Assouline Ritzi LLC v. Edward I. Mills & Associates, Architects, PC

Plaintiffs retained defendant Edward I. Mills & Associates, Architects, PC (collectively with the two individual defendants, EIM), an architectural firm, as a zoning consultant in connection with their contemplated purchase and improvement of property in Tribeca. In August 2004, plaintiffs entered into an agreement to purchase the five-story building that was then located at 16 Warren Street (16 Warren) for $5 million. Plaintiffs agreed to acquire this property with the intention of conducting a gut renovation, constructing six additional floors, and converting the resulting 11-story building…