Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein in 299 Broadway #800

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  Commercial Real Estate Transaction | CLOSED Posted by AP January 15, 2017 We signed a contract to purchase a commercial property over the summer but the seller tried to circumvent closing. Remarkably, 6 weeks of Mr. Goldstein's involvement in a completely stalled real estate transaction managed to coax the outcome we had unsuccessfully chased for months prior to engaging him as litigation counsel. Nearly 6 months post contract signing, the seller didn't seem to think the contractual obligation to close was real, however Michael sent a series of letters declaring time of essence which the seller rejected on merit-less claims, even citing a NYS Supreme Court decision defining "reasonable period of time" to fix a closing date as 30 days. Given multiple 11th hour adjournments offering no valid reasons over the course of several months, this was laughable, at best. In response to the rejections, Michael drafted letters utilizing the contract and also cited NYS Supreme Court decisions to validate our position. We subsequently closed on the property. Though we were prepared to see this through to the end, we we were glad to avoid a lengthy and potentially costly litigation. There was a binding contract in place; we were resolute that we would not walk away from this deal. Mr. Goldstein helped us realize our goal of closing. He got the job done and he did so by paying shrewd attention to the details and stalwartly maintaining our position that there was no easy way out of completing the transaction. His letters and emails were assertive, decisive and compelling. On phone calls, he was always open, frank and conveyed a brass tacks approach to the case. He is a good negotiator and works hard to get the desired outcome. As a result, we will continue to consult Mr. Goldstein on legal matters. He absolutely earned this 5 star review. 1/8/17 Several months after opening escrow on a commercial property, we waited for the seller to commit and see the closing through. After multiple seller-initiated adjournments, we resolved to retain an experienced real estate litigator, someone to resuscitate this seemingly pulse-less deal. Mr. Goldstein wrote a series of letters restating our position as sanctioned by the contract of sale. He articulated that we as the purchaser had been, remained and would continue to be ready, willing and able to close. He responded to seller's objections with hard facts and dates that supported our position as willing to close and underscored the number of seller initiated adjournment requests, with no clear explanation for cancelling. Seller appeared to be willfully breaching the contract by steadfastly adjourning closing date after closing date without good reason. Michael pointed to the extraordinary allowances of time as well as the associated financial costs we had incurred due to these irrational and unexplained delays. A time of essence date was fixed and the clock is now counting down. Michael has been nothing short of professional, responsive and clear. He set a realistic timeline and gave us frank advice on what to expect as we neared the TOE date. He remains committed to the plan we set forth and is prepared to shepherd this deal to closing or successfully litigate our case. With Michael's guidance and support, we are confident and 100% committed to seeing this deal through to the end. We will provide updates as this case progresses...
  By A P, April 29, 2017
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  I have known Michael Goldstein for 14 years. I have referred a number of clients who had business transactions and commercial cases to him knowing that they would be handled well. Even more so, when I had my own Commercial Litigation case, I retained Michael. I have sought his legal advice on many occasions and am pleased to state that he has come up with trenchant and perceptive approaches as a matter of course. -Lawrence Leonard, Attorney at Law
  By Lawrence Leonard, February 14, 2017

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