Party Notice: Opera House Lofts Llc v. Christopher Carnahan, Stephen Meyers, Julie Covello, Ryan Shollenberger, Alexander Azzure, Celina Vicioso, Michael Chesbro, Tatiana Reid, Ahmed Almahdi, Howida Tarabzooni, Piya Malik, Samantha Cunningham, Laura Newman, Diana Osorio, Andres Rincon, Kelsey Fairhurst, Bryant Wells, Shannon Lumpkin, Anthony Christie, Aurora Halal, Jason Halal, Christoph Krey, Casey Halter, Evan Batson, Andrew Wehnke, Jessica Muller AKA JESSICA MILLER, Peter Carlovich, Sarah Beilenson, Gavin Koepke, Sarah Labriola, Paula Smith, Jordan Smith, Hellen Smith, Hector Macel aka Hector Malacaria, Daniel Mcinerney, Richard Einhorn, Ari Finkel, Michael Ralston, Molly Wypyski, Ryan Schweitzer, Slyvie Wise, Andrew Fassel, Gia Kourlas, Sonja Einem, Jack Ford, Joon Lee, Kendall Payne, Mutaurwa Mapondera, Yohay Ben-Itzhak, Subantita Suwan, Casssandra Emmett, Hector Guerra, Cassandra Fernandes, Martin Argueta, Alex Regan aka ALEX REGEN, Guho Kevin Kim, Anastasia Vlasova, Sebastian Rodas Medeiros, Mie Vedel Joergensen, Kevin Urvalek, Katrina Wilson, Michael Sauder, Margarita Cardenas, Sarah Witham, Joseph Tyman, Jaka Vinsek, Caroline Silverman, Willaim Klimbert, Beth Morgan, David Richter, Seth Lopez, David Call, Richard Maguire, Emily Zech, Tristan Hughes-Freeland, Jeremy Hawkins, Dana Cataldo, Tyler Harris, Jeffrey Arthur, Chelsea Spencer, Johannes Staudt, Amber Renaye a/k/a Amber Thomas, Josh Reames, Zachary Pless, Jordan Sutherland, Bethany Reeves, Gerrard Deasy, The New York City Department Of Buildings

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF KINGS: IAS PART 9

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OPERA HOUSE LOFTS LLC,
Plaintiff(s), Index no. 507079/20
-against-
CHRISTOPHER CARNAHAN et al., NOTICE OF ENTRY
Defendant(s).
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the within is a true and accurate copy of an Order /
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT (Hon. Debra Silber, J.S.C.) dated and duly entered in the
office of the County Clerk, New York County, on November 3, 2021.

Dated: New York, New York
November 5, 2021
KUCKER MARINO

WINIARSKY & BITTENS LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff

 

By: KACEY H. SOU, KSQ.
747 Third Avenue, 12“ Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 869-5030
ksou@kuckermarino.com

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TO:

WEEN & KOZEK PLLC
Attorneys for Defendants
22 Jay Street, Suite 822
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Attn: Michael P. Kozek, Esq.

NYC LAW DEPARTMENT
Attorneys for Defendant
100 Church Street

New York, New York 10007

CHRISTOPHER CARNAHAN
27 Arion Place, Unit 101
Brooklyn, New York 11206

STEPHEN MEYERS
27 Arion Place, Unit 102
Brooklyn, New York 11206

ALEXANDER AZZURE
27 Arion Place, Unit 105
Brooklyn, New York 11206

TATIANA REID
27 Arion Place, Unit 109
Brooklyn, New York 11206

AHMED ALMAHDI,
HOWIDA TARABZOONI
27 Arion Place, Unit 110
Brooklyn, New York 11206

ANDRES RINCON
27 Arion Place, Unit 114
Brooklyn, New York 11206

ANDREW FASSEL,

GIA KOURLAS

27 Arion Place, Unit 215
Brooklyn, New York 11206

JACK FORD
27 Arion Place, Unit 217
Brooklyn, New York 11206

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JOON LEE
27 Arion Place, Unit 218
Brooklyn, New York 11206

