24-cv-02397, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Carlos Ruiz Florez v Eastern Pork Products Company LLC et. al., 24-cv-01328, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Vuppala v. Penn 1 Garage LLC et. al., 23-cv-09969, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Girotto v Dust Of Gods NY LLC et. al., 23-cv-08732, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Pierre v Valdeyan Corp. et. al., 23-cv-04946, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Swartz v Mint House Inc., 22-cv-00245, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Vuppala v 1133 6th Avenue Garage LLC et. al., 21-cv-08163, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Adams v 339-347 East 12th Street Investor, LLC et. al., 21-cv-06441, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Acevedo v The Helena Associates LLC et. al., 20-cv-04225, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Slone v Nuve Miguel Crop. Et al., 19-cv-07573, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Juscinska v Jack’s Coffee II, LLC, Churn LLC, and Yarrow LLC, 19-cv-04559, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Vuppala v APM MC USA, 19-cv-03912, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Girotto v Djula Soho LTD and VNO 155 Spring Street LLC, 17-cv-05593, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Parenteau v Moe Larry Cheese d/b/a Le CouCou, 17-cv-4885, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Hamill v Ackrik Associates L.P., Red Robin International, Inc., UE 2100 Route 38 LLC and Urban Edge Properties LP, 17-cv-03175, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Camden Division.
- De La Rosea v 4 UUS LLC and Forever 21 Retail, Inc., 17-cv-02764, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Sigmon v Urban Edge Properties, LP, Best Buy Stores, L.P. and PetSmart, Inc., 18-cv-01354, United States District Court for the Division of South Carolina, Charleston Division.
- Doncouse v 72 Soho Nails Inc. and 68-74 Thompson Realty LLC, 17-cv-837, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Brown v Hudson Associates Limited Partnerships, 17-cv-00503, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Newark Division.
- Groper v 160 East 48th Street Owner II LLC, et ano., 16-cv-05377, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Defense and dismissal of Administrative Proceedings brought by the New York City Commission on Human Rights and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Notable representations have included securing dismissal at the pleadings stage of (i) a wide variety of administrative proceedings alleging that nationally recognized housing providers have discriminated on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, familial status, lawful source of income, marital status, national origin and partnership status, and (ii) a petition seeking penalties, injunctive relief and damages for alleged inaccessible conditions and discriminatory business practices and a nationally recognized multi-purpose indoor entertainment arena in New York City.
Other notable representations include, but are not limited to:
- S&P Associates of New York LLC v Jerome Dewald et al., Index No. 159779. Secured the first court order prohibiting Airbnb and a New York City tenant from listing the tenant’s apartment on online platforms, in violation of Local Law 18, which prohibits the short-term rental of unregistered apartments in New York City.
- FC 42nd Street Associates, L.P. v 42nd Apple, LLC, 0656904/2021. By decision and order dated September 23, 2022 the Hon. Lucy Billings, J.S.C. granted Rosenberg & Estis’s motion for summary judgment, awarding its client use and occupancy in excess of six million dollars, statutory interest, and attorneys’ fees and costs, along with an order of ejectment. The court held that the tenant, one of the approximate 29 franchise locations operated under the management umbrella of Apple Metro Inc., the largest New York Metropolitan Area franchisee of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, wrongfully withheld rent and use and occupancy at its Times Square location, rejecting contentions that the Covid-19 pandemic frustrated the purpose of the subject lease, rendering performance thereunder impossible, and that temporary government restrictions on restaurant operations during the pandemic entitled it to a rent abatement.
- Schrader v Lichter Real Estate Number One, L.L.C., 156305/2016. By decision and order dated July 29, 2020, the Hon. Barbara Jaffee, J.S.C. granted Rosenberg & Estis’s motion for summary judgment dismissing tenants’ complaint for rent overcharges and holding that the conduct alleged – failure to offer rent stabilized leases, renewals, and lease riders, and to register the apartments with DHCR – is insufficient to establish fraud, and referable to owners’ belief that it was entitled to rely on the then existing DHCR guidance and regulations.
- Kessler v Carnegie Park Assoc., L.P., 2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 31445(U), 1 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County 2017), aff’d sub nom. Kessler v HFZ 90 Lexington Ave. Owners LLC, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 00075 (1st Dept 2019). Obtained decision, as affirmed on appeal, by the Appellate Division, 1st Department, dismissing a class action complaint seeking to recover punitive and treble damages under the General Business Law against owners of several Manhattan residential buildings converted to cooperatives or condominiums (see https://www.rosenbergestis.com/practice-areas/litigation/litigation-department-news/beverly-kessler-v-hfz-90-lexington-avenue-owners-llc-carnegie-park-associates-l-p/).
- Handled rent reset arbitration for a well-known New York City restaurant chain, resulting in a multi-million-dollar reduction in commercial rent.
- Handled arbitration regarding the valuation of a mixed-use building in the burgeoning Nomad neighborhood, resulting in a more than $10 million dollar increase in the valuation and fiscal distribution to withdrawing shareholder.

Presenter, Fair Housing Compliance, Practices and Procedures, Edison Properties, October, 2024.
Presenter, CLE: Navigating Claims of Housing Discrimination under Federal, State and City Law, July, 2024.
Presenter, Fair Housing Compliance, Practices and Procedures, Greenbrook Partners, March, 2024.
Presenter, Fair Housing Compliance, Practices and Procedures, Clinton Management, May, 2023.
Presenter, Lunch and Learn: Navigating Claims of Housing Discrimination under Federal, State and City Law, July, 2023.
Inside R&E Podcast Ep. 03: Discussing Human Rights Law with Cori A. Rosen, April 2023.
Presenter, Fair Housing Compliance, Practices and Procedures, REZI Quarterly Retreat, February 2023.
Presenter, CLE: Navigating Claims of Housing Discrimination under Federal, State and City Law, December, 2020.
Contributor, Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, The Durst Organization, March, 2016.