YOHAY BEN-ITZHAK,
GERRARD DEASY

27 Arion Place, Unit 303
Brooklyn, New York 11206

SARAH WITHAM
27 Arion Place, Unit 315
Brooklyn, New York 11206

EMILY ZECH
27 Arion Place, Unit 407
Brooklyn, New York 11206

TRISTAN HUGHES-FREELAND
27 Arion Place, Unit 408
Brooklyn, New York 11206

JEREMY HAWKINS
27 Arion Place, Unit 409
Brooklyn, New York 11206

TYLER HARRIS
27 Arion Place, Unit 308
Brooklyn, New York 11206

JORDAN SUTHERLAND
27 Arion Place, Unit 416
Brooklyn, New York 11206

ANDREW WEHNKE
27 Arion Place, Unit 205
Brooklyn, New York 11206

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OPERA HOUSE LOFTS LLC,

Plaintiffs, Index No. 507079/2020
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CHRISTOPHER CARNAHAN, STEPHEN
MEYERS, JULIE COVELLO, RYAN ORDER and DECLARATORY
SHOLLENBERGER, ALEXANDER AZZURE, JUDGMENT
CELINA VICIOSO, MICHAEL CHESBRO,
TATIANA REID, AHMED ALMAHDI, HOWIDA MS #4
TARABZOONI, PIYA MALIK, SAMANTHA
CUNNINGHAM, LAURA NEWMAN, DIANA
OSORIO, ANDRES  RINCON, KELSEY
FAIRHURST, BRYANT WELLS, SHANNON
LUMPKIN, ANTHONY CHRISTIE, AURORA
HALAL, JASON HALAL, CHRISTOPH KREY,
CASEY HALTER, EVAN BASTON, ANDREW
WEHNKE, JESSICA MULLER a/k/a JESSICA
MILLER, PETER CARLOVICH, SARAH
BEILENSON, GAVIN KOEPKE, SARAH
LABRIOLA, PAULA SMITH, JORDAN SMITH,
HELLEN SMITH, HECTOR MACEL a/k/a
HECTOR MALACARIA, DANIEL McINERNEY,
RICHARD EINHORN, ARI FINKEL, MICHAEL
RALSTON, MOLLY  _WYPYSKI, RYAN
SCHWEITZER, SYLVIE WISE, ANDREW FASSEL,
GIA KOURLAS, SONJA EINEM, JACK FORD,
JOON LEE, KENDALL PAYNE, MUTAURWA
MAPONDERA, YOHAY BEN-ITZHAK,
SUBANTITA SUWAN, CASSANDRA EMMETT,
HECTOR GUERRA, CASSANDRA FERNANDES,
MARTIN ARGUETA, ALEX REGAN a/k/a ALEX
REGEN, GUHO KEVIN KIM, ANASTASIA
VLASOVA, SEBASTIAN RODAS MEDEIROS, MIE
VEDEL JOERGENSEN, KEVIN URVALEK,
KATRINA WILSON, MICHAEL SAUDER,
MARGARITA CARDENAS, SARAH WITHAM,
JOSEPH TYMAN, JAKA VINSEK, CAROLINE
SILVERMAN, WILLIAM KLIMBERT, BETH
MORGAN, DAVID RICHTER, SETH LOPEZ,
DAVID CALL, RICHARD MAGUIRE, EMILY
ZECH, TRISTAN HUGHES-FREELAND, JEREMY
HAWKINS, DANA CATALDO, TYLER HARRIS,

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JEFFREY ARTHUR, CHELSEA SPENCER,
JOHANNES STAUDT, AMBER RENAYE a/k/a
AMBER THOMAS, JOSH REAMES, ZACHARY
PLESS, JORDAN SUTHERLAND, BETHANY
REEVES, GERRARD DEASY, and THE NEW
YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS,

Defendants.

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WHEREAS, this is an action for, inter alia, a declaratory judgment (the first
cause of action) that the Certificate of Occupancy No. 301247327 issued on February 22,
2005 by the New York City Department of Buildings (the “2005 C of O”) is valid and is
applicable to the building located at 11-27 Arion Place, Brooklyn, New York (the
“Building”) on Lot 40, and that the NYC Department of Buildings erroneously stated
thereon that the 2005 C of O was issued for Lot 48, which is a vacant lot next to the
building and is also owned by the plaintiff owner, and that as such, the Building
has had a valid residential certificate of occupancy since the issuance of same; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff commenced this action on March 22, 2020, by the filing of
a Summons & Complaint against Defendants CHRISTOPHER CARNAHAN,
STEPHEN MEYERS, JULIE COVELLO, RYAN SHOLLENBERGER, ALEXANDER
AZZURE, CELINA VICIOSO, MICHAEL CHESBRO, TATIANA REID, AHMED
ALMAHDI, HOWIDA TARABZOONI, PIYA MALIK, SAMANTHA
CUNNINGHAM, LAURA NEWMAN, DIANA OSORIO, ANDRES RINCON,
KELSEY FAIRHURST, BRYANT WELLS, SHANNON LUMPKIN, ANTHONY
CHRISTIE, AURORA HALAL, JASON HALAL, CHRISTOPH KREY, CASEY
HALTER, EVAN BASTON, ANDREW WEHNKE, JESSICA MULLER a/k/a
JESSICA MILLER, PETER CARLOVICH, SARAH BEILENSON, GAVIN
KOEPKE, SARAH LABRIOLA, PAULA SMITH, JORDAN SMITH, HELLEN SMITH,

HECTOR MACEL a/k/a HECTOR MALACARIA, DANIEL McINERNEY,

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RICHARD EINHORN, ARI FINKEL, MICHAEL RALSTON, MOLLY WYPYSKI, RYAN
SCHWEITZER, SYLVIE WISE, ANDREW FASSEL, GIA KOURLAS, SONJA EINEM,
JACK FORD, JOON LEE, KENDALL PAYNE, MUTAURWA MAPONDERA,
YOHAY BEN-ITZHAK, SUBANTITA SUWAN, CASSANDRA EMMETT,
HECTOR GUERRA, CASSANDRA FERNANDES, MARTIN ARGUETA, ALEX REGAN
a/k/a ALEX REGEN, GUHO KEVIN KIM, ANASTASIA VLASOVA, SEBASTIAN RODAS
MEDEIROS, MIE VEDEL JOERGENSEN, KEVIN URVALEK, KATRINA WILSON,
MICHAEL SAUDER, MARGARITA CARDENAS, SARAH WITHAM, JOSEPH TYMAN,
JAKA VINSEK, CAROLINE SILVERMAN, WILLIAM KLIMBERT, BETH MORGAN,
DAVID RICHTER, SETH LOPEZ, DAVID CALL, RICHARD MAGUIRE, EMILY ZECH,
TRISTAN HUGHES-FREELAND, JEREMY HAWKINS, DANA CATALDO, TYLER
HARRIS, JEFFREY ARTHUR, CHELSEA SPENCER, JOHANNES STAUDT, AMBER
RENAYE a/k/a AMBER THOMAS, JOSH REAMES, ZACHARY PLESS, JORDAN
SUTHERLAND, BETHANY REEVES, GERRARD DEASY (collectively “Defendants”), the
residential tenants of the Building; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served and filed an amended complaint on October 23,
2020 (the “Amended Complaint”); and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served and filed a second amended complaint on February
23, 2021 (the “Second Amended Complaint”); and

WHEREAS, On July 23, 2021, the Court directed Plaintiff to serve and file a Third
Amended Complaint to add the New York City Department of Buildings (“DOB”) as a
party-defendant; and

WHEREAS, DOB having appeared and moved to dismiss the Third Amended
Complaint, in Motion Sequence 4, pursuant to CPLR §3211(a)(7) as there is no justiciable
controversy between the Plaintiff and DOB. DOB acknowledged that there was a

typographical error of the house number and lot number on the 2005 C of O, and
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DOB agrees with Plaintiff that the 2005 C of O was issued for the building located at 11-
27 Arion Place Brooklyn, New York on Lot 40 on February 22, 2005, and not for 9 Arion
Place, Brooklyn, NY on Lot 48. DOB stated that it thought that it had corrected the error
by issuing Certificate of Occupancy No. 322033624 on September 21, 2020, pursuant to
its belief that the 2005 C of O already applies to the Building at 11-27 Arion Place, based
on its records, including the final survey submitted in support of the issuance of the 2005
C of O and the metes and bounds description listed thereon. However, DOB argues that
if the Court believes that the 2005 C of O should be amended/corrected, DOB requested
that the Court order it to amend the 2005 C of O, as the NYC DOB is not authorized to
make such a change without a Court order; and

WHEREAS, due deliberation having been had, it is hereby:

ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECLARED that Plaintiffs first cause of
action for a declaratory judgment thatthe2005 C of O issued on February 22, 2005 is
valid and applicable to the building located at 11-27 Arion Place, Brooklyn, New York on
Block 3136, Lot 40, and that as such, the Building had a valid residential certificate of
occupancy since the issuance of same, is granted; and it is further

ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECLARED that the 2005 C of O is valid and
applicable to the Building since its issuance on February 22, 2005; and it is further

ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECLARED that the Building therefore had a
valid residential certificate of occupancy since February 22, 2005; and it is further

ORDERED that DOB shall amend/correctthe 2005 C of O within thirty (30)
days of service of this Order with Notice of Entry, to reflect the correct house and lot
number for the Building as “11-27 Arion Place, Brooklyn, New York” located on Block

3136 “Lot 40” nunc pro tunc to February 22, 2005, as follows:

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DOB shall modify the 2005 C of O to delete Lot Number "48" and insert Lot Number "40"
and to delete the address "9 Arion Place" and insert "11-27 Arion Place," and it is further
ORDERED that defendant DOB shall revoke the Certificate of Occupancy identified
as C of O Number 3222033624F, dated September 22, 2020; and it is further
ORDERED that upon the modification of the 2005 C of O, the Third Amended

Complaint shall be deemed dismissed as against the NYC DOB; and it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff's remaining causes of action are severed and shall continue.

The foregoing constitutes the decision, order, and judgment of the court.

Dated: November 3, 2021

ENTER:

Hon. Debra Silber, J.S.C.

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